My Eureka education continues to grow as I notice feature differences among model-types and other models.
For example, the models 1254 (1⅛-PHP) and 1255 (1.6-PHP) look identical at first glance, but on closer inspection they have different hose connections.
Online photos I've seen indicate that only certain models had the 1255's hose connection design in the 1970s. Others, such as the Sweet Sixteen model-types, exclude the thumb latch on the front like the 1254.
I would like to know:
1. How the 1255's hose connection worked as it appears to omit the twist-and-lock feature of my 1514 from the 1980s.
2. Would the 1255's hose connection have been a cost-saving measure, and was it used prior to the 1970s on some models?
3. On another thread I read a while ago, a 1-button connection (like my 1514's) and a 2-button connection were mentioned. Is that what the 1255 and 1254 exemplify, or is there another design?
4. Would the same hose work on both the 1255 and 1254?
5. Not looking for a discussion on the usefulness of peak horse power ratings; just wondering what the different methods/factors are that are used to determine them. For example, the Empress model 1100's ratings are 7.7A/2¼-PHP, and the Sweet Sixteen model 1680's are 8.0A/2-PHP. Further, the VCMA ratings listed in some ads are typically different than those of Eureka's.
6. Did Eureka use different canister motor designs according to series in the '60s & '70s like the 200/2000 & 1400 Series uprights (pancake & blender)?
1. Model 1255 (w/broken pedal)—marketed from 1973 to 1981
2. Model 1254—marketed from 1978 to 1982
For example, the models 1254 (1⅛-PHP) and 1255 (1.6-PHP) look identical at first glance, but on closer inspection they have different hose connections.
Online photos I've seen indicate that only certain models had the 1255's hose connection design in the 1970s. Others, such as the Sweet Sixteen model-types, exclude the thumb latch on the front like the 1254.
I would like to know:
1. How the 1255's hose connection worked as it appears to omit the twist-and-lock feature of my 1514 from the 1980s.
2. Would the 1255's hose connection have been a cost-saving measure, and was it used prior to the 1970s on some models?
3. On another thread I read a while ago, a 1-button connection (like my 1514's) and a 2-button connection were mentioned. Is that what the 1255 and 1254 exemplify, or is there another design?
4. Would the same hose work on both the 1255 and 1254?
5. Not looking for a discussion on the usefulness of peak horse power ratings; just wondering what the different methods/factors are that are used to determine them. For example, the Empress model 1100's ratings are 7.7A/2¼-PHP, and the Sweet Sixteen model 1680's are 8.0A/2-PHP. Further, the VCMA ratings listed in some ads are typically different than those of Eureka's.
6. Did Eureka use different canister motor designs according to series in the '60s & '70s like the 200/2000 & 1400 Series uprights (pancake & blender)?
1. Model 1255 (w/broken pedal)—marketed from 1973 to 1981
2. Model 1254—marketed from 1978 to 1982
