Eureka Toolbox Vac

[amtraksebo1997]

Here's my latest addition to my collection. I got this with my Christmas money, along with some other goodies, one of which being a Hoover Windtunnel tape measurer from 1998.

It's a very neat/practical machine, and it's a lot bigger than I originally thought. One of my favorite features is how there's a built in outlet on the cord to plug in a corded power tool (Though I think I'll mainly use it for charging my phone lol).

Didn't need to do much cleaning to it thankfully. Motor sounds fine, though on that note, it sounds like my Grandparents' Oreck Buster B. Oh, and it smells like the inside of a Lowe's/Home Depot (which I love honestly).

I got this less as a collector's piece and more for practicality, and I'm sure it obvious as to what I mean by that. My idea is that I can use this as a "bench vac" for cleaning out other machines. Before this, I've mainly been using my Kirby G7 with misc. attachments. The only problem is that this thing uses a shake-out bag. So, does anybody have ideas of what types of bags I could use with this? I'm thinking Oreck Buster B bags might work if I cut the collar to size, but I'm not sure.

 

[kirbyman65]

Looks like you could cut and Electrolux c bag and it would fit. Or a Hoover Z Bag with no paper collar on it.

 

[centralsweeper63]

But as a work vac you would go through a few bags!

 

[kirbyman65]

I’ve been using my buster b for a month straight as a bench vac hasn’t clogged yet!

 

[amtraksebo1997]

Looks like you could cut and Electrolux c bag and it would fit. Or a Hoover Z Bag with no paper collar on it.

When you say "Hoover Type Z", you don't mean the ones made for the Elite style machines, right?

 

[centralsweeper63]

Not necessarily clogging, just using expensive bags. Or at least with how my bench vac gets used.

 

[kirbyman65]

When you say "Hoover Type Z", you don't mean the ones made for the Elite style machines, right?

I am talking about those. There thinner than A bags. If you cut it to size it looks like it would fit.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Worth a try I guess.

 

[amtraksebo1997]

I am talking about those. There thinner than A bags. If you cut it to size it looks like it would fit.

I'm 99% sure they won't. There is not enough space in the bag chamber for them.

 

[centralsweeper63]

The bag chamber does like quite small.

 

[kirbyman65]

Hoover N bags?

 

[centralsweeper63]

Maybe?

 

[huskyvacs]

This vacuum does not use paper bags. It uses a reuseable cloth dump out bag. Part #72553. Yours is missing this part as well as the inner motor filter. You'd have to find another one that still has the bag.

You may or may not be able to bodge it with Electrolux HEPA bags. Just smash them in there I guess.



I have no idea why these vacuums are so expensive, 5 years ago I seen them they were like $20.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Maybe you could try some bodging to the spout!

 

[amtraksebo1997]

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I have the dump-out bag. I just don't want to use it in this because of how poorly filtering it may be, especially if I'm going to be using this to vacuum up dust that's caked up inside other people's vacuums.

 

[centralsweeper63]

It would likely be the best option though.

 

[huskyvacs]

I have the dump-out bag. I just don't want to use it in this because of how poorly filtering it may be, especially if I'm going to be using this to vacuum up dust that's caked up inside other people's vacuums.

Well then you're just inventing a problem for something that does not exist. You have a fully functional complete vacuum and you want to tear it apart and bodge it with a bunch of jerry rigged stuff (and likely make it 50 times worse in the process)? I don't understand this thinking. It's insane. Every vacuum leaks dust, opening your house windows leaks dust, your own body leaks dust. You're going to drive yourself mad being paranoid about dust!

 

[centralsweeper63]

Vaccums is not a hobby to worry about dust with. I use an old E-lux from 1982 with a thin cloth bag that came from the factory.

 

[amtraksebo1997]

Well then you're just inventing a problem for something that does not exist. You have a fully functional complete vacuum and you want to tear it apart and bodge it with a bunch of jerry rigged stuff (and likely make it 50 times worse in the process)? I don't understand this thinking. It's insane. Every vacuum leaks dust, opening your house windows leaks dust, your own body leaks dust. You're going to drive yourself mad being paranoid about dust!

First of all, I said nothing about wanting to completely tear open this machine to jerry-rig a disposable bag on it. All it would probably entail is me sticking a bag on the spout.

Second, the rudeness was completely uncalled for. If you don't care much about vacuum filtration, that's fine, but I'm allowed to have my preferences when it comes to that, and I prefer to have my machines not let a bunch of dust back into the air I breathe. Also, thanks for assuming that I'm overly-paranoid lunatic about dust in my air. I'm not, I just want my vacuums to be decently filtering, especially if it'd going to be picking up real nasty stuff (i.e. whatever dust and crap that's inside of someone else's vacuums).

 

[centralsweeper63]

I just realized, you may live somewhere that being outside o work is hard. Sorry.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Or with a big roller door open that is.

 

[lesinutah]

The eureka mighty mite bags would more than likely fit. Id bet money they would. I think eureka mm bags.
Sweet vacuum looks ainilar to milwaukee small ahopvac.