GE MV2 Portable Vacuum

[talktotravis]

Whirlpool Upright

Bigbubbacain, if you still have that Whirlpool upright I would love to see it. From what I understand the XL uprights are carbon copies of this original Whirlpool design. I have never seen one.

 

[bigbubbacain]

I wish I did. (sigh)

The CVR actually had some elements to it that were reminiscent of a few different things. The nozzle head looks just like old Kenmore Powermate nozzle from the late 60's and early 70's. The model immediately before Kenmore introduced carpet height adjustment on the powermate. The hollow tube which moved the air to the bag was square, not round. Just like on the first generation Oreck which had a handle release and a ball-bearing motor. (long before the "8 pound" days) The only real similarities between the XL and the Whirlpool are the size/shape of the bag fitting. (The Whirlpool has that strange teardrop shape like the Oreck), and the inner workings of the fan setup on one side of the motor.

 

[luxg]

I can just hear Ms. Brigett saying, "who me" you know I would never do anything like that, I am a lady!! Love the GE mini vac and carpet sweeper Fred. Our neighbors had that little mini vac and I loved using it. Thanks for sharing. Terry

 

[bimmer740]

Oreck

I can remember seeing Oreck commercials and advertisements since I was a kid but I never knew that David Oreck ripped off another companies design. I would love to here more about this since I assumed that he came up with that design by himself. David Oreck certainly doesnt have a problem taking credit for another companies design.
-Steven

 

[dualsanitronic]

David Oreck worked for Whirlpool,but bought the idea from them since they couldn't properly market the machine.He sure did.

 

[dial-a-nap]

Great looking cleaner, Fred!

Jeff, follow him to the Oreck store and take pictures! We can use those next September at the convention!

 

[eluxomarty]

Hi Fred

I have some extra bags for your GE carpet sweeper! They are in storage so i won't be able to look for them until next week.

The Eureka W bags went to the updated "Whisk" hand vacuum that looked just like the GE MV cleaners. I always thought that maybe Eureka made those cleaners for GE. The attachments look like Eureka.

I will get those bags to you next week some time.

 

[swingette]

skip

does that GE bissell-style sweeper produce suction? or does the agitator simply fling the dirt into the bag?

 

[eluxomarty]

David

There is a ( Hi, I thought i would answer this one hehehe ) small motor behind the bag that provides the suction. Do you remember the Dirt Devil Room Mate? It was basically an electric carpet sweeper that had a little dirt compartment with a filter in front of the motor. They were loud but did fine for quick clean ups. I wonder why DD stopped making them? I thought they were better than all that other junk they make.
Marty

 

[swingette]

where ya been, Marty?

yes i do remember the roommate. never used one. closest thing i have (and thats a stretch) is the old-style upright *Broom-Vac*.

 

[hoover1060]

I think

A Hoover Elite belt will work on that GE Fred, A few years back I picked up TWO of those GE carpet sweepers for my friend Tony, and if I remember right I used an Elite blt with some success?
We can experiment this weekend when we get toegther

 

[compactelectra]

Thanks Jeff and Marty

Marty, thanks for looking for those bags for me. This machine is special to me since it was my mom's (although she wasn't much of a vacuumer, that was left to me!) Those GE bags are like hen's teeth, very hard to find. Also, they open up at one end and are reusable.

Jeff, I was thinking that a DAM belt might work. I didn't even realize that the belt was missing till I opened it up to take a picture. Belts for older machines are definitely easier to improvise with than the bags are!

Fred

 

[hoover1060]

DAM-vs-Elite Belt

Fred either or might work, DAM belts are a bigger diameter, but close in width to Elite belts.
We'll use whichever one puts the least stress on the motor!

 

[hoover1060]

DAM-vs-Elite Belt

Fred either or might work, DAM belts are a bigger diameter, but close in width to Elite belts.
We'll use whichever one puts the least stress on the motor!

 

[rexairman]

Sorry I hadn't looked at this thread before, as I have about 20 original bags for the MV-1. I also have one of these machines, though not nearly as nice as Fred's, so I don't want to give up all the bags, but will part with some. Whe GE got out of the vacuum business, and then Premier subsequently went under, this same machine eventually became the Eureka Whisk, which used the Style W bags. Style W Eureka bags, however, have also been discontinued for a long time.

 

[ohio_tuec]

Whirlpool CVR 2000/3000

Does anyone have a Whirlpool CVR they would like to sell? I have the Oreck CVR-4000, and I would like it's predecessor. I can be emailed directly at [email protected]. Thanks.

 

[dysonman]

Fred:
Buster B bags won't work unless you cut the cardboard. GE sold their dies to Eureka for the Wisk, which is exactly the GE MV1 (which I have) and the MV2. I have extra bags for the GE if you need them, will give them to you at the Mini Meet in St. Louis.

T.G.

 

[bigbubbacain]

older Oreck uprights

Hey Ohio_Tuec:

Is your Oreck upright the one with the handle release and the ball-bearing motor from the early 70's? I loved that machine. I had the CVR 2000 when I was a kid. I burned the motor up when the bearings in it wore out and I wasn't clever enough to try and fix it or replace the motor. I'm looking through a friend's "bone yard" later this week. If I find anything, are you open for a "trade" ?

 

[bigbubbacain]

response to Bimmer740

You wrote: "I would love to hear more about this since I assumed that he came up with that design by himself. David Oreck certainly doesnt have a problem taking credit for another companies design."

Basically, what Mr. Oreck did was purchase the expired patent licenses of other machines formerly under different brand names. His saving grace is that somewhere along the way, he made a few improvements and transformed the appearance of these machines so that they were new and different again. It does amuse me to look at his machines and see what they used to be in a different brand. For example:
Big Foot upright- aka Premier 2 motor upright. (circa 1970's)
Buster B - G.E. MV2
Celoc Canister (orange)- similar components to Whirlpool canister (circa 1980's) but designed not to be too similar to Whirlpool or Kenmores of the time.
Commercial canister (circa 1980's) - Whirlpool com. canister (circa 1960's)
Iron Man - Douglas MVP (?) canister
Dutch Tech - Philips canister (circa early 1980's)

probably his oldest design which has been out of production since the mid 90's was the Big Foot power nozzle. This was modified from the very first power nozzle made for the Kenmore/Whirlpool canisters in the late 50's.

 

[bigbubbacain]

Please tell me if I'm wrong on any of these...

I'm certainly no expert and alot of my info is based on memory until I see a machine again in person.