hoover 612

[vintagehoover]

The paper bag kind...

...have the bellows and outlet duct, which absorb some of the force of the dirt going into the bag. With a shake-out bag, the dirt shoots straight off the fan and against the fabric, which wears it away quite rapidly. When the handle's reclined, it has the full length of the bag to lose momentum before it hits the fabric.

Also, the bellows and outlet duct curve gently, making the air-path less abrupt than the right-angle in a shake-out bag cleaner used in the upright position.

 

[turbomaster1984]

LOL

I recently (this saturday) aquired a 612 which is sat in the garden shed awaiting restoration.

Pics to be posted when I get the camera off my better half....

R

 

[turbomaster1984]

Prisoner Cell Block H - I love this show.

Spot the 612

 

[z30soulbrother]

love it!

i love the way these machines just happen to be there in the background!
si

 

[z30soulbrother]

hieght adjuster

never knew they had one till today!

 

[aussie-plugs]

Automatic height adjuster for above-floor cleaning ...

You could adjust the height manually using that latch near the power switch at the left of the photo - push on the wheel carriage to create a gap between it and the baseplate, then flip the latch over to keep the wheel carriage at the higher setting. Additionally though, when you inserted the hose adaptor into the inlet at the right of the photo, the system automatically adjusted the height to get the brush roll away from the carpet because the adaptor fitted between the small notch attached to the wheel carriage. For added suction, we used to detach the belt - no worries about the brush roll fuzzing the carpet and more suction to boot!

Nick

 

[z30soulbrother]

cheers nick

will try that mate!

 

[74simon]

Hey Si,

in January 1952 production started at J462,200 and by July '52 it had made it to J512,300, which should give you an idea of when yours was built.

Here's a shot of the underside of my 6525C with the mod, been like this for about a year now. It's just a thin bit of metal, with a cut up part of an old loyalty card on top cut to shape, and all held on with gaffer tape! The cleaner hasn't suffered any ill effect, and I do think it has made it more usable.

Si

 

[z30soulbrother]

modified senior

Thats fantastic,Si! What i dont understand is why Dreffus didnt do this? It seemed that great effort was put into working out the elaborate design of the converter, with the brush roll lifter plate, and then letting it go out with a silly gap that could so easily be closed. Even going to the trouble of introducing a 2speed motor to correct the defect, when all was needed is what youve done! Unless i am missing something and the gap needed to be there for another reason? It looks like he formed a bit of a lip to receive the horns of the converter, why not go all the way?
Si

 

[myhooverco]

Remember guys...this machine was intended for "dusting" purposes. The guy that worked on this said that they purposely made it this way so that the fan would be protected. The thin nature of the converter itself prevents someone from sucking up larger objects. The US version had the two speed from the beginning and it was more of a gimmick than anything else. Closing the gap in the converter like this would limit some airflow for cleaning carpets. I am sure that they needed the largest opening possible to permit good airflow.

This is a clever idea especially if tool suction is very important. I have to admit that I too have done something similar, but your idea is much better thought out!

--Tom

 

[z30soulbrother]

production date

Cheers si for that, so we are looking about June 52 then for mine at a wild guess, 56 years old and still running like a dream im so proud,Si am gonna get a new bulb and give her a clean up in the week. I cleaned my car out this morning, it was great , but found hose a little short and stiff to work with, having been used to long 50s/60s ultraflex. Never mind I might look out for an ultraflex for it, didnt the next series up use one , cant remember model, same body as 612 using side converter, but in blue?
si

 

[rolls_rapide]

Serial Number

Any idea when mine was made? J022594

 

[z30soulbrother]

j022594

i would say according to the given sequence yours is quite an early one
si

 

[74simon]

J022594

Is VERY early - production started in July 1949 with J010,001, and by January 1950 had reached J145,000!

Si

 

[z30soulbrother]

1949

sometime in the latter half of 1949 then
si

 

[rolls_rapide]

Simons - both of you!

Ta very much indeed!

I remember as a kiddy (I must have been 4 or 5 at the time) that my mother had a repairman in to renew a few parts on it.

Out went the old brown bag, and a new grey one was fitted. The flex was replaced (a rather fetching, smooth, grey pvc flex, which itself only lasted 7 years before it cracked).

My mother tells me she called the guy in to fix it, because it wasn't picking up. Apparently the guy took one look, and said there were no bristles on the brush strips! Ha Ha!

I do remember the old brown HOOVER handgrip. It started to wear and perish, so Mum wrapped some duct-tape around it. The bumper snagged on something, and ended up flapping on the left-hand side. She taped that up too.

The motor made a terrible noise in 1982. The armature had gone, so she gave it to my dad to take into work, and the on-site electrician fixed it. She was without a cleaner for over a fortnight, and the dog hairs were rapidly building up. So they bought a Hoover 'Sensotronic' cylinder, in order that it could do the jobs where the 612 couldn't easily go (car, etc.). She used it twice, and hated it! That cleaner was relegated to the upstairs, and used for Spring Cleaning tasks.

 

[rolls_rapide]

1949

July or August, perhaps.

Thanks, both of you.

 

[nazard]

bulb for Hoover 612

Hi
Anyone to tell me what bulb I need for Hoover 612 ?
Is it the same one as the Hoover 65?