Went on eBay to pick up a few miscellaneous parts for my Sanitronic VII rebuild (a recent acquisition) and noticed that in my "Recommended for You" which is full of either miscellaneous vacuum & small appliance parts, or more recently, Ford PowerStroke-related stuff, since I have been doing some mods to my '15 F350 in my spare time) I saw a listing for a Sanitaire commercial vac. It had the obviously older rounded hood. Low and behold, it's old enough that according to the data plate, it was made by the Eureka-Williams Company. It has a 3.35 (?) amp motor, from what I could make out of the picture. The base is cast aluminum, which in my opinion Sanitaire should have never gotten rid of. The red aluminum base is battered a bit but I plan on sanding, primering and repainting the base and possibly the hood if the scratches are significant.
The brushroll, per the listing, needs to be replaced. I guess it's warped or something. Shortly after ordering, it came to my realization that the brushroll takes square end caps rather than hex end caps on older, metal base Eurekas, which upon a quick search doesn't seem to be available. So, I'm wondering...is it possible to switch out the end caps of a newer Sanitaire brushroll for the square ones? Or am I up a creek without a paddle? I typically replace the brushroll in any acquisition anyway, since it's very hard to properly clean and sanitize them and I like having a fresh, clean brushroll.
The bag seems newer since it doesn't match the wear a cloth bag typically takes on as it ages. I'll be checking the carbon brushes and will be crossing my fingers that this machine's motor bearings are in good shape. Not sure if I feel too comfortable trying to coax a lower bearing out of the bakelite motor base.
On to the Hoover Convertible 1010...a buddy of mine's great aunt is downsizing and moving into a 55+ apartment community. In her garage was this Hoover Convertible 1010. It has a few scratches but it looks to be in great condition, including its vinyl bag. The bottom baseplate is actually shiny, quite a contrast from the dull baseplates of my U4004 and JCPenney convertible. This looks like it will just be cleaned and sanitized, and get its scratches buffed out.
So now, in the course of a month, I've acquired FOUR vacuums, after about a year's hiatus. My wife is only aware of the Sanitronic, and that's because I was in the garage working on it when the garage door went up and she pulled in unexpectedly (she forgot some things she needed to take back to Target). This "hiatus" thing has been on hold for a year with collecting vintage PCs, small appliances, etc. Our house has plenty of room to hide all of my collection away -- and then some -- but my wife gives me the evil eye when I bring something home, lol.
The brushroll, per the listing, needs to be replaced. I guess it's warped or something. Shortly after ordering, it came to my realization that the brushroll takes square end caps rather than hex end caps on older, metal base Eurekas, which upon a quick search doesn't seem to be available. So, I'm wondering...is it possible to switch out the end caps of a newer Sanitaire brushroll for the square ones? Or am I up a creek without a paddle? I typically replace the brushroll in any acquisition anyway, since it's very hard to properly clean and sanitize them and I like having a fresh, clean brushroll.
The bag seems newer since it doesn't match the wear a cloth bag typically takes on as it ages. I'll be checking the carbon brushes and will be crossing my fingers that this machine's motor bearings are in good shape. Not sure if I feel too comfortable trying to coax a lower bearing out of the bakelite motor base.
On to the Hoover Convertible 1010...a buddy of mine's great aunt is downsizing and moving into a 55+ apartment community. In her garage was this Hoover Convertible 1010. It has a few scratches but it looks to be in great condition, including its vinyl bag. The bottom baseplate is actually shiny, quite a contrast from the dull baseplates of my U4004 and JCPenney convertible. This looks like it will just be cleaned and sanitized, and get its scratches buffed out.
So now, in the course of a month, I've acquired FOUR vacuums, after about a year's hiatus. My wife is only aware of the Sanitronic, and that's because I was in the garage working on it when the garage door went up and she pulled in unexpectedly (she forgot some things she needed to take back to Target). This "hiatus" thing has been on hold for a year with collecting vintage PCs, small appliances, etc. Our house has plenty of room to hide all of my collection away -- and then some -- but my wife gives me the evil eye when I bring something home, lol.
