Kenmore Professional 15 (Sebo)

[gmerkt]

I finally got the last parts I needed for my Kenmore Professional 15 made by Sebo. Model 119.31015 790. I have a corner in my storage building where I keep hopeless and near-hopeless cases. That includes otherwise decent machines that need an expensive part or parts. Over a year ago, a Kenmore Professional 15 (as in 15 inch brush roll path) came my way. It was missing the dust compartment cover. That's a major part on this machine, with a price tag of over $90. And that doesn't include all the separate little pieces that attach to the cover, like the latch, spring, bag holder ($20 part by itself), etc. This machine also had a sheared drive sleeve in the main brush roll.

Then a few days ago, I snagged a derelict Professional 12 (Model 119.31012 790) that had a good dust compartment cover. The single brushroll on the 12 is the same as the main roll on the 15. I've now got the 15 well turned-out; when I get the Kenmore W series bags (or Sebo equivalent) I'll be finished with this one.

The 12 isn't all that bad a machine as to condition, but of course it's now missing the same parts I needed for the 15. The floor nozzle hood had a small hole punched in it on the 12 but the broken piece was still there and in fact more or less snapped back into place. A little epoxy would secure it permanently. So now the 12 will go back in the hopeless cases corner.

 

[sebo_fan]

Great find on the other 12 model - as you say though you'll have to wait some time until you can find a replacement door - either or any one of them from a Windsor Sensor if you're prepared to put up with the lighter grey colour change.

 

[gmerkt]

Oh, I can wait and see how things go. I can remember passing on a rough Windsor once; at the time I didn't have any "patients in the hospital" waiting for organ transplants. The color diff. wouldn't be that objectionable. Then again, I've painted mismatched external components before, too. Many of the contemporary machines from China and Korea have painted surfaces anyway. However, at least on the Kenmore Pro. 15 and 12, they don't have a dead smooth surface and that could present problems with re-spray if the Windsors have a similar texture. Which I do not remember.