My New Eureka

[xraytech]

I won this beautiful Eureka on ebay for a whole $20 last night. I have not had or used a Eureka upright since my aut got rid of hers about 12 years ago. I am posting a few of the pics from the auction and hopefully Chad or someone who knows more about Eureka than I do can tell me more about this vacuum.

Sam

 

[xraytech]

Pic 1

 

[xraytech]

couldn't resist the gold box top bag

 

[xraytech]

close up of the hood

 

[petek]

what's the model # on the bottom side?

 

[xraytech]

Pete, I don't know I just won it last night and the model number was not shown in the listing.

 

[petek]

ahh didn't read it right.. thought you had it

 

[xraytech]

look at the first pic, even comes with some very old unopened NOS F&G bags.

 

[rugmaster37]

Points to ponder....

According to Eurekaprince this is the model 2072, and I'm totally inclined to believe him because he knows his schtuff well, AND mine like that you just got was used to restore the 2082 I have and the pieces are up in a box in Lansing. So not really gettable as of now.

I have to say that for a vacuum cleaner, you got one of the very best, as the only differences between yours and mine is the fact it has no Cordaway and possibly no Power Touch Grip . Right there you just lost like three or four pounds of weight. It should have the Vibra Groomer I, two speed 3.5 amp motor, yours has a nice boxtop, but is dented in the front. That can be repaired I believe. Should have like a 25 ft. cord, and is just a really excellent versatile cleaner.

Check the Rugulator for smooth operation up and down. Tilt back the cleaner of course before doing this. I would definitely unclip the hood holdown springs from underneath, and clean out the motor housing. After 35 years things are bound to be dirty and dusty. And these motors while 3.5 amp, still need adequate cooling to keep them tip-top. I wouldn't really recommend re-lubricating the upper bearing unless it REALLY needs it. The bottom one you cant do easily either, so if the motor sounds good...leave it be...

I would however replace the belt, remove all the threads from the roller, and give a few shots of zoom oil or an equivalent to the VGI. And while your there do the wheels too, or actually I'd use some graphite grease if your gonna do that.

Other than that I think you'll have a machine that you can easily reach for at any time, so I'd use it and love it all you can!!!


Chad

 

[petek]

or 2073 like mine

 

[xraytech]

Chad,

Thank you so very much for the info, I knew that you would know and be able to give some guidance. Cant wait for it's arrival and i do plan on using it often, just hope the Convertibles don't get too jealous.
As for the cordaway, I am kinda glad it dosen't have one, I am not much of a fan of cord winders,it is bad enough to fight with tempermental cord winders on our portable x-ray units at work everyday so I dont like to deal with that while vacuuming which would ruin suchan enjoyable relaxing time.

Thanks Again,

Sam

 

[rugmaster37]

On CordWinders....

If I had to pick one make that had the very best Cord Winders, I would have to unanimously say Electrolux wins that hands down. So many times you can see eons old Luxes with still perfectly functioning Cord Winders.

If I had to pick a number two that would be Eureka. They more than anyone put them on a gaggle of the old uprights and many of their canisters as well. And over the years, I've seen many still working well, or at least still functioning enough to do the job as intended.

Number three would be Singer. Well since the beginning Singer has been the Cord Reel King offering it on everything except their middle and lower end budget models. This of course lasted all the way thru the Twin-Fan years too, up until the end in the 1990's.

I think one of the worst offenders was IMHO Sears Kenmore. For whatever reason, I've been privy to many many many Powermate Canisters with broken cord winders for one reason or another. And their uprights were okay the Singer built ones anyway, but the Whirlpool ones, well left LOTS to be desired.

BUt I can understand why people would not like them. The cords are inherently shorter than a regular wrap model, and sometimes the Cord holder that keeps the cord unspooled will allow the cord to creep back in very slowly. And they just added weight. Which back in the day no one carped about....but nowadays....

Chad

 

[xraytech]

Well, It came today and it is great and runs perfectly, great seller had a new bag and new belt installed and absolutley no threads wrapped arond the brushroll. Runs and looks great, just the whit hoo is a kind of scuffed up on both sides and has a decent sized scratch on the top.
It is model 2072 and it does not have the Power Touch Grip either.

Sam

 

[eluxomarty]

Eureka models

I found this in a back issue of the newsletter. Eureka sure made alot of models.

 

[eurekaprince]

"Eureka: The Very Best in Vacuum Cleaners."

As the slogan said, these were the very best in upright vacs in the 1970's. The design still lives on to this day in the Sanitaire line of upright vacs.

Thanks for the catalogue photos Eluxomarty! As I thought, these photos explain my theory about the slight difference in model numbers. In 1974, Consumer Reports top-ranked the previous versions of these three models: 2042 (Best Buy - great performance at a great price), the 2082 and then the 2072. I am now convinced that the addition of two "Edge Kleener" air channel dents in the bottom brush guard plate on all of these resulted in the numbers changing to 2043, 2077 and 2083 (the latter being the model we ended up with in my parents' home.)

Though Eureka was often known for its lack of innovation (they seemed to keep copying stuff from other manufacturers), I think these three uprights explain why these three outcleaned the competing Hoover Convertibles. Eureka used a top-fill disposable dust bag as far back as the early 1960's. Our turquoise Eureka Automatic Model 250 even used the famous top-fill F&G bag. I could never understand why Hoover continued to use those messy bottom-fill C bags on their uprights until the late 1970's. Eureka's design let the dirt fall away from the air path in the bag, while Hoover's just let the dirt fall right back down into the main throat of the bag. Also, when Eureka introduced the Rugulator and Dial-A-Nap height adjusters, they touted the benefits of adjusting the "business end" of the machine rather than the rear wheels on the Hoovers. This really allowed for a better match to the depth of carpet.

It's the front adjusters and the top-fill bags that made these Eureka uprights outperform the Convertibles. Would my respected and distinguished vac fan colleagues agree, or disagree?

 

[Eureka1458A]

Eurekaprince...I couldn't agree with you more on the Eureka F&G uprights outperforming the competing Hoover Convertibles. You pretty much nailed it on the head as to the advantages of the Eureka's over Hoover's. The F&G bag was by far more advanced and economical over the "C" bags Hoover used on their BOL uprights.It wasn't until 1977 that Hoover introduced their top fill version...and that was for the higher end estate and elite models. Secondly, the Dial-a-Nap and especially the Rugulator enabled for a better positioning on carpet as well as improving cleaning effectiveness.Not to mention Eureka on their higher end machines offered 6 height settings as opposed to 4 height settings. One thing I gotta add is the Eureka uprights were lighter weight compared to the Hoover Convertibles. That IMO is another advantage because not everyone wanted to drag around a heavy vacuum. Now I am not hating on convertibles. I have many of them in my collection and I think they all clean pretty well. But, if I had to pick between the two it would be the Eureka's hands down.

Stephen