New vacuum, I got one, and it's different

[Numatic99]

Ok, here is the HI - VAC. Dad has had this in the garage for 10 years, he got it when he brought a lathe but we never used it. So, the Dyson has gone, and as a temporary measure, I'm borrowing this! I've been told it's mid 90s.

So that's all I know about it, and so here are the few pics I took of it, no post cleaning pics, sorry.

Chris

(Cleaning pic)

 

[Numatic99]

Pic 2

In the shed, so I could fire it up. Does it work? Loudly!

That's the final pic, I'll pop a vid up later.

Chris.

 

[Numatic99]

Oops

I should add, it is bag-less. It's a commercial vacuum apparently and it's made by ReddyVac.

Chris

 

[ultimatevacman]

Wow, that's a big machine! It looks good though, I can't wait to see the video

Joe

 

[luxman107]

Cool looking machine.

 

[vintagerepairer]

Hoover

had cleaners branded under their name and sold for commercial use, the likes of which were almost identical to this. Even the motor unit was the same on the much smaller plastic dry-only vacuum. This would have been late 1980's and into the 90's.

 

[sebo_fan]

OMG I have two of the same chairs wooden bent backed black VINYL that you have = 1970s ones - belonged to my parents. The Hi-Vac also reminds me of Hoover commercial vacuums available in the UK for a short time, in orange. I put a few photos on here in an old link but I can't seem to find them

 

[turbo500]

Weren't these also branded Reddy Vac at one point too?

 

[dysondestijl]

Here is a ReddyVac, one that I own:

 

[dysondestijl]

Here's a better picture of mine:

 

[ultraperformer]

George!!!! Your vacs will get scratched storing them like that :-o lol Chris that thing would suck my DC38 up haha get more vacs far better than washers!

 

[dysondestijl]

Hey dan,
Apologies for the awful storage conditions of some of my vacs!!
I only keep those ones there as there is the ReddyVac, mastervac, Miele S4, vax cylinder and eiectroulx cylinder there, none of which I care the greatest deal about!

 

[ultraperformer]

I wish we'd swapped , my DC18 for your Miele S4

 

[turbo500]

DON'T CARE ABOUT THE MIELE S4!?!???!????

Oh, I think I need to go and sit down....

 

[dysondestijl]

Look, sorry guys, the Miele is awaiting refurbishment!
It sounds terrible when you use it, it absoultely stinks, no really it makes you want to throw up, but when I've dissasembled it for the fourth time, cleaned it up, seen what I can do about the motor, got some new bags/filters THEN I'll start to love it again!!

 

[sebo_fan]

Lordy what did you do to it?

Yes, Chris the Hoover versions are Reddy vacs.

 

[turbo500]

Make sure you use genuine Miele bags ONLY. It's amazing how many Miele's you see being written off as a result of the owner using cheap, generic bags.

 

[dysondestijl]

Nah i had planned to use genuine Miele bags and filters

 

[ryry_87]

I had a Hoover Commercial version of this from the late 80s, it was a good little vac actually, click the link for a video of it, mine wasn't that noisy. The motor was similar to that of a Hoover Compact of the time, it definitely sounded like a Compact