Oreck Dutch Tech gift....

[fantomfan57]

So a week ago I found a DTX 1400, beautiful forrest green at a thrift. Was missing the top tool storage door and 1 of the 2 attachments.

I looked it up on my cell to see about replacement parts and remember they were scarce, expensive or discontinued.

I left it. Friday I got the idea to call a couple of Oreck Stores trying to see if they have a junked one I could use. Found a DTX1200 in bad shape...for free.

Unfortunately the 1400 was gone. But since the Oreck Store had agreed to give me the white 1200, I picked it up. Ugh, it was in horrible shape, missing a wheel, no attachments and did not turn on. She did fish the hose out of the trash.

Saturday morning I could not stand it anymore and took it apart (boy those screws were hidden). Repaired the on/off switch by flooding it with WD-40. Then stripped it of the circuit board and another switch, whose function eluded me. Wire nutted the correct wires and the motor sung.

The board controlled the motor speed. The other switch?

I turned my attention to the hose, needs cleaning but I see that the wires to the motor unit consists of three wires. The handle has only 2 female outlets (for the PN). Inside a small board provides contacts to the metal rings on the hose end.

Three rings, the board and a simple on/off switch on the handle.

I can not figure out how to simplify the wiring to eliminate the third wire/ring.

Why are there 3 wires from the motor through the hose to the handle. What does it control???

Does anyone have a spare wheel?

 

[eurekaprince]

I don't know if this helps, but Eureka's World Vac had a three-prong plug for the power nozzle wire - this allowed you to shut off the brush roll but keep the headlight on for bare floor cleaning. Was a great feature, though made it more difficult to disconnect the hose handle from the wand - you had to pull these apart with all your might...

 

[fantomfan57]

Thanks Brian....

I think that is what it was designed to do, stop the brush-roll, leave the headlight on.

I will need to determine which contact/ring can be disconnected.

Sometimes stopping and looking at it later, helps.

Today I will do that and go through my Oreck tub to see if I already have bags for this vacuum.

BTW, I think this Dutch Tech is related to a vintage Philips T700 series. I have a lead on the replacement wheel.

 

[eurekaprince]

You're welcome.

Indeed, as Eureka did for a while, Oreck went to Europe to source a high quality canister vacuum (Philips of the Netherlands = DutchTech) and modified it to accommodate an American electrified hose and power nozzle and power voltage. Our European friends may be able to help you find parts - hopefully.

 

[fantomfan57]

Update...

not sure what I did, but I disassembled, cleaned and reassembled the hose handle and now I appear to be shorting out something. I plugged a two prong PN in and tripped the power strip. Also that supposedly fixed on/off vac. switch, failed...in the on position...at least.

I may abandon using a PN and make is a straight suction vac.

As for out European members, anything helps.

 

[carolinaguy1996]

That's one vac that didn't get much press compared to the 8-pound machines. Kind of a forgotten machine next to the Bissell Digipro. And after seeing fantomlightning's vid on the DigiPro, that machine was why his grandmother's Oreck and the T-Series was better, even though he didn't gave a crap about those. Compare that to the death of the Mazda 929 and Millenia, with the Chrysler 200, Cadillac XLR, Chrysler Aspen, Dodge Viper, Toyota Solara, and some other cars like the Hyundai Entourage.

 

[tolivac]

Oreck DutchTech-there is a customer at the Greenville Sew&Vac that has one of these-Mike is trying to get her to trade to a Miele or Sebo so the Dutchtech can go to me.She won't give it up!Seems like it must be a GOOD vacuum!