Robot Hoover Junior Clone

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repairman

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I have just come into one of these from a vac shop basement and it is missing the fan. Would a genuine Hoover Junior fan work in one of these. I don't want to buy one and find out it doesn't fit.
 
Mike, good luck in getting the Robot upright fixed.

Ya know, I have found that machine fascinating since Kirbyloverdan posted in his thread years ago that he had one! I have to wonder why it was so short lived? One would think with it being a Hoover Junior clone, and how popular and well regarded it was, that the Robot would have sold like hotcakes and done well.
 
Jake Stockinger, I don't think the company behind the Robot water filtration canister vacuum and the one who made the Robot upright are the same. I remember the logo used on the Robot upright is different than the one on the Robot canister.
 
It appears a good design was ruined by low quality plastics. That's probably why they never survived. The top cover is so flimsy, I feel like it would shatter just by looking at it. It's like comparing the Regina Housekeeper to the Electrolux uprights of the day.

The switch broke, so I replaced it with a genuine Hoover part hence the red button instead of the gray one.

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Finally have an update on this oddity.

2 months ago, I placed an order for 3 metal Junior fans on eBay and the seller shipped ones for to fit a Model 63. Turns out they never had the right ones even though there was a picture of them at some point. I recently went to the Henry Company in Indiana to purchase some parts and found the correct fan in a box of uncategorized things. Steve saves the day once again! The unit is finally back together and running. I'll post pictures later this week.
 


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