Sanitaire Dual Kleen upright vacuum

[stricklybojack]

Appears to be a rather uninteresting machine. But, i have never seen one before and there is nothing in the archives so i'm putting it in now.

 

[stricklybojack]

More pics

So i'm guessing it's a direct air machine...but looks like a clean air, hmmm.

 

[stricklybojack]

Continued..

Kinda interesting actually.

 

[suckolux]

Reminds me of the Eureka Excalibur 2 motor

 

[sptyks]

Sure does look like a clean air machine to me. What makes you think it's a dirty fan vacuum?

 

[daknx1994]

I think I made a post about this sometime ago. To me it looks like a Eureka Excalibur with some modifications for commercial use.

 

[stricklybojack]

Hmm...

This pic show a round belt which i always associate with direct air vacuums. However, looking closely i see the vac says, "2 motor system" on the hood, which i always associate with a clean air vac.

 

[eurekaprince]

This Eureka/Sanitaire Excalibur Upright is a unique "bag-first" machine in that the suction channel is centred in the power nozzle, not on one side like most of today's bag-first uprights. It has one motor for suction at the bottom of the hard-cased bag chamber, and another smaller motor in the power head to spin the brush. It displays one of Eureka's earliest attempts to design a bag first vac that diverts suction according to the cleaning mode required. In carpet cleaning mode, or bare floor cleaning mode, (handle down) the dirt goes directly up the center into the top fill bag. In "Hose Mode", the airflow is diverted away from the power nozzle and into the onboard hose, and power to the brushroll motor is cut off. This "Hose Mode" is activated when you remove the hose handle end from its storage dock.

 

[super-sweeper]

I bet that

bulge in the bottom of the motor housing in the 2nd from last picture is the motor, and the belt does not turn like in an F&G style cleaner, but instead stays flat and straight down the middle of the suction channel.

 

[vacuumman206]

That one looks to be in very good condition. Usually those bottom plates are busted to pieces and the brushes are never that nice!I used one of these sanitaire versions when our church used to have 1. I think they've replaced it because several times I've looked around and couldn't find it. A favorite of mine but they're great for snapping those belts without a moment's notice.

 

[eurekaprince]

If I remember correctly, the main problem with Eureka's Excalibur upright was electrical. Something about the switch panel overheating due to the two motors and the two speeds. If I remember correctly, it was not designed to handle the electrical load properly. On the other hand, can't believe it would have received UL approval to go to market if this was the case.

Though it was never highly rated by Consumer Reports, I really liked the design because it was sleek and because it really provided options for good non- carpet cleaning, with a full set of attachments on board. I may be wrong, but if someone has a spec sheet for the deluxe version, I think there was even a pocket to store a nice bare floor brush.

 

[sanitaire]

used a few of these when I went too job corps. part of daily cleaning of the dorm and rooms. ok machine. our soil was course and it wore the belts quickly. a few clogs were the hose inserts into the body too turn off the brush roll. used on commerical grade low pile carpet so it wore the brush roll bristles down quickly.