Simplicity 7 Series

[panasonicvac]

It's not really new to me anymore cause I've only had this for like maybe a year now and the parts I just got a week or two ago. I'm not a fan of the color on this, I like the colors of the green 7350 and black 7250 better than this. If I ever get the green 7350, I will sell this for one because of the colors and it is my favorite color on a vacuum of all time, two I like that it has attachments on board, and three it is a childhood vacuum to me.

 

[walt]

Hi, new guy here. I'm not a collector, I just like my simplicity.

My 7350 just had the same problem as the one in post #9 and it led me to this old thread. I got that issue taken care of but ran into a couple of other things I thought you might be able to help me with.

Parts. Dysonman, do you still sell parts? It would be nice to get them from someone on the forum. If not, where is the best place to go? My belt is looking rather checked, one of my headlights just died, and it would be nice to replace the brushes.

Ride height. I've always felt my simplicity rides a bit low. On carpet it sounds like it's digging in more than it should and wants to bog down. Is there any way to check this? Is it just a function of that little spring?

Are there any other problems common to this machine I should be aware of? While I'm servicing it, it would be nice to catch everything.

Thanks,
Walt

 

[panasonicvac]

Walt

You probably have a local Simplicity dealer near you and that's maybe the first thing that I would do. Dysonman1 still sells parts for Simplicity and all brands that are made by Tacony, you can either order from him or you can go to Vacpartswarehouse.com where they also have parts for the 7350.

Based on your height adjuster wheel you are describing, it sounds like the spring is worn out from all the pressure that's bending it when it hits the carpet, even mine does the same thing but it doesn't really bother me.

One thing I would highly suggest to to be aware of, DO NOT CARRY the vacuum up by the handle, it will break the handle if you carry that much weight on it just like mine when I first got it and on Reply #26 on how that handle broke.

Other than that, if you do regular maintenance on the machine and if you take your 7350 to a Simplicity dealer to do a inspection tune up on it once a while, I think your 7350 will do just fine serving your house for many years.

Hope this helps.

 

[vacerator]

Excellent machines,

and they have been making them in America for years and years!!!!!!

 

[walt]

"Excellent machines,"
Yup. I've probably had mine for around 10 years now. I vaguely recall doing a full service on it then. I haven't touched it since. I can live with 10 year service intervals.

"DO NOT CARRY the vacuum up by the handle"
That gets a bit confusing since this vacuum has a carry handle built into the body, but I know what you mean.

I took a closer look at the ride height. That little spring has little or nothing to do with the ride height. The "Automatic Carpet Height Adjustment" is controlled by the air flow. If the nozzle gets too close to the carpet, the air flow is cut off and the air is forced past the two little flags that are attached to the ride height carriage. I may replace the little spring just to be sure.

I suspect, that as the machines age, they start leaking vacuum from places where they shouldn't and the effectiveness of those flags goes away. Once I get some parts to do the service, I'll try to get it sealed back up and get the ride height back. Failing that, I'll just make those flags bigger. ;-)

 

[camelotshadow]

i'M BACK

3 plus years & not bought the S 7350 handle. Have to try to get in touch w Tom if he's still here. I had to recreate my member ID as they dropped me for my long absence.

I have cancer & will be getting chemo but dragged out the simplicity & taped the handle & took her for a spin.

Suction & motor is strong. Tools will pull the carpet up off the floor!
Still my complaint is he cheap handle that cracked & there are some broken pieces of plastic trim inside the bag compartment. The plastic on these things was not great.

Well off to maybe get this handle & put it on but if recall even some plastic on the switch inside has problems & I just saw I installed it upside down but may have done that as it attached better.

 

[ovrphilvac]

Adding to the Simplicity collection photos

Hi all - I haven't been active here in a while. I found this Simplicity 7200 a few years ago and did post some photos of my other vacs. Unlike many here, my collection is very small and nothing too interesting, I think. But just to add to the photos and comments here about the Simplicity 7 series...what a nice surprise after I got this cleaned up and running with clean bags and filters. It was really treated roughly. I need to buy a 1) a new cord, 2)a couple of cord hangers, 3) replace a light(both were replaced, but one has burned out recently), 4) and figure out if I can repair(?) the feature that keeps the vac upright when moved to the vertical. It doesn't stay up in its original rigid form as before...very frustrating. I/we use it quite often, but a soon to arrive Compact system will probably become my new toy. Thanks for looking.

...very sorry to hear Camelotshadow has cancer - best wishes to beat that and be free again from concerns.

Phil

 

[choochoobella]

Simplicity 7350 is the bomb!

Hi,

I'm not a vacuum cleaner aficionado, but I DO appreciate an excellent vacuum. I have seven cats and a dog, so I'm always cleaning. I was getting online to order some bags and new filters for my Simplicity 7350 when I clicked on this thread. For those wondering whether it's worth spending money to fix these vacuums, I wanted to give a vote of confidence.

I bought my Simplicity 7350 new in 1988. I paid about $550 at Kirkwood's Sweeper Shop in Cincinnati for this vacuum back in 1988. It is now 2019, so this baby has been cleaning beautifully for 31 years now. I take great care of every appliance and tool I've ever owned and they love me back by working well and lasting for decades. This vacuum is the best vacuum I've ever used.

I've replaced the lights a couple of times. I am meticulous about regularly changing out the paper and charcoal filters on this vac and I change the bags before they get too full. I've only changed the belt a few times since it takes forever for one to stretch out of shape. I've never had to have a single professional repair done. I've simply done regular maintenance. More than 30 years after buying it, this baby will suck your arm off.

I love all the onboard attachments and really appreciate that the hose on this vacuum is 15 feet long! (That's the supplemental hose I bought with the deluxe attachment kit when I first purchased the vacuum.) The power cord is really long too. I hope you'll forgive me if I don't go measure it. Anyway, this machine is the bomb and if you're into vacuums, you'll be thrilled with this one.

 

[ralph123]

Just wanted to thank Tom Gasko for the excellent explanation for changing the belt on my Simplicity 7850. The manual is absolutely pathetic. Your pictures and explanation were light years ahead.

 

[dysonman1]

Thank you very much! I love to share with folks.

 

[txfeller]

carpet height adjustment: how to properly reinstall?

This seems to be an ancient thread, but not as ancient as my simplicity 7350 (green) which I bought in 1996. The thing performed flawlessly until a year ago when my new wife vacuumed right over the cord on the floor and left it running while she came to find me to say the vacuum was making a strange noise. Circuit breaker kicked in during that time as the roller scraped off all the insulation and shorted.

Other than dealing with the smoke alarms and the fire dept. my alarm company called, I managed to replace the cord and the brushes on the roller at minimal expense.

But the carpet height adjuster just won't go all the way down/inside the housing. Before the power cord escapade, the vac pulled itself into the carpet (medium pile) and made a deep vibrating noise that could be heard in the next county. Anything loose on the carpet surface would dance like drops of water on a hot skillet. It raised the knap of the carpet, the way you would expect to see in a house you were planning on buying and taking a walk-thru.

Now the thing doesn't make any vibration, the roller turns but only makes the occasional diagonal mark in the knap and leaves small bits on the surface (like a sequence or bead, etc.) I replaced the belt a second time and in doing so, triple checked that the roller is properly seated.

I played with the 2 wheels behind the roller that the salesperson told me 24 years ago was part of the "automatic carpet height adjustment." They only depress so far but remain about 3/8 inch exposed above the metal bottom plate. I think this is the problem, but I can't figure out how to fix this. Any ideas, or does someone have a schematic? Must be something I did wrong after replacing the power cord.

I could also use another belt or two and a half dozen sets of the hepa secondary filters (I have plenty of type B main filters as I bought 150 of them 20 years ago, knowing I will have this vacuum for decades, probably the 2nd smartest thing I ever did).