Spur-of-the moment vacquisiton...

[amtraksebo1997]

I'm taking another crack at disassembling and cleaning this thing. I'm gonna wash out a few of the non-metal components. How do you remove the main hose from the body of the machine?

 

[centralsweeper63]

Good luck, try pulling and twisting and shaking and any other method you can think of to try and 'wiggle' it loose, unless it is a twist fit or something.

 

[huskyvacs]

I'm taking another crack at disassembling and cleaning this thing. I'm gonna wash out a few of the non-metal components. How do you remove the main hose from the body of the machiView attachment 171916View attachment 171917

This looks like all one single molded piece to me.

 

[centralsweeper63]

I agree, though it may just be very well assembled.

 

[amtraksebo1997]

This looks like all one single molded piece to me.

It swivels.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Alright, should be removable then.

 

[cheesewonton]

This looks like all one single molded piece to me.

I'm really not sure what I'm looking at wrt the hose and how it comes off.

 

[huskyvacs]

I'm really not sure what I'm looking at wrt the hose and how it comes off.

I think its the top of the bag chamber looking up the fill tube going to outside the vacuum where the hose connects.

 

[centralsweeper63]

It looks like the little spigot for the bag to attach to.

 

[cheesewonton]

I think its the top of the bag chamber looking up the fill tube going to outside the vacuum where the hose connects.

I'd like to see the other side. In my experience such hoses are always able to be disconnected.

 

[centralsweeper63]

That is what I have found too.

 

[panasonicvac]

I wouldn't bother to take the hose off unless if you're replacing it with a new one. I've tried doing so before many years ago and there's no way I could successfully take one off without breaking the tabs, even my buddies from my local vacuum shops couldn't get one to come off without breaking the tabs either.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Oh, sounds hard. Try a very small flathead carefully maybe. I have a model building flathead that is really useful for all kinds of things.

 

[amtraksebo1997]

I wouldn't bother to take the hose off unless if you're replacing it with a new one. I've tried doing so before many years ago and there's no way I could successfully take one off without breaking the tabs, even my buddies from my local vacuum shops couldn't get one to come off without breaking the tabs either.

Then how am I supposed to properly clean out the hose? It's caked with nasty stuff on the inside?

 

[centralsweeper63]

If it does not come off at all, just stick one of those aquarium filter hose brushes down it. Stick it in the end of a drill and give it full throttle. Have another vacuum on the bag end to suck the dirt out.

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[panasonicvac]

When I serviced mine, I sprayed the inside of the hose with some cleaner. I let it soak, then I rinsed it thoroughly with a garden hose and had it air dried for a couple days.

 

[centralsweeper63]

That is another good option. I presume his has caking that is thick though. That would be more of a sterilization.

 

[panasonicvac]

Sometimes depending on how dirty a hose is, I'd pressure wash the inside of it.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Though that can be difficult.

 

[amtraksebo1997]

I can't do either of those things. The switch is running through the bag housing, so I definitely don't want to get it wet.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Ok, that changes things.

 

[panasonicvac]

I took the switch out on mine, pretty easy to do.

 

[amtraksebo1997]

I took the switch out on mine, pretty easy to do.

I'd prefer not to do that. It's already nerve-wracking enough untwisting the wire nuts to get to the motor and cord. I can only hope and pray that I put them pack correctly.

 

[centralsweeper63]

I hope you can sort it out!

 

[cheesewonton]

I'd prefer not to do that. It's already nerve-wracking enough untwisting the wire nuts to get to the motor and cord. I can only hope and pray that I put them pack correctly.

Take photos and save them to a laptop so you have something to reference on reassembly. Takes a lot of the pucker out of these jobs.

 

[centralsweeper63]

I use a phone for photos.

 

[amtraksebo1997]

Take photos and save them to a laptop so you have something to reference on reassembly. Takes a lot of the pucker out of these jobs.

I did. Still though, this is my first time working with wire nuts, so I'm just nervous about messing things up, and potentially ruining this machine. It's not one that I myself have a ton of attachment to, but still, if I get rid of it, I want to make sure it works safely for whoever may take it off my hands...

However that's another thing, I haven't tested it since I got it. It's only now that I'm hitting myself for not doing so. The lady that I got it from said that it worked great, just that the handle was obviously broken. What I assume she meant by "worked great" is that it worked as intended, but the thing had seen plenty of use, and the motor is probably worse-for-wear. I say that because the inside of this thing is really... really gross. To give you an idea, I washed out the sound-suppression material with dish soap, and when I did, the water and suds turned pure black! Something tells me that wasn't just carbon dust, but I'm not sure. Idk if I'm going to try and disassemble the motor and clean it. The most I usually do with them is blow them out with compressed air.

Another thing to mention is that the cord is pretty torn up. The only spots where actual copper was showing was at the very base of the cord inside the cord reel. However, the rest of the damage was still pretty severe. So yeah, I'm gonna be needing a new one of those.

So yeah, I'm hoping all goes well and I can get this thing running well again, but at the same time I'm worried about this being a waste of time and money if it turns out to be a total loss.

 

[centralsweeper63]

It sounds like a proper project.

 

[cheesewonton]

I did. Still though, this is my first time working with wire nuts, so I'm just nervous about messing things up, and potentially ruining this machine. It's not one that I myself have a ton of attachment to, but still, if I get rid of it, I want to make sure it works safely for whoever may take it off my hands...

However that's another thing, I haven't tested it since I got it. It's only now that I'm hitting myself for not doing so. The lady that I got it from said that it worked great, just that the handle was obviously broken. What I assume she meant by "worked great" is that it worked as intended, but the thing had seen plenty of use, and the motor is probably worse-for-wear. I say that because the inside of this thing is really... really gross. To give you an idea, I washed out the sound-suppression material with dish soap, and when I did, the water and suds turned pure black! Something tells me that wasn't just carbon dust, but I'm not sure. Idk if I'm going to try and disassemble the motor and clean it. The most I usually do with them is blow them out with compressed air.

Another thing to mention is that the cord is pretty torn up. The only spots where actual copper was showing was at the very base of the cord inside the cord reel. However, the rest of the damage was still pretty severe. So yeah, I'm gonna be needing a new one of those.

So yeah, I'm hoping all goes well and I can get this thing running well again, but at the same time I'm worried about this being a waste of time and money if it turns out to be a total loss.

Lots and lots of my vacuums have wire nuts. When securing them, after screwing them down as tight as they can go I steal a trick from Panasonic and tape over top of the wire nut and down each side of the wires so the tape overlaps the wires below the wire nut. I squeeze the tape down on itself nice and tight. I use the same white cloth medical tape Panasonic uses. That prevents them from ever even thinking of working loose. Never have a problem with this. The white cloth medical tape sticks much better than black vinyl electrical tape.