"The New Dimension"

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The Dimension 1000 I bought on eBay last week arrived whilst I was on vacation. So upon my return home today, I had a nice little project awaiting my attention. 


 


This. Thing. Is. FILTHY! 

 

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The machine and a thick coating of schmutz.

 

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The attachments (These went through a "sanitize" cycle on the dishwasher after my faithful PortaPower sucked a pound of cat hair from all the bristles) 

 

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The grime blasted Quadraflex PowerMatic. (No, you do NOT want to know what the brushroll looked like OR what was under the hood)

 

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Oddly enough, the only thing not covered in filth was the hose. I'm incredibly surprised that this is as minty as it is. 

 

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The interior of the bag compartment was coated in cat hair and a thick layer of what appeared to be concrete dust. I forgot to take a picture of the compartment, but here's the motor filter cover halfway through being cleaned. 

 

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The PN halfway through cleaning. 

 

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I think this looks a little better now. I still have to take a Mr. Clean magic eraser to the machine to remove a slew of paint scuffs. Aside from those, the machine is in great condition for being 24 years old. 

 

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Another angle

 

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All together now! (The PortaPower hose seen in the bottom of the picture is attached to a machine breathing a sigh of "Oh thank GOD I don't have to suck anymore filth out of that f*&%$&g vacuum!!!")

 

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Close up of the Quadraflex PowerMatic

 

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*Update*

I brought the canister in to get its motor bearings greased and to have the fans cleaned. It no longer smells like a litter box crossed with a cement mixer and it sounds like it just rolled out of North Canton. 

 

[durango159]

Looks Awesome Matt!!

Those things are awesome. One thing I recommend doing is adding a little more slack to cord at bottom of wands. Those awesome Hoover power heads had a notorious problem of the cord connection wearing down.

Great cleanup job and glad you're loving it!!!