Some finds!!
Nice set of cleaners for this group of pics, especially the killer Eureka in the first two.
Nice set of cleaners for this group of pics, especially the killer Eureka in the first two.
Two Eurekas and a Kirby, with Photos!
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Oh geeze...lucky lucky you, 3 fab finds in one go, like a vac lottery win. I still haven't figured out the drive wheels on my Eureka SP, they don't have little nubbys but each wheel has a coinciding "flat" spot. The "flat" spot looks to be what gives it that little push where it otherwise might just be spinning its wheels. On a hard surface though it's not so smooth LOL
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how many amps is the eureka commercial?
normvac
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Look at the fan to see if there is a hole in the front of the
stem (where the belt would go) you can put liquid wrench in it
and tilt the vacuum so that the liquid runs down, toward the armature shaft. So that it will soak the thread and help the fan release from the armature shaft, while you hold
the ice pick in the Armature shaft on, the commutor end (behind the bearing plate) to keep it from turning!
Norm
stem (where the belt would go) you can put liquid wrench in it
and tilt the vacuum so that the liquid runs down, toward the armature shaft. So that it will soak the thread and help the fan release from the armature shaft, while you hold
the ice pick in the Armature shaft on, the commutor end (behind the bearing plate) to keep it from turning!
Norm
thanks everyone for the comments, glad you enjoyed it.
i can boast about these cleaners, but the truth is it took me dozens of visits to thrift stores to find them. it takes me about ten or more visits to a thrift store to find a gem like the yellow Eureka or the Kirby. its not easy. in addition, the Kirby as you see it here is not the way i found it. it had some weird later-style bag on it and it took a couple hours worth of hand polishing to make it look this good.
the commercial Eureka is 6.5 amps. it has outrageous power, perhaps too much. IMO the 6.5 and 7 amp Eurekas have too much suction. i got it (on eBay) for looks!
thanks for all the Kirby help, guys. this machine has really grown on me. i was surprised by the good airflow of this machine, and how quiet it runs. i will lay off trying to service the bearings for now, since they have quieted down since i first used it. the last thing i wanna do is break the fan and im not sure i want a plastic fan in it.
i can boast about these cleaners, but the truth is it took me dozens of visits to thrift stores to find them. it takes me about ten or more visits to a thrift store to find a gem like the yellow Eureka or the Kirby. its not easy. in addition, the Kirby as you see it here is not the way i found it. it had some weird later-style bag on it and it took a couple hours worth of hand polishing to make it look this good.
the commercial Eureka is 6.5 amps. it has outrageous power, perhaps too much. IMO the 6.5 and 7 amp Eurekas have too much suction. i got it (on eBay) for looks!
thanks for all the Kirby help, guys. this machine has really grown on me. i was surprised by the good airflow of this machine, and how quiet it runs. i will lay off trying to service the bearings for now, since they have quieted down since i first used it. the last thing i wanna do is break the fan and im not sure i want a plastic fan in it.
kirbyvacuum
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VERY NICE KIRBY
Brett Sometimes if it has not been used for a while the bearings just need to work in. If it is working fine and sounding fine LEAVE IT ALONE. Nothing wrong with a metal fan. Just be care ful of what you vacuum. Take care Doug
Brett Sometimes if it has not been used for a while the bearings just need to work in. If it is working fine and sounding fine LEAVE IT ALONE. Nothing wrong with a metal fan. Just be care ful of what you vacuum. Take care Doug
ericaustin
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WOW is all I can say!
human
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Resurrecting an almost 20-year-old thread...
I'm guessing perhaps that Eureka Commercial might be a forerunner of the blue Professional series Sanitaires, or it could simply be a rebadged Sanitaire, sold through a different channel under the Eureka brand.
I'm guessing perhaps that Eureka Commercial might be a forerunner of the blue Professional series Sanitaires, or it could simply be a rebadged Sanitaire, sold through a different channel under the Eureka brand.
