Very old Hoover Floor Polishing Attachment

[kc_kirby]

I just recently found an old Hoover tool set in the box with a rather unusual attachment. The kit is for a Hoover like a Model 700 or something like that. It looked like some sort of brush attachment. I didn't know what it was until I started looking at the attachments closer and found a block off plate that goes where the bag goes. The plate says "Important When using Polisher replace dust bag with this cover." So I think this brush attachment is a floor polisher similar to the Kirby's. It goes in place of the regular beater bar and is driven by a belt. I have never ever seen anything like this for a Hoover. Is this pretty rare? Was it an optional attachment?

 

[kc_kirby]

Another pic

Here is a bottom view of the polisher.

 

[kc_kirby]

Another pic

Here is a pic of the polisher installed on my Hoover Model 700.

 

[vinvac]

Amazing...I have never seen anything like that..wait till our Hoover folks see this...

 

[myhooverco]

All I can say is wow! I have looked for one of these for years and have yet to see one in person. I have read about them. They must not have sold many of these. I bet it will fit everything up through the 1935 model 825. I have seen the advertising for this option, but I am not sure how much extra this was. The plate for the exhaust cover is a bit of a mystery to me as I would think that you would want the bag installed to catch the dust from polishing. How well does this extra perform for you in your home? I am waiting for a You Tube video demonstration on this one. Congrats on this find and thanks for sharing it. You really made my day! Thanks!

--Tom

 

[luxg]

That is really neat! I too am wondering why you would want to remove the bag???? Hopefully someone will have some more information about this.

 

[crevicetool]

I going to take a guess here....

and say that blocking the air flow through the machine would prevent wax being drawn up into the fan chamber. I believe you used to apply paste wax onto the floor, and "burn" it in with the brush, causing the wax to dry and to buff up. Buff meaning gloss, shine, lustre, not lean muscle mass. Also, not having to move air, the motor, which is going to labor with that polishing brush, would have the load lightened. Now, I am not an expert at all about Hoovers, but the suction fan does not supply cooling air for the motor does it?
Rick

 

[marukap]

Wow Chad! Add me to the list of people who can't wait to see a demo of that puppy either in person or on video. You really have the magic touch for finding rare and offbeat treasures.

The following pics are from my "Instructions for the Care and Use of the Hoover Electric Cleaner Model 700".

Marty

 

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[marukap]

A thought

I agree that there appears to be no reason why this device would not work on any of the models 575, 700, 725, 750, 800, 825, 900 or 925. Incidentally, I once saw on eBay a similar attachment to fit models 27, 28 and the like. Tragically, I was outbid.

The 700 was the last model to have a sealed and passively cooled motor. Since the polisher insert blocks most of the airflow, sort of like a Kirby's Rug Renovator, I suppose that replacing the bag with that deflector panel forced what airflow there was to sort-of-kind-of keep the motor cool.

It seems logical to me that, since models 725 and later do all have ventilated motors and dedicated cooling fans, there would be no need to remove the bag assemblies when using these machines as polishers.


Now don't just sit there! That paste wax isn't going to spread itself.

Marty

 

[kirbyboy1]

ACtually you are right. I just checked a old ad I have. It was introduced with the 700 and it cost 7.50. At the time the hoover 700 was the machine with the most dpm ( Dirt Per Minute) which was on the ad.

 

[electroluxxxx]

Hey chad this is MIke I bought the Hoover Aero DYne from you a couple of months ago I love it.
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