bransvacuums
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I am working on this Bissell powerclean. It’s really just Bissell’s version of a Hoover legacy. It has automatic tool conversion which I think is more convenient. The hose is way longer and more thicker. It has a 12 amp compared to the 6 amps all the way to 7.3 amp. It has a sealed brushroll rather than the open bearings Hoover used for decades! It has an exhaust filter rather than venting it out both sides. It is a foam filter but you can upgrade it to the filtrete hepa filter. I’d say this is probably the only good Hoover elite clone. This was made after Bissell was sued for copying the Hoover elite. How I know these are rare is because they were only made from 1998-2002, and you just really don’t see them anymore. I’m sure they were decently popular since they only costed from $80 to $130 for the deluxe model. Since this machine is rare, you’ll be having a very hard time finding parts. Thankfully, this one was saveable. I know a vacuum store that has a new set of attachments. I gave this thing a bath. It was super disgusting. It was never cleaned in the past 20 plus years. I don’t think it was used all that much since the brushroll is in like brand new shape, the carbon brushes are like new, and I really don’t see a whole lot of hours put on this machine. I doubt the brushroll was changed unless a vacuum store somehow in my area ordered parts for these when they were still being made. I just need to polish it up and add my turtle wax, get a filter, change both the brushroll and motor bearings, fix the motor housing, order attachment kit, and drill out the stuck screws on the motor casing. The reason why the bearings are being replaced is because the ones in the brushroll have gone bad from getting the stuck end caps off. The bearings in the motor are being replaced mostly because the fan in this one exploded. I’ve researched that bad motor bearings can cause vibration, which could damage the fan. I don’t think it was the case with this one since it looked like they just sucked up whatever was on the ground until the fan started to make a racket, then when I turned it on it finally gave up and self destructed on me. Thankfully I found a new Eureka fan that fits in the bravos, but they can work for the Bissell’s. It’s just a different colour, but I’m not complaining. This one will be restored and kept in my collection forever.
