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Thread Number: 86445
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vaccum cleaner question |
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| Post# 1110272 3/5/2021 at 07:49 (1,141 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 1110307 , Reply# 2 3/5/2021 at 18:05 (1,140 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 1110378 , Reply# 4 3/6/2021 at 10:53 (1,140 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 1110398 , Reply# 5 3/6/2021 at 12:51 (1,139 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
Out of curiosity | ||
| Post# 1110519 , Reply# 6 3/7/2021 at 17:59 (1,138 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 1110521 , Reply# 7 3/7/2021 at 18:28 (1,138 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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pics of central vaccum
here are pics of the central vaccum plus i have to start it manuel the control on the handle no longer function, so the big question is should i suggest to my mom to consider replacing it if yes what would be the best brand for central vaccums there are no longer sears stores where i live i think it replace a beam central vaccum that was in place since 1983 was replace around 1996 or 1997 do not remeber the excat year
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| Post# 1110552 , Reply# 8 3/7/2021 at 23:36 (1,138 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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If the power unit still turns on and it works fine, then I would first focus on fixing the hose and unclogging it if you're on a budget. Here's a video from a friend of mine who explains how to easily troubleshoot a central vacuum.
And here's another video explaining how to easily unclog your system. If you're looking into upgrading just the kit by itself, here's what I would recommend. In my opinion the best overall kit would be the Stealth from MD Manufacturing. For better deep cleaning, I would go for the Wessel Werk EBK360 kit. If you're looking into upgrading just the power unit by itself, I would highly recommend to look at the power units from MD Manufacturing. Or if you like to buy stuff that are made in Canada, then I would highly recommend to look into Cyclovac. builtinvacuum.com/... www.cyclovac.ca/... | ||
| Post# 1110566 , Reply# 9 3/8/2021 at 06:29 (1,138 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 1110599 , Reply# 11 3/8/2021 at 12:24 (1,137 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains ) | ||
We had a Nutone central vac for years that was garbage, I think they installed with the Nutone Food Center. The vacuum had two power heads one was like a huge ugly cinder block , I think it ran off of suction and the other was electric and that horrible imitation wood crap. They didn't work well the hose connections and power on sucked bad. My Parents bypassed all that and just put a switch next to the machine in the garage . Mom ditched that system and got a Drain Vac/ PureVac its a nice and powerful machine you can even vacuum up water and what not. You never have to empty it , the machine uses water and a drain. Kinda like a Rainbow Vac.
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Post# 1111029 , Reply# 13 3/12/2021 at 01:11 (1,134 days old) by tolivac  (greenville nc) |
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If a filter has a hole-leak in it-replace the filter.Your vacuums motor will thank you.Dust leakage is BAD for vacuum motors!It can clog the motors fans-throwing the fans off balance-killing the motor-and the dust can get into the bearings. | ||
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Post# 1111050 , Reply# 14 3/12/2021 at 07:36 (1,134 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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| Post# 1111567 , Reply# 16 3/15/2021 at 19:02 (1,130 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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Mike
I would also replace the filter. Otherwise you would have a greater chance of your motor to go bad. Out of curiosity, what model is your Hoover? I'm not entirely sure if there is actually a replacement filter for it anymore or not. At least there are non available from MD Manufacturing's website. I'd assume that you still could, for over 25 years they had been made by Cana-Vac. But definitely for sure you can get a new motor seal for it, they're very inexpensive to replace. However if you're ready into upgrading your Hoover, here's what I would recommend. If you really like your Hoover, then I would suggest to into Allegro. Cana-Vacs are good to but non of them have a built-in utility valve like Allegro. Some Beam units are ok but some not so much. But if you want the best overall bagless central vacuum unit for your home, then I would suggest to look into Vacuflo's true cyclonic units. They don't use a bag or a filter, you can see what's coming into the bin, and all of the dust would be blown outdoors. The only downfalls with them is like Cana-Vac, none of them have a built-in utility valve. They are required to be vented outdoors. And they're not cheap, but basically at the end of the day you get what you pay for.
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| Post# 1111832 , Reply# 18 3/17/2021 at 15:17 (1,128 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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Hmm
I'm actually now curious to see pictures of your unit if you don't mind sharing on here:) As far as I'm aware of, there were two units that Hoover made by themselves in the US. The 400 and the 550, they were both cyclonic models. Then the rest with it's inverted self-cleaning bag were made in Canada by Cana-Vac from my understanding. If your Hoover with it's inverted self-cleaning bag was also made in the US, this is definitely new to me:)
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| Post# 1111945 , Reply# 19 3/18/2021 at 15:56 (1,127 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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It's the 400 Alex The 550 I think was a 3 stage. It is cyclonic. | ||
| Post# 1111946 , Reply# 20 3/18/2021 at 15:59 (1,127 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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I think Hoover alao had two teal colored units. maybe those were by Cnavac. | ||
| Post# 1111957 , Reply# 21 3/18/2021 at 18:06 (1,127 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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Ah okay
I know what yours looks like. The 550 is actually a dual motor unit using two Hoover Spirit canister motors, kind of a fascinating looking unit honestly. I wouldn't mind adding one of those 550 units for my collection:) Check out this thread from vacuumland and see some cool pictures that Owen took of these Hoovers!
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| Post# 1112038 , Reply# 23 3/19/2021 at 09:35 (1,127 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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