OMG my Eureka rumbled out
My Eureka had trouble with tight seals on the vacuum bags. A lot of junk
made it past the bag. I double filtered the motor. But the dirt eventually
ground upper engine mount. It made a lot of noise. Now all it does is smoke,
buzz, or play dead. I think it's a goner.
Now this is a simple 1970s vacuum. Hose and nozzles and carpet brush.
You could vacuum anything - sand, auto engine, crevices. So I go to
the store, they hardly make canister vacs anymore, and the ones they
do have handle grips on the hose, beater carpet heads, retractable cords,
wet/dry at the flip of a switch. They're huge and heavy. All I need is a
vacuum with a hose that is small and sucks well - i use it to pull ash from
my flue sometimes.
I need to find a 35 year old used canister vac
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The simpler the better. Maybe try a refurbished one? We have those little vacuum cleaner repair shops scattered about and they sell used canister models. I've got an extremely old Oreck canister that can suck circles around my Shark upright. I'll be sad when it dies. Good luck!
