Mike_W

You said that you washed the bag/bin.  Is is possible that you did not put it back together properly?  Are all the gaskets in place?  If the bag does not inflate, does that mean that the upright is not picking up too well?

It would be easy to check the fan blades by unscrewing the fan chamber cover and examining/feeling the blades.  If a fan blade broke off, you would feel vibration in the handle.  Check the fan for play.

Like the other poster mentioned, remove the belt and turn the machine on and see if you still get the noise.  If you do not, remove the brushroll/agitator and hold the brushroll at the ends.  Then spin the brushroll w/you spare finger.  If there is any grinding or sluggishness, then the brushroll bearings are gone.

Bud;

Your vacuum cleaner would be from the late 50's.  I would suggest that you do not change parts from the original design, since you are a vacuum collector.  Check the disturbulator and make sure the bristles are adequate length.  This design configuration of the bristles made for a very good brushroll/agitator at the time.  It helps in removing alot of the deep down dirt, in the carpeting.  The rear wheels, found on some of the underside of Sanitaires are not going to fit the Eureka, because they are larger than the Eureka's wheels.  The axle is also different from later Eureka/Sanitaires.  The motor amperage of your Eureka should be 3.5.  This vacuum cleaner cleans very well and is not as loud as present day Sanitaires of similar design.

Like I said earlier, try to stay close to original as possible.  You paid a mint for this machine.

CarmineD wrote:
Oh Carmine, you were not saying that a few years ago.  I am saying the same thing I said back then.  Do you remember what you said?  It was not "doth protest too much" 

lazaruspup wrote:
Andrew;

Why are you now saying you do not care who makes it?   (see  above) The brand and/or who makes it does sometimes play an important role in it reliability.

Just because it says Electrolux Homecare on the motor, does not mean that that company made the machine.  I have a fan that I purchased in the 70's w/a Westinghouse motor.  Does that mean Westinghouse made it.  No.  They were not making fans at that time.  Maybe the dyson people could answer this, since the dyson used a Panasonic motor, does that mean Panasonic makes the dyson?  Look at the insides of a GE window a/c.  You will find major parts from both Samsung and Daewoo.  These are two separate conglomerates.

Companies, in China, use designs from other companies.  Do you remember when the similar "copy" of the Bosch came out in the U.S.?  That was not a Bosch.  Because it looked like it, does not mean it is.  Alot of the vacuum cleaners today have that same "European" design/look, so I am not sure how it looks like a Eureka Boss or even a Harmony.

I know that the GE(Walmart) bags fit other vacuum cleaners, but so do others.  I know of bags of one brand will fit another brand that have no connection to eachother.  Other countries have had bags that fit more than one brand longer than we have had.  It is finally trickling down to us w/the advent of companies using these Chinese companies to build their vacuum line.  It is cheaper to make one bag that will fit many other brands.  Companies are getting away from being "original" in respect to parts.

Look at the Riccar/Simplicity attachments on their Chinese-made attachments.  These are made by a Chinese parts supply company and found on many different brands.

The company that you linked to is misinforming people.  The GE vacuum cleaner is still available at Walmart, but it may not be at every Walmart.  The bags are available at Walmart, but they will say  Arm & Hammer.  Walmart does not use the name brand bags.  This has been discussed before on here.    All the Walmarts, in my area, have them.  There is at least one on the shelf of each store.  The vacuum cleaners have been available since I first talked about this canister a few years ago.  The model is not listed on the website w/the other vacuum cleaners, but they sell it.  Just like the Bissell Versus is not on the website, but Walmart sells it(for less).

The GE 169072 is a good performing canister vacuum cleaner.  It has many attachments to choose from, for the user's cleaning needs.  It comes w/a power nozzle that is slim.  I do not care for the power nozzle, because it will not clean very well on thick carpeting.  The brushroll is not very aggressive.  The vacuum uses a pigtail cord, on the end of the machine-end of the hose.  This means that the hose will not swivel 360 degrees on the vacuum cleaner.  Overall, the vacuum cleaner is very good for the price.

The info on this thread is so wrong.  Didn't anyone remember what I said when the two models first came out?  The info on the site you linked to is wrong also.

And no the CN-1 bags are for the GE/Eureka canister that was green.