Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

I love my Filter Queen vacs so far; but want to know if the 360 style tools are good/bad or the old style tools are better?  Mine are the brown & salmon mdls (salmon one is suction-only; brown one has Mdl 88 Power Nozzle)

this is my mdl 31 Filterqueen

When servicing the machine that smells like what you described animal pet odors is really the oil off the animals hair .Ever see the black gunk build up on the brush rolls?

The whole machine from front to back must be torn down and washed in a hot tank with simple green or something stronger,and that goes for the hose and attachments also.This is a  common problem with customers with long haired dogs that are not cleaned and groomed on a regular basis,[Every week]

This job is labor intensive and  not very pleasant for the person doing it.
I have done many in my  vacuum repair life.



MOLE

Venson wrote:

Hello Venson:

As you know the fans and motor parts gets coated with dirt.  Cakes on too.  If the FQ vacuum sat unused for any long time the puke perfume smell gets absorbed into the caked on dirt in the motor parts and cavity.  Lingers on forever unless the parts and pieces are completely disassembeld, cleaned thoroughly down to the surfaces, or better replaced out.

Carmine D.

mole wrote:

Bingo MOLE.  Thanks.  That pet oil actually serves as a sealant and causes the pet hair to stick on the surfaces and in the nooks and cranies.  Acts as a magnet for pet and dirt build up.  Can't blow that out with air.  Has to be washed and srubbed off of the surfaces.  Problem with dyson DC07 and 14 models with their convoluted dirt paths and parts is that this is virtually impossible because they can't be removed and washed.  How do you clean the permanent dirt path tube into the dirt bin on these models?

Carmine D.

Well Carmine its really not worth doing it as far as a cost standpoint .It will happen again very quickly

Just see what happens when you tell your customers the DOG needs to go.

mole wrote:

Hi MOLE:

Not going to happen.  She and family are taken by the dog [after 7 years] but she got taken by dyson after 4.  The dyson will go and more than likely be replaced with a bagged upright vacuum, which she had and used before the dyson DC07 Animal.  She had odors but a bag and filter replacements corrected.  She'll vent to dyson and BAF.  On a positive note, the LV retailer where she purchased the dyson is agreeable to perhaps giving her a partial credit on the original cost of the DC07 for a new bagged upright replacement.

Carmine D.

mole wrote:

Excellent MOLE.  No less than I would expect from a pro. As usual the wannabe pro could not answer the OP's question.  And as usual he hides his inadequate knowledge by getting 180 degrees off topic with the brand that bruised his sitter.

HARDSELL wrote:

Here are the illustrious pronouncements you offered here HS.  And not one mention of baking soda?  I thought for sure you'd say throw some cheap Arm & Hammer BS into the luxury toyota and bagless bin to veil the toxic fumes and puke perfume odors.  What happened?  True to form.  You give up on it like you did dyson's DC07.  Smart move.  See I knew you weren't as dumb as you sound.  Next you'll be telling us to put nitrogen in our tires and claiming credit for the brilliant idea.

Seems others here have been bruised in their smellers by dysons too.  Don't take my word, read it yourself:  Better yet have someone who can, read it to you.

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

Hi Carmine,

I'm only offering the simplest solutions I can think of in this case.  None of the Filter Queens I've owned goit in that condition as the cellulose cone did amazing things. The filter cones were always seated properly and the secondary filters were always in place.  Never had a problem and everything after the filter cones stayed c;lean as a whistle except for a small amount of carbon dust off the brushes.

However (not meaning to beat a dead horse), from the look of it, the machine in question has been badly mishandled.  Unless you're a real technician, this is the kind of thing you clean up and de-funk as best you can as the cost to set it really right won't be worth it.  For what you'd pay you can buy either a fully fitted out used or re-furbed model in tip-top shape for the same money..

Venson

Venson wrote:

Hi Venson:  Thoroughly agree with you on this 50 year old FQ AND I would add for HS's benefit on the lady customer's 4 year old dyson DC07. 

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

Hi,

This one's around thirty-something.  A year or two prior the model fitted for a PN.  It has the two-speed switch (look just below the attachment crown) and the rug tool has a bumper.  Nonetheless, it is not a rarity and can be found on eBay just about any day of the week.

Best,

Venson