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[timborow]

Can you believe.......

that I pulled all of this junk out of the vacuum tube of this convertible. I jammed full all the way to the fan. It's amazing that it didn't burn up. I had to use a wire coat hanger and my shop vac to pull all of this junk out. It was mostly white carpet fuzz, but it even had a dryer sheet wound around the roller brush.

 

[timborow]

And here it is

The convertible cleaned up and running like a top. I did find one bag of C bags at an old vacuum shop. I guess I lucked out. The roller brush is like new. I love the purr of the motor. What do you guys think of these C bags? It seems like all the dirt and dust will slide back down toward the fan when the machine is off. Anyway I promised pics so here they are. Thanks for looking. Tim

 

[petek]

The one I found the other day was almost as bad not quite because I didn't have to go digging stuff out. I put on a new C bag and there was lots of airflow but wouldn't pick up the dog hair because the belt was so loose as soon as anything touched the roller it stopped. Need to go out and get a new belt and she should be fine. Other than that it's in perfectly good working order. I really have to wonder if people just toss them because they don't know or realize they have to change the bag and belts now again. BUT, those C bags are horrible things to change like you say all the dirts at the bottom so you have to be careful removing them.

 

[hoover1060]

trick to C bags...

Don't roll the spring up so far... the dirt is supposed to settle around the tube and not fall back into the fan chamber.
Tim you could do a type A conversion, OR use F & G bags in with the current vinyl bag as its certainly large enough to handle it.

 

[brettsomers]

the gussets of the bag expand and combined with the four or six inches of fill tube allow a fair amount of dirt to settle without falling out. when the convertible was introduced, paper vac bags were still fairly novel to most folks and dirt STORAGE was not part of the original design. today folks expect to be able to "fill" a vacuum bag. the C bag can hold a couple liters of soil before it starts clogging the tube. however, fine dust will often clog the pores of the bag first. my trick to changing the c bags is to turn the machine upsidedown and rest it against a wall, so the machine is "standing" on the handle. that way when you release bag there is almost no risk of falling dirt.

 

[tolivac]

I have used "F&G" bags in mine with no problems-even BETTER than the "C" bag.Yes I have had to fold the lower part of the bag-will hold less dirt-but it worked for me.The "C" bags the vac has to blow incoming dirt thru whats already in the small C bag.The "Handi-Sacs" are even better.

 

[brettsomers]

to me, there is something wrong about using a Eureka bag in a Hoover Cleaner. in addition, by the time the dirt in a Hoover type C bag starts closing off the fill tube, you already have about two quarts of dirt. thats at least a months worth of soil in the average home. why save month old dirt, just change the bag.

 

[tolivac]

The biggest reason I use the Eureka bags is because I have lots of 'em.Got a commercial sized box of 'em.Hoover "C" bags are hard to find here-I have an old pack of them that I am saving for my collection.At the Vac Hospital out here-they sell a "Bojak" Hoover bag that he used to repair a vintage machine-its has a rigid fill tube like a Royal B bag.Tried the repaired one in his store and its SUPER!The "Bojak" is an improvement in this case.Bill(the vac shop operator) commented that it is getting harder to get orig equipment Convertible outer bags because of the problems with Maytag.I beleive the one he got came from HESCO or ESCO.I am looking into getting some of those bags to use-but keep the orig ones for the collection.C bags are messy to replace-why go thru the giration of turning the machine uposide down to replace the bag and spilling dirt-also the inefficient design of the "C" bag.Even folded over I could get more into the "F&G" bag.