Electrolux vs. DAM

[hooverwheelaway]

WOW!

Tom,

That is amazing! I love the way you have them displayed!! Too clever! Do you have to disconnect the spring in order to get them to hold that pose?

~Fred

 

[hoover1060]

I hope Jeff posts his pics of Dams...he has some models that

I do??? Which ones?
That looks like all the standard ones to me, plus the first powerdrive...
OH ok...
Pics to come...

 

[brisnat81]

How does

The Dynamatic differ from the Dial a Matic?

We had two Dynamatic machines, was it just a branding thing towards the end of the life of these machines?

Ours were Orange and Brown.

One of them had the autoheight the other was identical but had manual height adjustment.

 

[westytoploader]

Hi Tom,

BEAUTIFUL collection of DAM's and Constellations!!! Love the way you displayed them!

Where was the height adjustment located on the non-power-drive Dial-A-Matics before switching to the later, front-mounted "T-shift"? Or was it "self-leveling" like the Power Drive version?

--Austin

 

[westytoploader]

Hi Nathan,

I believe the Dynamatic was the name given to the DAM for Australia. And in the UK, wasn't the DAM called the Convertible, while the "true" Convertible was the Senior (opposite the Junior)?

 

[myhooverco]

Yes, the spring had to be unscrewed...and easy task. This way the base will stay flat against the wall and not pop out.

The early standard Dams had no carpet selector as they were self adjusting. Later in the decade (1969) they came out with the 1130, 1140, and 1151 (with the headlight) that could be manually adjusted to carpet height changes. This is the same year that the Convertible series introduced their 4 position height adjusters. The Dam had 3 positions versus the Convertible.

--Tom

 

[veg-o-matic]

Okay, Tom, that is one of the damn prettiest displays of vacs I've ever seen!

I'm really liking the light blue one, the darker blue one with the daisies, and that burnt orange number with the treble clef thingie on it.

I'm only seeing two power drives. Oddly, they're the plainest of the bunch.

Thanks for the pics. While I haven't seen a DAM up-close and personal in years, I'm thinking that when I do, it'll replace the Electrolux.

veg

P.S. I wasted some time at work today reading the old owner's manuals at the Hoover site. Don't tell.

 

[urarachu]

I love them! What a clever way to display them Tom!

Art.

 

[chad_hauris]

I recently got a self propelled Dial-a-Matic from an estate sale for $5.00. Was able to get the type D bags from the local vacuum repair shop (got the last package) and he said they could order more. I enjoy the self-propulsion, have never seen a vacuum cleaner that had it before.

 

[petek]

Tom that display looks great but how are they attached to the wall? Enquiring minds want to know..lol

 

[petek]

Re broken handles. One of the hazards of the self propelled DAMS, Concepts, and Powerdrives is the sliding powergrip handle. You have to be very wary about not lifting these machines up by the handgrip otherwise you can either damage or disconnect the control rod wire inside the grip. I know, SIL when she lived here was constantly doing it on mine when she'd car the machine up the stairs no matter how many times I told her to use the hand hold.

 

[myhooverco]

My Dams are connected to the wall by resting on two deck screws each unless it is hanging from the handle. The standard models have a hole in the grip to hang them. The powerdrive models have to be hung upside down. They are heavy but hang nicely with most of the weight against the wall.

Thanks for all of the nice compliments. I wish I had room for more of the powerdrive units but space is at a premium! This display came out of the need for space. It is very practical.

Happy Hoovering!

--Tom