we have had a similar model since the 80s and it still runs great. i service it every few months and change the belt when nessecery. Picks up all rhe crud in our carpet consistently. works very well

I am glad that you are showing me that I don't have to be afraid of that vacuum cleaner because when I was little I crying even when my parents said it's only a vacuum cleaner now I use them every once in a while I recommend that you wear shoes and have ear protection and safety glasses on your face and then when you are done with the vacuuming the Carpet or whatever you can have a relaxing cup of tea with ice or something like that sincerely Shannon

I miss these machines. Had one growing up, they used to be simple, built really well, and cleaned like nobody's business

@LlyleHunter

6 жыл бұрын

They cleaned very quickly and thoroughly and the weight balance was better than the competition so they felt very nice in operation like a nice hand tool. They had a nice sound too, all making for a very enjoyable vacuum.

@sts1542

6 жыл бұрын

Bruce Solomon I agree, all very true.. it's like the classic American car of vacuums. They were light but very MIGHTY and make many of today's vacuums look like CRAP. The filteration wasn't the best, I agree BUT that's just something we never really complained about or bothered us back then, now that I think about it.

If you're on a budget one of these and a Mighty Mite canister would be everything needed to clean a house from top to bottom.

@michaelreece458

3 жыл бұрын

Just take off your shoes when entering the home.... you'll never need a vacuum cleaner ever again.

@LlyleHunter

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelreece458 😂😂😂

We bought one of these for my mom nearly 2 years ago. An SC889A with the red handle, two speed switch, and ST synthetic bags. Over that time I've changed the bag maybe 3 times? Mainly for heavy cleaning or shampoo prep and post cleaning, but still a great machine, even if it does eat belts for breakfast. 1 below medium for low and 1 above medium for high and it pulls the carpet about 6 inches off the ground in her bathroom (dry side carpet, wet side tile)

had mine for years hardly have to have it worked on, I do a lot of the maintenance on it myself, I love mine I ended up with 3 of them the S647 is one of them

Good job. Super fast fixing.

I have one a little older than this one. I love it and have found F&G style hepa bags. They work great

I do love your videos, learnt so much from you. I also love the workshop banter, quite funny. I am Welsh from Swansea, I head you mention about your ancestors.

Very thorough explanation!

I’ve always liked these and the older convertibles. You’re right though about them not filtering well. I just picked a sanitaire sc684 with shake out bag out of the trash. Done a complete tear down so far and just cleaned up and washed the outer bag. Have the plastics all washing in the dishwasher now the bag came out really well. I’m not much a fan of the shakeout version. I can see the allure for commercial use though. The amount of suction these machines have is amazing. Mine pulls the carpet pad up off the floor on the highest setting and I have medium pile carpet.

@PerformanceReviews

6 жыл бұрын

+Hank's Small Engine Repair Dishwashers that way to go in terms of cleaning parts!

@hanksgarage_

6 жыл бұрын

Performance Reviews haha works great for automotive dash and interior parts as well sans the electronics of course!

Great video! I always wondered how those beater brushes came apart! Thanks for the rare glimpse! What lubricant are you using on the brush inserts?

Excellent. Thanx!

I've always been the same. In my first apartment in the late eighties I had a Eureka ESP with a 6.5 amp, and a Eureka Rally with a 4.0hp and the Vibragroomer III power nozzle that also came with the Express model, Eureka's canister flagship at the time. It's a shame that mainstream brand vacuum cleaners no longer provide that type of performance, equipment packaging and build quality they'd offered twenty five years ago but Eureka machines felt fantastic in use back then and performed equally well at both deep and quick cleaning.

@PerformanceReviews

6 жыл бұрын

+Bruce Solomon those cansters where amazing in power and made in the USA with quality components!

@LlyleHunter

6 жыл бұрын

My nephew has that machine now and I think that it was made in 1989. Recently generic HEPA style-C bags became available so I told him about it and of course he felt an increase in suction improving on what it already had. He's benefiting from the work I'd done to it. When the switch blew I replaced the original plastic switch with the Eureka metal switch that was used on the Roto-Matics, as the sockets on the hose and wand wore I'd upgraded them with better fittings. When it was ten years old I cleaned and serviced the motor. I don't have Wall to Wall anywhere anymore so I don't need a power nozzle machine anymore. I have a Kirby that I use on the area rugs emery few weeks but I use an Oreck XL Power Pro Plus II on my rugs almost daily. I also use an Electrolux EL6986a on my floors almost every day. I think that having direct air uprights and straight suction canister machines are simplest and most trouble free. I still keep a few Eureka Mighty Mites around the house in some of the closets. They're great on the day that I vacuum the baseboards, ceilings and walls and great if I only have to clean a room quickly since I have them placed around the hose. I still can't find a stick vac that I like.

@1911beauty

5 жыл бұрын

This style vaccum was everywhere up thru the nineties. But familiarity breeds contemp. And the manufacturers created engineering problems that didn't really matter past ones ability to market them to the public as a problem so they could fix them. They claim old washers use to much water so they could justify putting all these computer tech in a washer. This made the price jump, and the longevity go down. It was a win win for them and s lose lost for consumer. We paive paradise and put up a parking lot😪

Lol have the red one at my house I have never taken it apart like that I have changed my fan belt brush and light that's it ever mine a lot older mine is all metal

I have heard of tech"s drilling two small holes in the brush chamber behind the brush to prevent the machine from nose diving into the carpet and wearing out the belt.

i enjoy, however, your left hand covers the camera view most of the time. We cannot see nor examine the detail process what is the use. of seeing before and after and arm/hands with black gloves.

I have a sanitaire 887 in the shed that I need to tear down and service.

Could you show how to replace the bearings in one of these motors next time you have one in shop? I have an older sanitaire commercial vacuum with the Mexican motor and both the bottom bearing and top bearing need replacing.

Man where you at? Work for a school district, bought my own uprights. ..

My Royal is over 20 years old . It will out suck any plastic vac u throw at it. It pulls the carpet up and beats it. I put new carpet in in 2013. That carpet looks brand new. The Royal is a beast. I have a 6 year old metal top sanitare. It to is a beast. I wouldn't have anything else.

@PerformanceReviews

5 жыл бұрын

Just about any new cleaner will actually out clean it despite the plastic. Check out my review on the Miele U1 &SEBO Felix

That’s a nice heavy duty vacuum

i agree

Which Meile uptight do you have? I have hardwoods with a few area rugs. Which Meile would you recommend?

Own three of the commercial ones there nice cleaners, got 158 cfm out of SC684F with the old style motor.

I was vacuuming for a short period, about 2-3 minutes when suddenly it quit but the light was lit. I've taken it apart, cleaning, the motor brush, just checked 1 brush, due to don't want to damage, it looked very good possibly new. It starts now but have not continued my vacuuming. What do think ? I clean the bag very well, inside out, I vacuum the bag, with back up unit, very thoroughly. Do I need to wash it. P.s. I clean bag often.

Holy crap that motor and light bulb are similar to my grandmother Hoover model 62 motor

@PerformanceReviews

6 жыл бұрын

+Bryan The train guy those old Hoover's and this are similar and the idea mechanically those are Motors and brush rollers spin opposite directions

@awp2902

6 жыл бұрын

oh i did not kown that

They actually still make parts for machines like that, thank God! To be able to self-service your vaccums like that, what tools do you need?

@PerformanceReviews

3 жыл бұрын

Click the links below on Amazon I have a links to my tools and supplies.

My Sanitaire sc684 Heavy duty commercial vacuum cleaner is made in Mexico ser# is 1020009763. Mine is made in 2010.

Is the company that makes the Vibragroomer brushroll for Sanitaire and Eureka the same manufacturer that makes the brushrolls on Simplicity and Riccar machines?

I have an older SC 888 model from the 80s and on the motor it has a black and yellow wire lead to it. Would you happen to know how I should reword it I put in a new foot switch, but when I turn it on the outlet, just sparks, the machine will kick on for a second then it shuts off and my breaker kicks off.

How do you replace the fan

Haha..”some animal pissed on the side of it”.... I guess that animal isn’t a sanitaire fan perhaps? 😜

Thank you for the great video, I have a sanitaire vacuum 840 , just no powder go through and not work,it’s switched issues? How can fixed? Thank you

@PerformanceReviews

Жыл бұрын

Bring it to your local vacuum store.

The new 6

Is there a difference between the red and blue models besides the color and warranty?

@PerformanceReviews

6 жыл бұрын

Generally the cord is longer and 3-prong what color and warranty are the other differences.

I have this same vacuum. Works great, but it’s loud. Can the motor be replaced with a 5 amp to make it quieter?

@PerformanceReviews

5 жыл бұрын

All of the motors for these are lound ,direct air machines on tend to be.

I got a eureka wide track 12 amp works great but i sucked a string out of my carpet and rollor quit working.i thought it was my belt but its not broke the hose still sucks up i just dont know what it would be

@PerformanceReviews

5 жыл бұрын

Bring it to your Local Vacuum shop.

how often is recommended a tune up of this level

@PerformanceReviews

6 жыл бұрын

2-4 years with home use

Would you be able to do a particle counter video showing a Dyson, a Miele with HEPA (well it'll obviously be zero but just to mess with Dyson fanboys), and a Miele with stock Airclean filter? I'd love to see Miele's filtration performance with the free filter.

@PerformanceReviews

6 жыл бұрын

+jaywalkra I am pretty sure that's been done before. But I can do a video on it .

Hey, are these machines better at keeping the dust in bag

@PerformanceReviews

5 жыл бұрын

Not really . They leek lots of dust before it even gets to the bag.

Do you need to put on a cardboard thing that goes around the motor from the light is it important?

@PerformanceReviews

4 жыл бұрын

No it's not important at all in fact it can cause problems.

@EvaLopez-xp1qb

4 жыл бұрын

Ok thank you for this helpful video and comment

They still make the sanitaire red and blue these days!

@cali22boi

5 жыл бұрын

I have a 1991 SC886 B model 12 inch with the original motor and a 1996 SC899 E model 16 inch however when purchased it had the new non metal top motor in it. Quite frankly I enjoy running the 886 because of that unique Sanitaire sound that was recognizable whereas my remotored 899 sounds like a leaf blower... go 'Made in China'... 🙄

Wow you are busy but wear ear protectors and or ear plugs and eye protectors and wach out sincerely Shannon

Is a replacement power cord available for this model?

@PerformanceReviews

3 жыл бұрын

Your local vacuum shop should have one.

Where are you bought the parts?

@PerformanceReviews

Жыл бұрын

Steel city vacuum supply

I just wanted 06

Do a video of a dirt devil Featherlite vacuum

@PerformanceReviews

4 жыл бұрын

🤣😂 I don't think there are any of those left. If you have one to send me I can.

@braedynbirch8799

4 жыл бұрын

I don't have one at my house but I am the cleaning staff at the church I go to and they have one and It needs a new filter size does a dirt devil jaguar take🤔

vacuuming a vacuum.

I love Eureka. Not the new shit that they put out but the old stuff. The bravo series, smart vac, and the boss. Eureka used to be a very solid company. The bravos were my favorite I always liked them over the elites because I just think they are better looking but they have pretty much the same performance though. Now Eureka is just cheap garbage and it's a real shame. Same with Hoover because I really did like the elites too.

I’m

They quit making cause they were that good. Just like cars if they aren’t breaking down dealers aren’t making money

I call these "Eurekataires"

HEPA F&G bags work alot better.

@PerformanceReviews

5 жыл бұрын

If you can find them there are no longer available the last few times I've looked from any wholesale distributor.

With those surgical gloves, it looks like you are operating on a human.

Publicly airing your negative issues regarding the new employee you're training seems unprofessional to me.

@PerformanceReviews

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine being butthurt by that 🤣😂