Hoover 612 Instruction Manual (June 1950)
This very fragile and battered Instruction Book goes with my equally very battered Hoover 612!
Numatic Henry HVR200 - Stripdown and motor replacement!
I picked this little fellow up from the car boot a few weeks ago for £10. I had been after a diy/car/dirty jobs vac for a while now, and this seemed to fit the bill nicely. However, it had been heavily abused, and had no suction at all so of course I stripped it down! First to be fixed was the hose, I chopped off each broken end and put it back together! As you can hear, he doesnt sound healthy! So, off with his head! Yummy! Found this stuffed deep in the cord rewind system it was VERY dusty! No wonder it blew dust out when turned on Oh, the motor looks fun... I cant believe this still ran! I started unpicking the wiring Cord rewind cables out Thermal cutout for the motor removed identifing the wires one by one Switch and power socket are out Power socket stripped down for cleaning contact rings removed And onto the motor! Carbon holders out 2 bolts under the
Hah! There's someone else in the world who still owns a working 612!
ReplyDeleteWe have two: they were my grandparents' and great-grandparents'. My mother uses one, I'm using the other. The lubrication instructions would be a great addition, of course...