My central vacuum is currently out of service due to warping/melting pipes in the attic, and until I can rake up enough money to have an attic fan installed I had to buy a cheap temporary vacuum. I opted to buy the Eureka but have since noticed that the belts tend to wear out very quickly, I have to change them every couple of weeks and I only vacuum two to three times per week. I don't remember having to change a belt on this type of vacuum so often in the past. Is it normal for these vacuums to go through frequent belt changes? I thought about bringing out my Singer SST but its just too loud and hard to push.

CarmineD wrote:

HI CARMINE

Ibelieve its the wedge 194 and 916 bulbs.....riccar uses them.eka hvr oreck also....im almost sure of it...but then again i could be off on this one.

turtle1

retardturtle1 wrote:

Hi 'turtle1":

I had a SIMPLICITY upright for several years with the headlight [bulb] up front in the brushroll compartment.  I couldn't keep working bulbs [filament] in it.  Excellent candidate for the LED which it has now and are covered under the warranty].

I'll research the other vacuums to see what I come up with on the 12 V bulbs.  Thanks turtle1.

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

You should already know. A youngster like tutrtle knew this.

Hoover, Kirby, Oreck and others us them.

http://www.vacsew.com/vacuum/hoover-bulb-27313107.html

HARDSELL wrote:

Like I always say, I am an eternal student of the vacuum industry.  Never too old or too smart to learn.  Thanks HS and thanks turtle1. 

Hoover Bulb - Lamp - 27313107

Carmine D.