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Household Hints & Help

stopbush

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14. We are still using the Sears Kenmore upright vacuum we bought in 1996.

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Original post)

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 12:52 AM

Apr 2014

I've changed the drive belt for the brush many times, and it just keeps on running. Motor is in great shape. It has all the attachments to do furniture, stairs, etc. Sears still offers all the parts one needs for such a machine, and they're inexpensive. Every couple of years I'll take it out to the garage and do a thorough cleaning of any dirt collecting in the nooks and crannies.

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Any suggestions on a vacuum cleaner? [View all] Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 OP

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Aren't they rather expensive? Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #7

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