note no one mentioned fixing old dirt devil

I have hoover elite, nice model works fine. pick up used working ones
at flea markets garage sales for 5 to 10 bucks. canibalize for parts
keeping mine and a bunch of friends working really cheap.

parts from dealer are costly this way parts are near free.

its easy to do sometimes the flea sweepers come with new paper bags.

I stick to one model so all parts are interchangeable and I am now a
EXPERT at that one model.

sad few fix things these days, perhaps i enjoy the challenge