I took a look at a free-by-the-side-of-the-road upright bagless vacuum that I picked up a while back.
It had very weak suction, and with a little investigation it was easy to see why: the filters were caked and choked with dust. Someone decided to buy a new vacuum rather than spend a few minutes dealing with them.
The filters are washable, so I washed them, and they're drying now. I think the belts are okay.
If it's good to go, this will be the basement vacuum. My canister vacuum from a German manufacturer is about twelve years old, and still works fine.
I've gotten more interested in free appliances like this since I learned how much metal can be salvaged out of them. And hardware.
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There's a Popular Science book from the World War II years that I've been leafing through: the "Second Giant Home Workshop Manual". It's a frenetic mix of home science demonstrations, home improvement projects, and DIY wartime preparedness, punctuated by instructions on how to electroplate with various metals.
It reminds me in some ways of the early years of the pandemic.
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