Dirt Devil Model 103 

I have one of these in each of my two homes. Super for stair carpeting, car interiors, small messes, Mine have attahments: hose, tube, crevice tool and stiff upholstery brush, You tajke the rubber gasket off the front, release the belt then attach the hose. So convenient.

My dad used to have that same exact vacuum and it picked up really excellent

We just picked one up at a sale, works great and your video helped in understanding how to change the belt. Thanks!

I've got a couple of these, both with attachments. My grandparents bought one new several years ago with the attachments. I bought one on ebay last year for $5, bought the attachment set later on for $10. They work great, and the attachments and small size makes them really nice for small cleanups and for cleaning vehicles. I also have an Ultra model which has a built in hose, you flip a lever to close off the brush roll and you can then use the hose and wand. The ultra model I got has the paper bad converter. The paper bag requires an adapter...good luck finding one, that's why I bought the ultra model on ebay because it came with the converter. Yep, the Ultra model doesn't have the suction like the 103 models did. The one my grandparents have has that same noise, its done it for several years, they used to use it for cleaning their travel trailer so it got used quite heavily for a few years...which would explain the bearing noise LOL.

I modified a popcorn bag to use as a disposable bag in mine it works

I need to find another one of these. My Grandparents had one and it worked well. I think it would be great for mattresses.

Thank you for the video.

I bought a Dirt Devil hand vac at a tag sale last fall and it's looks exactly like the model you demonstrated in this video.

I just got one of these little model 103’s today at Goodwill for $9.99. It works though the bag tends to vibrate off while it’s running. Yet it’s a bear to remove it when it’s turned off. (Go figure!) Anyway, I bought it to vacuum up the Pine-needles off of my runner carpets. It works fairly well for this purpose, provided I do it right away after the needles get deposited, rather than wait until the pine-needles get “welded” into the carpet .

My parents used to have one of those. I just bought a corded dirt devil scorpion plus.

My step grandma has/had a newer version one of these from 1999. It’s essentially the same except it has a gasket on the front that’s shaped more like a Dirt Devil Broom Vac and I think it had a zipper bag that can only take disposable bags. I also have an Ultra in my collection that used to belong to my grandma but I pretty much never use it because it’s so noisy. Instead I use my Scorpion I got for my birthday one year whenever I need to use a hand vac, only downside to that one is the latch that holds the crevice tool in can break easily

Great Video man, but just to clear things up, the brush roll is actually made out of wood and its painted gray to look like metal.

The model 103 drity devil came out in 1984 and it was made until 1987. Ones made in 1987 and beyond say dirty devil on the cloth bag. there was deluxe edition that came out in 1987 and it had a two speed motor, hose kit included, could use disposable bags out of the box, it was colored green instead of the usual red color and it said drity devil on the bag . In the 90s the changed it again.

I had one of these when I was a kid. It was still working when I donated it in 2003. I also once had a Royal metal hand vac model 501. It was similar, but weighed more. The armature went bad in it, unfortunately.

I just hooked a hose to the front port of my 500. I don't have an original hose but I used universal hose that was slightly smaller than the port but wrapped the end of the hose in electrical tape to build up the size to fit and seal inside the opening of the 500. Any idea why I still get no suction at all out of the hose?

Pretty much a hand held Power Team like the Electrikbrooms

I have one of these. Just found it in the attic. Runs fine. So how do you get the cloth bag off? I don't want to pull that obvious tab and find myself tearing something.

There seems to be several model numbers for these. They quit making them. Is there anything new that can replace these?

Where did you find a replacement brush or do you happen to know the part #? I can't seem to find one.

The serial number says C92b. This means that this vacuum was made in 1992.

What bag type do they use? They have a different outlet than my other one, and online searching says that the bag types are the same, but they are not

I just inherited one of these from my Great Grand. Any chance, anyone knows what replacement belt works with this???

I have more but the belt won't stay home why it keeps coming off every time I put it on

Was this vacuum in mint condition?

sounds like a blender

Where do you buy this vaccum

Does model 103 come with hose and attachments

the brush roll is wood but painted