Thread Number: 10871
I have cheated on my Electrolux's with a Filter Queen |
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Post# 117477 , Reply# 1   12/7/2010 at 19:22 (4,880 days old) by Klectrolux ()   |   | |
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Here it is post-restoration. PS the power outlet for the power nozzle works. |
Post# 117478 , Reply# 2   12/7/2010 at 19:38 (4,880 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 117480 , Reply# 3   12/7/2010 at 20:24 (4,880 days old) by joe22 ()   |   | |
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at least you did not cheat on them with a dyson !!! called a *brownie* they were made in canada, the fq has lots of suction and are awesome machines, GREAT FIND |
Post# 117484 , Reply# 4   12/7/2010 at 21:59 (4,880 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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This model was built before Free Trade came about here in Canada. As a result, Filter Queen had a Canadian office & manufacturing plant in Toronto, Ontario. Just like other manufacturers did at the time- Hoover, Regina, Eureka & Iona(later Fantom) are perfect examples...
This would be a mid-70's model, as the Model 700 with the 'marble' applique on the tub came out in the early 80's. To date your Filter Queen, there are two places to look- one would be on the bottom of the caster set. However, since the plastic bottom of the caster set is NOTORIOUS for breaking on these Filter Queens, & may not be original to this vacuum, that would not be as accurate. A better place to look is the motor compartment. If you remove the white cone guard that the cone rests against, the brown plastic bottom of the motor housing that the pre-motor filter sits on will have the date there; It will be two numbers inset inside a circle. Those 2 numbers would be the last 2 digits of the year it was made. For instance, 77 would mean it a production year of 1977. The latch is easily replaced by a local vac shop & shouldn't cost you any more than about $30 CDN. @Joe22: These 'brownie' models, as you put it, were also manufactured in Ohio for American customers too, not just Canada. I have both the woodgrain & marble finish models of the Model 700 & LOVE THEM TO DEATH!! Amazing vacs! Rob |
Post# 117815 , Reply# 5   12/11/2010 at 14:08 (4,876 days old) by djtaylor (Salt Lake City, Utah)   |   | |
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