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Post# 127582   3/15/2011 at 15:57 (4,762 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 127587 , Reply# 2   3/15/2011 at 17:04 (4,762 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Thanks! I don't think there was really anything wrong with it other than the hose. She'd been using it in her basement to vacuum up dust. She would go through one room and the door would pop open. She'd replace the bag, go through a room and the door would pop open. She tried adjusting the control dial too. When she brought it to me, the suction at the inlet on the vacuum felt weak. I checked the bag and there wasn't much debris in it. I put a new bag in it and the suction and airflow became quite strong again. I've used it to vacuum my house a couple of times with no problem. I think she must have been vacuuming some REALLY fine dust. If the problem comes back, I think I'm going to have to check the hoses that go to the control valve. Now I need to repair the cord winder. I've fixed the drum spring on my Model L, so hopefully this one won't be too hard to figure out.
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Post# 127591 , Reply# 4   3/15/2011 at 18:50 (4,762 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 127613 , Reply# 6   3/16/2011 at 00:58 (4,762 days old) by bimmer740 (Long Island, New York)   |   | |
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I have the after market hose that looks just like the hose that is used on the Perfect Power Team canister. This hose looks just like a genuine Electrolux hose with two minor differences, it has an on/off switch for the power nozzle, and it has the suction releif control on the front of the handle and not as a dial on the back. I have the after market hose on my Diamond Jubilee and while it seems to be almost as good as a genuine hose, the hose handle just doesnt have the same quailty feeling of the real thing. One minor complaint is that the suction control valve is opened easily, I find this annoying as I have never had to deal with this problem with a Lux, since the genuine hose has dial operated suction relief on the back of the handle. If I had to do it over again, I would buy the genuine Electrolux hose, however if cost or any of the minor differences dont matter to you, the the after market hose would suit you just fine.
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