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Electrolux's Finest- PRE 1980 |
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Post# 152100   9/19/2011 at 19:06 (4,574 days old) by vac_whisperer ()   |   | |
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If you could pick the BEST Electrolux made, or your favrite made, before 1980, what would it be? XXX for me. |
Post# 152104 , Reply# 1   9/19/2011 at 19:18 (4,574 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 152105 , Reply# 2   9/19/2011 at 19:21 (4,574 days old) by henry200 (Saint Paul MN)   |   | |
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It's a G for me, forever and always. |
Post# 152106 , Reply# 3   9/19/2011 at 19:25 (4,574 days old) by vac_whisperer ()   |   | |
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I was going to say the G, such a lovely vacuum and a great one at that. I picked the XXX because its just so iconic. |
Post# 152108 , Reply# 4   9/19/2011 at 19:28 (4,574 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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The G!! |
Post# 152112 , Reply# 5   9/19/2011 at 20:21 (4,574 days old) by hoover1 ()   |   | |
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it's definitely the G for me, such a great body design. |
Post# 152114 , Reply# 6   9/19/2011 at 20:22 (4,574 days old) by thevacuumguy96 (Pocatello, ID)   |   | |
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Model L or XXX for Me. |
Post# 152125 , Reply# 7   9/19/2011 at 20:39 (4,574 days old) by Brandon_W_T ()   |   | |
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Man that model G sure hits home for me. Superior in silence, performance, and beauty! |
Post# 152132 , Reply# 8   9/19/2011 at 20:54 (4,574 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Post# 152198 , Reply# 9   9/19/2011 at 23:18 (4,574 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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Mdl XXX for style 1205 for performance & features G for all of the above |
Post# 152229 , Reply# 10   9/20/2011 at 00:27 (4,574 days old) by goadie12 ()   |   | |
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Ya I have to agree with Doug 100% on this one for me it would be the z88 or z89 one of those two would have to be it for me and yes I know it is 1982 I really love the brown AP280 thanks. Zach |
Post# 152236 , Reply# 11   9/20/2011 at 01:18 (4,574 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 152240 , Reply# 12   9/20/2011 at 03:15 (4,574 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC)   |   | |
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the canadian lux green model 89 |
Post# 152250 , Reply# 14   9/20/2011 at 06:59 (4,573 days old) by papasvacs (Lauderdale Lakes, FL)   |   | |
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Like all three XXX, Auto F and G. Have all three. Use the XXX in my Florida house and the G as daily driver in New York. Great machines. My XXX is over 60 years old and still runs as good as new. F and G have super suction.
What do you think of Hoover? Have a few convertibles and just bought a new one from massagemiracle on ebay. Just waiting for it to arrive. They pair great with the Lux! |
Post# 152254 , Reply# 15   9/20/2011 at 07:15 (4,573 days old) by sireluxomatic ()   |   | |
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The 88! |
Post# 152367 , Reply# 17   9/21/2011 at 00:34 (4,573 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Id have to say the Electrolux Hospital Model G,,in Bronze and white, with matching PN, and tools. (Altho ive never owned or used one, have only dreamed if it)
And, im extremely fond of the 1975 Electrolux Golden Jubilee,with the blue 50th anniversary sticker on the back of the machine, and top of the PN. Its one of my childhood vacs (Grandma bought one new in April of 1976),,has a very special place in my heart. |
Post# 152398 , Reply# 18   9/21/2011 at 08:25 (4,572 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA)   |   | |
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The model G in any of it's forms: turquoise, tan or hospital version.
I use my G fairly regularly with a new, genuine Lux pigtail hose and a P/N 6. It is very quiet and light weight. I can carry the vacuum as I move along. Very nice and it has the wonderful exhaust smell unique to the G's. Charlie W. |
Post# 152483 , Reply# 22   9/21/2011 at 22:24 (4,572 days old) by Brandon_W_T ()   |   | |
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Makes perfect logic to me. I think you are very correct in that! |
Post# 152534 , Reply# 23   9/22/2011 at 09:28 (4,571 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Post# 152538 , Reply# 24   9/22/2011 at 10:06 (4,571 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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Had to dig out my Super J and 2100 for comparison and there's definitely a difference there. The J to my ears is still acceptable, the 2100 not so much for a machine that cost what it did new. |
Post# 152539 , Reply# 25   9/22/2011 at 10:19 (4,571 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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I have never worked on a USA electrolux before but one of the things I can tell you is that as motors grow more powerfull they spin faster and so the noise goes up, some current vacuum motors spin as fast as 40 000 rpm but most modern day vacuums spin around the 30 000 rpm mark
When I was working in the development department for Electrolux SA we had a new shop vac type vacuum that we were developing and the thrust and torque from the motor was so great that the machine would spin 360 deg on start up . we solved this with soft start sofware. |
Post# 152791 , Reply# 27   9/23/2011 at 22:54 (4,570 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 152822 , Reply# 28   9/24/2011 at 07:08 (4,569 days old) by vacuumfreak (Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Since I have no experience with a G, it would definitely the model XXX because of its quietness and strong suction. I have to agree with Doug on the model 88 since I am Canadian, but the XXX is my favourite american model. :) |
Post# 239320 , Reply# 29   7/8/2013 at 06:15 (3,916 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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Model L (1205-era) Automatic E Someday I'd like to have a Canadian model Elux-O-Matic or UK Lux canister This post was last edited 07/08/2013 at 11:15 |
Post# 239332 , Reply# 30   7/8/2013 at 07:20 (3,916 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 239335 , Reply# 31   7/8/2013 at 07:41 (3,916 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Well, for me, it is a toss up between 3 models. The Canadian 88/89 metal body Luxes, the AP280, & also the American Super J we had for a while here. And if I had to pick my favorite of the three, my vote goes for the 89. Gotta love how quiet it is, powerful & well-made, & the hose handle design with trigger switch & front suction control valve is perhaps their best design. Wish they had made a better powerhead for it though....
Rob |
Post# 239342 , Reply# 32   7/8/2013 at 10:51 (3,916 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 456226 , Reply# 33   8/27/2022 at 09:24 (579 days old) by danwalker (Calgary, Alberta ,Canada)   |   | |
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I am also Canadian and I feel that the best vacuum Electrolux made was the model 89. I own five of them. I have used the method described on this forum [somewhere] to seal the original hose with liquid latex, and it works very well. Now the hose really has suction |
Post# 456227 , Reply# 34   8/27/2022 at 09:30 (579 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )   |   | |
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