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Thread Number: 15502
Electrolux 502S Hose Question |
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| Post# 164807 1/5/2012 at 16:24 (4,493 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 164833 , Reply# 1 1/5/2012 at 17:51 (4,493 days old) by goadie12 () | ||
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Ummm in 1982 I think they were still using woven hoses i know here in canada they used the woven hoses into the late 90's early 00's but I am not sure what its like there in scotland thanks. Zach | ||
| Post# 164945 , Reply# 3 1/6/2012 at 18:42 (4,492 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 164948 , Reply# 4 1/6/2012 at 18:49 (4,492 days old) by Rolls_rapide (-) | ||
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I think they were all twin-turbos, even if they didn't say so on the machine. | ||
| Post# 165159 , Reply# 6 1/8/2012 at 15:03 (4,490 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 165161 , Reply# 7 1/8/2012 at 15:06 (4,490 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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Yes, that is possible as that would have been the tool kit of it's time. And very possibly the all-plastic tools. It just depends what was put with what when it was sold. | ||
| Post# 165166 , Reply# 9 1/8/2012 at 15:32 (4,490 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 165170 , Reply# 11 1/8/2012 at 15:40 (4,490 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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Yeah my Philips certainly is a mysterious cleaner!
I guess that is a good thing though as it makes it more rare, which of course is good in a Vacuum Cleaner collection! But it isn't so rare I can't get bags or belts for it, which is good. I really do love it for the performance and build quality. It feels really strong and the suction is great for the 800 Watt motor it has. The only thing that isn't as good quality as the rest of the cleaner is the catch that holds the cleaner upright, as it is starting to lean backwards a bit when in the upright position, which would indicate some wear in the mechanism, but lets face it, it isn't the first, and certainly won't be the last cleaner to have a problem with premature wear on the upright catch. Oh, and I will have a video of it uploaded on my YouTube channel tomorrow and will post the link here if you want to see it. | ||
| Post# 165176 , Reply# 13 1/8/2012 at 15:54 (4,490 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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So the U800 was popular!? Wow...
You don't happen to have any scanned copies of advertisements for them when they were on sale do you ? I'd be interested to see what Philips said about them. They really must have all broken down seeing as I can't find another U800 on eBay on current or completed listings... I don't think they were bad cleaners though! The motor in mine is really quiet, has good suction, and feels good to use, as long as you make sure to set the height setting to the right one for your pile, as if you have it set too low the beater bars will cling to the carpet and make it hard to pull. I'm pretty sure my U800 was a "back up" cleaner though, as it is in superb condition, and the motor doesn't sound like it has been used much at all. As for the leaning back, that isn't really much of a problem, because as you can see in my avatar, I have my cleaners resting against the wall when they are not in use. The only bad thing I have to say about the U800 is that there doesn't seem to be a handle to lift it when going down the stairs etc... | ||
| Post# 165177 , Reply# 14 1/8/2012 at 15:55 (4,490 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 165181 , Reply# 17 1/8/2012 at 16:03 (4,490 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 165186 , Reply# 19 1/8/2012 at 16:18 (4,490 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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Well that is good news mostly, except for the chassis problems!
The fact you only had one burned out motor leads me to believe the motors were of good quality, or else there would have been more with motor problems. I've still to give the Philips a good clean, so when I do I'll inspect the chassis and see if there are any weak points, and if so, think about repairing them, but I hope everything is ship shape. Heck, even if there is some chassis wear, I only paid £5 for it, so I shouldn't complain eh!? | ||
| Post# 165255 , Reply# 21 1/9/2012 at 01:05 (4,490 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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An old slogan comes to mind here - Just run the Hoover over.
That is what people do these days, give the carpets a quick going over and bish bash bosch you're done. What they don't know is that that isn't getting the carpets 100% clean, in order to do that, you have to spend some time taking the cleaner back and forth a few times over each section of the carpet. I know my cleaners have good motors, because I'm very thorough when I vacuum, and take quite a while, so if any of my cleaners had bad motors, I'd know about it! Luckily all of mine seem to be good because I haven't heard a peep out of any of them yet. Yes I know a thorough clean daily may be considered a bit overkill, but the way I see it, even if you can't see any dirt on the carpet, there will always be some dust for the Vacuum Cleaner to pick up! So that alone makes it worth while doing in my opinion. | ||
| Post# 165260 , Reply# 23 1/9/2012 at 04:11 (4,490 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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