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Thread Number: 16390
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Post# 174999 3/27/2012 at 11:42 (4,411 days old) by tazcatsdad  (Buffalo, NY) |
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 ... and here's why. I just got the remote control part of my Electrolux (UK) Excellio Super Silence Z5045 back from a repair shop in North Carolina a few days ago, and was cleaning with it this morning when I got to thinking about something that I hope some of our more-informed members can help me with.
I'm curious to know if any other vacuum makers made cleaners with infrared remote controls like the one used on this Electrolux model. Other than this Electrolux, I'm only familiar with wired "remote controls" like those on the Hoover Sensotronic/Electronic 1000, the Electrolux Twinclean, the Eureka Express, and so on. So -- were there any other vacs with IR remotes, and if so what were they? 
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| Post# 175001 , Reply# 1 3/27/2012 at 11:54 (4,411 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 175011 , Reply# 2 3/27/2012 at 13:28 (4,411 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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Post# 175017 , Reply# 4 3/27/2012 at 14:28 (4,410 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 175030 , Reply# 6 3/27/2012 at 16:52 (4,410 days old) by williamr1248 (USA) | ||
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My Curosity has been pigued Here is a picture of the remote attached to the hose handle of the Hyla power nozzle. 
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| Post# 175032 , Reply# 8 3/27/2012 at 17:04 (4,410 days old) by venson () | ||
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@countryguy . . . Hi again Gary, This is what my hose handle looks like. 
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Post# 175033 , Reply# 9 3/27/2012 at 17:16 (4,410 days old) by tazcatsdad (Buffalo, NY) |
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Wait a minute! About the LG: isn't that radio frequency, and not infrared? I just checked out a few pictures of one and can't find any IR diodes peeking out anywhere from the handle. Please let me know if I'm wrong on this, though.
Gareth, thanks for mentioning the Oxygen -- that one escaped my recollection! There's a video on YouTube of one that I just watched today, and it looks as though it has an IR remote. Nice to see that Electrolux used this technology on more than one series.
Sebo_fan, you're so right about the Excellio being well made and yet having small bags. I have two of them, actually -- this one which I bought from the UK on eBay and an Excellio Power Max Z5240 which I also bought on eBay but from Germany and not the UK. Both are excellent cleaners, however, and have tremendous suction. Personally, I wouldn't trade them for the world! | ||
| Post# 175035 , Reply# 10 3/27/2012 at 17:21 (4,410 days old) by venson () | ||
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I forgot to say . . . On occasion, if my hand moves forward, off the grip and down over the buttons, I accidentally can switch mine off too. | ||
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Post# 175056 , Reply# 11 3/27/2012 at 20:28 (4,410 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Venson,
My Capricorn hose handle was the same as yours. I know that my fingers were not on the buttons when sometimes it would switch off and on or change speeds. And it only seemed to happy in certain areas of the house. I wonder if maybe some of the functions controlled by the hose handle were radio frequency controlled and others were controlled by wiring in the hose? Gary | ||
| Post# 175074 , Reply# 13 3/27/2012 at 22:31 (4,410 days old) by venson () | ||
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I forgot again . . . . Gary, My biggest difficulties with turning the machine on and off, etc., occur when I look. Venson | ||
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Post# 175119 , Reply# 14 3/28/2012 at 06:55 (4,410 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Hi Venson,
Every time my machine would turn off/on or switch speeds, I would look at my hand/finger position and it was no where near the control buttons so I really don't think that I was touching them. Also, the problem never started happening until a couple of years after I had owned the machine and I used it as a daily driver. Gary | ||
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Post# 175141 , Reply# 16 3/28/2012 at 14:24 (4,409 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Post# 175158 , Reply# 19 3/28/2012 at 19:06 (4,409 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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I grew up around FQ - my mom had 2 of them. I like how well they filter and how quiet they are, good quality tools and very easy to move around on carpeting - much easier than the Capricorn with its small wheels. The power nozzle could be better, it does an average job - the Capricorn power nozzle is better.
Gary | ||
| Post# 175255 , Reply# 20 3/29/2012 at 18:45 (4,408 days old) by godfreys_guy (Melbourne, Australia) | ||
There were a few here in Australia: | ||
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