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Plastic body Electrolux canister switch |
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Post# 176369   4/8/2012 at 16:45 (4,372 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa)   |   | |
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An older lady who is a friend of my mother’s (Margaret) has a plastic-bodied Electrolux. I used to mow her yard and haven’t heard from her in a while. She told my mother that she is looking for a used Electrolux and my mother told me to contact her. She has an Electrolux 2100 or something similar and she says the switch is bad. She had a local vacuum repair shop try to fix it. The shop owner told her he didn’t think the switches were available anymore. He wired the vacuum so it will always stay on.
So my question is: Is the on/off switch still available for a plastic bodied Electrolux? I plan on selling her my Olympia and she said I could have her old Electrolux. However she is almost 90 and the metal body might be too heavy for her. She has a hard time using her “sweeper” anyway. Her daughter wants her to buy an Oreck. But she is dead set on the Electrolux. She used to work for them. If anybody could point me in the right direction, I would like to find a switch. I’ve searched the usual sites and have found nothing. Thanks, Kenny |
Post# 176370 , Reply# 1   4/8/2012 at 16:55 (4,372 days old) by Jayelux (Dallas, TX)   |   | |
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These switches were high-failure-rate items, and I'm pretty confident you can easily find replacements online or at reputable shops. Good Luck, Jay |
Post# 176396 , Reply# 3   4/8/2012 at 20:35 (4,372 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Kenny, try this. They also have the rocker arm assembly and the switch button.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekastar's LINK |
Post# 176483 , Reply# 4   4/9/2012 at 12:15 (4,371 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa)   |   | |
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Thanks Bill,
For posting that site. I plan on talking with Margaret this week to see what she wants to do. At least the guy wired the switch so she can still use it. Or it may just be the rocker arm assembly. Aren't vac shops supposed to have a source of parts? He should know the parts are still available.
Thanks again,
Kenny This post was last edited 04/09/2012 at 12:34 |
Post# 176593 , Reply# 6   4/9/2012 at 22:41 (4,371 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 176611 , Reply# 7   4/10/2012 at 07:47 (4,370 days old) by kirbysthebest (Midwest)   |   | |
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Try Hesco CLICK HERE TO GO TO kirbysthebest's LINK |
Post# 346544 , Reply# 9   3/6/2016 at 20:09 (2,944 days old) by blknblu (CT)   |   | |
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Electrolux Super J metal canister switch for reference
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Post# 390733 , Reply# 10   4/19/2018 at 17:02 (2,170 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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How do I remove the switch button from the switch assembly? |
Post# 390750 , Reply# 11   4/19/2018 at 22:24 (2,170 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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Figured it out. |
Post# 390785 , Reply# 12   4/20/2018 at 15:46 (2,169 days old) by blackheart (North Dakota)   |   | |
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A few of the door to door companies (Aerus and Filter Queen namely) have pulled their parts from major providers like Essco or Steel City leaving many shops with little to no options for purchasing parts for these machines. I think the reasoning for doing so was to support their authorized service centers rather than just allowing anyone to buy their parts.
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