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Thread Number: 16891
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| Post# 180332 5/8/2012 at 18:41 (4,370 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
I found this Electrolux 1521 at a garage sale three weeks ago and it was in almost perfect condition. There's one small ding in the canister itself. The power nozzle showed average wear. So I disassembled it, cleaned it thoroughly, and installed a new belt and brush roll on it. All in all, I think I did well for $35.
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| Post# 180333 , Reply# 1 5/8/2012 at 18:44 (4,370 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 180336 , Reply# 2 5/8/2012 at 19:11 (4,370 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
I loved that vacuum... it was my first Electrolux
That model was out with the Discovery III upright and they were on closeout when I bought them. Upright $250.00 and the Canister $500.00. The only negative was the floating wheels which kept it from deep down grooming. I know they have fixed that problem and I now have the Electrolux Commemmorative Edition which I love. Excellent carpet grooming.
One more thing, this model had the cloth hose which I knew to be careful with and not bend too far. This made it difficult to use in tight places, like behind a water bed. I was so glad when the vinyl hose came out. I had burgandy carpet on my stairs and when I vacuumed with the sidekick and the cloth hose touched the burgandy, it would leave a residue on the carpet that I would have to go back over. Obviously the hose was leaking.... The Commemmorative Edition has the cloth hose, but I never use it, I bought a genuine electrolux vinyl hose. Bud Mattingly PR-21 Bud Mattingly PR-21 | ||
| Post# 180340 , Reply# 4 5/8/2012 at 20:05 (4,370 days old) by djkain2007 () | ||
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love that hose!!!!!!!!! thats the exact same one i bought at goodwill for 9 cents. | ||
| Post# 180358 , Reply# 5 5/8/2012 at 22:53 (4,370 days old) by BriankirbyClass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
1987-88 is right. The Electrolux man called on me at my business (in a downtown area) regularly back in those days, so i was very familiar with the models then.
That model was called a Marquis (pronounced Mark-Key),,and the next model in the line up was called a Grand Marquis. This was one of the last "all metal" bodied Lux's before they went all plastic. Yes, the motors were prone to be weak on this model for some reason. I bought a brand new Marquis in 1988,,and the motor blew out in around 1992. Electrolux did replace the motor for free,,i think mostly because i was a good customer. I remember the Sidekick mini PN was a new feature at the time, and cost extra. If i remember right, Electrolux was selling the Plastic bodied machines at the same time. Seems like a Marquis was around 699.00 new, and the model LE (all plastic) was 499. Both had the same PN. The Discovery 3 upright was 299.00 by itself, or 359 with attachments i believe. | ||
| Post# 180389 , Reply# 6 5/9/2012 at 09:31 (4,369 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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So this vacuum is approximately 25 years old. I wonder if the motor was ever replaced or serviced. It runs smooth as silk and there are no unpleasant smells at all. I've gotten Electroluxes before that emitted all manner of repugnant odors because of dust and carbon build up inside the motor chamber and on the fans! Did Electrolux correct the motor problem during the production run of this model or wait til the new model was introduced? Thanks!
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| Post# 180418 , Reply# 7 5/9/2012 at 13:05 (4,369 days old) by BriankirbyClass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
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I believe they did fix the motor problem with the introduction of the Grand Marquis. It could be that you got ahold of a Marquis that had a good motor to begin with!
Ive always kicked myself for buying that Marquis when i did,,i traded a factory rebuilt Model 1205 for it, for no reason other than i wanted the newest model Lux at the time. I bet that 1205 is probablly still going strong to this day. | ||
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