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Thread Number: 18941
1994 Electrolux Contour ESP |
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| Post# 208573 12/3/2012 at 12:19 (4,158 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
Well guys it arrived today! My £10 eBay win.
It's a 1994 Electrolux Contour Extra Suction Power Twin Fan 900W Varipower (that's a mouthful!) and after a little light maintenance (greased brush roll bearings and changed the belt) and a good clean she was good to go. Being new to me I didn't know what it was going to sound like, perform like or anything so it was a pleasant surprise when I turned it on and it was super quiet! To give you an idea of the noise, on minimum power it is about the same as a Hoover Turbopower 2/1000/3 Autosense on the lowest power. That is actually a good comparison to use as on maximum power it is about the same as a TP2/1000/3 Autosense on boost, or a regular TP2/1000/3 running. I decided to do a thorough clean of the living room and kitchen so I did that and after over 2 hours of constant use it didn't miss a beat. I used it on a mixture of short pile carpet, medium pile and shag pile plus used the tools extensively. It excelled in all aspects and I cannot find a single fault with it. Even the hard flooring setting on the height adjuster actually does a decent job when used on hard flooring despite my personal hatred of that feature on most upright vacuums. I have to say, I think it may take over the duties of daily cleaning from my 1999 Hoover Turbopower 2. I'm a Hoover fan but there is no doubting Electrolux gives damn good competition. And to top things off, the seller even included 4 spare bags (3 ElecTruePart & 1 genuine), two genuine belts and a pack of genuine filters. I'm a happy bunny today. Here are some pictures and as always, more information on this model would be greatly appreciated. 
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| Post# 208575 , Reply# 1 12/3/2012 at 12:25 (4,158 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 208578 , Reply# 2 12/3/2012 at 12:31 (4,158 days old) by madabouthoovers () | ||
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Its a very bonny wee cleaner Jamie - pleased you are happy with it - but its not as good as a ...... ..... Hoover Senior Ranger though! lol | ||
| Post# 208579 , Reply# 3 12/3/2012 at 12:33 (4,158 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 208580 , Reply# 4 12/3/2012 at 12:39 (4,158 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 208582 , Reply# 5 12/3/2012 at 12:45 (4,158 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 208585 , Reply# 6 12/3/2012 at 13:07 (4,158 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
 Great vac Jamie, although the brushroll is considerably more naff than that on the 600 series. Difference can be seen on this vid CLICK HERE TO GO TO Turbo500's LINK | ||
| Post# 208588 , Reply# 7 12/3/2012 at 13:17 (4,158 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 208598 , Reply# 9 12/3/2012 at 13:52 (4,158 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 208599 , Reply# 10 12/3/2012 at 14:12 (4,158 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 208605 , Reply# 11 12/3/2012 at 15:03 (4,158 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 208618 , Reply# 12 12/3/2012 at 15:46 (4,158 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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The looped handles require a good deal less gripping by the user. On the back stroke, one only has the hold the handle loosely and guide the cleaner backwards. On an ordinary handle, the user has to grip much more firmly so as to avoid the handle slipping out of the hand. | ||
| Post# 208621 , Reply# 13 12/3/2012 at 16:04 (4,158 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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You have a point Benny but there is a notch in the standard handle to wrap your index finger around to do that, or some variation of it anyway.
I found that the Contour didn't bog down at all and I could easily operate it with only a loose grip on the handle, just like my Turbopower 2 which is one of the things I love about it. My Electrolux 502S also has a notch (this time at the end of the handle) which I wrap my index finger around on the back stroke and just pull it back with one finger easily. | ||
Post# 208638 , Reply# 14 12/3/2012 at 17:23 (4,158 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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| Post# 208641 , Reply# 16 12/3/2012 at 17:34 (4,158 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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Also, Jamie, there are two pre motor filters. You have to sit one on top of the other. | ||
| Post# 208734 , Reply# 17 12/4/2012 at 07:29 (4,157 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 208861 , Reply# 18 12/5/2012 at 05:45 (4,156 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 208863 , Reply# 19 12/5/2012 at 05:47 (4,156 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 255004 , Reply# 20 11/3/2013 at 10:34 (3,823 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
Nice Jamie | ||
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