Original hose for Electrolux LX repaired.

On my recent trip to Indiana, I brought back the original hose for the Electrolux LX pictured here. As I remembered, that hose had a bad leak, so I thought it was unusable. Prior to bring my paperwork and a few small tools home, I'd been using a newer model hose, as well as a hose my buddy Steve sent me a few months ago.

Yesterday I got a bit frisky and decided to see exactly what was wrong with the hose. Turned out that the rubber at the last 1/4 inch of the machine end had worn away, and was down to fabric. So I removed the end, refitted it with strong glue and let it set. This morning I tested it, and full suction! Needless to say, that hose got a good workout today.

The picture here is from about 1990, the plug on the cordwinder needed to be replaced with an exact copy, so, at the time I was using this LXI winder. Today it's 100% complete, the only thing I don't have is the cardboard box my buddy Tom Gasko gave me in 1993. That box is still in Indiana, as it was to fragile to ship home.

Alex Taber.


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Post# 243161 7/31/2013 at 17:22 (3,915 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)
Checkrate/Likes 1 On my recent trip to Indiana, I brought back the original hose for the Electrolux LX pictured here. As I remembered, that hose had a bad leak, so I thought it was unusable. Prior to bring my paperwork and a few small tools home, I'd been using a newer model hose, as well as a hose my buddy Steve sent me a few months ago. Yesterday I got a bit frisky and decided to see exactly what was wrong with the hose. Turned out that the rubber at the last 1/4 inch of the machine end had worn away, and was down to fabric. So I removed the end, refitted it with strong glue and let it set. This morning I tested it, and full suction! Needless to say, that hose got a good workout today. The picture here is from about 1990, the plug on the cordwinder needed to be replaced with an exact copy, so, at the time I was using this LXI winder. Today it's 100% complete, the only thing I don't have is the cardboard box my buddy Tom Gasko gave me in 1993. That box is still in Indiana, as it was to fragile to ship home. Alex Taber.

Post# 243178 , Reply# 1 7/31/2013 at 20:01 (3,915 days old) by s31463221 (Frenchburg, KY)
Checkrate/Likes *Lux Hose* Alex, I tried to answer your email back, but for some reason it wouldn't let me reply. I am so glad you were able to get your hose repaired and that it's restored suction fully to it! I am also really glad that I had a hose to send you that was useable while you were waiting on this one! I have a few original hoses I wish I could get repaired as well, although I am afraid that it needs a LOT of help! Congrats again, and I'll talk to you soon! Steve