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Look at this beeeeee-yooooo-teeeee-fulllll Hose!!
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Post# 271323   3/11/2014 at 17:22 (3,670 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)        

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I saw what appeared to be a gray woven cloth hose on eBay. It had the chevron-style pattern of the LX and E cloth hoses, unlike the XXX-style pattern of the Model XXX, but I thought due to its color combination it would look really good on a Model XXX.

I could tell that it was a bojack hose because it had thick rubber cuffs on both ends, with the obvious intention being to allow any metal fittings to be connected to it. But it looked really nice so I decided to bid on it and was the only bidder. When it arrived, I was surprised to see that it's actually woven vinyl and not cloth.

I was a tiny bit disappointed for a minute until my eye happened to catch my beautiful factory-reconditioned gray hammertone Model G that was a wonderful gift to me a few years back. I set the dark gray hose next to the machine and was stunned at how beautiful it looked with the machine!

It's in perfect condition, completely supple and airtight, passing the Roger Proehl Hose Test with flying colors. So I decided to use it with my gray Model G. All I had to do was carefully saw off the rubber cuffs and it was a snap fitting metal Electrolux hose ends onto it. I used the handle from a Model F since it has a matching gray suction relief vent.

I think this hose just looks fantastic with this Electrolux! Its dark color picks up the dark color of the paint color, and the light gray chevron pattern pefectly picks up the light gray color of the trim. A match made in sweeper heaven!

Granted, the original Silverado hose (which this machine came with) is reversed -- light gray background with dark gray chevrons and it also looks wonderful with the machine. But the darker color somehow evokes the style and color of the E-Automatic machine and hose, and it makes the G look more "vintage."

Oh, and when I first received the machine, I had attached a metal swivel connector to the Silverado-era floor brush instead of the cheaper plastic connector, making the brush look older-style but also more durable.

Okay, here are some photos.



First, a "beauty shot."





Now, here it is all connected and ready to go.





Here's are some closer views of the machine and hose.







Here are two photos comparing the original Silverado (straight-suction) hose with the new dark gray hose.







And here are all the hoses I use with this machine, all of them genuine Electrolux hoses.

The outermost hose is a vinyl replacement electric hose.

Next is a coiled vinyl hose that later on was sold as a replacement hose.

Third is the original Silverado non-electric hose.

Fourth is the new gray hose.





P.S.: I really like the later Electrolux L-shaped power nozzle with a headlight, and I have one in matching gray color, so that's the one I use with this machine.


Post# 271327 , Reply# 1   3/11/2014 at 18:10 (3,670 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana)        
Nice!

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Excellent combination, very nice!

Post# 271333 , Reply# 2   3/11/2014 at 18:57 (3,670 days old) by smow69 (Muskogee Oklahoma)        
hose

great color wish i could find a gold one for my gold model l like that. looks original

Post# 271381 , Reply# 3   3/11/2014 at 21:47 (3,670 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)        
Hi Charles Richard.

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If you find one for a model LX let me know. The ones you sent for my birthday will look great in the display room that's in the planning stage, but as you know, do NOT pass the Roger Proehl test. I have the original hose that came with the LX, but there are a few minor leaks.

 

Bob Alex.


Post# 271393 , Reply# 4   3/11/2014 at 22:34 (3,670 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
And, you KNOW

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you want a nice hose!

Post# 271419 , Reply# 5   3/11/2014 at 23:46 (3,670 days old) by Vacosaurus (Cleveland ohio)        

Do you have the auction number to post? Also was this only one hose or did the seller have more to sell, Thanks Bill,

Post# 271437 , Reply# 6   3/12/2014 at 02:30 (3,670 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)        

Looks stunning with that lux!

Post# 271568 , Reply# 7   3/12/2014 at 20:24 (3,669 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)        

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Vacosaurus, when I bought the hose I asked the guy if he had any more and he replied that he did not. I'd like to find a couple more myself.



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