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Post# 272765 , Reply# 1   3/20/2014 at 21:09 (3,661 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Electrolux sold a an attachment kit that connects onto that knob on the top of the bag chamber. If you bought the electrified hose kit, then yes, you can run the Side kick. The electrified hose connects suction-wise like a normal hose, but is electrified by connecting into to cord on back-let me do some more research and get back to you on that! |
Post# 272773 , Reply# 4   3/20/2014 at 21:38 (3,661 days old) by vacmanjay ()   |   | |
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Post# 272774 , Reply# 5   3/20/2014 at 21:40 (3,661 days old) by vacmanjay ()   |   | |
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Post# 272777 , Reply# 6   3/20/2014 at 22:03 (3,661 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Yes, you CAN use the side-kick with your Genesis! That grey thing on the bottom cord wrap appears to be the plug for the electric hose connection. I found this photo by fellow vacuumland member KLOVELAND- In which you can see the Genesis style electric hose and the plug which connects into that little gray socket I pointed out!
Now all you need to do is purchase the electric hose! I hope this helped! |
Post# 272786 , Reply# 8   3/20/2014 at 22:28 (3,661 days old) by vacmanjay ()   |   | |
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Yea it does look like there's a port for something!!!! Yes ebay has a couple I really like and for not much. A small gamble, but hell I can use the sidekick with my Marquise canister |
Post# 272795 , Reply# 9   3/20/2014 at 23:00 (3,661 days old) by tig21er (Indiana)   |   | |
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been selling them for years since they came out. |
Post# 272976 , Reply# 11   3/22/2014 at 10:52 (3,659 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 272991 , Reply# 13   3/22/2014 at 14:26 (3,659 days old) by vacmanjay ()   |   | |
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electroluxxxx - I will test it out and see whats what on the vacuum. If you do have one let me know for sure and we can work out payment and shipping!! |
Post# 273432 , Reply# 14   3/25/2014 at 17:49 (3,656 days old) by BikerRay (Middle Earth)   |   | |
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Electrolux offered a longer electrified hose that has a pigtail off the connector that goes into the top of the bag door on the upright and plugs into the connector next to the base of the handle. Then you could use your sidekick with the upright. Or if you're really bored you could run a power nozzle off of your upright.
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Post# 273462 , Reply# 15   3/25/2014 at 21:38 (3,656 days old) by vacu-finder ()   |   | |
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What is the big difference between the Genesis and the older Discovery. I had a Discovery once great machine. Anyway great find. |
Post# 274488 , Reply# 18   4/1/2014 at 22:02 (3,649 days old) by BikerRay (Middle Earth)   |   | |
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Quick question - when you turn the unit over so the bottom of the unit is up can you take your fingers and move the brush roll, does the brush roll move up and down (meaning twards the opening and twards the top of the housing)? If it does the bottom plate may be welled out and the brush is moving up and down in the housing making noise.
I think a replacement bottom plate is still available. |
Post# 361203 , Reply# 19   10/20/2016 at 09:01 (2,716 days old) by ronni (USA)   |   | |
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I have a Genesis LX without the electric port. Can one be added, so I can use an electric hose with a Sidekick? |
Post# 361208 , Reply# 20   10/20/2016 at 11:35 (2,716 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA)   |   | |
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Post# 361214 , Reply# 21   10/20/2016 at 13:48 (2,716 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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It's virtually identical to my Discovery Plus. The "Plus" part of mine is a couple of brackets for onboard tool storage, added before that feature became trendy on uprights. It's kind of unwieldy to use fully kitted out. Taking at least the hose off when in use makes it a whole lot more user friendly. One of the other big changes they made to the Discovery/Epic/Genesis upright along the way was to relocate the power cord to the end of the handle. Mine is at the base of the handle. Right now, that machine is buried at the back of my barn since I've loaded a significant portion of my dad's toy collection in front of it over the past few months. It may be years before I sell off enough of the toys to be able to see the thing again but I still have three 'Lux metal canisters in accessible locations. Also buried back there are my Filter Queen and both shop vacs.
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Post# 361261 , Reply# 23   10/21/2016 at 09:44 (2,715 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Like I said, the machine is totally buried at the back of my barn right now and I don't foresee having access to it for quite some time. Fortunately, I had posted a thread about that machine when I got it back in March. You'll have to scroll down a bit to see the photos of mine. My Discovery doesn't have an auxiliary power port. As far as I know, none of them did. However, someone else did post pictures in that same thread of the auxiliary power port on a later version of the machine. I've never seen one in the flesh but I have to wonder if it would be terribly difficult to remove that piece from a trashed machine and add it to one like mine. If I ever have the opportunity to try it, I'll certainly post the results here.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO human's LINK |
Post# 361279 , Reply# 24   10/21/2016 at 13:25 (2,715 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA)   |   | |
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Here's the auxiliary port on my Epic 3500 SR. My Aerus Lux Legacy (my profile picture) also has a nearly identical port.
It would be easy to miss if you weren't looking for it. |
Post# 361291 , Reply# 26   10/21/2016 at 15:51 (2,715 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA)   |   | |
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Post# 361455 , Reply# 27   10/25/2016 at 13:42 (2,711 days old) by ronni (USA)   |   | |
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Thanks, Myles. |
Post# 361531 , Reply# 29   10/26/2016 at 21:01 (2,710 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 361682 , Reply# 31   10/30/2016 at 01:18 (2,706 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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So here's the Prolux. It was priced down to $7 instead of $13 like the other vacuums I saw at the thrift store because I noticed the brushroll wouldn't turn on. Luckily these came with a thermal reset button so that fixed the problem. The only parts it needs replacing is the bumper and (Correct me if I say it wrong) the bag nozzle because one of the tabs broke off. I'm also thinking about replacing the brushroll and the back wheels as well because they are both really worn out. It's really scratched on the bottom of the nozzle but everywhere else looks fine to me. It will need to get cleaned up really good because I can smell that someone might have either sucked up mud or damp carpets with this. Right now my Diplomat LX is at Great Vacs getting cleaned up and if they do a good job on it, I might send this in to get it cleaned as well. Other than that, I'm really glad that I got this. The specs do look kinda scratched so I can't really get a full detail of this model
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Post# 361692 , Reply# 32   10/30/2016 at 09:10 (2,706 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 361703 , Reply# 33   10/30/2016 at 15:55 (2,706 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 361706 , Reply# 34   10/30/2016 at 16:54 (2,706 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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I just use the generic paper MultiFilter bags in my Discovery Plus. My understanding is they're made by the same company that makes the Electrolux branded bags. I don't know what to tell you about the filters since the Discovery series didn't have them. I think in the consumer line, they initially showed up on the Epic.
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Post# 361710 , Reply# 35   10/30/2016 at 17:49 (2,706 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 361716 , Reply# 36   10/30/2016 at 20:14 (2,706 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 361758 , Reply# 37   10/31/2016 at 23:50 (2,705 days old) by ronni (USA)   |   | |
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Thanks for the photos. Looks like it's in pretty good shape--especially at such a great sales price. Since this is a thread for the Genesis series, I am going to start a new vintage thread to continue our discussion. |