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Thread Number: 28787
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
wheelie bin find |
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| Post# 321407 4/11/2015 at 14:57 (3,301 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
i saw this Electrolux sticking out of a wheelie bin and decided to rescue it on getting it home i was suprised to find that its in good condition and just needs a good clean .It stinks of dog and SHAKE and VAC [has to be the most disgusting smell ever ]and its owner had obviously lost the clip that closes the bottom of the paper bag and had decided a bit of selotape would do the trick I think not .As luck would have it the two filters in the bottom of the bag chamberhad caught everything .the tube underneath was blocked up solid causing the brushroll to jam and burn through the belt so its time for a strip down and a bath
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| Post# 321408 , Reply# 1 4/11/2015 at 14:59 (3,301 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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| Post# 321409 , Reply# 2 4/11/2015 at 14:59 (3,301 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 321411 , Reply# 3 4/11/2015 at 15:00 (3,301 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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| Post# 321412 , Reply# 4 4/11/2015 at 15:01 (3,301 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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| Post# 321413 , Reply# 5 4/11/2015 at 15:02 (3,301 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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| Post# 321415 , Reply# 6 4/11/2015 at 15:03 (3,301 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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| Post# 321416 , Reply# 7 4/11/2015 at 15:06 (3,301 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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| Post# 321422 , Reply# 8 4/11/2015 at 15:14 (3,301 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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| Post# 321425 , Reply# 9 4/11/2015 at 15:16 (3,301 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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| Post# 321426 , Reply# 10 4/11/2015 at 15:40 (3,301 days old) by vacuumlover (UK) | ||
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Awesome wish i could find something like that around here lol | ||
| Post# 321510 , Reply# 11 4/12/2015 at 04:28 (3,301 days old) by RichardB (Leeds, West Yorkshire) | ||
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Very impressive cleaner Anthony, it has cleaned up really well. :-) | ||
| Post# 321524 , Reply# 12 4/12/2015 at 07:10 (3,301 days old) by collectorguy () | ||
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A fine looking machine, a GREAT one for the price and it looks well made. I have never seen one labeled "Made in Britian"....!!! | ||
| Post# 321568 , Reply# 14 4/12/2015 at 11:19 (3,300 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Lovely! You've given me motivation to get my 506 sorted! | ||
| Post# 321584 , Reply# 15 4/12/2015 at 12:16 (3,300 days old) by citroenbx (england) | ||
very nice for it's age Beko
DA001 for sale I want it to go to a collector so going cheap £££££
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| Post# 321857 , Reply# 16 4/13/2015 at 21:13 (3,299 days old) by vacuumkid47 (Sibley, IA) | ||
How Much? | ||
| Post# 321867 , Reply# 17 4/13/2015 at 22:30 (3,299 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
I hate Shake-n-Vac
It goes by many names. One of the prominent ones here in the States is "Love My Carpet". I call that crap "Kill My Vacuum" because that's what it does. It cakes up the moving parts and because it's mostly sodium bicarbonate, it speeds the oxidation of most metals (can we say 'bearings,' boys and girls?) and significantly shortens the life of any vacuum cleaner unfortunate enough to be exposed to it. I would dare say a vacuum that never touches the stuff will last two, maybe even three times longer than one that encounters it regularly. Personally, I think it's a conspiracy between the baking soda and plastivac industries to sell more of their respective products.
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| Post# 321870 , Reply# 18 4/13/2015 at 22:37 (3,299 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 321881 , Reply# 19 4/14/2015 at 03:22 (3,299 days old) by Vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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Shake & Vac Whilst I agree that this can damage a vacuum cleaner (though of course an appliance is there to be used), the Electrolux rescued from the bin here is about 30 years old, thus a very poor example of how the life of a vacuum cleaner has been reduced by using such products. | ||
| Post# 321882 , Reply# 20 4/14/2015 at 04:03 (3,299 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
 Ooooohh, z551 - one of my favourites and the first of the Twin Turbo uprights, launched in early 86 alongside the new 600 series uprights. Great job cleaning it up, Anthony, it looks fantastic :) 
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| Post# 321916 , Reply# 21 4/14/2015 at 11:12 (3,298 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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shake and vac | ||
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