Thread Number: 33527  /  Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Electrolux 1521 new hose/powerhead issue
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Post# 365154   1/15/2017 at 13:19 (2,629 days old) by thatsagoodie (Gainesville,FL)        

I bought a new hose for my vacuum, but it doesn't work with the powerhead. When the vacuum is plugged in and the main switch off, I have power to the powerhead. When I turn the main switch on to run the vacuum, the powerhead has no power. The new hose looks like the old one, but I don't know if it's an EL-manufactured component or not. Anybody run into this or have any suggestions?

Post# 365165 , Reply# 1   1/15/2017 at 16:08 (2,629 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)        

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Russell, just wondering, where did you purchase this hose? Online, a vac shop, or through a Aerus Electrolux dealer? If this hose is genuine Aerus Electrolux, there will be no switch for the powerhead & there is a knob on the underside used for the suction relief vent. Reply #16 in the thread below is a example here:

www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-...

And below are two examples of generic Electrolux hoses available:

www.hescoinc.com/electrolux-hose-...

Reply #8 in this thread: www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-...

However, in this case, it sounds by your description that the problem is with the canister itself & not the hose. Did you have this problem with the powerhead working with your old hose? Perhaps you did a repair recently & by accident miswired the electrical connections when re-assembling?

Rob



Post# 365167 , Reply# 2   1/15/2017 at 16:34 (2,629 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)        

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So, am I understanding correctly that your Power Nozzle runs when the vacuum cleaner is turned off but won't run when it is turned on? If so, there's definitely something mis-wired somewhere and most likely it's in the vacuum cleaner itself because that delivers electrical current to the hose, which in turn delivers it to the Power Nozzle.

If you have a multi-tester (also known as a volt-ohm meter), you can easily test your hose to make sure power is getting from one end to the other. Turn your meter on and set it to the "Ohms" setting, which may be marked with the Greek letter Omega. In this position, the meter will respond if you touch the test leads together or if the leads are in a closed circuit. Touch one test lead to the machine end of the hose and stick the other into one of the female contacts on the handle end. If the meter doesn't respond (i.e., stays on 'zero'), try the other contact hole. If there's a power switch on the handle end, which most third-party hoses have and no genuine Electrolux hoses have, make sure it's in the 'on' position. repeat the test with the little flat contacts that come out of either side of the machine end. The meter should respond with a test lead in one hole on the handle when the other lead is touching the flat contacts and in the other hole when the other test lead is touching the chrome part of the machine end.

As to whether the hose is genuine Electrolux, if it doesn't say Electrolux on it, chances are it isn't a genuine Electrolux hose. Also, for whatever reason, most third party hoses have a power switch on the handle that turns the power nozzle off and on. Genuine Electrolux hoses don't have this feature. If your hose has a switch on the handle, it's most likely third party and you need to make sure it is in the 'on' position for the Power Nozzle to operate. Last fall, when I found my Diamond Jubilee canister at a thrift shop, I almost didn't buy it because the Power Nozzle wasn't running when I turned it on. Fortunately, I spotted the switch on the hose.



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