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Thread Number: 33562
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
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Post# 365473 , Reply# 2 1/21/2017 at 23:28 (2,645 days old) by electrolux137  (Los Angeles) |
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| Post# 365474 , Reply# 3 1/21/2017 at 23:35 (2,645 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA) | ||
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Yeah.... me too....although it's probably a 'leaker'. If the motor's good, it should wind down for quite a while after you shut it off and pull at least 65" of WC.
Kevin | ||
| Post# 365475 , Reply# 4 1/21/2017 at 23:36 (2,645 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
Nice machine...
...and generous friend.
I've got a pair of 1205s and I really like them. One I've had for almost 13 years and the other one I rescued from my parents' attic this summer. Those old metal Electrolux canisters are really hard to beat. I'm sure it'll clean up great and serve you well for years to come. Word to the wise: That 'T' shaped handle on top is the one really weak part of the machine's design. I highly recommend that you lift it by the shorter part that runs across the front and not the longer part that runs down the back. The one from my parents' attic had pulled loose at the back years ago and eventually snapped off. Replacements usually don't come cheap, either. | ||
| Post# 365476 , Reply# 5 1/21/2017 at 23:40 (2,645 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA) | ||
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I think the.... handles break sometimes because they come loose and flex too much. One of those issues to attend to immediately rather than later.
Kevin | ||
| Post# 365511 , Reply# 6 1/22/2017 at 20:16 (2,644 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas) | ||
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Thanks Kevin, Charles and Edgar... Kevin, I did not think to wax the parts after polishing, good to know. Charles, I will add a picture of that hose as soon as I get done and open the box again to inspect the 1205. Edgar, thanks for the handle advice..does that mean you need a handle? I might have one. | ||
| Post# 365546 , Reply# 7 1/23/2017 at 12:55 (2,643 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA) | ||
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Yeah..... I learned the hard with collecting knives. If you polish them and don't oil them, they will lose the luster once put away and some time passes. Since you don't usually oil the metal on vacuum parts, using a good auto wax will help preserve your hard polishing efforts.
Kevin | ||
| Post# 365554 , Reply# 8 1/23/2017 at 15:51 (2,643 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Thanks for the offer. I lucked into one on eBay for $7 shipped, right after I got the machine home. That prompted me to go ahead and tear the machine down, give it a proper cleaning and fit it out with an electrified vinyl hose, wand and Power nozzle, which it hadn't had before. Originally, it had not had a power nozzle so with all that, it's now working better than ever.
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| Post# 365558 , Reply# 9 1/23/2017 at 17:37 (2,643 days old) by Luxkid1980 (Richmond, Virginia) | ||
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Those are great machines; hefty and well made. To me, that's what a canister vacuum should look like! | ||
| Post# 365947 , Reply# 13 1/31/2017 at 21:07 (2,635 days old) by lux14 (Leawood Kansas) | ||
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Thanks so much!!!! | ||
| Post# 366098 , Reply# 14 2/3/2017 at 22:58 (2,632 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA) | ||
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I'd wear some clean, smooth leather gloves and as you use the heat gun, occasionally clamp down on the hose with your hands. I doubt just the heat will completely restore the weaves.
Kevin | ||
| Post# 366102 , Reply# 15 2/4/2017 at 02:48 (2,631 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas) | ||
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Leather gloves....... Thanks, Kevin. This is going to be a delicate process used on a rough hose. | ||
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