Thread Number: 35429
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Lux Commercial - new to me |
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Post# 380894 , Reply# 1   11/7/2017 at 22:44 (2,361 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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It's definitely descended from the Discovery line that debuted back in the '80s. It even appears to have the same tool holders as my Discovery Plus. I'm sure it's a great machine. Does it have a plug-in for a powered hose to run a Sidekick? I certainly enjoy that feature my Discovery II and my Genesis LXe. The Discovery II didn't come with it but I lucked up on an NOS adapter kit for a Discovery III (part no. 43542) on eBay for the price of a fast food meal, which included the metal-tipped hose handle, power cord and straps for the standard hose and the power adapter that mounts on the vacuum cleaner where the cord plugs in.
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Post# 380910 , Reply# 3   11/8/2017 at 07:29 (2,361 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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The adapter setup on my Discovery II works very nicely. It plugs into the existing power cord receptacle and has two receptacles on top. The one on the right, directly above the machine's power receptacle is un-switched for the power cord and the one on the left is switched for the Sidekick. You can actually turn the switch on the adapter to the 'on' position and then run the Sidekick with the vacuum cleaner turned off, not that there would be any real reason to do so.
On my Genesis LXe, the receptacle for the Sidekick is where the power cord would plug in on the Discovery. |
Post# 381116 , Reply# 6   11/11/2017 at 04:14 (2,358 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Caution!!!!---NEVER try to run a Sidekick tool unless the suction is on-the Suction cools the Sidekicks motor.There is a warning on the bottom of the tool.Mine has that warning. |
Post# 381124 , Reply# 7   11/11/2017 at 09:25 (2,357 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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I agree. There's absolutely no practical reason to run it without suction. I was actually kind of surprised the Sidekick adapter was set up in a way that would allow that other than simplicity for manufacturing purposes. And it does explain the need for yet another switch, making a total of three to actually power up the Sidekick. I actually discovered this 'feature' by accident when I was testing out my newest Sidekick on my Discovery II. I'd hooked everything up and plugged the machine in, not realizing the switch on the adapter was in the 'on' position. Knowing what I know now, I always make sure that switch is turned off when the Sidekick is not in use.
All that said, I did find it handy to be able to power the Sidekick up for a few seconds to listen to it run without the competing sound of the vacuum cleaner when I was trying to identify and isolate the unpleasant noises it was making when I first got it in order to know what to lubricate. I doubt running it like that a time or two for no more than a few seconds did it any harm. |
Post# 381884 , Reply# 10   11/28/2017 at 08:56 (2,340 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)   |   | |
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I should have some including gray comm but very little time to search. |
Post# 381911 , Reply# 11   11/28/2017 at 21:34 (2,340 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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Jimmy, I would purchase 2 kits from you if you could find them, and they were in good shape. I need them for work, so I'll have to find another source if you aren't able to locate them soon. Keep me posted. |