Thread Number: 35492
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Electrolux XXX question |
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Post# 381561 , Reply# 1   11/18/2017 at 13:47 (2,321 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 381562 , Reply# 2   11/18/2017 at 14:46 (2,321 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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Post# 381565 , Reply# 3   11/18/2017 at 18:59 (2,321 days old) by toddk13 (Milwaukee, WI)   |   | |
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I hope that I can reattach the hose to the coupling. Thanks Tom for your thoughts on the cord reel. They are nice lookng, but would add weight. Generic hoses are around $30 on Ebay. Certainly makes sense to use one for heavy vacuuming. |
Post# 381567 , Reply# 4   11/18/2017 at 19:23 (2,321 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)   |   | |
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Nice Vac!
Just slide the hose back into the coupling and glue it in with Goodyear Shoe Goo...that's what the old timer at the Vac Shop used. If you want a disposable bag in the vac, slide an Electrolux C bag in the cloth bag, cut off the staples, and flare it around the rubber gasket, into the bag chamber. Works marvelously. Also, that's an original hose to an Automatic-F...just saying... |
Post# 381568 , Reply# 5   11/18/2017 at 19:25 (2,321 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 381571 , Reply# 6   11/18/2017 at 20:23 (2,321 days old) by toddk13 (Milwaukee, WI)   |   | |
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Thanks vacuumland1650 for the advice on the Type C bag retrofit. As I check more archives, I see that I have a 1954. I've seen some pictures of the modified bag / hose adapter to use the disposables. |
Post# 381620 , Reply# 7   11/20/2017 at 07:18 (2,320 days old) by s31463221 (Frenchburg, KY)   |   | |
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Todd,
Congrats on getting an XXX! They are wonderful machines, and if you take care of it, will last you for a long time! I too use one in my office, and I get tickled at all of the stares and comments I get on it! It's actually proudly displayed when not in use, and it has started more conversations that you can imagine! That bag adapter you mentioned is about as rare as hen's teeth. I have over 150 XXX's and only ONE bag adapter, and I had to fight to get that one! In fact the old XXX it came in looked so trashed when I got it, I didn't think it could even remotely run......boy was I sure wrong! I hooked the cord up to it and that old motor purred to life......nevermind the cloud of "garbage" it blew out the exhaust port, it still run nonetheless! As Tom and some of the others have said, you can't go wrong with a good modern hose for it, and the non-electric hoses are relatively inexpensive. I have used the Hoover C bag trick on many of my XXX's and it works wonderfully, just be careful when removing it as you don't want a nasty face-full of dust when you go to toss the bag! Enjoy your "new" vacuum and be sure to post lots of photos when you get it! Steve |
Post# 381676 , Reply# 8   11/22/2017 at 00:05 (2,318 days old) by Phaeton (Los Angeles )   |   | |
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Hello,
That is not an original hose to the Electrolux XXX but those are the original hose ends. In the 70's and 80's we could get really sharp looking aqua vinyl hoses, not the swimming pool type hoses, and off white vinyl cuffs that adapted the hose to the hose ends. I know you can still get the cuffs but I have not been able to find the type of hoses we used back then. You could check with "The Henry Company" which is also "VacPartsPlus" and see what they have. I buy a number of vintage parts from them for old machines I work on. We sold so many in store refurbished Lux XXX back then it is not funny. They were great machines. I know we sold paper bags the fit inside the cloth bag and I think it fit many other tank type vacuums. As for the cord winder for me that is the only way to go. The cord is always there when you want to use the XXX. There was a chrome one on eBay still with the original Belden cord but it was $60.00 I think. I have the chrome one on my XXX and a blue hammer tone on the XL. Good luck with your XXX. Thank you for looking, Pete |
Post# 381697 , Reply# 10   11/22/2017 at 11:59 (2,318 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Toddk13 wrote: The green hammertone paint on the companion will not look right. I'll strip it, and either leave it a satin / brushed appearance, or find a light blue hammertone paint.
I respond: Rustoleum has a line of hammertone 'paint and primer in one' products that are great for this sort of application. I redid the aluminum top shell of my PN4A last month with their "black" paint, which was really more of a semi-metallic charcoal/gunmetal gray. It's considerably darker than the original Silverado gray, but it now looks great paired with my Diamond Jubilee. It was one of the easiest and most successful rattle can painting experiences I've ever had. The paint went down easy and it looked great when I was done. Before painting, I buffed out the nameplate area and masked it off for a subtle custom touch that almost looks factory. |
Post# 381699 , Reply# 12   11/22/2017 at 14:28 (2,317 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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