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Post# 71182 , Reply# 2   6/4/2009 at 13:40 (5,411 days old) by luxg ()   |   | |
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Very nice machine Bob. I love the fact that they had seperate rug tools and floor tools. I wonder if the rug tool was standard with the power nozzle machines? |
Post# 71183 , Reply# 3   6/4/2009 at 13:47 (5,411 days old) by sireluxomatic ()   |   | |
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Hi Terry. According to the AP100 manual, the rug nozzle was optional; I'm not sure about earlier models, although I do have both the power nozzle and rug nozzle for the green model 89. |
Post# 71184 , Reply# 4   6/4/2009 at 14:24 (5,411 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 71200 , Reply# 6   6/4/2009 at 21:16 (5,411 days old) by luxg ()   |   | |
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Thanks for the information Bob! |
Post# 71234 , Reply# 8   6/5/2009 at 07:06 (5,410 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Hi Bob, I don't have the AP280 any longer. I traded it in when I purchased my Lux 6500s. Stupid me, I should have kept it. But yes it did have the hose with the trigger nozzle. I also have an '89 with all the original attachments, hose with trigger nozzle, power nozzle, etc. The rug nozzle does do a good job on very low pile carpet. I sure wish they were still being made. They are much better than the machines Aerus is currently making. Gary |
Post# 71271 , Reply# 10   6/5/2009 at 10:48 (5,410 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Hi: Re: the rug nozzle. Up to the first Ap100's the vacuums came with the rug nozzle and the power head was an optional accessory. Around 1974/5 they reversed it and the Power head became standard with the rug nozzle being optional. The later models 87 and 89 were the first with power hoses and came with the trigger handgrip. A trigger handgrip was also available for the earlier 87 and 89's which had the cord attached to the hose (the cord plugged into the handgrip instead of the wand). The trigger handgrips were used on the 100, 280, E2000 and early 2100's. The late 100's and Ap200's didnt have a trigger on them but the company was forced to go back to it as people liked it so much. (The AP, SAP and ESpecial all had cords on the hose but the option of the trigger handgrip). When production of the 2100's shifted partly to the states the US handgrip without the trigger came into use and was NOT well recieved but, as per usual, the US company ignored the Canadian market and refused to go back to the trigger, even though they already had the dies to make a trigger handgrip which had been in use on the E2000 and earlier 2100's and were still making them as replacement parts. Doug |