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Post# 161666 , Reply# 2   12/10/2011 at 17:50 (4,815 days old) by goadie12 ()   |   | |
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Well if it isnt too crushed you can most likley hit it with a hammer and re-form it I know I have been able to do it before when hoses are crushed thanks. Zach |
Post# 161673 , Reply# 3   12/10/2011 at 18:51 (4,815 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Post# 162276 , Reply# 9   12/15/2011 at 22:07 (4,810 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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![]() "hit it with a hammer and re-form it"
Well, that's the crude redneck bonehead way, for sure. (No offense intended) (much)
Clamp the hose crush zones - wrapped and protected in s washcloth - between two blocks of wood in a bench vice and slowly turn the handle just past 'too much'. Using the corner of the vise jaws applies even better precise force to the crush zone - and stubborn individual coils - and the hose coils will return to true roundness again.
I would never simply bang it with a hammer...that's the equivalent of dusting the furniture with a live chicken.
Dave |
Post# 162278 , Reply# 10   12/15/2011 at 22:45 (4,810 days old) by westingman123 ()   |   | |
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Davy, Davy, Davy! You have SUCH a way with words. LOL. Do hurry back to St. Louis when you can--you really only got to scratch the surface. Keith |
Post# 162279 , Reply# 11   12/15/2011 at 23:23 (4,810 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Hey Sandy:
In Canada Electrolux had appropriate replacement hoses available up untill the early 70's. They werent always exact but they matched the models (eg - the model 57 was brown and tan - the original hose was a tan, the replacement was a brown - still matched the machine). After the AP100 came out they started to just use the one colour of hose, whatever the present machine was using. Doug |
Post# 162299 , Reply# 12   12/16/2011 at 06:06 (4,809 days old) by danemodsandy ()   |   | |
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Electrolux always treated Canada better than the States, I think! You guys had more accessories available for longer than we did down here. The tool caddy and library brush are two that come to mind. |
Post# 164237 , Reply# 15   1/1/2012 at 20:26 (4,793 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Sandy:
Up untill the 80's Electrolux in the US and Canada operated as seperate entities (Subsidiarys of the same company but still independant) which is why there was such a difference between them. The Canadian head office people were excellent and listened to the feedback from their salesmen as to what the customers wanted. When free trade hit - the Canadian plant and most of the head office was closed down and controll was moved to the US. This pretty much screwed us completely. As the lesser sized market we wern't taken into account at all. It was just assumed that if it worked in the US it had to work in Canada. WRONG!!! The customer needs are different as are their tastes. Two good examples of this are the dual action accessories (They were delux in the US when they first appeared while Canada considered them BOL) and the heavy metal tank cleaners (When they tried to push the Grand Marquis and Legacy in Canada sales dropped like a lead balloon.) So it wasnt a matter of how the company treated the two subsidiaries. It was a matter of the parent companies (First Electrolux AB then Sara Lee Foods) bein smart enough to recognize that they were dealing with two different markets and allowing the companies the independance that was necessary to properly serve both markets (and, in turn, prosper in both) Doug |
Post# 164244 , Reply# 17   1/1/2012 at 21:30 (4,793 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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