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Post# 164624   1/4/2012 at 11:37 (4,492 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Post# 164626 , Reply# 1   1/4/2012 at 11:43 (4,492 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Just for the reference of those that havnt seen a 65 this picture is from the net and is of an earlier model as it has a telescopic wand. Later models had the one piece wand (Which is what is shown in this book.) It was the top of the line cleaner from 1960 to 1965 and was the last of the "Loaf" design machines (models 30, 55, 62)
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Post# 164629 , Reply# 2   1/4/2012 at 12:17 (4,492 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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Doug
The Lux 80, a marginally updated version of the 65, in navy blue & white would have actually have been the final version. The 65 shown above is actually not quite right either. You are absolutly correct in your comments about the tool set, hose and wands being the eariest type, but the hose connector is (apparently) not. It looks like the "three peg" type of screw in connector - most, if not all of the 65s use he push-in ball bearing type, similar to that used in USA & Canada. I believe there was an adaptor ring that could be used to convert the push fit to three peg to facilitate the use of replacement hoses. These cleaners turn up here on ebay almost as regularly as Hoover Constellations, they are amongst the most common vintage cleaners available here Al |
Post# 164632 , Reply# 3   1/4/2012 at 12:53 (4,492 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Post# 164635 , Reply# 4   1/4/2012 at 13:21 (4,492 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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Doug
The hose connection for the model 90 changed through its production run (dont know when) from a push in (different design to that of the 65) to three peg. The thing I find curious is that the Lux 65 continued from 1960 to 1967 (the 80 having a short run of about 2 years to 1969) and yet from around 1965 or so, they produced the Trident models which have a very close resemblence to the 80, when they could easily have produced the 80 at the same time. The biggest difference between the 65 & 80 (apart from integrating the cord storage into the rear panel of the machine as the adoption of a flat panel air filter behind the a flat grill, on the 65 it was a moulded shape held behind the chrome plate (also seen as pink plastic) just visible on the back 65 shown above Al |
Post# 164640 , Reply# 5   1/4/2012 at 13:52 (4,492 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Post# 164651 , Reply# 6   1/4/2012 at 15:02 (4,492 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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Doug
I would need to check to be sure, but I think it was moulded plastic rather than cloth, but certainly the same shape. The UK versions (including tridents) all had removable cords, the fixed cord only came in with the 91 (80 replacement so MOL) and 87 (77 replacement BOL) models. Interestingly I have a German 65 and the flex is fixed - it attaches in the same place, just not removeable Al |
Post# 165195 , Reply# 9   1/8/2012 at 17:06 (4,488 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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The pink version if probably the most commonly seen as this ceaner was in production so long - 7 years of so. I have seen green versions which were supplied with the Lux 90, brown with the 345 and I THINK black with the 303. To the best of my recollection all the rest were white although Benny has noted in another thread that there was a mustard one too. Oh, and in checking for the picture below the 330 had a coloured one too.
I really miss this combination nozzle, I always considered it a supurb bit of design and if the cleaner has the clip on the back of the suction control on the hose handle (their hose handles were quite long and they only had a single wand about 1 1/2 the length of a "normal" wand) they were so convenient to use. Benny, thank you for your insight. I wonder if perhaps the original owner used teh hanging loop with the hose connected to the cleaner as was so often shown in the manuals. Over time that could have caused wear and collapse of the hose at the cleaner end. I have not seen this on a Lux myself but on a Hoover 419 which had a similar hanging loop The picture shows what i am talking about Al |
Post# 165232 , Reply# 11   1/8/2012 at 22:10 (4,488 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Hey Sandy:
The Crevice tool was exactly the same design as used in Canada and very similar to the US. If I remember correctly it first showed up on the 1957 models both in Canada and England then on the 1967 brown model G in the US. The combination brush from England is very different in style but the same in function as the US brush both of which appeared at around the same time (1956/57). Doug |
Post# 165265 , Reply# 12   1/9/2012 at 06:01 (4,488 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)   |   | |
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The 65 was the vac I saw most of in peoples houses, it combined the very modern aesthetic with contour and colour and offered the latest designed tools....in fact, my Grans 55 was used with a 65 floor tool, the local electrolux repair guy used to sell the flip over floor tool so upgrading the older vacs to the latest tools...
Doug, The 30 & 55 had the thick fleecy pad which acted as the filter, the 62 & 65 had the rigid box filter which the thin gauze was attached to.... |
Post# 165266 , Reply# 13   1/9/2012 at 06:06 (4,488 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)   |   | |
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Post# 165267 , Reply# 14   1/9/2012 at 06:07 (4,488 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)   |   | |
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Post# 165268 , Reply# 15   1/9/2012 at 06:10 (4,488 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)   |   | |
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Post# 165269 , Reply# 16   1/9/2012 at 06:14 (4,488 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)   |   | |
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Post# 165270 , Reply# 17   1/9/2012 at 06:27 (4,488 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)   |   | |
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Hello Benny, welcome to the club, great to hear your stories from a vac repairer....did you used to sell many replacement filters for the electroluxs etc...in the 60`s to 80`s I never knew many family & friends that regularly replaced filters, always loved the smell of the Lux Z100 at my friends house, but thinking now it was the smell of an over used exhaust filter...Lol
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Post# 165329 , Reply# 19   1/9/2012 at 17:05 (4,487 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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I didn't know the Turbotool polisher exists in the UK! I thought those air-powered polisher/scrubber were only available in the USA. Here's my Turbotool polisher. ChestermikeUK, how rare are these over there in the UK? |
Post# 165330 , Reply# 20   1/9/2012 at 17:09 (4,487 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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Were these "Rug Washer" Turbotools avaiable in the UK, too? |
Post# 165333 , Reply# 21   1/9/2012 at 17:27 (4,487 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)   |   | |
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Post# 165345 , Reply# 24   1/9/2012 at 18:14 (4,487 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)   |   | |
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Post# 165348 , Reply# 26   1/9/2012 at 18:26 (4,487 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)   |   | |
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Oh good lord that picture is 3 years old lol. I dont have the cleaner here at home and its been a while since i last dug it out but im pretty sure there are no holes,
Reagrding its tools it didnt come with a Turbinette but a white version with yellow pedal of the 350's black/orange pedalled floor tool. Woven hose too. I can see why the curved plastic would of been useful but then again as you mention about the cleaners size its reasonable to use it when cleaning stairs and sits pretty well on each step. I quite like the little thing, cleans well. decent suction and a good capacity bag although its a cloth bag and id prefer paper, Junior bags are not wide enough to put in and have yet to find one big enough that i dont mind cutting the collars off to use in it. Rob |
Post# 165351 , Reply# 28   1/9/2012 at 18:44 (4,487 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)   |   | |
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Oh good lord, well il be sure to keep the one I have with it, well , with it. If thats the original then its my idea of hell. I hate articulated floor heads, god knows why you see them so much, I find them quite awkward to use.
Interesting way of installing the paper bag though, I would of either opened it our fully and inserted the ring into its seatings in the cloth bag ring thus trapping it in tightly or fed it thru the hole as he does and still trapping it between the ring and cloth bag. seems odd to just push it and and shut the lid. |
Post# 165353 , Reply# 30   1/9/2012 at 19:03 (4,487 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)   |   | |
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Well I will have to thank you there Mr Repairer its been an education and a pleasure, I need some sleep, god knows what time Currys will have me up tommorrow morning when they deliver a new fridge freezer, tracker says between 6am and 10am 6am! REALLY i ask? ....
A couple of days off work didnt turn into a couple of days off. Now to scoot and arm my teasmade and snuggle down. Thanks again, Rob |
Post# 165379 , Reply# 31   1/9/2012 at 23:38 (4,487 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Hey Sandy:
To be quite honest I have NEVER seen one of the radiator brushes here at all. The only ones I have came with English machines. I know they were available as an option in Canada but I dont think they ever brought them in in our area. As for the crevice tools if you look at the Canadian and English ones they have a raised ribbing on the hose end while the US one is smooth with the name Electrolux raised out of it in the same place. Doug |
Post# 165392 , Reply# 32   1/10/2012 at 08:16 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Hey! I put this, hope you like it=) Markus |
Post# 165393 , Reply# 33   1/10/2012 at 08:18 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 165394 , Reply# 34   1/10/2012 at 08:19 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 165395 , Reply# 35   1/10/2012 at 08:21 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 165396 , Reply# 36   1/10/2012 at 08:23 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 165397 , Reply# 37   1/10/2012 at 08:25 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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nozzles and dustbags |
Post# 165398 , Reply# 38   1/10/2012 at 08:27 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 165399 , Reply# 39   1/10/2012 at 08:28 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 165400 , Reply# 40   1/10/2012 at 08:30 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 165401 , Reply# 41   1/10/2012 at 08:31 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 165402 , Reply# 42   1/10/2012 at 08:38 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 165403 , Reply# 43   1/10/2012 at 08:39 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 165404 , Reply# 44   1/10/2012 at 08:41 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 165405 , Reply# 45   1/10/2012 at 08:42 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 165406 , Reply# 46   1/10/2012 at 08:45 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 165407 , Reply# 47   1/10/2012 at 08:47 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Post# 165409 , Reply# 48   1/10/2012 at 09:05 (4,486 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)   |   | |
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Post# 165415 , Reply# 49   1/10/2012 at 09:20 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Yes, it is a carpet washer with dry washing powder. This same product sold also with Electrolux D720 model but it looks different. Markus |
Post# 165416 , Reply# 50   1/10/2012 at 09:25 (4,486 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)   |   | |
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Post# 165423 , Reply# 51   1/10/2012 at 10:38 (4,486 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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There is a tank for washing liquid and exhaust air makes to foam. There is two brush on bottom. When the foam is dry you can vacuum the carpet. Markus |
Post# 165426 , Reply# 52   1/10/2012 at 11:09 (4,486 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Post# 165430 , Reply# 53   1/10/2012 at 11:45 (4,486 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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Markus
Thanks for posting the scans of the borochures, really interesting to see (as usual). Do you have one of the Mattopesin US2 that you could show us. Also the powerhead nozzle - I think our American and Canadian friends woudl be interested to see it and how it compares with their own. We, in the UK, had nothing of the kind so its very interesting to see Al |
Post# 165431 , Reply# 54   1/10/2012 at 12:06 (4,486 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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