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My amazing EPIC eBay purchase! |
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| Post# 225131 , Reply# 1 3/25/2013 at 20:48 (4,048 days old) by filterboy244 () | ||
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ELux Wow. those look neat :) | ||
| Post# 225150 , Reply# 2 3/26/2013 at 01:48 (4,048 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
Looks GREAT!
Can I ask you a question: When using this vacuum, the hose that connects to the unit, I notice on my Epic6500 that sometimes when pulling it along, I will hear a hissing sound and I have to jiggle the hose where it connects/enters the bag chamber area and it stops...I have to usually do this several times while vacuuming the house.....It's like the seal loosens slightly until you move the hose a little and the full seal is back. That annoys me.
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Post# 225158 , Reply# 3 3/26/2013 at 07:19 (4,048 days old) by countryguy  (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 225263 , Reply# 4 3/27/2013 at 09:10 (4,047 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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I had a blue/beige Epic 6500SR before I got the other 2 Epic 6500s & didn't have that "hissing" problem; could yours have a worn seal? Is there a HEPA exhaust filter available for the Epic 6500? How much suction power do the Epic 6500s have compared to other Electrolux & TriStar vacuums? | ||
| Post# 225268 , Reply# 5 3/27/2013 at 12:21 (4,047 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
Erik
Very nice find there with the two Electrolux Epic 6500 canisters! I personally want to find an Epic 6000 someday, which was the first model that had the metal pistol-grip hose, metal wands & sheath like most Electroluxes have.
The powerhead you want to buy....yes it would work & look nice, but it would not be correct. That design would have gone with the Rennaissance from the same time period, & is also used on the Centralux, 1st Aerus Guardian, Legacy, & Guardian Ultra. The correct PN would look identical to your beige/blue Epic's PN, except it would be in gray. As for wanting a HEPA filter....all the plastic-bodied Luxes will accept the HEPA filter from the Guardian Ultra. However, to make it work, you will have to use the vacuum without the filter cover in place, as there won't be enough clearance for the HEPA filter to fit within the filter cover. I have a Canadian Electrolux AP280 back from the late 1970's, which is a plastic-bodied Lux, which takes the Guardian Ultra's HEPA filter perfectly fine. Rob | ||
| Post# 225310 , Reply# 7 3/27/2013 at 19:56 (4,046 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
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No....the Epic 6000 came out first, then the Epic 6500 replaced it.
The VM3 motors came out I would guess around 2004-2005. The high-performance Ametek motor you show here will not fit into a Electrolux plastic-bodied canister, as the metal block surrounding the field wires & armature is too tall. The only Ametek motors that will fit are the Filter Queen & Tri-Star Ametek double stage single speed motors. But you wouldn't see an improvement in performance by installing a Tri-Star Ametek motor, as it pulls 90" Waterlift, about the same as the Electrolux's double stage motor. As for the locking clip for the PN, I can't help you there, I have never tried to modify a Lux L shaped PN before. Rob | ||
| Post# 225639 , Reply# 8 3/30/2013 at 02:34 (4,044 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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So I can convert a Epic 6500 to use the old style metal wands & pistol grip handle or am I stuck using the larger plastic wands on the Epic 6500? | ||
| Post# 225680 , Reply# 9 3/30/2013 at 09:54 (4,044 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 228630 , Reply# 10 4/16/2013 at 12:15 (4,027 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Pic 1 before clean out/restoration Carpet/rug vacing mode; I will put in a new brush roller, light bulb & spring lock clip after cleaning out the vacuum & PN 
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| Post# 228678 , Reply# 11 4/16/2013 at 16:33 (4,027 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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2 Bare Floor vacing mode; I am going to keep the 2nd set of wands for the bare floor brush 
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| Post# 228737 , Reply# 13 4/16/2013 at 22:59 (4,026 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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The hissing
where the hose connects to the unit. I don't know. It was a brand new hose and it's always done it......Probably the only thing I don't like about it......other than not much on board storage for tools. I deal with it as I'm vacuuming, but it's annoying. I can't believe it doesn't connect better than it does. It should be very tight......
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| Post# 229356 , Reply# 14 4/21/2013 at 00:40 (4,022 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Inside of unit Before clean-up 
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| Post# 229357 , Reply# 15 4/21/2013 at 00:42 (4,022 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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After spa treatment 1 
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| Post# 229358 , Reply# 16 4/21/2013 at 00:43 (4,022 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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| Post# 229359 , Reply# 17 4/21/2013 at 00:44 (4,022 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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| Post# 229360 , Reply# 18 4/21/2013 at 00:45 (4,022 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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