Thread Number: 28881
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
1989 Electroluz Z616E |
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Post# 322738 , Reply# 1   4/21/2015 at 06:52 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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Post# 322739 , Reply# 2   4/21/2015 at 06:53 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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Post# 322740 , Reply# 3   4/21/2015 at 06:54 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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Post# 322741 , Reply# 4   4/21/2015 at 06:55 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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Post# 322742 , Reply# 5   4/21/2015 at 06:56 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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seen better days!
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Post# 322743 , Reply# 6   4/21/2015 at 06:56 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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Post# 322744 , Reply# 7   4/21/2015 at 06:57 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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Post# 322745 , Reply# 8   4/21/2015 at 06:59 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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wire references |
Post# 322747 , Reply# 9   4/21/2015 at 07:02 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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I did note that when testing this on wind down it made this grinding kind of noise. Thats because the fan chamber's tape had lost its stickiness so it was loose and causing it to spin with the fans.
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Post# 322749 , Reply# 10   4/21/2015 at 07:04 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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For anyone who doesn't know or hasn't read alot of my threads I keep having a tendency to keep putting "Wishy Washy" for when it comes to washing the plastics
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Post# 322750 , Reply# 11   4/21/2015 at 07:05 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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not many but its better than none!
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Post# 322751 , Reply# 12   4/21/2015 at 07:06 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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Post# 322752 , Reply# 13   4/21/2015 at 07:07 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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Post# 322753 , Reply# 14   4/21/2015 at 07:08 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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Sorry about the duplicate above |
Post# 322754 , Reply# 15   4/21/2015 at 07:08 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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Post# 322755 , Reply# 16   4/21/2015 at 07:09 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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Post# 322756 , Reply# 17   4/21/2015 at 07:10 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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Post# 322757 , Reply# 18   4/21/2015 at 07:11 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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different angle
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Post# 322758 , Reply# 19   4/21/2015 at 07:12 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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Post# 322760 , Reply# 20   4/21/2015 at 07:14 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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So a sum up of what needed doing ~ New plug New filter New bag New belt and eventually a new brush roll And of course a darn good clean. So anyway thanks for reading :D |
Post# 322780 , Reply# 21   4/21/2015 at 09:37 (3,264 days old) by Paulinroyton (Royton, Lancashire)   |   | |
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Congratulations on your new finds. They have cleaned up well. What do you use to polish the vacs. Paul |
Post# 322809 , Reply# 23   4/21/2015 at 11:51 (3,264 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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I am disappointed to see what I can only assume was an oversight by Electrolux in reply #6 where it states that the bag should be "emptied regularly" rather than REPLACED.
This would have led to a lot of people using bags over and over, which people already tried to do anyway, they didn't need encouragement from the manufacturer! |
Post# 322819 , Reply# 24   4/21/2015 at 13:42 (3,264 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 322822 , Reply# 25   4/21/2015 at 13:54 (3,264 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Bit of history....
The original lineup was the 610 and 612 Electronic and were Electrolux top of the line upright. The lower spec uprights were the 551 and 561, which were more modern variations on the older 500 series that had been in production since 1971. |
Post# 322825 , Reply# 26   4/21/2015 at 14:08 (3,264 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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"No, Jamie. Most brands back then, Hoover included, had a bag slide so that the bag could be emptied instead of instantly disposed of. Electrolux recommended using a bag twice before throwing it away. I believe Hoover was the same."
Fair point, although the wording implies that replacement is not necessary and therefore people would go by the sticker and discard the "use twice only" notice on the bag in most cases.
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Post# 322829 , Reply# 27   4/21/2015 at 14:47 (3,264 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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thanks for the info :) |
Post# 322853 , Reply# 28   4/21/2015 at 18:03 (3,263 days old) by seanc (Cambridge, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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What a nice blast from the past! An old next door neighbour had one of these when I was young, never knew what type of Electrolux it was. It always had a taped together hose - this was it! We had the Kirby Legend II at the time. |
Post# 322856 , Reply# 29   4/21/2015 at 18:57 (3,263 days old) by Vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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I have to say I had no idea that the price of the Panasonic upright was so low. No wonder they were such a popular choice - terrific value for money when one looks at what was on offer. |
Post# 322891 , Reply# 30   4/22/2015 at 08:19 (3,263 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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I agree, Benny. Great value for money. They were real workhorses. My Mum's MC-E44 is still going, although it's retired now. But we had that in use for 17 years.
The price of the Panasonic's increased slightly when the full line up was expanded to include the 42 and 43. I believe the prices were £99, £109 and £119, but I'd need to double check that.
Just for refernece, £89.95 when adjusted for inflation is £215.64 |
Post# 323000 , Reply# 32   4/22/2015 at 18:53 (3,262 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 323030 , Reply# 34   4/23/2015 at 01:11 (3,262 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 323068 , Reply# 35   4/23/2015 at 15:00 (3,262 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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there was a small crack in my chassis ( i think it was more from accidental user fault and or most likely age ) also that about the fan sounds scary |
Post# 323069 , Reply# 36   4/23/2015 at 15:02 (3,262 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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Infact Hoover did say about the same thing ( ill get a picture later ) on the Turbopower 1 cleaners. |
Post# 323327 , Reply# 37   4/25/2015 at 18:38 (3,259 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 323393 , Reply# 38   4/26/2015 at 14:00 (3,259 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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