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Thread Number: 30985
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
Electrolux Aeg pulls floor care from SouthAfrica |
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| Post# 342412 1/30/2016 at 12:59 (3,007 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
In a massively odd move Electrolux has pulled its floorcare range out of SouthAfrica.
They are planing to concentrate on major appliances now only. Its a trully odd move that has baffeled all in the industry here. To put this into.perspective In South Africa Electrolux is floorcare. Most people do not even know they do large appliances. Through the 70's 80's and 90's Electrolux had one of the biggest vacuum cleaner manufacturing plants in Sa. Many products were designed and built soley for this market. Even today they are still the biggest name in floorcare but no more. All of us insiders are left shaking our heads | ||
| Post# 342443 , Reply# 2 1/30/2016 at 19:20 (3,007 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 342470 , Reply# 3 1/31/2016 at 04:49 (3,007 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
It already happened in the UK some years ago; though everything is now AEG for the premium vacs and Zanussi for the budget ones. You may well be seeing a return with those brands or others in South Africa if they are there already. Is Volta available in S.A?
Strangely enough Electrolux still produce parts and spares for their vacuums that also include current tools for the AEG & Zanussi branded vacs. Also sold under the "Menalux" brand. | ||
Post# 342520 , Reply# 4 1/31/2016 at 14:17 (3,006 days old) by n0oxy  (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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ultra one I wonder if they updated the ultra one model for the United States? Have not had any issues with mine, and my girl friend has not either, I got her one for Christmas. | ||
| Post# 342523 , Reply# 5 1/31/2016 at 15:04 (3,006 days old) by Mike81 () | ||
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I had my UltraOne (basic model, no powerhead) for about 5 years without any problems. Some people has reported faulty circuit board. Left in the picture is the original and right updated.
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| Post# 342907 , Reply# 7 2/5/2016 at 17:17 (3,001 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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I always thought Highly of the Ultraone. It was supurbly built by modern standards with soft touch plastics good quilty fit and finish.
It was far superior to anything Miele has put out in years. I have yet to try the New one but they are still on Sale here for Now. I atill Joked with a friend here after seeing the origional sample machine for Sa ( a basic model but still nice ) Thats its asif some one from Audi Interior design went to work in the final detail design at Electrolux | ||
| Post# 343079 , Reply# 9 2/7/2016 at 11:43 (2,999 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Consumer Reports has highly rated and recommended the newer blue UltraOne with large power nozzle. Though mediocre at deep carpet cleaning (it only scored "good" in this test), it scored an "Excellent" for bare floor cleaning, airflow through the hose for tool use, and pet hair removal. It also scored "Very Good" for noise control and emissions control. For some reason, it got only a "Fair" rating for "handling" (pushing, pulling, carrying and ease of use)...maybe they did not like the 3in1 tool or maybe they preferred a smaller hose handle, or maybe they prefer top-side swivel hose connections - not sure. But certainly it is a great loss for Canada and South Africa.
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| Post# 347028 , Reply# 12 3/11/2016 at 06:19 (2,967 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 347029 , Reply# 13 3/11/2016 at 06:59 (2,967 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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It's such an insult to the Eureka name and history to put that name on any of those cheap WalMart vacs today. They bear no resemblance to the Eureka vacs of the past. They might as well slap the name Suzy Homemaker on them! Truth is, the only remnant of Eureka Williams is seen in the Sanitaire commercial line made in Mexico. And this too is owned now by AB Electrolux of Sweden. If you want a true Eureka, you buy a Sanitaire now.
The Electrolux vacs we Canadians can no longer get are those high quality canisters made in Europe, including the ErgoSpace with the 9-foot hose. Which is a shame....:-( | ||
| Post# 347030 , Reply# 14 3/11/2016 at 07:03 (2,967 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
As for Electrolux USA, they became Aerus back in 2004
Electrolux didn't become Aerus, they've been made by Aerus in the US for years. It was simply that the Aerus company could no longer use the Electrolux branding.
The original Electrolux group of Sweden and the beloved US Electrolux canisters are nothing to do with eachother - Aerus purely owned the rights to the name in the US, which the Electrolux group later bought back. Our Lux machines here in the UK were made by the actual Electrolux company either in Sweden or in Britain, with a few machines made in France. | ||
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Post# 347046 , Reply# 15 3/11/2016 at 10:13 (2,966 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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eureka Yes, at one time, Eureka made some really good canister vacuums, particularly in the 1950's and 1960's. Their quality now is nothing like it was back then. Same thing with Hoover. At one time, Hoover made great vacuums, but once TTI purchased them, their quality is average at best. | ||
| Post# 347174 , Reply# 16 3/11/2016 at 18:03 (2,966 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Believe me, the vacuums that TTI are churning out under the Hoover badge in the U.S, that we also get in the U.K under Vax aren't half as bad as the Chinese tat Hoover Europe are passing off.
It makes me wonder these days if companies really look back on their heritage and wonder how far they have really come. | ||
| Post# 347177 , Reply# 17 3/11/2016 at 18:08 (2,966 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 347179 , Reply# 18 3/11/2016 at 18:13 (2,966 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 347182 , Reply# 19 3/11/2016 at 18:50 (2,966 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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Sebofan, Electrolux USA Doesn't manufacture anything. They import all Eureka items from China. More bagged and baglesss uprights may be on the way with the new EU 500 watt limit standard, from China. | ||
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Post# 347202 , Reply# 20 3/11/2016 at 23:24 (2,966 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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hoover bagged canisters Unless I missed something, neither Hoover, or Bissell offer bagged canister vacuums anymore, at least in the U.S. Grated, Bissell probably isn't very good quality either, all of their vacuums are also made in China, that in itself doesn't mean it's bad, but again, the quality is average at best. I believe the canisters on both sites are bagless. | ||
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Post# 347209 , Reply# 21 3/12/2016 at 04:39 (2,966 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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"Electrolux" Sanitaire uprights are made in Mexico now. | ||
| Post# 347381 , Reply# 22 3/13/2016 at 08:56 (2,965 days old) by Mike81 () | ||
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Few years ago when I had the Electrolux UltraOne it said made in EU. Then there are some low end Electroluxes made in China. I believe that the Lux is still made in Sweden. Current model is Lux Intelligence. | ||
| Post# 347385 , Reply# 23 3/13/2016 at 10:12 (2,964 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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Mike, some are also assembled in Hungary. | ||
| Post# 347403 , Reply# 24 3/13/2016 at 13:33 (2,964 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 347417 , Reply# 25 3/13/2016 at 14:58 (2,964 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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Oh, Ok, I didn't know it was open that soon. So before the Vastervik Sweden plant closed. | ||
| Post# 347420 , Reply# 26 3/13/2016 at 15:14 (2,964 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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Post# 347440 , Reply# 27 3/13/2016 at 17:31 (2,964 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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| Post# 347469 , Reply# 28 3/13/2016 at 19:04 (2,964 days old) by Mike81 () | ||
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BrushRoll Clean feature I think they used the same brushroll than in the Electrolux Precision BrushRoll Clean Upright. But this powerhead doesn't seem to have that BrushRoll Clean feature. | ||
| Post# 347512 , Reply# 29 3/14/2016 at 06:07 (2,964 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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It's the new Electrojunx. | ||
| Post# 349819 , Reply# 31 4/8/2016 at 23:21 (2,938 days old) by Eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Dave,
You have the Electrolux history backward. The word Electrolux was invented by Swedes for a Swedish maker of vacuum cleaners. That company began setting up branches all over the world as it grew and expanded in the 1920's and 30's. They gave birth to the name. The American branch of that Swedish company bought the sole rights to the European name in 1968, and sold the rights back to the original Swedish company 40 years later. You may have a nostalgic fondness for the American Electrolux company and their vacuums, but the brandname is really not American. It would be like saying Toyota is an American brandname. Most Swedish Electrolux canister vacs sold in the USA are not made in China - they are made in Hungary. | ||
| Post# 349823 , Reply# 32 4/8/2016 at 23:37 (2,938 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 349939 , Reply# 33 4/10/2016 at 03:51 (2,937 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 349949 , Reply# 34 4/10/2016 at 09:36 (2,936 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 350041 , Reply# 36 4/11/2016 at 07:02 (2,936 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 350045 , Reply# 37 4/11/2016 at 08:24 (2,936 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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was just a matter of time assembled in Hungary of Yeffoo Chinese pressure transducers, electronics, etc. | ||
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