Thread Number: 31815
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
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Post# 351011 , Reply# 1   4/26/2016 at 08:23 (2,892 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA)   |   | |
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Post# 351014 , Reply# 2   4/26/2016 at 08:55 (2,892 days old) by Human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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I have a couple of the classic American Electrolux metal canisters, not to be confused with the European Electrolux offerings that are made by a different company from which the American Electrolux (now Aerus) company licensed the name. They are excellent machines, powerful, quiet, and easy to use. As I look at all the vacuums I own, I truly believe one of the Electrolux canisters would be what I'd keep if I could only have one. If your Aerus is anywhere near as good as the old Electrolux canisters, you've got one great machine on your hands. I wouldn't trade it for a truckload of Dysons.
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Post# 351031 , Reply# 3   4/26/2016 at 11:15 (2,892 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Actually, the new Aerus Canister was designed in Europe by Lux International - a breakaway company originally part of the Swedish AB Electrolux Company. Aerus is a partner company to Lux International which also makes the Sauber canister for Australia. Sweden's AB Electrolux rented out the rights to their brandname to Consolidated Foods and other American companies for 40 years from 1968 to
2008. The brandname is originally Swedish, not American. |
Post# 351046 , Reply# 5   4/26/2016 at 14:16 (2,892 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 351052 , Reply# 6   4/26/2016 at 14:27 (2,892 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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so many conversations have arisen about those pistol grip. gas pump grips. Some love one, while others loathe them.
I had to use my friend's "Lux" in his home while he was recuperating from major surgery. I believe it was brown, with a power-nozzle and a woven hose, which was in shreds....ulti9mately was replaced with a generic hose. I cleaned the entire house four different times, without even a pair of gloves. neither the machine, nor I burst into flames. I also had to use a Lux in a church. That was my first introduction to that make. It was a "J", very strong suction, I must say. I got one free from Vac Way in Scranton. I immediately sent it to Rick B. in Orange County, California. He was thrilled with it, ass I had no use for it at all. I still have the Anniversary shampooer, with all tools and bottles of shampoo, etc...... to sell to a lucky individual. Back on track: I DID find the vac handle uncomfortable. John |
Post# 351125 , Reply# 8   4/27/2016 at 20:06 (2,891 days old) by Adam-aussie-vac ( Canberra, Australia )   |   | |
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Post# 351157 , Reply# 11   4/28/2016 at 07:09 (2,891 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 351257 , Reply# 12   4/30/2016 at 15:38 (2,888 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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I have the previous version with the same power nozzle.
The nozzle is not as good as USA versions I have tried. Its also rather heavy for its small size
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Post# 352216 , Reply# 16   5/16/2016 at 00:38 (2,873 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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The reason its not called Lux their is that some one at Lux unwisely sold the name Lux to Vorwerk some years back who marketed the Tiger machine as a Lux Vorwerk product.
I agree with the hose situation, Its the reason I dot use my luc as my day to day machine, The hose is too un flexible and to short. You battle to move it around and the fact that both my units , I have a d740 as well have external; power cords for the PN means it all gets nicely tangled up. The other problem with my newer Lux 1 is that the PN doesn't stand upright when not in use and as such has limited flexibility when in use. To me the machine was well thought out but the attachments and hose seem to have been a afterthought which is fine on a upright but disastrous on a canister machine |