Thread Number: 36085
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
My Electrolux 1205 Rebuilt 💕💕💕 |
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Post# 386984   3/1/2018 at 22:26 (2,239 days old) by Keither (California )   |   | |
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I love this machine! Can someone share the history of the Electrolux rebuilt vacuum program and how long it lasted? Thanks
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Post# 386990 , Reply# 1   3/2/2018 at 07:20 (2,238 days old) by luxkid1980 (Richmond, Virginia)   |   | |
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I too am curious about this program. I had a rebuilt 1401 Electrolux but I ended up giving it away after I found the Epic 6500. The 1401 had the same hammer tone gray paint. Did they all have this same color scheme and tag? |
Post# 386991 , Reply# 2   3/2/2018 at 07:25 (2,238 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 386995 , Reply# 3   3/2/2018 at 08:19 (2,238 days old) by luxkid1980 (Richmond, Virginia)   |   | |
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I am guessing that after Electrolux rebuilt the machines they probably operated just like new! |
Post# 386997 , Reply# 4   3/2/2018 at 08:23 (2,238 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Nice machine. I like the color scheme although it would have looked better had they left the top panel in its original polished aluminum instead of painting it. Just at a glance, it looks like they were trying to somewhat emulate the Silverado scheme. Another advantage of the hammer tone paint on a rebuilt machine is it can hide a world of sins, which would make for faster and easier surface prep. I certainly found this to be true when I repainted my PN4A power nozzle last fall.
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Post# 387002 , Reply# 6   3/2/2018 at 09:21 (2,238 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Very nice! I've also wondered about Electrolux rebuilds. Was the program similar to Kirby's? Or did Electrolux simply rebuild their own machines (maybe trade ins?) and then resell them? I have a rebuilt early Model L in hammertone brown (coppertone). It looks nice. I just wish they would have riveted the rebuild tag to the bottom of the machine!
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Post# 387039 , Reply# 7   3/2/2018 at 18:00 (2,238 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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So....if the OE 1205 motor was worn, would they have put in the current motor at the time (same as the Silverado in this case)?
Kevin
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Post# 387053 , Reply# 8   3/2/2018 at 21:20 (2,238 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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That would arguably make the rebuilt machine a little better than it was when new. Another possibility is they would rebuild the motors. It would actually make sense to have a ready stock of motors pulled from previous rebuilds and refurbished separately to drop into machines as they come in for rebuilding.
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Post# 387106 , Reply# 11   3/3/2018 at 17:09 (2,237 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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"motor"?--Would be same as original.
Interesting factoid, thanks.
Kevin |
Post# 387193 , Reply# 12   3/4/2018 at 11:54 (2,236 days old) by Keither (California )   |   | |
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Post# 387240 , Reply# 14   3/4/2018 at 21:13 (2,236 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)   |   | |
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I have a model L, from Toby Glenn, which is a Factory Rebuild machine. Hammertone blue. Nice machine...Its light, so i use it when I want to vacuum out my Truckling.
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Post# 387244 , Reply# 15   3/4/2018 at 22:55 (2,236 days old) by Lux_Luthor (Tennessee)   |   | |
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I’m way jealous. I want one too! How did you find the rebuild? |
Post# 387300 , Reply# 16   3/5/2018 at 21:19 (2,235 days old) by keither (California )   |   | |
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