Thread Number: 39917
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Post# 423759 , Reply# 1   4/19/2020 at 13:40 (1,439 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Electrolux vacuums are available in the UK under the AEG brandname. Germany's AEG is now a division of Sweden's Electrolux company.
For some reason, Electrolux took their name off of many vacuum cleaner lines around the world. In fact, they completely discontinued selling European Electrolux vacs in North America - as well as South Africa if I remember correctly. But they are still available in the UK under the AEG brandname. See the link below: CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK |
Post# 423787 , Reply# 3   4/19/2020 at 19:41 (1,438 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Eureka's plant in Bloomington never made the Swedish Electrolux vacuums that were sold in North America. When the original European Electrolux company bought back the rights to use their brandname in North America, they began to export 120-volt versions of their European cleaners for sale in North America. They all said "Made in Sweden" or "Made in Hungary". The only thing Eureka made for Electrolux at it's US factory (or plant in Mexico) were power nozzles (and compatible electrified hoses and wands) and one upright: the Oxygen Three Ultra upright. And though Consumer Reports top-rated that upright for performance, it was very prone to problems needing repair. The simpler suction only canisters were actually very good performers: lightweight, powerful, quiet and offering excellent filtration. One of these was the highly-rated UltraSilencer Green canister.
On the other side of the ocean, Eureka and Sanitaire uprights were being sold to Europeans under the Electrolux brandname. Eureka's plant in Bloomington would install 220-volt motors in these cleaners and apply Electrolux logos and brandnames before exporting these overseas. |
Post# 423825 , Reply# 4   4/20/2020 at 12:36 (1,438 days old) by bisonian (Where the buffalo roamed! (Ocala, FL))   |   | |
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Electrolux Sweden OWNED Eureka from 1974 to 2016. |
Post# 423844 , Reply# 5   4/20/2020 at 18:06 (1,437 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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The Aerus/Electrolux dealer in my city, which closed down about four years ago, had a banner across its front window for a long time proclaiming the name change. That was how I first found out about it about ten years ago.
Since re-acquiring the rights to the name in the U.S. market, Electrolux Sweden has also come in big here with major kitchen appliances like refrigerators and dishwashers. |
Post# 423867 , Reply# 7   4/21/2020 at 05:30 (1,437 days old) by Jake1234 (greasby)   |   | |
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Post# 423876 , Reply# 9   4/21/2020 at 12:08 (1,437 days old) by Eluxfan71 (Switzerland )   |   | |
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Here we still have vacuum cleaners under the Electrolux brand. Canister style cleaner, baged or bagless, but also cordless uprights and robotic vacs. But in some countries they are sold under an other brand Here some pics of it |
Post# 423877 , Reply# 10   4/21/2020 at 12:14 (1,437 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Jake1234 wrote: (B)eing able to find a spare part new and readily available for a 90s Vacuum Cleaner is quite impressive.
I reply: Yes, this is a common strategy used by manufacturers the world over to force otherwise perfectly repairable older appliances into obsolescence and thus feeding demand for their newer—and often inferior—products while further packing our ever-growing landfills. In my opinion, governments should give manufacturers healthy tax credits for making products that are both durable and repairable, as well as for continuing to stock replacement parts. This insane wastefulness has got to end somewhere. |
Post# 423896 , Reply# 11   4/21/2020 at 18:56 (1,436 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Hi Jake,
A very unique chapter in the history of the North American Eureka company happened in the early 1960's: The British Parnall appliance company contracted Eureka to make 220-volt versions of theirs sleek "canned ham" MobileAire cylinder/canister cleaner featuring Eureka's new noisy Vibra-Beat carpet nozzle. Because one of the versions of our MobileAire was Eureka Model 1010, Parnall called the UK version "The TenTen"!!! You can Google the Parnall TenTen or take a look a the Vacuumland thread in the link below: CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK |
Post# 423898 , Reply# 12   4/21/2020 at 19:11 (1,436 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Oh - your Electrolux Boss Stairmaster is indeed a Eureka Victory upright made at Eureka's main factory in Bloomington, Illinois. And, indeed, Sanitaire was the brand name that Eureka used for their commercial line of cleaners - since way back in the 1970's. When Electrolux bought Eureka in 1974, they got the rights to the Sanitaire name and products too. You had the ability to buy classic Sanitaire fan-first uprights labelled Electrolux in the UK over the years. They would have a
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Post# 423899 , Reply# 13   4/21/2020 at 19:14 (1,436 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 423978 , Reply# 15   4/22/2020 at 17:06 (1,435 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Here is our friend Roger in a video from his Ibaisaic YouTube channel showing a 220-volt Sanitaire Wide Track upright labelled with the Electrolux brandname and imported from the USA.
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Post# 424224 , Reply# 17   4/25/2020 at 13:58 (1,433 days old) by Rdwdcp (UK)   |   | |
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Electrolux Velocity looked nice |
Post# 424326 , Reply# 18   4/27/2020 at 03:54 (1,431 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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My Lux line up. This has grown since then to also include a TOL Airstream.
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Post# 424327 , Reply# 19   4/27/2020 at 03:57 (1,431 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 424328 , Reply# 20   4/27/2020 at 04:01 (1,431 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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And my 506. Quite a rare model now as it didn’t last long and was superseded by the 560, which is identical.
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