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Thread Number: 40794
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Electrolux airstream 1000 motor rubber /grommet |
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| Post# 433399 , Reply# 1 10/11/2020 at 14:12 (1,284 days old) by Jo (Dallas,TX) | ||
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Interesting I googled this model. It was not a US Electrolux product. Either Canadian or European. Don’t know much about these. What country are you in? Jon | ||
| Post# 433401 , Reply# 2 10/11/2020 at 17:40 (1,284 days old) by lambytone (Newport) | ||
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Yes sorry I'm in the UK. How do I post a picture of the part. | ||
| Post# 433404 , Reply# 3 10/11/2020 at 20:35 (1,283 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Here’s a great video of the Airstream created by our wonderful cleanerphile friend in the UK - Roger “Sensotronic” Ibaisaic:
CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK | ||
Post# 433407 , Reply# 4 10/11/2020 at 21:54 (1,283 days old) by luxlife  (Under a Pecan Tree) |
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I remember those. They were sold in the US in the mid 1980’s as a Eureka Contour. Vac shops sold them as part of the higher end Eureka line up. They were quite nice. | ||
| Post# 433540 , Reply# 6 10/14/2020 at 18:36 (1,281 days old) by Turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
Rubber Grommet
Well at that price it surely would make more sense to look locally on Facebook marketplace/eBay/ gumtree Etc and search for Electrolux Airstream, Electrolux Contour, and buy a second hand machine to use for spares. This should come in at around £15. All parts are interchangeable between these models and you’d gain a spare motor plus other parts to use if needed. Don’t worry about motor wattage of individual models, it makes no difference. An 800w motor will work just the same as 1000w or the 1200w they manufactured. The only physical difference between the contours and airstream models was the airstream bag collar was a vertical () shape and the contour was the same shape but horizontal if that makes sense. Airstream took fabric bags and contours were paper hence the allergy filtration claims of the airstream. | ||
| Post# 433579 , Reply# 8 10/15/2020 at 17:31 (1,280 days old) by Turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
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Well not
To get on my high horse Rolls but....
I’ve collected the best part of 15 of these cleaners and not one has needed the rubber grommet replacing. In fact it’s one of the very few parts to need replacing. Each one has been stripped down and cleaned and I can assure you it’s not a part that fails very often. So yes. I refer back to my original post. | ||
| Post# 433580 , Reply# 9 10/15/2020 at 17:45 (1,280 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
When you are dealing with 30-40 year old parts, the price will be high because of the age of them, and it has nothing to do with a company "disowning" them. It's just it is not possible anymore because it was too long ago. Ford doesn't still sell Model T parts at their dealerships right? Or maybe a Pinto?
$5 and $15 for a grommet is not expensive at all. It would cost more than that to have a rubber manufacturer replicate it. I paid $120 to import a used motor from Germany for my rare Miele Black Diamond canister vac after the original owner threw it out and butchered in some crap aftermarket motor. And I only paid $10 for this vacuum. | ||
| Post# 433635 , Reply# 11 10/16/2020 at 23:06 (1,278 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
Well, you could make one. Various types of rubber can actually be machined, you could talk to some machinists. The softer ones need to be cold to machine lol. Another possibility is to make a mold and cast it in silicone.
If I were you, I would simply improvise something. Perhaps cut the shape out of a reinforced rubber sheet. Unfortunately I don't really know what it's shaped like, so I can't make any further suggestions. | ||
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