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Thread Number: 40865
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Vacuums that have headlight function in bare floor mode (brush off)? |
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| Post# 434076 10/23/2020 at 23:07 (1,273 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
Are there any two motor uprights or power nozzle canisters where the headlight will function with brush motor turned off?
Was just wondering this. I'd think with most canisters it's not possible unless the brush on/off switch is on the power nozzle itself. If it's on the hose, then power is cut off to the light along with motor. I have two uprights with separate suction/brush motors, Kenmore Progressive and Bissell Plus. The Kenmore's headlight functions with both the brush off or the handle upright for hose cleaning, which shuts off brush. The Bissell's headlight though shuts off with switch set to suction only or if handle is in upright position. It's basically a power nozzle canister though morphed into an upright. My thinking is possibly the Hoovers with the Quadraflex nozzle or others with brush on/off pedal do have their headlight function with motor off? | ||
| Post# 434087 , Reply# 1 10/24/2020 at 00:21 (1,273 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 434094 , Reply# 2 10/24/2020 at 07:15 (1,272 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Eureka’s World Vac power nozzle canisters had that feature...only on the more deluxe versions with the “gas-pump” handle. These Eurekas were sold in the early 1990’s. Highly-rated by Consumer Reports at the time.
Instead of the usual two prongs you find in the electrical connections of power nozzle systems, this Eureka actually had three prongs at every electrical connection to the power nozzle. I imagine that third prong is what powered the headlight even when you turned off the brush roll. It was a very nice feature to have! It lit up dark areas in the bathroom and kitchen!!! But it also made it more difficult to pull off the hose handle from the wand. | ||
| Post# 434121 , Reply# 3 10/24/2020 at 12:44 (1,272 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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| Post# 434143 , Reply# 4 10/24/2020 at 18:35 (1,272 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 434145 , Reply# 5 10/24/2020 at 19:00 (1,272 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
Okay, this got me a little curious because I honestly couldn't remember so I grabbed the first Electrolux upright I came to, the Epic 3500SR, and fired it up. Sure enough, the headlight is on only when the switch is in the "II" position (brush roll on). It is off when the machine is in the "I" position for straight suction cleaning. I'm 99% sure rest of my 'Lux twin motor uprights work exactly the same way.
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| Post# 434165 , Reply# 7 10/25/2020 at 07:31 (1,271 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Just saw some eBay listings selling Eureka's "Home Cleaning System" power nozzle canisters. These were the models that followed the World Vac line and they were comprised of a Swedish-made Volta canister with a US-made World Vac power head. These later models also had three-prong plugs in the wiring system for the power nozzle, which means the headlight stayed on in bare floor mode as well.
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| Post# 440116 , Reply# 8 3/21/2021 at 15:14 (1,124 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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I can update this thread to say my Hoover Celebrity QS with the Quadraflex Powermatic nozzle does keep its headlight on whenever the cleaner itself is switched on, whether the brushroll motor is on or not.
I was not certain before because the bulb was burned out when I got it. I really like the feature as a headlight is useful whether vacuuming carpets or hard floors. | ||
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