Thread Number: 41069
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Electrolux 1205 Door Pops Open |
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Post# 435936 , Reply# 1   12/5/2020 at 19:53 (1,209 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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The fact that the door is popping open like that on your 1205 means the mechanism is working as it should. Your Silverado, on the other hand, needs some attention. The problem with it could be as simple as a vacuum line that has come loose or is cracked and leaking. It's a pretty easy fix, just a pain to trace out exactly where the problem is. That said, it's probably not hurting anything the way it is now but if you're like me, just knowing it isn't functioning properly will make you a little crazy over time.
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Post# 435962 , Reply# 3   12/6/2020 at 02:42 (1,209 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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If the 1205 is the model with "Automatic Control" then yes, the bag door opening when suction is blocked is the normal function of the vacuum. That is supposed to happen. Adjusting the dirt level adjusts how soon or how late the mechanism will operate. Like if you are picking up a lot of pet hair, you would not want it to open too soon as it would keep opening every 2 seconds, but on fine grit you don't want it opening too late to where it overfills the bag. On older models, the LX I believe it was, it would fling the door open an then kick the bag completely out of the vacuum.
Reply# 6 here describes how the process works, it's within the bag door sandwiched behind the fascia, and the rubber tubes usually rot or the springs get rusty and stick in place which causes it to not work right. www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bi... It's a really ingenious system in how it operates. Here's the LX ejecting a bag: |
Post# 436150 , Reply# 8   12/11/2020 at 08:41 (1,203 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 436254 , Reply# 14   12/13/2020 at 18:48 (1,201 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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Post# 436257 , Reply# 15   12/13/2020 at 21:26 (1,201 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 436260 , Reply# 16   12/13/2020 at 22:01 (1,201 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 436261 , Reply# 17   12/13/2020 at 22:02 (1,201 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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even the Diamond J door pops open. I know nothing about the plastic bodied Elux's. Kevin |
Post# 436263 , Reply# 18   12/13/2020 at 23:24 (1,201 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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Post# 436273 , Reply# 19   12/14/2020 at 10:14 (1,200 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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they crack open and the machine quits running because the door is ajar. Not to be confused with the older models that popped a bag out. I've never had one that old working. Kevin |
Post# 436289 , Reply# 20   12/14/2020 at 20:53 (1,200 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Kevin wrote:
Yeah..... even the Diamond J door pops open. I know nothing about the plastic bodied Elux's. I reply: Some plastic bodied canisters have that feature and some don't. You can tell by whether it has a big knob on top. I have a Diplomat LX that came with that feature from the factory but the knob was missing when I got it so I disconnected the vacuum line. It works just fine without it. |