Thread Number: 41209  /  Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Electrolux PN-2 Power Nozzle broken part 		[Down to Last]

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Post# 437219   1/9/2021 at 12:14 (1,202 days old) by aprules2 (New Jersey)        

Hey guys I was cleaning up my golden J that I bought from the vacuum store, and I decided to just give the power nozzle quick Polish when I took the lid off I noticed the elbow for the suction is cracked where it meets the brush roll is this clause a big problem or is the difference going to be almost unnoticeable.

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Post# 437220 , Reply# 1   1/9/2021 at 12:58 (1,202 days old) by Jo (Dallas,TX)        
That’s a PN 4a

 First off that’s a PN 4a. Next this is typical on the 4as and should be replaced. It will lose suction at this point, and the crack will get worse. The entire elbow is designed to flex and is a soft rubber material. It was part of the automatic height adjustment system. If you notice the entire on and tilt up and down from those back wheels. It was a design that was exclusive to the 4a and changed with the pn5 which eliminated this part. Overall, it wasn’t a very good design hence why it was discontinued. I had the same issue on mine and bought a replacement from aerus. It is relatively easy to change. I bought the part many years ago and it was $17 back then, not sure what it is today. Gluing or taping the part might work for a little while but personally I prefer to fix it properly by replacing the worn out cracked part. I think the proper name for this part is actually the “throat” as the elbow is the part where the wand inserts.

Jon

Post# 437223 , Reply# 2   1/9/2021 at 13:37 (1,202 days old) by aprules2 (New Jersey)        

Thanks Jon. So wait is this not the correct Power Nozzle for a Golden Jubilee? Rather than fix it maybe I should just buy another one?

Post# 437233 , Reply# 3   1/9/2021 at 17:56 (1,201 days old) by aprules2 (New Jersey)        

I struck out finding a "Throat" online, so just to get it going I put high strength crazy glue on it, and then once that dried I rubbed a little white 100% silicone across the cracks. Hopefully it holds for a while. Ill try the Aerus shop on Monday. But in the mean time I want to try and find the proper PN-2, most that I've seen have a Turquoise cord is there a way to swap to the right color?

Post# 437386 , Reply# 4   1/15/2021 at 12:32 (1,196 days old) by Jo (Dallas,TX)        
Pn 2

 The pn 2 was first introduced with the later blue 1205 models and the later blue L models hence the blue cords. Those that went with the 1205’s will be the same but they will NOT have the 50th anniversary sticker on them. If it has the sticker, it was a Golden Jubilee era PN2. The cord color was changed at some point to gray as well as the elbow was changed to the tan cream color but the plastic bottom always remained in the blue. Even the cord end where it attaches to the power nozzles have been of two different types. Electrolux would use up existing color stock when changing colors at times and so there often would be inconsistency in equipped colored items especially if it was around the time a color or model change was segued. Also, sometimes, if people had cord issues and would end up having to get a new one and the new ones would be the newer current model color. The blue 1205 sheath cords often cracked at the plug and so many were replaced down the line with the newer gray ones. We had that issue on my Mother’s model L.

The cord does unplug so if you can get a blue cord, you could simply unplug it and plug in the new one but your PN2 looks as if it has some sort of cord retention device on it at the power nozzle. The PN2 was the only pn that ever had a cord that could be unplugged and removed from it, all others including what Aerus makes today...are direct wired cords so you are in luck with an easy change if you can find a decent blue cord but the majority I see out there are gray. However, since you have the anniversary era power nozzle, the gray cord would be correct with it.

A lot of people get obsessed with color matching...Electrolux sold so many machines with mismatching colored parts...I’ve seen so many early on that were this way and not a result of replacement parts. The issue became less so once they got to the Golden Jubilee, superJ, and Olympia era because most of those all use the tan colored parts. I’ve seen Golden Jubilee’s that were sold with the darker gold hoses as well as the lighter colored hoses. I’m not convinced one or the other color is the correct colored hose for the golden jubilee and super J since I’ve seen so many with or the other. A friend I used to clean for had a November 1974 purchased blue model L and it came equipped with the darker gold non electric hose and blue wrap around hose wiring, and a golden jubilee power nozzle with a blue sheath and a gray sheath cord. Leads me to believe the gold hose was made with both the golden jubilees and the super J’s. I’ve seen many super J’s with the white hose as well.

Jon

Post# 437423 , Reply# 5   1/16/2021 at 22:13 (1,194 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)        
Dang

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In case you had any questions on the power nozzle I think it just got covered.
It's actually very informative thanks.



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