Thread Number: 42850
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Death of our Electrolux model S |
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Post# 448967 , Reply# 1   12/31/2021 at 12:35 (818 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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It's always sad to realize a favorite machine can't reasonably be repaired anymore. But your family definitely got their money's worth out of it and parts of it are still of benefit, extending the useful lives of other machines.
I did something similar a few months ago when I got hold of a nice looking polished PN4 with an absolutely dead motor. I scavenged the motor out of a scarred-up gray PN4-A that I couldn't even stand looking at to bring that one to life. Of course, vac-addict that I am, I then had to get another motor and a polished cover to resurrect the remains of that PN4-A as well. They're fun little projects but I can sure throw away a lot of money on them. |
Post# 449007 , Reply# 3   1/2/2022 at 12:53 (816 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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I agree with you about the painted power nozzles. I have two PN4A's that were originally Silverado gray. I repainted one with Rustoleum hammertone paint and primer in one, giving it a slightly custom touch by masking off the nameplate area to leave it shiny. It's slightly darker than the original and looks really nice but it was a lot of work. The second one got a polished PN4 cover. Keeping one of those shined up takes a lot less work than repainting one.
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