Thread Number: 42867
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
My grandparents' Electroluxes at both houses |
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Post# 449054 , Reply# 1   1/4/2022 at 13:43 (814 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Your family are definitely dedicated 'Lux people; that's for sure. While there could have been more machines at one time but there's also the possibility that some of those woven hoses were replaced as they deteriorated and lost suction, as they inevitably do, and the old ones were never tossed out. I still have two woven hoses but I never use them anymore since I've accumulated an assortment of vinyl replacement hoses. I actually almost relegated one of my 1205s to the barn as a potential parts donor until I tried it out with a new hose (also the first time it had run with an electrified hose) and confirmed its lackluster performance was due to worn out non-electrified that had always been with it since Dad rescued the machine from beside a dumpster when I was in high school, circa 1981. That may well have also been the reason the neighbors were tossing it. Seeing that it worked just as well as my other 1205 prompted me to replace the broken handle and press it into service.
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Post# 449079 , Reply# 4   1/4/2022 at 22:14 (813 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Seniors are dihards for Electroluxes. My great grandmother was nothing but Electrolux, still have her Olympia One. She had a golden jubilee I assume from new until the motor blew up in a fireball in the late 90s/early 2000s.
I also got a Electrolux LX with a cart dolly for it from an elderly Japanese woman out in California. Aside from some humidity peeling to the chrome plating and a bit of cracking to the tires, it's in excellent shape. Nothing rusted or stuck, fully functional and sounds great. |
Post# 449088 , Reply# 5   1/5/2022 at 16:29 (813 days old) by Ctvacman (CT)   |   | |
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Out of curiosity, where are all the power nozzles? |