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Post# 68934   5/10/2009 at 18:02 (5,436 days old) by jdinstl ()        

...Picked up this mother -- an Electrolux Epic Shampooer. I've tried it out already. 'Tis awesome, absolutely awesome!



Post# 68935 , Reply# 1   5/10/2009 at 18:02 (5,436 days old) by jdinstl ()        
A little bit closer...

....see it's smiling name....



Post# 68937 , Reply# 2   5/10/2009 at 18:05 (5,436 days old) by jdinstl ()        
Got this before Mother's day, from a friend...

...I couldn't pass up turquoise!

Isn't she a beauty?

(The Quikbroom, not the cat. The cat is a he minus two.)







Post# 68938 , Reply# 3   5/10/2009 at 18:05 (5,436 days old) by jdinstl ()        
A bit closer...

...view of the label.



Post# 68945 , Reply# 4   5/10/2009 at 18:36 (5,436 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)        
Good For You!

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Wow, what a couple of pieces! I have the Quick Broom in beige. Nice kitty too!

Post# 68954 , Reply# 5   5/10/2009 at 18:54 (5,436 days old) by petek (Ontario)        

Very nice finds... the electrolux polishers are so nice. People are starting to want them again for polishing floors too so stock up.

How does the Hoover cassette thingy work.. ?


Post# 68966 , Reply# 6   5/10/2009 at 21:13 (5,435 days old) by jdinstl ()        
Hoover Casette thingy...

It's pretty cool...

First, you open the latch...



Post# 68967 , Reply# 7   5/10/2009 at 21:14 (5,435 days old) by jdinstl ()        
Then...

...you fold the top of the vac back...you can see the cartridge holding the bag.



Post# 68969 , Reply# 8   5/10/2009 at 21:16 (5,435 days old) by jdinstl ()        
Then...

you pull out the cartridge containing the bag.



Post# 68970 , Reply# 9   5/10/2009 at 21:18 (5,435 days old) by jdinstl ()        
And Alan....

...yup, I have to admit, Ben is a nice kitty....I'm rather proud of him, actually. He and Rudy (dog) are my buds! I never thought myself a cat person -- but you know how animals have a way of softening your heart. I love the little guy to pieces.



Post# 68976 , Reply# 10   5/10/2009 at 21:33 (5,435 days old) by luxg ()        

John, that Electrolux polisher is a great find. Does this one have the cord winder? They do an awesome job!! Did you get all the brushes and pads with it? Ben looks like a neat cat!!

Post# 68980 , Reply# 11   5/10/2009 at 22:15 (5,435 days old) by jdinstl ()        
Terry...

...Yes, the 'Lux has the cord winder...and no problems there. It came with one set of brushes, the shampoo brushes, some shampoo, and a furniture duster for a vacuum! :) I priced the nap-lifters on eBay....$80!!!! Yikes!

My carpet is all closed loop, so it's not like I need them.

I had a Koblenz shampooer, which I hated. The torque would flip the darn thing, and the handle was nigh-near impossible to release. Then you had to hold it with one hand while you turned the knob to low or high speed...then FLIP! So a few days ago, I gutted it for its motor, to use on a vibratory tumbler.

This 'Lux is everything the Koblenz was not. Torque is just right, speed is easy, it's easy to control movement. I am most pleased with it.

Ben is a neat cat...and a goofy one! Into everything! But a total lovable sweetheart, very sociable and playful.

John


Post# 68981 , Reply# 12   5/10/2009 at 22:23 (5,435 days old) by jdinstl ()        
While Dad plays with the shampooer...

...I'm gonna bag this mouse!



Post# 68992 , Reply# 13   5/10/2009 at 22:46 (5,435 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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I so agree with you, John, about the Electrolux triple brush polishers and shampooers. The speed is just right, they are powerful and quiet and they don't fight with the carpet or floor...they tame it with gentle persuasion. :-)

I've yet to see the later Electrolux version you have with the double chrome tube handle but I expect the cordwinder drum that straddles the motor, the transmission and helical gearing are essentially the same as the B 21 series with the folding handle...of which I have a few now. From the start they were brilliantly designed and engineered with clever touches like the solution tank trigger rods running down the handle, the integrated cordwinder, the splash guard and tray and on/off triggered by lowering the handle and the use of three brushes is simply inherently stable. Unlike those other Floorcare Guys' two brush models that try to run away from you or trip over themselves and tip over.

Dave


Post# 69484 , Reply# 14   5/16/2009 at 15:12 (5,430 days old) by 1926700 ()        
hey jdinstl....

that qwick broom , i also have it dates to 1977- 1978 i was the third to the estate lineup. by estate i mean the estate convertible , celebirty II , and qwick broom. i have all three (thanks phillip muller) , and congrats VERY good find...



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