Thread Number: 8631
Inquiring Minds Want to Know - Electrolux Epic 6500 |
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Post# 95886 , Reply# 1   4/11/2010 at 12:51 (5,100 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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I don't think so, I had a couple of them and they worked fine. People thought the dial was for suction adjustment and thought it did not work. It is for what type of debris you are picking up. Fine, course, normal etc. I did like the older style power nozzle and wands better. You can actually still buy them and use them on the newer Aerus canisters except the Guardian.
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Post# 95890 , Reply# 3   4/11/2010 at 13:19 (5,100 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)   |   | |
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I have seen that site before also. I think you are right about the 2nd part. People don't know how to use/care for things. Every Epic I have seen 1.lasted for years and still runs/looks good or 2. looks like its been through the wringer a few tinmes.And the owner says gee it just don't work anymore.
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Post# 95905 , Reply# 4   4/11/2010 at 13:54 (5,099 days old) by joe22 ()   |   | |
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i love my epic 6500s, have 3. looking for a 6000, same vac with the metal wands, large powerhead with light. many owners never read the instrudtion book. thats the first thing i do. |
Post# 95921 , Reply# 5   4/11/2010 at 16:36 (5,099 days old) by ohio_tuec ()   |   | |
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the Renaissance the most troublesome Electrolux to date? I've heard nothing but complaints about the hoses.... |
Post# 95928 , Reply# 6   4/11/2010 at 17:28 (5,099 days old) by joe22 ()   |   | |
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yes the hose had a touch pad control for the 3 speeds, and brush roll. lux changed to sliding switches on the guardian 8000 |
Post# 95933 , Reply# 8   4/11/2010 at 19:13 (5,099 days old) by bimmer740 (Long Island, New York)   |   | |
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I had a gray 6500 that was the daily driver and also used by the house keeper for many years. I bought the machine from a Kirby dealer for about $50, but the motor needed to be rebuilt because its bearings were shot. I rebuilt the motor before putting it into use and it never gave me any trouble at all. I have an Epic 6000 that I pulled out of the trash late one night a few years back. I looked it over the next morning to discover the only problem was its hose was clogged. I put a new headlight bulb and genuine Lux brush roll in it and it works wonderful. The plastic wands on the 6500 were ok, but they were very clumsy and heavy for most tasks. I prefer the older style that my 6000 has which combines the best of both worlds, a nice very light weight canister with the traditional Lux power nozzle set up with the additional steel tubes for bare/above floor cleaing. As for the colors of these models, the 6000 was only blue and beige. The 6500 started out in the same blue and beige color scheme, then changed to all grey with gold accents, then around 1998 changed to white with gray trim and red accents. |
Post# 95940 , Reply# 9   4/11/2010 at 20:09 (5,099 days old) by sireluxomatic ()   |   | |
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Thanks for that information, Steven. Sometimes its hard to keep track of all the derivations of models Electrolux had in the 80's/90's. |
Post# 95995 , Reply# 10   4/12/2010 at 10:22 (5,099 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO)   |   | |
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The Epic 6500 had a frequent issue with the power switch button. The large foot button had a little prong made of the same plastic that was the only actual contact with the electric switch. That plastic could wear and reduce the contact with the switch, making the button slip along and then off the switch without effectively pressing it. I think the only repair was to replace the button or a spring mechanism whose details I can't really recall. I didn't read the site you referenced, so I don't know if that's the problem they were talking about, but I think that the Epic 6500 was very reliable otherwise.
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Post# 96018 , Reply# 12   4/12/2010 at 20:53 (5,098 days old) by bimmer740 (Long Island, New York)   |   | |
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I don't mean to change the topic of this tread but does anyone know if there is any risk of damanging a Lux motor from using the Perfect canister bags? I keep my Lux Diamond Jubilee at my grandmothers house for when I go there and do some cleaing. She has a year old Hoover non s/p Windtunnel that I think is ok but certainly not suitible for the many barefloors and above floor cleaning. I have always used genuine Lux bags in all my machines but I would love to use the hepa like Perfect bags. I find that the cloth like bags seem to cut down on any odor from the dust in the bags, especially in my Kirby and I do notice improved preformance from the machine. Thanks! Steven |
Post# 96020 , Reply# 13   4/12/2010 at 21:12 (5,098 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)   |   | |
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