Dug up the Electolux Pic!

[Kevinpreston3]

I have the main unit and carry rack in the house, alot of the accessories were packed into various boxes when we moved, have not found them all yet. They are here, just don't have them handy. This is a pre-move photo.

This is just how I got it from the lady in Pomona, as I mentioned a few weeks ago in an Electrolux thread.

I fired up the vacuum the other day just for grins. Quieter than I thought it would be, but hardly any suction at all. Leaky hose? I don't know.

Just thought I would post for fun.

 

[drmitch]

Model 30

I may be wrong but isin`t this a salesmans display? I`ve seen one described as such on ebay. Very convinent way to take it all with you.

 

[tolivac]

Yes-I have also seen these on EBAY and other things-as a salesmans display-demo unit.The low "suction could be due to bad hose ,clogged cloth bag-or worse case-dirty motor suction fans.If cleaning the bag and checking the hose doesn't help-than the fans could be very dirty and clogged from years of use-dirt collects on their blades badly lowering the efficiency.You will then have to dissemble the machine and remove the motor-remove the fans and clean them and the inside of the fan housing.This would apply to "worse-case" conditions.I know an electrolux man who did that all the time with "luxes he worked on-it was amazing how much fine dirt the fans collected-and in their housing lowering the efficiency-he cleaned them and WOW! the performance was back to new.

 

[tolivac]

poor suction

Another thing to look at in the machine--is bad motor and bag compartment sealing gaskets that have gone bad.when they get hard-causes air leaks.

 

[Kevinpreston3]

Thanks Tolivac

There is no bag in it, I just fired it up as is (not to smart but just did it quickly away from any dirt) and noticed no suction. I will take your advice.

The top of the rack has a label on it with a salesman's name and a phone number in Upland.

 

[Kevinpreston3]

If I remember correctly,

There was some suction at the end of the machine (I do not know if it is up to specification, as I have nothing to compare it to) but hardly none on the hose. IT was not apparent that the hose was leaking anywhere that I could tell. I did roll a few small object through the hose and they went through fine.

 

[tolivac]

Kevinpreston3: am I right that your 'Lux vac is a model"30" or TripleX-those used reusable cloth dump bags.If its bag is missing-that may be the problem.A "lux dealer should be able to get them-or a vac collector could help-I have a similar cleaner to yours-but mine doesn't have the salesmans rack-display.Thats pretty cool-and actually convenient.Mine has the "tools on board" tool saddle.thats pretty cool the rack has the phone#'s on it-wonder if he has noticed its missing??Usually the "display" is kept by the saleperson.He gives the prospect the tool saddle or a box to keep them in.

 

[Kevinpreston3]

I just assumed....

that this was the closet rack that they came with. Hmmm, maybe the lady got/inherited the guy's display when he retired. She didn't say, she just said that she had it for years. Interesting.

 

[Kevinpreston3]

Pleasant surprise

She had given me a box that went with it that I never looked inside, it just sat on a shelf in the laundry room.

 

[Kevinpreston3]

And this is what it is....

Isn't that cool!

 

[tolivac]

WOW!! nice new dust brush-like the White color-interesting departure from the polished metal one that normally comes with the machine.

 

[westytoploader]

Very cool...that accessory stand is pretty rare according to Charlie Lester (www.137.com), so hang onto it!

Give it a thorough going-over and cleaning (it does look a little dusty), and make sure the cloth bag is clean/unclogged. Did you remove the hose and check the suction at the machine end? While not the most powerful Electrolux made, the XXX's certainly weren't weak by any means, IMHO.

 

[westytoploader]

I also didn't notice the white dusting brush...YAY for MIB accessories!!! Quite an interesting color compared to the gray brush on the stand.

 

[Cybrvanr]

The bag in most 'lux vacuums is the hatch seal, so operating it without a bag will produce a leak around the front bag hatch door. One other thing to check for is the hose condition. Take the hose off the front of the vacuum and start it up. If it has good suction at the vacuum port, then the hose is leaky or clogged. Note the sound of the motor with the hose off and on. If it's running much slower with the hose off, then you have a clog...no diff means you have a leaky hose. Model 30's are known to be rather quiet machines. They work by moving large air volumes, versus high air velocities, like new vac's.

A problem I am having with one of my mid 60's light blue vintage e'lux's is that the inside of the hose is falling apart. Flakes of dry-rotted rubber are coming off and clogging the hose up. The rubber fragments flop around in the wind of the suction and trap the dirt going up the hose, resulting in a clog. I'm afraid I am going to need to replace my hose with a modern equivalent

 

[tlee618]

Electrolux sold the white dusting brush and also a white floor brush as options. They were to be used for delicate lampshades and curtains. The white floor brush was for dusting your walls. Terry

 

[kenmore1978]

bags

I could swear I've seen retrofit paper bags for these machines

 

[fnelson487]

White dusting and floor brushes

The original white dusting and floor brushes came with the electrolux aluminum housings and white bumpers. The later ones were plastic like the one shown above. It's a beauty. I also have a grey plastic housing with the white dusting brush. And, indeed, you can get bojack retro-fit bags for the XXX. I use them in mine!

 

[kenmore1978]

Bojack

is Bojack a brand name? I've seenit refered to several times

 

[Kevinpreston3]

Westy it doesn't just look super dusty...

it IS super dusty. I have never done anything with it. That is how I got it, and it just say in closets for years, then in the trunk of the Imperial. (I think that is where some of the accessories are).

One of these days I will have to totally go through it.

I appreciate the trouble shooting tips for it. Any good leads on getting that bag?