Was the service center an authorized Aerus Electrolux center?
Supposedly. But he also services multiple other brands. I don't have the drive to pursue this. I eventually took the machine to a place which claimed to be exclusively Aerus/Electrolux. They announced that the motor was "rusty...
I have a Model C152E Aerus Ultralux canister vac. It developed a frustrating habit of refusing to run unless the bag door was opened and forcibly closed, (following which it ran perfectly and consistently). (Gentle closing did not fix it). I surmised that the problem was the little switch on...