Recent content by ferngreen

Awesome information! Another question please Thank you guys for all the info on how the system works and where to have the dial set at. I left the dial turned to least sensitive setting but now i'll adjust it to midway to be safe. This brings up another thing, since the electrolux's use a...

Great News! Oh alright thank you for the response, thats very reassuring (at least for the 1205 lol). I pulled the front cover off before i saw your reply and i found one of the vacuum hoses was full of dirt so i blew that out but it seems to be working great i just wasn't sure about that...

Hey guys i just got my 1205 back together after getting the electric motor rebuilt. I have never used this vacuum prior to the rebuild so i don't know if this is normal but when i put my hand over the suction the door likes to pop open. Is this normal? It only does it when i completely put my...

Terminal Block Repair Where can i pick up a terminal block conversion kit? I read that aerus still makes them, is that correct?

Silverado Motor Swap? Thank you all for providing info on the differences between the 1205's and the silverado's. Can I install a Silverado motor into a 1205?

I Made Progress But More Questions So i dug into it more and i found the the contacts on the cord winder were not fully touching the contact plate on the inside of the canister. After i bent the contacts so that they made full contact the machine turned on. Now my next problem...When i turned...

Hello everyone i'm new to the site and new to working on vacuums. I recently acquired a electrolux 1205 from my mom's attic and i would like to get it working. So far I have taken apart the cord winder and cleaned all the contacts and reassembled the winder back into the machine. I tested the...