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My brandywine Eureka Power Team consists of a model 1279D canister with a matching Rotomatic power head, model 1231D. The power head has a headlight and is in Brandywine, just like the vacuum, but it does not have a belt window. It's supposed to have a Cordaway cord winder, but that doesn't...

I have a similar issue with my Silverado Deluxe. The plug had been cut off of the machine before I got it, so I have no idea how much of the original cord was lost in the process. What's there retracts on its own, all except the last two or three feet. I brought that machine back from the dead a...

Yeah, somewhere along the line, manufacturers have managed to convince consumers that vacuum cleaners no longer fall into the category of durable goods, but are instead disposable. This may be good for the manufacturers' bottom line, but it's bad for consumers and even worse for the environment...

The earliest vacuum cleaner I remember was a pink and gray Lewyt canister (see attached photo. It isn't the one we had, but it's just like it) that was our only vacuum cleaner until the early '70s, when we got a tan and green Hoover Convertible. By the mid-'70s, the Lewyt had been consigned to...

I had a girlfriend a few years back who insisted I vacuum the apartment with her bagless Bissell plasticrap vac. She was so insistent that she even tried to give away my Electrolux 1205. Thankfully, the person she offered it to declined it and I still have it, even though I don't have her in my...

Indeed, welcome! Vacuumland is s great place to learn everything you ever wanted to know about your vacuum cleaner and a lot of stuff you didn't even know to ask. I think the LX and its predecessor, the XXX are two of the most beautiful vacuums Electrolux ever made. I just acquired an LX myself...

I'm glad you've found your niche in life, where you can thrive and be(come) your best possible self.

Sure, I can do either Venmo or PayPal.

Looks like USPS Ground Advantage will be $16.65. I've attached a few photos for you. The bag is in great shape, with a couple of very minor rust stains, but no rips, tears, or fading. It is missing the spring at the top, but you can move the one from your F&G bag over to it, either the spring...

I'll dig that bag out and find a box, and I will let you know something as soon as I figure it out.

I have a Super J that came to me with a damaged bag switch. It ended up being an easy fix (took longer to find and order the correct part than it did to install it) and the machine has run perfectly ever since.

I have zero experience about dyeing vacuum cleaner bags, but I had friends years ago who were into tie dyeing t-shirts, and they had a few strong opinions relating to dyes and fabrics that might be applicable. They didn't think much of Rit dye, as it is water based and doesn't fully bond with...

I had the same impulse with an Electrolux PN4A power nozzle a few years ago. It was in decent shape, except the Silverado gray paint was horribly scarred. I got the bright idea of sanding it down to bare metal and polishing it up like the earlier PN4 that shipped with the Olympia One. I spent...

Definitely an altered image, or more likely AI generated. Neither the emtor, nor the top of the motor housing look right. When magnified, one can clearly see where the Roman numeral III on the accessory box has been altered, rather poorly, I might add, to appear like a Roman numeral II. Also...

Wow, that gold one is something else!