Recent content by jasper

Keither's time machine still works! Keither, What year did your time machine take you to find this one?? OR are you the owner of one fabulous 3D printer?

Time Machine Keither, I still think you have a time machine and you take trips into the past and buy these things new. Jasper

I have a broken button for my Model 1521 and wonder if anyone can help me find a source for a replacement. It is one of the On-Off buttons. As you can see, part of it is broken and I don't think glue is going to be enough. I'd much prefer the blue colored one. There is a number inside the cap -...

Keither is back in his Time Machine! Again a model that looks new out of the box. Did you build the Time Machine or find one on line?? Jasper

Hey vintage vacuum fans, Ran across this beauty on Craigslist. Looks to be excellent condition. FYI Jasper http://https//grandrapids.craigslist.org/hsh/d/electrolux-vacuum-sweeper/6374300292.html

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1521 cord rewinder Kevin, Thanks, also from me, for your help! I'm having the same situation with my 1521. As an added thought, a nearby Electrolux dealer (Aerus) confirmed that I could swap that cord rewinder out with one I cannabalized from a 1205. I'd rather not do that if I can...

I just saw a Craigslist ad for a Fairfax vacuum. It resembles a Filter Queen. Anyone ever heard of them? Are they a "fringe" product or a big seller from past decades? Jasper

I'm trying to clean up an Electrolux canister cord-winder. I have a cord-winder unit out of a 1205 and am trying to disassemble, clean, lube, and re-assemble it. Two questions: First, how do you remove the rewind spring assembly without losing a limb (partially doing this maintenance for...

Your final conclusion was the key for me. Thanks for sharing of your experience. (You're right about the possibility of injury. If the spring suddenly gets out of control and unwinds itself I think it could do some serious damage to fingers.) Jasper

Ultralux Classic cord rewind repair UPDATE: The cord would not rewind again, so I disassembled it again and found that the spring "take-up" reel may not have had enough of the spring wrapped around it to allow for full withdrawal of the cord. In that case it came off the reel again and would...

E/lux cord rewinder I think I found the error in the rewinder. The coiled spring had slipped off a reel or take-up wheel of some sort. Now that it is back on it seems to be working. I'll let you know if it was a good fix. Jasper

Cord re-winder - rewind Thank you all. I will try these fixes in 12 minutes. Jasper

Re-winder repair Thanks for your quick help. I'll try the talcum powder and the "window shade" idea. I can see that disassembling the whole re-winder would probably result in it totally unwinding. I can't imagine REwinding it after that. Jasper

Can anyone share a link that shows how to rebuild or repair an E/lux Ultra Classic cord re-winder (preferably video)? It is reluctant to totally wind up. I suspect some lubing or adjusting to correct it because I can occasionally get it to mostly rewind if I work at it (which is taking more and...