Recent content by real1shep

MA as in Massachusetts?? Holy cow, you couldn't be any further from me...lol. I live in WA state. Wished I was closer....you have a wish for metal body Electrolux tanks. I have them back to the 'G' unrestored. I bought a whole collection of Electrolux parts and vacs from a dealer who had been...

Great! I'm just looking for parts to fix a really nice 9338. Batteries I replace and solder in new ones. Internal parts are unobtainium so I have to scavenge from donors. What do you want for it and what's your zipcode for shipping? Kevin

Necro thread! But any of the original Dustbusters can be fixed with new ni-cad batteries. The batteries are better than the originals. I'm thinking of starting a service. Doubt there's any money in it? Takes about an hr and more for a complete clean up....assuming there's no damage from...

Looking for these units just for parts. Don't throw them away!

Fixing vintage dustbusters These aren't that hard to fix. The problem is almost always leaking/dead cells. Pull the unit apart, see how the batteries are configured, buy 'sub C ni-cad' rechargeable batteries to replace them. They are 1.2 volts each. The most I've seen starting with model 9333...

And..... some people can't resist a snarky comment....."Just sayin". Kevin

That can.... be mended with a good plastic epoxy(not JB Weld).....there's epoxy out there just for the task, albeit expensive. Use a Dremel bit to groove out the cracked area...a V groove is best. Let epoxy joint cure for days....don't get in a hurry to reassemble. Eastwood makes a heat kit...

Yep...... G's have held nice value for the eBay collector crowd for some yrs now. Many yrs ago on eBay some couple became heirs to a substantial number of Elux vacs. They had G's coming out of their ears and others.....all kinds of accessories.....PN's, wands....you name it. They just wanted...

They are..... available through Aerus. They were sending me the pre-filters automatically on my card. I had to stop that because they were piling up. I don't change them with the same frequency as Aerus suggests. And personally, I think they're wrong on their change interval. They fit in my...

I'm sorry..... but without the filter setup as per factory, their value to a collector diminishes. I certainly wouldn't pay any premium price for a Hospital G without the filter setup. I'm not trying to denigrate your collection, just giving an opinion. Nice set of G's in the pic! Kevin

That's right..... Tom! And the Aerus guy was in my house trying to sell me those paper bags....they weren't even the quality of some older paper ply bags I had. I told him I had HEPA bags. He said there was no such thing for Type C bags. I got a handful out of the cupboard and showed him. He...

Hospital G's...... are very rare. Most Elux collectors would covet one. I had a chance at one about an hr drive away in OR, but a member here flew out a few days before from Cali and bought it. With the plane fare and rental car, he paid dear and I harbor no ill will towards him. A person...

Go for..... the Perfect HEPA bags. A little more expensive than the paper ply, but worth it. Kevin

Ask..... the seller through eBay....that way there is a record of it if it's not Electrolux. Kevin

Sometimes..... it's not only about the money but the 'home'. Kevin