Recent content by real1shep

I've never found an Elux in the trash bin, although I know that kinda thing happens all the time. I did have a guy give me a giant Sears wet & dry shop vac that had sucked all the water out of a flooded basement, and he had just left the last tank of water in it. Frigging mess, but it did...

I talked to the Lighthouse Motor guy, Brent, I think it was. Really nice guy....yes, he has a whole line of American-made motors selling for just over $100, depending on application. He doesn't know what fits what, so you search for tags and motor specs....along with careful measurements. He has...

Well, that would be me with the shed of 200 vacs & parts....lol. It all actually came from an ol' Electrolux rep who died after 45 years of service. His kid thought it was all just junk....except for a few Hospital Gs that he sold somewhat high before I fell into it all. I don't know how many...

I used to think that because I live in a small town, eBay was my only default source for old vacs. And now that I quit collecting and people know what I have....the 'stories' come in. Like a local guy who has 200+ Electrolux tanks in a warehouse, etc. Or that the local sew & vac shop has thrown...

As I updated my post and checked....that Electromotor 6500-298 is manufactured in CHINA. Was listed @$375 previously......probably when it was still made in Tennessee? I've had much bad luck with corded name brand tools and Chinese motors. Their bearings are cheesy for one. I don't care if the...

That's not the information I had yrs ago by the people in the biz. The Diamond Jubilee motor of the 80's tank was completely outsourced they said. Not to be confused with the larger Super J motor previously made in-house by Electrolux in the Connecticut plant, that lived on in the Silverado et...

If I remember correctly, the Diamond Jubilee was the last of the steel body tanks and as far as I ever went with the Electrolux line by interest. Up until the DJ, the motors were from the old Super J. The DJ was the first motor completely outsourced and not without some trouble in the beginning...

Well, it was on this site and referred to. I don't have it bookmarked, but I read it. Kevin

I take care of a 92-year-old friend. She has a Rainbow upstairs with a PN and an Electrolux Diamond Jubilee downstairs with a PN and floor tools. I have many Electrolux vacs....the DJ I pull out when I'm having company and doing serious cleaning. It's a force of nature. I also have the carbon...

Read the thread here; I have a Rainbow Rep coming to my house Some tips and points about Rainbows. Kevin

This is absolutely bang on. In lab tests, certain detritus particulates known to be common in houses bounce right off the water and head for the exhaust. Before they had the HEPA exhaust filters(generations of Rainbows), those particulates made it back out into the living space. I believe talc...

In summary, I'd have to say Electrolux did it well in the door-to-door sales arena and with honestly good products. I think the landscape of abuse and mistrust is so prevalent today that those old sales models no longer work well. And in fact, it could be stated that it's not even safe for a...

What that boy told me, who had once worked for me, about his immediate boss and the Kirby way of doing business was no less than shocking. He was literally a piece of meat trying to sell their vacuums with an elaborate contingency plan if you say 'no'. Kevin

Yeah, I have no use for Kiby anything. A good friend of ours back in the late '80s was talked into this gigantic, heavy Kiby and attendant arsenal. She was handicapped and was so delighted to have 'self-drive' forward.....and so my question was what happens when you have to pull the beast...

Charlie McKee's own son came to this very forum.... reminiscing about the days of lore @Electrolux. He was treated very poorly(I thought) by the crowd up high on Mt Olympus here. And instead of coaxing out once-in-a-lifetime info about a virtual icon in the vacuum industry, they let him pass...