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I have had broken machines delivered, by UPS. I feel Fed Ex is better, but shipping will be costly as you need to get a larger box with tons of packing peanuts, styro foam packing pieces etc. Also place the machine inside a plastic bag before putting peanuts and packing in. I absolutely hate...

Tilt the cleaner off the rear wheels when turning the height adjustment knob. It should be very easy to move then. Sincerely, PR-21 Bud

I haven't been very interested in Eureka's and Hoovers plastic vacs, other than their commercial lines. Eureka's Sanitaire and Hoovers Commercial Lines still remind me of the quality vacs of years gone by......The 1934a & b are pretty good cleaners, but not as good as days gone by. The are...

Kenny, The Triple Filter original Eureka outer bags do filter well. Sanitaire makes an F & G inner paper bag with better filtration, than the standard Eureka F & G paper bags as well. PR-21 Bud

Kirby will rebuild your D80, however with that said, you need to ask the Rebuild dept when you call and make sure they still have the D80 Trim color, bag, etc. I had a Kirby 505 rebuilt and they did not have black trim and told me so and that it would come back in the brown trim of the D50...

Great Guy to deal with for Kirby Supplies. He has parts that you would normally have to get directly from Kirby. When a new Kirby is released, he will start stocking supplies as soon as Kirby releases them to him. He also refurbishes a few machines for sale. PR-21 Bud

Electrolux Type C bags and Air-Way/Air-Tec Bags. Either one are very easy to change, but the Air-Way/Air-Tec bags filter the best. When I use my stock of Air-Way bags, I will cut the Sani Lid off and try Tom's suggestion so as to be able to still use the vacuum. There are generic available, but...

Before you buy the new valve, which should fix it. There is a youtube video out that shows tricks from a repair guy. He said sometimes if you twist the control valve back and forth fast several times, it will correct itself. I did just that and mine started working again. If you can put a...

When the G4 first came out, I had a problem with mine. It ran fine at first and then after running it for 20 minutes or so, when I shut it off, it would make a high pitched noice when winding down after using the attachments. I dealt with a very large distributor in the Cincinnati, Oh. I took it...

Vacuum shops have changed since the 70's and 80's. There is a vacuum store in Dayton, Oh that carried mostly Eureka's, Hoovers, Royals, and some commercial vacuums. He also had a basement full of old vacuums, to use for parts, etc. I wanted a new Eureka Vacuum that they had just came out with...

Thanks, I do also buy NOS genuine 4 ply bags and have Germgrabber and Surething bags that are in my machines. I gave a friend an Electrolux 2100 that I used to have. He has two kitties, one long haired and one short haired. Bags only last a few weeks, due to the amount of cat hair and kitty...

Thanks everyone for the replies. I actually had my Electrolux set on 4 originally and after reading these archives, changed it to 1 after your confirmation). I also recently did buy a blue Electrolux Grand Marquis, which when I got the instructions with it made me question my setting and...

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Hi, I have went through our archives and found an extension explanation on how the automatic control works for the model lx up until the last all metal bodied Electrolux 1521's. I have a Commemorative Edition Electrolux with 4 Control settings. 1, 2 , 3 (normal) & 4. Here is what the manual...

I have always turned the one in the picture to 2 for a better brushing action up through the Gsix. With that said, the newer ones for the Sentria's and Avalir's, they have yet another stiffer brush roll with longer bristles, I put them on one as I feel setting them to the second notch is too...

Their carpet tool leaves a lot to be desired, even if only used on area rugs and under beds. Too much dead space on each side. No edge cleaning whatsoever. I bought a separate brush for hard surface floors and actually use it on my throw rugs as well. You have to learn how to use it on the throw...

When the Gsix came out, the cloth outer bag was made for hepa filtration (thicker), plus they had paper hepa bags to go in it, which would account for the G5 winning. Don't get me wrong, the G5 is my favorite of all the G series. They corrected this when the G7 came out as the outer bags were...

That model Electrolux power nozzle will lay flat to the floor and not tilt up 3/4 the way under a bed. I keep one just for that purpose as I can only vacuum under my beds in both rooms from one side. The newer ones tilt up 3/4 of the way under the beds due to the elbow design on the newer luxes...

You did nothing wrong John. Your description would have helped me better than a diagram, had I not known how to remove a hoover bag.... Sincerely, PR-21

First of all, I don't have pets, so I do outside twice a year, spring and fall, which includes washing the siding and windows etc. Inside I clean each week thoroughly without being compulsive about it. I try to rotate my newer machines for this and use the vintage for pickups through the week...