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Hi Ian, This type of shampoo polisher was never sold over here - we jumped from the 0212A to the 5134/5464 (domed type), which I think came out in 1962. Same with Seniors/Convertibles really - the USA had loads of different hood designs, but we only really had two (if you don't count the...

Much better! How bojack bags make me cringe... I once had some very similar curtains to the correct bag, actually... Si

Ooops! Looks like we both hit Post at the same time there!

Can't wait to see her scrubbed up - that furniture guard making me itch to reach for the Jif hehehe. Changing the bulb is easy - take the front cover off by undoing the screws in the bag chamber, and pull out and up! She'll use the later DF bulbs, like on the Turbopowers. The drive belts are...

Yay, the brute has landed! How's she running? So glad you've got your hands on one of these. Is she quieter than mine? And how's she DRIVING? Si

Hi Simon, Well, the standard Electrolux 65 was tested by Which? magazine in April 1960 and March 1966, but by late 1967 it had been replaced by the Electrolux 80 (which is in a spring/summer 1968 catalogue I have). I wasn't sure if your Challenge was based on the 65 or 80, but I noticed that...

Hi Simon, Welcome to Vacuumland! 'Challenge' was a brand name used by the mail order catalogue Great Universal. I've seen Hoover vacuums built for Challenge, which came in exclusive colours, but I've never seen or heard of a Challenge Electrolux! It must be quite a rarity. Any chance of a...

Genuine bags are still available Jack, Seamus got me some a couple of months ago! I don't know if you can still get genuine Hoover brush strips, but they're still available too. Si http://www.yourspares.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=1117776&scat=2419

Jack, Does the foam square go behind the air outlet grille? When I stripped my 1124A down, I don't remember coming across a similar part, so if not, might it fit between the motor and bag/handle assembly? Your doing well with all that foam rubber intact by the way, on both my Convertibles it's...

I believe that's a Singer Magic Carpet, they were sold in the UK for a while, so you might find a 240 volt version one day Ian! These cleaners were not recommended by 'Which?' magazine though, as you can undo a motor brush cap with your fingers (it's to the right of the spec plate in one of the...

Nice to see you on here again! I love that colour - I don't think it was ever sold in that shade in the UK, but it does suit it! A belated happy birthday to her! I've never tried different different bags in a Connie, but one of my Juniors is running on a non-genuine Oreck high-filtration bag...

Apparently 'Electrux' was used on cheaper models from 1947 onwards, although it had been registered years earlier. They started to use it so that the could sue another company, Electrix, for infringement...

She lives again! Fred, your 150 is beautiful. Looking closely, it does seem even more different to the 160 than I'd realized - even the lettering on the band round the motor cover is arranged differently, and with no royal crest, of course! Oh, and off the off chance that anyone has a spare...

I dunno if it's right to say it was a *good* design as such, but it was certainly very interesting - revolutionary, in fact. However, I find it very telling that Hoover replaced it in their lineup with a 'dirty fan' cleaner (the Concept One), and AFAIK didn't produce a new CFA upright until...

I love this type of cleaner, but I also think it has some serious shortcomings. What's to like? Well, mainly the fact that it was completely different from any other upright when it was launched. The use of plastics for the bulk of the cleaner was very unusual too, as I don't think plastic...

Wicked! That's a great picture! Made me laugh, didn't expect such proof of its strength! I may give that particular test a miss with my 160 though. So it's not bakelite, it's DUREZ! Is that not a slightly unfortunate name, though? I do know that lava lamps and Swedish green 652A hoods don't...

Katie... ... used to do commercial for OXO stock cubes alright - from the late 1950s until the 70s, I believe. The adverts were based around her changing life with her husband, and the hookline was that OXO gave a meal 'Man Appeal', which is always useful to know. In her day, she was almost a...

Don't... If I did chuck it, boy am I regretting it now, it terms of belt pulleys! In my defence though, I didn't think anyone would want it. I do normally try to save bits off my parts cleaners, anything from screws and washers to the handle with the 2-speed switch for the 750! I'd be...

Jack, the pulley snapped right through! It seems to be a lot lighter in construction than on earlier (and later!) machines, and it snapped when I was gripping it to try to free it off, not realising that the fan assembly and armature can come out as one. I don't think I have my 262 anymore, as...

Not too sure where to go from here... I stripped her down today to try to find the reason why she's tripping my RCD, but there are no obvious shorts or damaged wiring. I did manage to break the belt pulley though! I'll be getting the UHU out later to fix that. Jack, do you know if it uses the...