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I was in the local vac shop today chatting with the owner about Electrolux. I asked what his thoughts were on the cleaning selector and which setting was best, he suggested 6 LOL. He said Electrolux salesmen would tell you to set it on 2 or 3, only to cause the user to go through bags more...

The first reading I think was skewed cause it was reading hot air blowing into the sensor and the surface at the same time, after shutdown the motor housing was about 61C. It must be an Electrolux motor though? Electrolux USA is stamped all over the bearing plate/brush holder. Im gonna take...

The motor sounds fine, and has plenty of suction. Perhaps someone fooled around with the machine before I had it and plugged it up? Who knows.

I finally got around to cleaning out the motor half of my Silverado the other night. The motor cover appears to be warped from heat, although there is no heat damage on the wires. The cover, and the plastic diffuser top is a bit warped. Curious me got out my trusty infrared thermometer and...

Sweet find! And for free!? Even better. This is a machine I'd eventually like to find. I have a 1976 Sears catalogue with a machine similar to this in it. I'll scan some pages in tomorrow.

Oh yeah I can scan more. But there is only 2 more pages related to vacuums. I'll scan those later tonight.

Nice 280! Your PN looks way better than mine. I too find the hose on any Electrolux too short, hard to dust anything up high or deep. The 280 is a sweet machine.

I also have the foot-long crevice tool too. I think the mini-one was an 'optional extra'?

The only problem with this machine is the rear bearing in the motor. Doug, Collector2, gave me the exact model number for the bearing I need. In the new year I will probably replace that, or the whole motor. Here is what I always wanted as a child, a "tool caddy" that is stocked up! I think...

This was my dream machine as a kid. My Mum and Nanny both bought Ambassador III's when I was young, my Mum said the machine costed about 800 bucks in 1991. But my uncle purchased a Diplomat LX instead. I always wanted the TOL machine, and all the features, greedy child I was much? I found this...

Here is the page that hangs out next to it. There is only a 2 page spread on canisters, the next page is rebadged Regina Quickbrooms I think. And the previous pages have carpet shampooers and small, Dustbuster like machines.

Hey Rob, I managed to find a Eureka PowerTeam on eBay for 50 bucks plus 90 bucks to ship. Broken hose on it though. Im going to goto my vac shop tomorrow o pick up a latch and felt pad for the FQ, I'll see if he has any PowerTeams. In the mean time, take a gander at these pages from an Eatons...

Hey Rob can you post a picture of your Beaumark?

There is one of these on eBay with a PN and a broken hose. I want to buy it... But I already betrayed my Electroluxes. http://cgi.ebay.com/1980-Eureka-Powerteam-Canister-Power-Head-Needs-Hose-/140488347716?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b5c21044#ht_8953wt_1141

NICE FIND!! I want to find a machine like this by Eureka. Or I want to find our Canadian department store re-badge equivalent of this machine. It came from The Bay, marketed as a Beaumark, my step-grandmother used to have one.

Thanks. I called the local vac shops, 80 bucks for a new electric hose. Ugh.

My Electrolux AP280! Love it, first vacuum in my collection.

My and my Filter Queen 700 seem to be getting along fine. In the new year, one of my resolutions, will be to re-unite it with an electric hose and power nozzle. I have already shopped around eBay and kleansweep.com (anyone deal with them before? Thoughts?) for a electric hose, wands, and power...

Here it is post-restoration. PS the power outlet for the power nozzle works.

I don't know much about Filter Queen's, but I found this machine today at a thrift store for 20 bucks! It was in decent shape and worked, so I bought it. It is missing one of the latches on the side, I will fashion something for now until I can find a latch. Motor sounds good, no signs or sounds...