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I just bought a used Electrolux Centralux to replace my low end Hoover. The Hoover does not exhaust outside nor does it have the ability to. Since the Centralux has a tangential bypass motor it can be exhausted outside. My question is, is it necessary? I'd have to run tubing and drill through...

Was wondering if the experts here could identify this Beaumark vac. Beaumark was the house brand of The Bay in Canada. I know it's a Eureka, and sure looks like an Ironsides. Anyone know the rough age of it? My guess is late 80s early 90s, the model is 98603 and serial is 141008118.

Was curious of everyone's favorite vintage canisters. I'm an Electrolux fan myself, a couple family members had them when I was a kid so the nostalgia is strong. They always sounded so nice, and the PNs have a unique growl sound, likely from the cogged belt. I have an AP280 and an Ambassador 3...

I'll start by saying I know these motors were never meant to be serviced/disassembled, but I want to try for the fun of it. I've seen Vaclab on youtube refurbish a few Bissell motors with new bearings and I wanted to try. This one's bearings are utterly destroyed. The problem is this one looks a...

I did a search and found a couple good threads, but I'm still unclear on all the differences between the 5, 6 and 7 power nozzles. They're all L-shaped, but what change caused the move from PN5 to 6, and then 6 to 7? I know each model had various versions (ie colors, with or without the switch...

I hope this is the right forum, I have a windtunnel 2 and am having trouble finding a replacement brushroll. Most I've found have square ends, but I need hexagon shaped ends. It's about 13" wide. Even if someone knows the part number that would help!

Hi I'm servicing my two power nozzles. A PN2 and an PN6 (I think). Do or did lux PN motors ever have ball bearings? Both motors seem to have sleeve bearings on the commutator end that take oil, but I can't tell if the belt end has ball bearings (no oil needed) or sleeve bearings.

I've been curious about this for a long time. I grew up in Canada where central vacs are incredibly common. I'd say most houses built since about 1990 have a central vac installed, and almost all new builds in my area have them. Even my fairly small bungalow "starter" house built in 2010 came...

I mentioned this vac in my post about my AP280. Some pics below. Like I said this one lived a hard life. Bag/hood latch broke. Bags are held in with a bent paperclip and hood is taped closed. The back wheels broke off at least 30 years ago, so it has spent most of its life dragged on the bottom...

I posted about this a week or two ago. Now that the motor is running better I decided to clean up the vacuum and take some pics. It cleaned up quite well, still a few scrapes I can get with a magic eraser. I got it a number of years ago from kijiji, but due to the bad ozone smell I didn't use it...

Hello, I had a few questions about my AP280 vacuum. It's a Canadian model, plastic body. Basically the same as the American plastic body Electroluxes. For awhile when I start it, it stinks like ozone/electrical burning. It gets better after it runs for a couple minutes. I swear I could hear...