Hi guys! I have a friend who has an Electrolux Epic 8000 & the brushroll/power head has done the natural progression (from what Ive seen this usually happens to these at some point) to where the wheels have both turned sideways (out of round?) & the power head is no longer able to be pushed or maneuvered very easily…
I’m not sure why this happens but every Epic/Aerus Lux canister with this model of powerhead develops this problem over time. Seems they’d of fixed this problem but the design remains the same since at least the mid-90’s…
What needs to be done to fix this? He was going to take the machine into our local Aerus/Electrolux dealer but assumed they’d charge an arm & a leg (they usually do) for something that could be an easy fix. He is willing to take the entire powerhead/brushroll assembly apart if it’s easy enough & he’s sure he’ll be able to get it back together without difficulty.
Does anyone know what this repair entails? He was hoping not to have to disassemble the entire thing but I’m guessing that’ll be the case. And also any reason on why this happens?
I personally have had three units from all different models do this (two Epic 6500’s & one Aerus Lux Legacy—it’s newer twin) & ended up trading in the machines & never inquiring about the issue as the wheels still sort of moved enough for me to use them. My grandmother also had an Epic 6500 with the same issue as well.
Here’s the picture, as you can see both wheels are bent outwards & so it has to be pushed across the floor with some force instead of rolling freely…
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
I’m not sure why this happens but every Epic/Aerus Lux canister with this model of powerhead develops this problem over time. Seems they’d of fixed this problem but the design remains the same since at least the mid-90’s…
What needs to be done to fix this? He was going to take the machine into our local Aerus/Electrolux dealer but assumed they’d charge an arm & a leg (they usually do) for something that could be an easy fix. He is willing to take the entire powerhead/brushroll assembly apart if it’s easy enough & he’s sure he’ll be able to get it back together without difficulty.
Does anyone know what this repair entails? He was hoping not to have to disassemble the entire thing but I’m guessing that’ll be the case. And also any reason on why this happens?
I personally have had three units from all different models do this (two Epic 6500’s & one Aerus Lux Legacy—it’s newer twin) & ended up trading in the machines & never inquiring about the issue as the wheels still sort of moved enough for me to use them. My grandmother also had an Epic 6500 with the same issue as well.
Here’s the picture, as you can see both wheels are bent outwards & so it has to be pushed across the floor with some force instead of rolling freely…
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
