Aerus Lux Guardian Platinum

[darrenthegeek]

The state of the Lux Guardian Platinum?

Hi! I was reading the string of comments and enjoyed them so much I felt compelled to write in to this group of seasoned experts! I went to a local Electrolux store and the representative sat as I looked at the models on display. As expected there was a push to sell me the Lux Guardian Platinum which I would consider. With a trade in of my Ambassador C101H (which works perfectly well) I was quoted $1800 which seems high. But one of the contributors here in 3/21 stated: "The guardian platinum has been discontinued. A new model will coming shortly.” The Lux Guardian Platinum is the 90th anniversary model from 2014. 2024 would be prime opportunity to release a centennial machine - unless something comes out in the interim. Any thoughts on whether to buy now (where? for how much?) or wait would be helpful. As Princess Leah crouched and said to her compact R2D2 vacuum, "Help me Donald A. Martin Sr! You're my only hope".

 

[jo]

Apparently…

An Aerus dealer on here has noted that as of September 2021 Aerus will be discontinuing the Guardian Platinum and the Lux Legacy and will continue to manufacture the Lux Classic but no longer in the Bristol, VA plant, but instead out of a China plant and the abristol plant is being converted to make air purifiers which is now the brunt of the business.

If they do make this change I would think they should beef up the Classic by giving it the top similar to what the legacy has with the easier tool caddy….add the legacy’s automatic control too …and add a light to the power nozzle. Also include the sidekick with the machine and dump the cheap floor brush and cheap plastic accessory wands in favor of the combination rug and floor tool and s stainless steel telescopic accessory wand and a longer crevice tool, not the short stubby one. Keep the metal wand system that is “Classic” since inception. This will make for a very durable, well equipped quality machine and should sell well. Though I know they aren’t too interested in the vacuum market anymore since their air purifiers are the only ones that kill Covid…sales of those have been through the roof. Covid is slowly going away (hopefully) and they will see a drop in demand of those purifiers.

I’ve noticed the heavy duty upright has changed. Gone is the old discovery ll design residential model and the commercial models in favor of one model similar but modified with constantly connected on board hose. I think they’ve sold off the design to protean as well…their current commercial upright is nearly identical.

Still may be a good machine but the top of the power nozzle looks very tall in this new design and that makes getting it under furniture now an issue.

I think eventually the canisters will end up completely outsourced as well but for now ai think they’re going to continue making the Classic out of China and I think it has already been transitioned there.

As much as the guardian platinum may be a wonderfully quiet and performing machine…I don’t think I would buy one with all of these reliability issues. Even with the 15 year warranty…if ai buy a new Aerus…I’d want it to last me 25 to 30 years and I think the only way for that to occur today is to get a Lux Legacy or Lux Classic while they are still available.

Jon

Jon

 

[beagledad]

Just bring back the Guardian Ultra with an option of the classic or Legacy style hose and attachments and call it a day. I'd say bring back the Ultralux but modern machines need HEPA filtration.

 

[jo]

Bad machine

The Guardian Ultra was not sealed. Poor design exhaust air came out the cord hole and around the back cover. Even an Aerus salesman said it was a nice looking machine but poor design….they’d have to beef that up.

Jon

 

[panasonicvac]

I have a hard time believing that the canisters have since been discontinued. Aerus just recently changed the body color on the Guardian Platinum and I've noticed that independent vacuum stores are now carrying Aerus vacuums including the Lux Legacy. I guess we'll know when Aerus updates their website again like when I noticed that they took away the Guardian upright and their own commercial upright. But I wouldn't be surprised if they do change their canister line up, I think Aerus is struggling to keep up with the vacuum market nowadays. They would reduce cost and do whatever they could to stay in the vacuum business. Lets face it, more and more consumers are buying vacuums from department stores and/or online than going over to a vacuum shop or even buy from door-to-door. Since Aerus's 100th anniversary is coming up soon, I would have a feeling that they may conclude making or even sell anymore vacuums at the mark. Hate to say it but that may possibly be the case in the vacuum world that we got going on today.

If both the Guardian Platinum and the Lux Legacy have been discontinued already but the Lux Classic would remain on the market, this is what I think Aerus is doing. They've probably also already discontinued the Lux Classic that they've made themselves but they probably now have the same company that makes the Lux Heavy Duty upright also make the canister for Aerus. You know that Perfect C103 or the Clean Obsessed CO888 that's basically a copy of the Lux Classic? I would bet that Aerus contracted them to make the Lux Classic for them. And it would make total sense to me as well. It's cheaper than having to ship the tooling and equipment out to China to make the Lux Classic while you can have someone make a copy for you that's already got what they need to make the Lux Classic. I would also bet that Aerus would have them make the central vac kit for the Centralux since they already make a central vac kit that's also a copy of a Lux central vac kit basically. Though I don't know what they would do with their Lux Floor Pro shampooer. Of course their Lite uprights are made by Tacony, not sure how much longer those would remain for. I think probably the only product that Aerus could stick around with is their Centralux unit. It's already made out in China, they're not that too expensive to build, it's their most powerful model that Aerus sells today, and it's bagless which consumers would most likely want.

Anyways, that's what I think.

 

[tolivac]

Lux should also offer a bagged version of the Centralux or a hybrid model that can be used with a bag or without.There are still customers out there that DO NOT want a messy,bagless central vacuum.

 

[panasonicvac]

I doubt they would ever sell a bagged or even a hybrid central vac unit, at least not anytime soon I would think. I bet they don't have the cash or the time to even make one. Their best option would be to contract someone to make a bagged or a hybrid unit for Aerus, but I think they would have to first discontinue the actual Centralux unit in order to do that. Or maybe they already did, who knows. They actually used to have someone make the Condolux for them but not anymore, it was basically a Bissell Garage Pro unit.

 

[tolivac]

In my area the bagless Centraluxes have been failing and get replaced with bagged MD machines.Dust gets past the foam Centralux filter and into the motor-killing the bearings.Aerus really does need to address this or they will lose customers.The local Aerus dealer my way thinks the bagged central unit is a good idea.Who wants to cope with several gallons of dust???NOT ME!!

 

[panasonicvac]

I honestly wouldn't mind dealing with a Centralux myself if I would be crazy enough to own one which might happen someday, who knows. Afterall I've used and serviced a Centralux before so I would already know of what I'd be up against. And I do love servicing vacuums too. With a Centralux and aftermarket filters (I'm not a huge fan of the blue genuine filters), I'd save on not having to buy as many replacement bags, especially if I would put in brand new carpet. You'd pick up alot of carpet fiber and go through a ton of disposable bags. Plus I could empty mine out and washer the filter at anytime I would want to. And if I accidently sucked something up by accident like jewelry for example, I can easily look through and retrieve it without having to empty the bin out completely. If well taken care of, it could last longer than you'd think. Probably empty the bin out and wash the filter every time you vacuum.

 

[tolivac]

"empty the ban-wash the filter after use"WHAT A HASSLE-NOT me!!!A typical central vac bag lasts 6mo to a year.The cost is so minimal!

 

[panasonicvac]

Every home is different. Some would fill the bag up almost every use. In fact, I installed a Allegro unit at my aunt's brand new home. She went with bagless even though it can use bags. Everytime that I would vacuum her home, the bin is almost full. The place gets more dirtier than I thought it would be.

 

[jo]

It is my understanding…

That production of the Aerus Lux classic is currently produced in China but designed in the US. Of course with not much having changed in 30 years on this machine…yes they could say that.

The Aerus Lux classic does NOT compare to the perfect canisters. Those are lesser quality knockoffs using generic products and cheaper quality plastics. I don’t like American companies outsourcing production to China even if the quality isn’t compromised. Keep the jobs here in the US!

The Guardian Platimum colors were likely changed because Lux changed the colors, notice the US made attachments and hose have not been changed. Aerus’s focus is clearly not on vacuums anymore. In fact it isn’t easy to get to the vacuum portion of their website…instead it’s all about “Beyond by Aerus”. A once quality product now slowly fading away.

Jon

 

[panasonicvac]

If it's true that the Lux Classic is now being made overseas, then why haven't they took the American flag off of the Lux Classic from the website? I know it was on the Lux Heavy Duty upright for a short while until they took it down. Maybe they haven't yet but they mean to, I'm not sure.

But I do have to respectively disagree with you on one thing, the Perfect or the Clean Obsessed don't appear to be cheaply made over the Lux Classic. Actually they appear to be much better machines than the Lux Classic in my honest opinion since I have used all of them before. Same with the Lux Heavy Duty upright which is the same thing as the Perfect DM101, I like those better than the Lux's own commercial upright. I still really like the Lux Classic, no doubt about it. But I would MUCH rather have the Perfect or the Clean Obsessed instead.

Regarding the Guardian Platinum, either they went with white because it was cheaper to make. Or the company that makes the Guardian Platinum was no longer making black body parts on the canister unit. There could be a ton of other possibilities.

 

[jo]

Well

I haven’t used or experienced the clean obsessed or perfect so not sure and that would be something to compare to see. It does look like though that they use the generic hose which I have experienced and the handle isn’t as good as the Aerus. It’s Close but not as good. I had a new one fall apart quickly on me and that was the first and last one of those I bought. It also did not work with the sidekick annoyingly. I was able to get it fixed up and sent it off with an Electrolux I gave away to a friend a few years back.

Jon

 

[panasonicvac]

Did you by chance happen to take a picture of that hose you were using? You must've had a different hose because those Perfect or Clean Obsessed hoses should work with the Sidekick. They are identical to the Aerus hoses. Yes the attachments are generic but so are some of the attachments on the Lux Classic as well.