Attachments

[real1shep]

I think they.....

can't make the horsehair soft again or the process is lost....or maybe it's even material available to them now etc. In any event, that horsehair duster is too stiff.

I have many Elux horsehair dusters, so it's no problem. I certainly wouldn't pay for another Hoover horsehair duster....lol.

Kevin

 

[jo]

I noticed

Aerus changed the bristles on the hard floor tools to plastic from horsehair but they are multicolored to look like horsehair. No fond of this change. The dusting brush is still genuine horsehair thank goodness.

I think those of us who really enjoy vacuuming And really doing a good job of cleaning all the dirt everywhere end up enjoying using all the tools, especially the ones we like!

Always bugged me that Electrolux never thoroughly addressed crevice tool storage on board the canister until the late 80s and even then it was an easily breakable clip on crevice tool clip mounted to the handle of the main unit. I am fortunate to have one on my Marquise and am very careful to slide the crevice tool off, not lift, otherwise the clip will break right off! Even the current design on the Aerus Lux Classic is easily broken unless you slide the crevice tool towards the back and don’t lift. I do like the Epic/Lux legacy canister top design the best though for on board storage...addresses both properly in a design that works and doesn’t break. But still no storage for the floor brush or the sidekick.

I decided to buy and use an Electrolux/Aerus upright Tool caddy With my Electrolux model F tank because I need the machine portable to take with me to remodeling jobs and it keeps everything stored neatly together and ready to carry. Everything goes in the caddy except the canister...even a few spare bags...I can carry the entire vac with one hand if needed, but usually I do it with two, canister in one hand, caddy in the other. I rarely use a power nozzle with the vac but do sometimes and that gets carried separately and I have a blue pn-1 retrofitted with a long pn cord from a first gen pn-1 so I can just tote along the pn head itself and use it with the plain metal wands and don’t have to have an electric wand or electric hose. It works in a jiffy but the long pn cord gets kind of annoying with no clips to hold it on the wands or hose.

I just decided to get a centralux wall mount tool caddy to store my attachments for my daily driver Marquise in, in the hall closet...but not sure the sidekick will fit, I think it was designed for a sidekick ll which is slightly smaller. I decided to get it anyway since I have a Lux Legacy also and everything will surely fit in it with that machine should I decide to use that as the daily driver.

 

[ridgidwd0670]

I've had good luck finding genuine Compact/TriStar tools (crevice, dusting & upholstery) in clear/glitter (even the upholstery tool grille) & white.
Unfortunately they weren't available in turquoise

I also found 'greige' Aerus/Electrolux combo tools & crevice tool for my 2100, which happens to b my daily driver lately

I have 3 spare sets of teal Electrolux combo tools & crevice tool (1205-era)

However I haven't bothered looking for the above-floor hose & tools for my Eureka ESP bcuz I use it ONLY for vacing carpet

 

[fan-of-fans]

Yeah, I'm the same way with my Eureka Boss F&G. I was just thinking about this when I used it last weekend. I haven't had any interest in getting a set of tools for it, as for me it's a carpet vacuum only, and I don't really think about using an attachment converter with it. If I had a more vintage upright I'd probably get a tool set though just to have.

I have only one upright in my collection that I use regularly that has onboard tools and I don't use those much either. And I never really have for any of my mom's either, I prefer using a canister for that kind of cleaning. The only time I do use them is if I just happen to notice a small area like a baseboard or piece of furniture that needs dusting while I'm vacuuming the carpet.

That's probably because I find the hoses on them too short and springy. My mom's previous Kenmore Quick Clean bagless upright had a habit of falling over on top of me when I tried to use the hose on it.

My Kenmore Progressive upright is less prone to that, but I still think the best upright hose setup is a really long hose.

 

[paul]

Manufacturing of Plastic Parts & Attachments

I discovered that Eureka Williams purchased Napco Plastics Company (1954) of Napoleon, Ohio in 1960, just prior to being purchased itself by National Union Electric Company of Greenwich, Connecticut. Napco was retained by AB Electrolux/White Consolidated until early 1996 when it was sold to Small Parts, Inc. of Logansport, Indiana.

That makes me wonder if surface care appliance companies like Eureka owned their own plastics companies, had their own plastics divisions, or if parts and attachments were outsourced?

 

[dysonman1]

When I repair a vacuum, I purposely do NOT use the 'correct' color replacement part. It's how I know what I fixed the next time I see the vacuum.

Yesterday, a woman came in with her G5 Kirby. It has a G4 handle grip, a G3 upper cord hook, a G4 mini-emptor, and a G6 power cord.

With respect to vacuums I sell, I couldn't care any less about 'matching' anything.

The only thing I want original on my vintage vacuums is the cloth bag. Stan Kann taught me that. That's the only thing he was a stickler for. He threw away all the hoses from his tank cleaners, and had one vinyl hose he used for all of them. "As long as it gets the schmutz into the hose, who cares?", as he used his Lux 30 dusting brush with virtually all of his cleaners.

I'll agree it is hard to find original cloth bags. I'm blessed to have original bags on all my cleaners, thanks to Stan.

 

[2011hoover700]

It depends on the mood I'm in and if I happen to have matching attachments and even parts. I often customize my equipment as I play around with them.

 

[collector2]

I always try to make my machines as original as possible. So I am always looking for parts for them. If possible I like to have the original hoses as well just for display. A new one can be used if the machine is to be used.

As far as boxes of spare attachments at thrift stores that seems to be hit and miss. Most dont do anything like that but I have come across 3 or 4 stores in my travels that still have boxes for spare parts. I try to hit those stores every time I go through those cities.

 

[human]

The timing of this thread's resurfacing is good for me as I'm finishing up the long overdue refurbishment of my Eureka 1746A canister vacuum. At this time, I have only a floor nozzle that came with it, and a Rotomatic power head that I recently acquired. A pair of wands will be delivered next week to make the thing operational once again. I have an overabundance of Kirby and Electrolux tools that will fit onto the end of the hose, so I'm not exactly champing at the bit to get more, but there is the lingering question of the Eureka's lock buttons, which both Kirby and Electrolux lack. I could easily "Eurekaize" some of my tools by drilling a hole in their necks, but that would be counterproductive, since the whole purpose of this refurbishment has been to get away from using an Electrolux wand and Power Nozzle with this machine. Of course, the other argument is I don't really need any of those tools anyway, because I can accomplish any task requiring them with a different vacuum. I think all of this qualifies as a "first world problem".

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Luckily, I have boxes and bins of

genuine Hoover attachments. Being that I'm not 'in the business', I try very hard to make sure everything matches.  I've helped other, over the years, too, to have their Hoovers all match.


One of my 'things'.

 

[collector2]

The biggest problem I find is trying to find parts for the lesser known brands. Eg I have been trying to find parts for a President (apex) vacuum or part for Switson machines.

 

[eurekaprince]

I wonder if Napco was responsible for Eureka’s pure white attachments and upright handles from the 1980’s. These attachments and handles have yellowed very badly over the years. You can see the severity of the yellowing because they are oftened found along with pure white rubber dusting brushes and bare floor brushes that have not yellowed at all.

Interesting to note that pure white Miele canister bodies seem to be made of a better kind of plastic that never ever yellows.