Best Electrolux power nozzle series?

[minivanmegafun]

I've got a Diamond Jubilee with PN5, a Hoover Tempo, a single rug that needs to be vacuumed.

I'm tired of keeping the Tempo around for one lousy rug, but the PN5 is pretty awful at removing cat hair.

If I was to replace the PN5 with a different PN series, what would likely be my best choice?

 

[danemodsandy]

In My Opinion:

A PN-2 or a PN-4 does a much better job of hair removal and grooming than the PN-5. The PN-5 has a "floating" feature that is supposed to help the PN adjust to different carpet pile heights automatically. In actual use, what it does is to keep the brushroll from "biting" into any of them effectively.

The PN-5's "floating" feature is so disliked by so many people that there is supposedly a fix for it. Here is a link to a thread where one of our members told me about it. I have not personally tried it, but this is a member who has always given sound advice:

http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?16737_54

 

[vacman1961]

An early PN4 from a Super J, the one without the vents along the front digs the deepest in carpet, but I have to say I prefer a PN6 from a Diamond Jubilee or from a Marquise, the one with the little brush along the bottom in front of the front wheels, I think that cleans great also.

 

[kirbylux77]

Sandy:

Thank you very much for your comment....it's nice to know that someone around here appreciates my advice!

Chris, if you are so inclined, try making your PN5 into a PN6A with fixed wheels, instead of the floating height adjustment. I'm sure you will notice an improvement if you do this & upgrade to the newer-style brushroll that Electrolux has introduced.

HOWEVER, let me ask you this....does it matter if this Lux stays all Lux accesories & parts, or would you be OK if you used a powerhead from a different brand? If you are OK with using a different brand powerhead, since you are dealing with pet hair, I would strongly advise that you buy a Eureka Sweep & Groom with a VGIII. Honestly, this powerbrush has the strongest brushing action you will find on the market, besides the Hoover Windtunnel powerbrush or the Sebo ETC powerbrush. Plus, since you are cleaning pet hair & hair has a tendency to wrap around the endcaps of brushrolls & melt them, the Eureka has the distinct advantage of having a metal brushroll with replaceable strips....you won't be replacing brushrolls every year or two. It also has a brushroll on/off switch so you can clean barefloors easily or turn the brushroll off while moving furniture out of the way. There is also a version of the Eureka with a headlight instead of the brushroll on/off switch if you prefer.

The only disadvantage the Eureka would have would be that it uses flat belts, not a cogged belt like the Electrolux has, so you will need to change belts once a year. All that you would need to do to make the Eureka powerbrush work with your Electrolux wand is take the lower wand into a vac shop & have them install a buttonlocker & also have them shorten the cord on the Eureka, so it won't be too long & will be the right length to plug into the receptacle on the Electrolux sheath.

There is also a Chinese-made imitation of the Eureka called the Dust Care PB11, that has a headlight & uses a cogged belt, but it is best avoided....build quality on it is not the greatest, & the motors burn out fairly quickly.

Let us know what you decide to do....Rob