eBay: Electrolux Corporation HPR Remanufactured Cleaner

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Paul,

You're amazing!

Thanks for the kind words and advice.

Bill

 

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Quick question..

Is there a pre motor filter accessable by removing the inner bag compartment shell. I remember seeing one in an older Model XXX you tube video when he took the machine apart, but can't find a similar video for this era model.

Also, is there a post motor filter? I know with the top exhaust models (eg. Model 2100 or even the Aerus Lux Classic) there is one under the plastic top grill plate, but I can't find any info for this one either.

I could just wait for the instruction manual that might come with the machine, but I'm over excited to get started I guess. 

I bought the Perfect C brand Hepa filter Type C bags on Amazon today. They are listed as HEPA Media F, which is really an amazing 99.999 capturing of micro-allergens.



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[paul]

Thanks, Bill! Glad to help.

Electrolux Corporation's filtration initially included an exhaust filter (Model XII to the early Model E - Automatics). Around 1958, it was discontinued as being unnecessary with the new multi-ply paper filter bags.

In 1985 when Electrolux Corporation and Electrolux Canada, Inc. merged, Canada's Lexan tanks (Hi-Tech 2100, L-E 2100--later 1623) were added to the U.S. line and re-introduced the afterfilters to the American market (Canadian cleaners have all used them). None of the metal cleaners of the U.S. line from 1958 to 1993 used them.

As for the pre-motor filters, according to the users manuals I've seen, ProTeam, which partnered with Aerus on designing and manufacturing the Electrolux Commercial upright vacuum cleaners, introduced them to Aerus (Electrolux USA) customers in the late 1990s. Interestingly, the Lux Legacy owners manual in the "current" manual menu on Aerus's website doesn't include a pre-motor filter so it must be an older one.

I'm not sure about the Model XXX pre-motor filter you saw. I have several Model XXXs, none of which have one.

You can get some filter material, though, and cut your own to fit the bag chamber of your HPR.

 

[paul]

Edit

"None of the metal cleaners of the U.S. line from 1958 to 1993 used them."

None of the household cleaners ... used them. The Model G, hospital version, and the commercial canisters (C.A., CB, & CB2000) used them.

 

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TMI in a good way!!

I would have put money down that I remember during the attached video the guy took out the dust bag, and then removed the inner perforated metal shell with screws at the bottom and on the other side was a pre-motor filter.


Clearly it's not in the video, but I remember seeing it somewhere.  Could have been another cleaner.  That's a quandry!


 


**Update:  Just found it at 2:35.  It was an exhaust filter attached to the cord rewind and rear exhaust assembly.... which explains why the motor was so crusty when he opened that part... no pre-motor filter.  Not sure if that was the original configuration though as he notes the filter is dated 1973.**


 


Anyway, thanks again for the real deal answers!  I found a very highly rated and reviewed vacuum repair shop called Garland Vacuum on Los Feliz Blvd. in L.A.  I'll probably call a few others and Aerus for pricing of a deep clean and once over.  Anyone will probably try to upsell me with some new parts, etc.  But I know I'll keep the HPR for the rest of my life, so I may as well invest now so I can enjoy using it without the worry of someone else's ancient dust bunny being expelled into my home while using it!!


 


You guys are all such a great support system and I felt my first real feelings of love for all the like minded collectors who understand the fixation (my family teases me about!) on these wonderful appliances that we all collect and who helped me in my journey here for my first vintage Electrolux purchase.


 


Thanks again x 100!!


 


I'll try to make the convention next year!  I'll be like a pig in …..


 


Bill

[this post was last edited: 6/9/2018-12:53]

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[paul]

The Model XXX afterfilters were available for many years after 1954, when original production was discontinued. Another explanation of the filter marked 1973 is that it had been part of a bulk purchase years earlier.

I also mark the date on my filter bags and other filters as a point of reference.

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Correction in my last reply: Electrolux USA introduced the multi-ply bags during the run of the Model E-Automatic, so that would have been in either '56 or '57 (not '58).

 

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In love... already looking for another with a chrome top!

Arrived aged but in very good condition! No body dents, and less scratches than I expected. Motor running smoothly for over a half hour during cleaning.

Interesting question..

Has anyone noticed that even with the suction regulator closed on the hose handle, the suction increases a bit if you open the blower door instead of letting the exhaust be diffused along the regular exhaust vents along the entire top with door closed. Does anyone do that regularly to increase airflow?

So many questions.. like why the beautiful machine is so damn long, yet manuevers effortlessly!

Are replacement braided OEM hoses with electric available?

I think this one has less than a year left.

So in love!