Electrolux 1205 Door Pops Open

[real1shep]

Mostly.....

they crack open and the machine quits running because the door is ajar. Not to be confused with the older models that popped a bag out. I've never had one that old working.

Kevin

 

[human]

Kevin wrote:
Yeah.....

even the Diamond J door pops open. I know nothing about the plastic bodied Elux's.

I reply:
Some plastic bodied canisters have that feature and some don't. You can tell by whether it has a big knob on top. I have a Diplomat LX that came with that feature from the factory but the knob was missing when I got it so I disconnected the vacuum line. It works just fine without it.

 

[jo]

Pop open feature

The models that have the automatic control system in the bag door all pop open, sometimes they pop open a little but don’t shut the machine off if the suction holes collar gets stuck in the bag gasket. The spring of the shut off switch is suppossed to help push the door out when it becomes unlocked and if that spring isn’t strong enough it may not open enough to engage the shut off switch.

The plastic bodies models with the knob on the top like the Lux Legacy just have a switch that the automatic control system engages which shuts off the motor and turns on the check bag light. The internal automatic control switch has to be reset by shutting the power switch off then back on again before the vacuum will run again. The bag door does not unlatch or open on these models. This is the way Electrolux of Canada made these machines and when the US and Canadian companies merged, they adopted the plastic body Canadian models for the lower and mid level machines scrapping the 1453 special model.

Jon