Electrolux 1521

[constellation86]

Update

Yay it finally came! I just got my 1521 in the mail yesterday. Man it's got some power. It took me a few hours to take it apart and clean it. Lucky I did, I usually at least test a new vacuum outside first when I get it. But this time I took it apart first. I found that the switch was burned to a crisp! I had to borrow the switch from my 1453 to get it back together. Now that it’s cleaned out it’s in pretty good shape. I still can’t figure out why the bag chambers on mine are messy when I get them, they won’t run without a bag, any guesses on this?
I also tested the automatic function and it seems to work ok. It takes way more dirt to shut it off than my model Gs. I had the bag packed all the way into the neck with shredded paper and it still had tons of suction.
I also noticed that the exhaust put out a lot of heat. Is this normal for this model? It seems like a lot of electricity is wasted as heat.
Overall I’m pretty happy with this vacuum. I plan on making it my daily driver.
Nicholas

 

[lux1521]

RE: Update

Glad you like it.
It seems like about half of the Electrolux canisters I buy on ebay have a dirty bag chamber. Others are perfectly clean. I guess some people use aftermarket bags that don't filter very well or they use the wrong type of bag. I have seen many arrive that had the wrong bag type installed.

The heat you experience is fairly normal. If the motor sounds smooth, especialy when you turn it off, then I'd guess that it's fine.

It will make a nice daily driver for you. Glad you enjoy it.

 

[danemodsandy]

Dirty Bag Chambers

You'd be absolutely amazed how many people run a vacuum 'til the bag bursts. When I got my Diamond Jubilee, it had a bag in it that was stuffed so full of crud and dog hair that it was hard as a rock, and there were splits in it, too. The only reason I took that vacuum cleaner home was that I wanted a Lux real bad, and it WAS only $2.02. Fortunately, a good cleaning resolved the problem (and the smell of the Hound of the Baskervilles, LOL).

What I have a hard time with is how anyone could do such a thing- aftermarket Lux bags are everywhere, very cheap. I guess remembering to pick up a supply is too much to ask of some people.

 

[scott55405]

1205 has every bit of power it needs to get the dust from th

Danemodsandy (and Lux1521) thanks for the insight on the 1521 sound levels. Danemodsandy I could not agree more with the statement you made and a portion of which appears above. It seems many if not most manufacturers seem to have lost sight of that fact in the horsepower/amps/whatever flavor of the week test they may be using at any given time.

I am reminded, however of its truth, everytime I use a 3 amp Royal or Hoover Convertible and see the beautiful job it does on carpeting it was probably never even really designed to be used on. I also read with interest the Consumer Reports sections from the 60s someone posted recently, and how they felt the power nozzle with the G, the Lux du jour of the day, did a pretty good job of rug cleaning.

I owned an Epic Electrolux for a short time and I found it so loud I just did not enjoy using it. It's entirely possible that the louder sound just made it seem so un-Electrolux-like to me that it was just throwing my sensibilities off balance. It did work fine, to be fair. I'd much prefer a model further back if I were using a Lux again. The plastic wands they used that contained all the wiring were kind of heavy and unwieldy for above the floor tasks like blind cleaning. It would be better served with the extra aluminum wands of old for non-power uses.

My daily driver canister these days is a Miele and of course that, the sound of the rushing air is more than the motor itself. Not sure what their secret is, if it's patented or the other manufacturers just don't care, but it strikes me odd that they're the only ones that seem to be able to make a machine with a modern, larger motor and maintain acceptable sound levels. I do wish they'd go to an electrically powered portable nozzle like the Sidekick, rather than the air driven type. I've yet to ever come across one of those that seemed much good.

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Still not as bad as taking apart a Dial A Matic or a Concept

Jeff....

DAMs and Concept Ones are a walk in the park! Once you take apart 10-20 or so, they become quite a bit easier!

What's not fun to take apart are the new Windtunnel 2, or Savvys. Yuck.

~Fred

 

[danemodsandy]

scott55405: Lux Wands

Scott:

I feel your pain! I don't like the wands on new Luxes either, and they're not the same diametre as the old ones, so you can't fit a set of old wands to a new machine to get the convenience of aluminium wands back.

I have an extra set of wands for my Luxes, and an extra set of tools. All were picked up in thrift stores, and each of the tools is marked "DIRTY JOBS" with a Sharpie. These extras make a lot of jobs much easier. For instance, I can put four wands together to vacuum cobwebs off the high ceiling over the foyer. And if something nasty needs vacuuming up, I can use the dirty jobs tools, without getting the regular tools dirty. Very convenient. Since the 1205 and the Diamond Jubilee use the same tool design, the extras work on either machine.