Electrolux 1521

[eurekastar]

I found this Electrolux 1521 at a garage sale three weeks ago and it was in almost perfect condition. There's one small ding in the canister itself. The power nozzle showed average wear. So I disassembled it, cleaned it thoroughly, and installed a new belt and brush roll on it. All in all, I think I did well for $35.

 

[eurekastar]

I forgot to add that I did buy the hose. That was missing from the unit for some reason. These models are much more powerful than the Model L I own. I've never owned one of the later tank models. Does someone know how old this model is? Thanks!

 

[pr-21]

I loved that vacuum... it was my first Electrolux

That model was out with the Discovery III upright and they were on closeout when I bought them. Upright $250.00 and the Canister $500.00. The only negative was the floating wheels which kept it from deep down grooming. I know they have fixed that problem and I now have the Electrolux Commemmorative Edition which I love. Excellent carpet grooming.

One more thing, this model had the cloth hose which I knew to be careful with and not bend too far. This made it difficult to use in tight places, like behind a water bed. I was so glad when the vinyl hose came out. I had burgandy carpet on my stairs and when I vacuumed with the sidekick and the cloth hose touched the burgandy, it would leave a residue on the carpet that I would have to go back over. Obviously the hose was leaking....

The Commemmorative Edition has the cloth hose, but I never use it, I bought a genuine electrolux vinyl hose.


Bud Mattingly
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Bud Mattingly
PR-21

 

[ge1969]

Hey All! That E-lux came out new around 1987-1988. My Mom bought one new. Be careful though, that model was prone to have weak motors from the factory. Mom's needed a new motor under warrenty in about a year and a half. It sounds as if yours is okay though, if it still performs well after all these years. Later, Trg

 

[djkain2007]

love that hose!!!!!!!!! thats the exact same one i bought at goodwill for 9 cents.

 

[briankirbyclass]

1987-88 is right. The Electrolux man called on me at my business (in a downtown area) regularly back in those days, so i was very familiar with the models then.
That model was called a Marquis (pronounced Mark-Key),,and the next model in the line up was called a Grand Marquis.
This was one of the last "all metal" bodied Lux's before they went all plastic. Yes, the motors were prone to be weak on this model for some reason.
I bought a brand new Marquis in 1988,,and the motor blew out in around 1992.
Electrolux did replace the motor for free,,i think mostly because i was a good customer. I remember the Sidekick mini PN was a new feature at the time, and cost extra.
If i remember right, Electrolux was selling the Plastic bodied machines at the same time.
Seems like a Marquis was around 699.00 new, and the model LE (all plastic) was 499. Both had the same PN.
The Discovery 3 upright was 299.00 by itself, or 359 with attachments i believe.

 

[eurekastar]

So this vacuum is approximately 25 years old. I wonder if the motor was ever replaced or serviced. It runs smooth as silk and there are no unpleasant smells at all. I've gotten Electroluxes before that emitted all manner of repugnant odors because of dust and carbon build up inside the motor chamber and on the fans! Did Electrolux correct the motor problem during the production run of this model or wait til the new model was introduced? Thanks!

 

[briankirbyclass]

I believe they did fix the motor problem with the introduction of the Grand Marquis. It could be that you got ahold of a Marquis that had a good motor to begin with!
Ive always kicked myself for buying that Marquis when i did,,i traded a factory rebuilt Model 1205 for it, for no reason other than i wanted the newest model Lux at the time.
I bet that 1205 is probablly still going strong to this day.

 

[danemodsandy]

Bill:

You may never have trouble with that machine. I have a Diamond Jubilee, which, like yours, was a model known for bearing problems. I bought it in a thrift store, and it had been VILELY abused - it was clogged with sand, dirt and dog hair all the way to the end of the hose. The bag felt like it was full of Quickcrete that had set up.

I cleaned it out, deodorized it and hoped for the best. Ten or more years later, the machine still runs smooth as silk, it's very quiet, and it could probably suck dried latex paint off the wall - and that's after all the bad treatment it so obviously received. And I have not been into its motor at all. On the other hand, I've heard some real Diamond Jubilee horror stories.

It just seems to be the luck of the draw on that generation of Luxes; they all seem to be pretty much the same except for color and detail changes. Could be some kind of manufacturing flaw that sets the stage for early motor failure was present in some machines and not in others. If your machine hasn't got any symptoms after all this time, I would tend to think you got a good one.