paulinroyton
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As you know an old lady gave me her old hover junior in mint condition. Well tonight the old lady's daughter called with the other vac she had and here she is.
Electrolux 170
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collector2
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Very nice. If memory serves it was made from 1970 to 75 or 76. (Not sure about the final date.)
vintagerepairer
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They started around 1970, but actually carried on for an enormous length of time - the replacement for the 170 didn't appear until around 1981. The 170 in the UK was one of our most popular cleaners of the time, with the competition being the Hoover Junior. But even that cleaner did change in colour every few years. The Electrolux 170 stayed the same from start to finish.
vacbear58
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Whilst what Benny has noted above is correct this machine was around in more or less the same form since around 1966 when it first appeared as the 152 in white with dark green accents. The colour scheme was updated to coffee/cream with the 160 - still more or less the same until changing to the 170 shown above.
As noted above it was mainly competition for the Hoover Junior and Goblin upright models and although it has several advantages over the Junior (chiefly in the area of bag replacement) it never seem to do as well as might be expected, and certainly no where near the success of the later, and more expensive 500 series.
They are good cleaners though and with a full with agitator and brush strip it produces that thump sound familiar to anyone who used a Hoover cleaner of the same era.
I believe this design (more or less) is still around 50 years later as the Fakir. It was also sold in the US (not as Electrolux) in a soft bag version and the base even as a power nozzle
Al
Whilst what Benny has noted above is correct this machine was around in more or less the same form since around 1966 when it first appeared as the 152 in white with dark green accents. The colour scheme was updated to coffee/cream with the 160 - still more or less the same until changing to the 170 shown above.
As noted above it was mainly competition for the Hoover Junior and Goblin upright models and although it has several advantages over the Junior (chiefly in the area of bag replacement) it never seem to do as well as might be expected, and certainly no where near the success of the later, and more expensive 500 series.
They are good cleaners though and with a full with agitator and brush strip it produces that thump sound familiar to anyone who used a Hoover cleaner of the same era.
I believe this design (more or less) is still around 50 years later as the Fakir. It was also sold in the US (not as Electrolux) in a soft bag version and the base even as a power nozzle
Al
vintagerepairer
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The main changes from the 152 and the 160 is that the 152 had a rather cumbersome foot pedal to release the handle, located on the outside of the cleaner. The 160 saw this streamlined to the top of the chassis (as seen on the 170). Interestingly, 160 also had a 2-speed motor which increased suction when using the tools. This was the same as the Hoover Senior and a few others, but was quickly disregarded by Electrolux for whatever reason, when then chopped the 160 after only two or so years in favour of the single-speed (and far longer lived) 170.
Despite Electrolux doing away with a 2-speed motor in 1971 or so, when Goblin launched their Housemaid cleaners around 1977 (a cleaner which would have competed with the 170) they too had 2-speed motors. I did wonder if that was to try and gain a few points over the competition. In reality it would have made little difference to the performance.
Despite Electrolux doing away with a 2-speed motor in 1971 or so, when Goblin launched their Housemaid cleaners around 1977 (a cleaner which would have competed with the 170) they too had 2-speed motors. I did wonder if that was to try and gain a few points over the competition. In reality it would have made little difference to the performance.
suckolux
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Really cute and well thought out looking machine.
vintagerepairer
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Suckolux, you will love how the bag fits.
vaclover
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edge cleaning....
Interestingly ive seen that yours have openings for edge cleaning at the brush plate, i have 2 here in south africa and both dont have the openings for edge cleaning.
Ruan
Interestingly ive seen that yours have openings for edge cleaning at the brush plate, i have 2 here in south africa and both dont have the openings for edge cleaning.
Ruan
vintagerepairer
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On the 500 series the gaps for edge-cleaning came later. The 170 was in production for a very long time so it's possible that the gaps were added at a later date. The model numbers on Electrolux cleaners often had a letter after it; A, B, C, etc, and the further down the alphabet they went, the newer the cleaner was & denoted any that the design had been amended.
As to where the changes took place, well, that could be very obvious or very subtle. For instance the Z87 cylinder had two types of motor, the first being used for a short period, the second being used right until the end. Later on the plastic covering on the cleaner body was changed from stippled to linear, and the lettering moved from top to sides. Another change saw a different type of hose. Each style came with a new letter after the model number.
As to where the changes took place, well, that could be very obvious or very subtle. For instance the Z87 cylinder had two types of motor, the first being used for a short period, the second being used right until the end. Later on the plastic covering on the cleaner body was changed from stippled to linear, and the lettering moved from top to sides. Another change saw a different type of hose. Each style came with a new letter after the model number.
