Electrolux Epic

charles~richard · Sep 23, 2006

Well, I don't suppose there's any harm in promoting one's own eBay listings is there...!

Check out the beautiful Electrolux Epic 6500SR that I've listed.

I get these late-model machines from time to time, am intrigued with them for a while, then the fascination eventually wears off. This is a very nice and very complete machine but it's just too late a model to really hold my interest. If only I could find a Model 20 in this condition!

Anyway, check it out if you're interested. Thx!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180031786994

frkirby511 · Sep 23, 2006

late model vacs etc.

Charles-Richard,
Nice machine. I have one of these. It's actually my mother's; but since she moved in with me in July it's here so I use it. Great suction but I never did like the hose handle. Too bulky, I think. The wands also too bulky. I never could figure out why the vacuum engineers thought those huge pistol grip handles were better. Did they ever clean a house??? Anyway I was wondering --- do you think the turbo tool is from an older model --- like maybe a "G"? I didn't think they made this one anymore.

Also, just wondering...if you don't hang onto late models, what do you use to actually clean the house? Just wondering.

Bruce

convertible68 · Sep 23, 2006

Nice machine! I'll admit, I've got my eye on it ;-)

bigbubbacain · Sep 24, 2006

Do these machines have decent suction, or do they have the same motor as the old Rennaissance model?

charles~richard · Sep 24, 2006

Epic

Yes, the turbo tool is older, from the first G (note the turquoise trim) but it came with the machine when I got it so I am including it. This tool in this color is pretty scarce, as not too long after the G went into production Electrolux came out with the larger, plastic rug washer. I have a G instruction manual with a new page printed about the Rug Washer that was stuck on over the old one showing the Turbotool.

This machine has great suction, but I don't know how to compare it with the Renaissance as I do not have one.

As for modern vacuums, I do have a few of them -- my favorite newer Electrolux is the Silverado, and I also have a Kirby Legend II that I like a lot. And then there's the Kenmore Magic Blue that I am just crazy about. I have the deluxe model with electric power nozzle. I use that vacuum cleaner more than anything else I have.

kirbykid · Sep 24, 2006

KENMORE MAGIC BLUE

hey charles, i have the magic blue too, I love it very much it is small very quiet and has terrific suction. I have both the straight suction model and the one with the power nozzle, the only thing i hate about the power nozzle one is the hose is pretty stiff

kirbykid · Sep 24, 2006

Electrolux

I forgot I also have a siverado at my moms and I have a marquis model here (similar) and i do love it we have always had electrolux( can't wait till mom gives me her old G) but I had a renaissance ( didnt like it, too big and bulky and noisy) so I gave it to my mom... but I do like my electrolux have the mathching upright for the ren but hardly ever use my Electroluxs... I'm a Kirby kind of guy

converto-skip · Sep 24, 2006

Epic

Charles that is one beautiful Epic You have and I must say I love the color of it. But I have to say those vacs have a very high winning bid on them as I watch all the ending auctionings and I have yet to see one end under 200.00 but I'm sure they are well worth it. I have a Renaissance as well that I totally love but mine is very quiet not loud at all, my power nozzle is louder then the vacuum cleaner , I have have the magic blue kenmore but I don'ty have the power nozzle with mine but I love that little monster it is one of my most used vacuum cleaners

Skip...

frkirby511 · Sep 24, 2006

Epic/Magic Blue

Charles,
I have a Magic Blue as well --- straight suction with the air powered rug nozzle. I use it primarily for the kitchen. It does have GREAT suction. Actually I use an Electrolux floor brush with it for the kitchen floor [one like you have there with the Epic]. I don't like the rug/floor tool combination on it --- never did like those things.

Thanks for the info about the Electrolux Turbo Tool. I would love to get one of these someday to go with my "G."

I sold the later version of this when it became simply a rug shampooer when I sold for Electrolux during college [1969 -- 1973]
Bruce

charles~richard · Sep 24, 2006

Magic Blue Attachments

The one thing I dislike - GREATLY - about the Magic Blue are the VERY crummy attachments that come with it. Pure junk! So I too use an Electrolux floor brush and combination dusting brush! Mine has two hoses - as someone pointed out, the electric hose is pretty stiff, and not very long (*) - so I have a second standard hose that I use with the attachments. Actually, I performed a bit of vivesection and have a double-length straight suction hose! When the Magic Blue first started turning up on eBay, they were only going for $20-30 so I went on a buying frenzy and got four of them! One with the electric power nozzle, two with no power attachment at all, and one with the turbo attachment. I did not need all the machines, and one of them was making strange motor noises. So I sacrificed the hose from it. Doing some very delicate surgery (**), I joined two hoses together. Photos to come.

(*) Electrolux gets the award for the heaviest and shortest electric hoses in the late 1205 - Golden Jubilee - Silverado etc. series! Those damn hoses are so short, they are a real pain to use -- every time you go back and forth with the power nozzle, the short hose makes the canister go wibble-wabble and it is VERY annoying. And how freaking thick and heavy those hoses are!

(**) Even the turbo-tool version of the Magic Blue has an electric hose since the motor switch (variable) is on the hose handle. I really had to do some careful surgery to bind the two lengths of hose together!