Electrolux HPR

[keither]

I wanted to share pics of my new Electrolux HPR ( High Performance Rebuilt ) Canister Vacuum Cleaner. The machine was purchased by an elderly woman who forgot she had already purchased a new Electrolux Marquis, which her daughter sold to me as well -

A Diamond Jubilee PN6 and attachment set was sold with the machine but I will probably use the attachment set sold with the Marquis being that the color scheme matches better with the HPR. I have an extra attachment set for the Marquis so no loss there. No thread hijacking please

 

[kirbylux77]

Very nice Keith! That looks like a rebuilt early Olympia. Does the hose still have full suction, or is it leaky? Either way, might be best to use a genuine vinyl hose.

Rob

 

[keither]

@ Rob ..hey Thx a lot Rob. Yes you are correct that it appears to be the body of an Olympia with the exception of the carrying handle at the front base. The original hose is losing air but I don’t plan on using a vinyl replacement hose with this machine. I have another sealed / braided hose I can use as a replacement. I try to both obtain and maintain the original parts as best I can but there have been necessary exceptions to that rule. I hope your well and will see ya soon. Take care [this post was last edited: 12/5/2021-14:36]

 

[huskyvacs]

Do you have a close up of what that stamped tag on the side says?

 

[kirbylux77]

Very nice Keith. You might be interested to know for about the first 6 months of production, the Olympia was manufactured with that top cover with the Super J style carrying handle at the front. It has been speculated here on Vacuumland in past posts that Electrolux may have been using up leftover parts. And this isn't the only model they made known for this....the rare Model T "Thrift" canister from the mid 50's was made from leftover parts from recent models too.

I totally appreciate your point of view on using original parts, and the woven hoses do look nice. However, since they are so stiff and not nearly as easy to use, I personally don't mind substituting a genuine vinyl hose to use and keep the woven hoses for show. To each their own. It might not be a bad idea though if you prefer the woven hoses to have the other hose sealed up for you, if you don't know how to do it yourself, so you have a spare on hand.

Have a great week .
Rob

 

[keither]

HPR Serial Number Tag

@ Husky Vacs: Attached is a close up pic of the serial number tag. This metallic serial number tag was included on all of Electrolux’s remanufactured rebuilts.

 

[huskyvacs]

Thanks! I never seen that before. Kind of weird they wouldn't stick that on the bottom or back or somewhere less visible.

 

[keither]

Husky - I wonder if they installed the serial number tag there to serve as a type of authentication and to differentiate from the previous original models ( Olympia , Silverado) .

 

[huskyvacs]

That could be, if they were proud of it being refurbished and stood by the product. They wanted you to know it was refurbished/rebuilt and guaranteed to work even at (what I assume) was a low cost.

I know with vacuums today they hide it any way they can that a vacuum has been refurbished, and they will not honor it. I've gotten refurbished vacs and the company cuts off the serial # on the model tag so you can't warranty it.

 

[human]

My guess is the prominent position of the tag is so unscrupulous dealers—or customers, for that matter—can't try to pass it off as a new one. Even if the plate were removed, there would still be a pair of suspicious looking holes where the rivets were. I'm assuming the original serial number on the bottom would have been erased.

For what it's worth, Kirby also replaces the original serial number sticker to show that a unit has been factory rebuilt. Even so, some unscrupulous dealers deface the stickers in an attempt to hide this fact.

 

[keither]

@ Husky and Edgar: You both made very good points in your responses. Thanks guys.

 

[jo]

That’s the latest rebuilt machine I’ve ever seen

I’m not sure when they stopped remanufacturing machines, thought it was in mid 80’s but clearly this was the Marquise era which was 1988.

I wonder what motor is inside the machine…an Olympia motor or a Marquise motor? The Olympia motors are far better longevity wis so hopefully they put new bearings, motor brushes, in to it rather than replace the motor. Marquise motors were problematic. I bought a virtually jew one with a dead motor and put a motor in it from a Renaissance with a dead hose electronics. It is now my daily driver and I love it because it virtually has no scratches or paint marks on it so it’s fun to use and now runs beautifully.

Jon

 

[keither]

@ Jon: I think your right re this model being the last run of the Electrolux rebuilt canisters. I believe the program ended in 1989. Not sure what style motor is inside - I would assume a rebuilt Olympia or Silverado motor possibly. It sounds really nice. Hopefully one of the Lux specialists will chime in and share that information for us.

 

[jo]

Well…

With your extensive and jealous worthy collection…you could probably compare motor tone and tell. If it’s got an Olympia era motor it eill sound similar to other Olympia’s and Super J’s and Silverados but if it has the Marquise era motor it will sound much like that Marquise the daughter also sold you. I’ve always been a bit annoyed at how much more noisy the Marquise is because of the motor change though mine has a Renaissance motor in it and sounds nearly identical to my Mom’s blue body with grey top and trim Ambassador model which also must have the same motor. I think her Ambassador is from around the final Ultralux era right before the Renaissance came out. She didn’t buy it new so I don’t know the year on it…it was a freebie from someone who left it at the town dump “gift shop” because they had somehow severely crushed the metal hose handle end and it wouldn’t go in the attachments but my Dad worked on it in the vice and it got better but we finally bought a new vinyl hose for it as it was always sticky getting it in and out of the power nozzle wand and Mom’s arthritis in her hands was getting worse so it was too difficult for her so the solution was to buy a new hose. She didn’t mind the cost since the machine was virtually new and free.

Jon

 

[keither]

LOL @ jealousworthy!