Electrolux Model 65 - England

[floor-a-matic]

I didn't know the Turbotool polisher exists in the UK! I thought those air-powered polisher/scrubber were only available in the USA.

Here's my Turbotool polisher.

ChestermikeUK, how rare are these over there in the UK?

 

[floor-a-matic]

Were these "Rug Washer" Turbotools avaiable in the UK, too?

 

[chestermikeuk]

Electrolux Floor Polishers

Hi Erik, the polishers wernt that popular, they where usually sold to wealthy customers, or offered as an inclusive deal price but I dont remember ever seeing one or knowing any family and friends who had one, the carpet washer was never sold over here to my knowledge.

 

[danemodsandy]

Doug:

Thanks for the info on the Canadian/U.K. versions of the combo dusting/upholstery tool and the crevice tool. The combo tool does look a bit different, now that I look more closely; the "wings" are squarer. I can't see a difference in the crevice tool, so I will take your word for it.

Do those radiator brush attachments still turn up in Canada? I've lusted after one for years!

 

[vintagerepairer]

Not as I know of. The closest we had was using the sprayer to wet the carpet and then tying a rag over the floor tool, using the hose on blow to dry the carpet. Even the sprayer stopped becoming a stanadard accessory during the production of the model 90.

 

[turbomaster1984]

Trident?

I have one of them cannister ones you mention

 

[vintagerepairer]

Yes that is it, although I think there is a piece missing off the back of that one as they used to have a piece of curved plastic stuck to the back to enable the machine to sit on it's hind. Unless that was just on later models. Are there holes in the back?

 

[turbomaster1984]

Oh good lord that picture is 3 years old lol. I dont have the cleaner here at home and its been a while since i last dug it out but im pretty sure there are no holes,

Reagrding its tools it didnt come with a Turbinette but a white version with yellow pedal of the 350's black/orange pedalled floor tool. Woven hose too.

I can see why the curved plastic would of been useful but then again as you mention about the cleaners size its reasonable to use it when cleaning stairs and sits pretty well on each step.

I quite like the little thing, cleans well. decent suction and a good capacity bag although its a cloth bag and id prefer paper, Junior bags are not wide enough to put in and have yet to find one big enough that i dont mind cutting the collars off to use in it.
Rob

 

[vintagerepairer]

Hello. Here I found a video of a cleaner similar to yours where you can see the part I refer to:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Ilovevacuum79#p/u/17/AFRaHIqErRY

The floor tool you talk about is not what it would have had originally as this blue Trident dates back to the early 1970s. This would have been long before the floor tool you describe, which was what you might call the next one along in terms of design from the automatic floor tool. This model of Trident originally had a turbine tool for carpets which is what made it different from cleaners sold in the shops. But I am trying hard to remember which one it did have. They were also different from other Electrolux cleaners as they still used two short metal tubes and not one long tube. They may have had a seperate tool just for floors like the older Electrolux cleaners did.

 

[turbomaster1984]

Oh good lord, well il be sure to keep the one I have with it, well , with it. If thats the original then its my idea of hell. I hate articulated floor heads, god knows why you see them so much, I find them quite awkward to use.

Interesting way of installing the paper bag though, I would of either opened it our fully and inserted the ring into its seatings in the cloth bag ring thus trapping it in tightly or fed it thru the hole as he does and still trapping it between the ring and cloth bag. seems odd to just push it and and shut the lid.

 

[vintagerepairer]

Hello. Those floor tools in that video were for non-uk cleaners and I only ever saw them here on commercial cleaners and Swedish versions of UK models. The way the bag is fitted in the video is exactly how it should be, although some people I do know put the ring inside of it. There is no reason to clip the paper bag down as the moulding in the top of the cleaner is enough to hold the bag in place when closed down onto the dust bag. Although these machines were sold as higher specification, they were not quite as high spec as the machines which were paper bag only. They were considered to be the best that money could buy as paper bags were something of a luxury for many years.

 

[turbomaster1984]

Well I will have to thank you there Mr Repairer its been an education and a pleasure, I need some sleep, god knows what time Currys will have me up tommorrow morning when they deliver a new fridge freezer, tracker says between 6am and 10am 6am! REALLY i ask? ....

A couple of days off work didnt turn into a couple of days off. Now to scoot and arm my teasmade and snuggle down.

Thanks again,

Rob

 

[collector2]

Hey Sandy:

To be quite honest I have NEVER seen one of the radiator brushes here at all. The only ones I have came with English machines. I know they were available as an option in Canada but I dont think they ever brought them in in our area.

As for the crevice tools if you look at the Canadian and English ones they have a raised ribbing on the hose end while the US one is smooth with the name Electrolux raised out of it in the same place.

Doug

 

[markus79]

Volta leaflets

Hey!
I put this, hope you like it=)
Markus

 

[markus79]

Volta leaflet

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[markus79]

Volta U201

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[markus79]

Volta Motovac

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[markus79]

Volta U149 Popular

basic Volta

 

[markus79]

Volta leaflet printed in 1975

nozzles and dustbags

 

[markus79]

Elektrohelios leaflet 1975

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