Your model G
Can be added to and updated to include an electric hose and power nozzle for deep thorough carpet cleaning. If the original hose is not leaking l, an external wire wrap can be used on it to get power out to the power nozzle as well.
The automatic control dial works as follows: It adjusts the sensitivity of the automatic control feature. The automatic control feature constantly monitors suction before and after the bag, when the bag fills with dirt some suction is lost, and when it is enough the diaphragm in the bad door will close and make the bag door pop open to signal time to check or change the bag. Number one allows the least amount of suction loss to trigger the automatic control while 6 allows the cleaner to run with the greatest suction loss from a full bag before the door pops open. It was suggested that the dial be kept at 3 and only temporarily adjusted from that position for temporary unusual cleaning jobs then returned to 3 after the job was done.
A lower number would be a regular setting for people who suck up lots of hair or pet hair...it is a coarse dirt that allows for good airflow, therefore the bag will become full with this type of dirt before a significant amount of suction is lost.
A higher number would be a regular setting for people who suck up more fine powdery dirt regularly. The bags pores will clog quickly with this type of dirt cutting off suction quickly and if the setting isn’t high enough the bag door will keep opening with minimal dirt in the bag.
Let’s say you have to use the vac to pick up some Sheetrock or plaster dust or ashes, this will clog the bag quickly and activate the feature before your cleaning job is done so you should set the dial to a higher number to complete the job to retard the operation, finish the job, then throw away the bag and reset the dial to your optimal “regular” setting.
To find your best setting, when starting with a fresh bag, set the dial to 1 or 2...then clean, when the bag door pops open check the bag, if not full enough move the dial up one number then close the door and continue cleaning and repeat this process every time the door opens. At some point you’ll notice that the suction power isn’t as good as you like it, that’s going to be your indicator that you probably should be changing the bag at the previous set number, so it doesn’t have to stay running at an inefficient suction loss level which is dissatisfactory for effective deep cleaning. Using a lower number maintains peak efficiency but you’ll be changing the bag more frequently, a higher number will allow more dirt to be packed in the bag but as this occurs the cleaning efficiency will diminish. They key is to find your “sweet spot”.
A lot of people end up leaving their machines in 6 which is bad because it causes strain on the motor shortening motor life and less effectiveness of the cleaner when the bag is close to completely packed. People think they should pack their bags to the gills to save money on bags but what they don’t realize is that they will shorten the life of the cleaner and their carpet.
My Aunt had this problem on her Electrolux, bag door kept popping open even on 6. She took it in for service. Not sure what the guy did but afterward he told her she was picking up very fine dirt which was true because I was the one who was using the vac when this started happening. Unfortunately she did not clean her home and lived alone, when I came to visit the place was filthy, so I was cleaning and the amount of dust that had been pulverized into the carpet had turned into powder from the failure to regularly vacuum the rugs. The powdery dirt managed to make its way in the suction dirt inlet sensing hole and into the system throwing things off making it super sensitive. It is possible this has happened to your or the sensing hole has clogged with dirt.
Hope this helps
I have some pics of my model G which is upgraded to include a power hose, L shaped Electrolux power nozzle and also have the Electric sheath and wand to allow for integrated wired connections for the power nozzle at the hose handle so there are no wires to deal with plugging and unplugging. I did paint my model G dark blue so it looks different but once was the pretty aqua color. It had tiny rust spots on the upper half of the body so I wanted them gone. Anyway, you too can upgrade your G to be a cleaning powerhouse if you like!
Also included a picture of the flip over combination straight suction rug and floor tool. It unclicks from the elbow and you flip it over and snap it back on to switch from rug to hard floor cleaning and back again.
Jon
