Electrolux Power Nozzles

[sireluxomatic]

Brush rolls and motors

The Canadian PN I and PN II were imported from the States (only the colors were different), so the brushes and motors would be the same.

The PNs 100, 200, and 280 were made in Canada, but I assume they shared the brush roll and motor of the U.S. PN II.

The PN III and IV were totally Canadian in design.

(If anyone out there can correct me in these details, please do; I'm far from an expert)

 

[mercuryman]

And While We're Discussing Power Nozzles in Such Depth..

Is there any way to adjust the height of the brushroll in a PN-2? I've noticed that the PN-1 is actually better at "sweeping" up debris on my low-pile carpets than the PN-2 is.

I am considering just replacing the brush roll in the PN-2...although the bristles don't look mangled, they appear a little shorter in length than on the PN-1, and I assume it's due to wear.

 

[elux89]

adjusting PN 2 brushroll height.

Mercuryman

To adjust the brush height to compensate for wear, the sleeve bearing ends can be rotated. It you look at the bearing end, as you rotate the bearing, you will see a flat piece on the frame, if it's still the oem bearing, it will probably say used, this should be facing towards the lid. By having it facing towards the lid, the brushes will be lower to the floor.

 

[collector2]

Ok - here goes:

Canadian Power Nozzles

The red and cream Pn 1 was brought out around 1963 to match the 86/88. The same as its US counterpart it had the one piece plastic wand and a separate cord for the hose.

Around 1966/67 it was changed to the short red elbow and a telescopic wand but the cord was still clipped to the outside of the wand.

In 1967 the model PN II was introduced (lime green / dk green bumper) to match the models 87/89. It also had the telescopic wand but this wand had the power cord built in. At this time red and cream PN I's were still being produced to retrofit the old machines but now with the electric telescopic wand.

Around 1969/70 the first wholly Canadian design PN III (Lime green with dk green bumper)came out. The cord now came out of the elbow and the new roller bearing brush could be adjusted down as it wore. They were short lived, however, as the contacts in the elbow gave alot of problems and the roller bearing brush was extremely noisy. As well the brush adjustment gave alot of problems and the method of attaching the top cover (3 rivits) proved impractical for repairs.

By 1971 the PN IV had been introduced (dark green with lime bumper). The problems of the previous model were solved by using a direct connect cord (still in the elbow) and a brass bushing brush similar to those used on the PN 1 or later models) as well as removing the brush adjustment. As noted the hood was now kept on by screw rather than rivits.

In 1973 the AP100 was introduced with the PN V which was basically the same Power Head as the PN IV just in tan instead of green. This was also the last use of the telescopic wands in Canada

In 1974 Electrolux brought in PN 2's and solid wands from the US and added a tan cover to match the AP100 as an experiment to see if they would go over well here. Stickers were placed over the PN2 number renaming them the PN 100. These still had the dark blue base however. They went over well so Electrolux Canada began producing them with only minor changes - the biggest one being a change in the moulding of the hood to make the cord non removable as it had a tendancy to come off on the PN2's (Incidentally the 3 prong style plug on the PN2 was made so the cord could easily be changed to the 3 prong cord used for the commercial model CB)

The PN200 and PN280 were just colour changes of the PN100 to match the AP200 (1976) and AP280 (1978)

In 1982 the E2000 came out with the PN2000 which is a Canadianized version of the US PN4. The only differences are the almond and tan colour and the elbow which used a button clip that was unique to that model.

In 1985 The Jadestone model 2100 came out with the PN5 (light grey with jadestone bumper). It featured the new L shaped body and a removable cord as well as actual bearings on the brush instead of bushings.

It was replaced in 1986 by the PN6 (Jadestone with light grey bumper) which now had a non removable cord and a better holder system for the brush bearings. The PN 6 would continue with both the system 90 (Grey with Taupe bumper) and the special edition (grey with wine bumper) models till 1989 at which time the Canadian factory was closed, production was moved to the US and quality fell drastically.

 

[sireluxomatic]

Thanks a ton for all that info, Doug. Its good to have those exact dates.

 

[1926700]

hey...

the model l manual from 1962 featuring the new power nozzel....

page 1

 

[1926700]

page 8

the new power nozzel

 

[1926700]

and..

the accessory page

 

[1926700]

now...

the receipt.....this came from Phillip Mullers grandmother L that she bought new in 1962 as the paperwork states....she supposedly traded a model 30 in for her new machine..and the manual scans are from the original manual from that very machne

 

[kloveland]

Thanks

Thanks Jason,

I'm a sucker for manuals/ads.

 

[mercuryman]

Wow!

$148.00 for a brand new Model L with a matching Power Nozzle? Sign me up!