ElectroLux Sidekick compatibility

[vap0rtranz]

Hi folks,

Which hoses does a Sidekick work with? Only the original OEM hose??

I grabbed a Sidekick off eBay (#1562) and it does not fit my Electrolux SuperJ's replacement hose.

When I try to slide on the Sidekick, it will not lock into place. The hose's electric mating part (with female pins) doesn't slide all the way into the Sidekick's (the part male pins).

My replacement hose fits perfectly for the carpet powernozzle (a PN-2), and has worked for years.

The Sidekick's electric pins are not bent. Everything loose square to me.

What could be the problem?

Thanks,

JP

 

[centralsweeper63]

Good luck.

 

[SeboU1]

Hi folks,

Which hoses does a Sidekick work with? Only the original OEM hose??

I grabbed a Sidekick off eBay (#1562) and it does not fit my Electrolux SuperJ's replacement hose.

When I try to slide on the Sidekick, it will not lock into place. The hose's electric mating part (with female pins) doesn't slide all the way into the Sidekick's (the part male pins).

My replacement hose fits perfectly for the carpet powernozzle (a PN-2), and has worked for years.

The Sidekick's electric pins are not bent. Everything loose square to me.

What could be the problem?

Thanks,

JP

I have the same issue. I have two aftermarket hoses that are for the super style machines. The side kick will not work on one of them. My newest aftermarket hoses will power the sidekick, but you have to really push and angle the handle down for the sidekick to attach properly. Sometimes it’s also hard to get the sidekick kick off. Eventually I might get a genuine hose that fits the Aerus classic.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Interesting.

 

[cheesewonton]

I have an aftermarket hose for my Silverado that fits the PN5 wand and I use a second generation Kenmore Pet Powermate with it.

 

[vintage lover]

It will work on an AP style hose. On the generic electric hose i got, i had to kind of wiggle it in. Eventually it went through. Sidekick strong plastic, but at the electrical male part, it had some skid marks, not much. Now it goes in just as good as it did using an AP style hose. Maybe it would work on other generic hoses, but for mine i kind of hat to wiggle it in. This Sidekick works really well. Especially when I'm cleaning the cat houses, where they can sleep, and scratch the side. The tower looking ones. Oh and very good on the couches.

 

[human]

I love my Sidekicks, and I have seen this issue with third party hoses reported more than once in the past, but it hasn't been that big of an issue for me. I have two generic hoses and a whole bunch of OEM ones, so the odds are I'm using an OEM hose. But with the generic ones, I find they they work okay if you wiggle them securely onto the plug.

What I find more confusing that with a generic hose is you have a plethora of power switches to contend with, and it's really easy to have all but one of them turned off. There's a switch on the vacuum, a switch on the hose, and in most cases, a switch on the Sidekick. It's confusing enough with an OEM hose, which would give you two switches to worry about, but when you throw in a third, it seems like the complexity level increases exponentially. And of course, this phenomenon is not limited to Sidekicks, as newer Electrolux/Aerus power nozzles (PN6 or 7 and newer) also have their own power switches as well.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Oh dear, very complicated.