Electrolux Silverado Model 1505

[electrolux137]

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I also have a background in advertising -- graphic design and layout. But I haven't done that sort of work in a long time and don't miss it! Too many rage-driven divas running around screaming with their hair on fire.

 

[jo]

Ha! I know what you mean. The graphics department in my company was like that, the ad dept not so much. Anyway. I seem to have always had a knack for analyzing advertising for effectiveness, it seems to come naturally to me. I first noticed this when we had to analyze ads in a course in college. I was the only one pointing out the problems with the ads that my professor said were all the correct and valid issues. So today, I help my partner with his website and printed graphics for his real estate company he operates. It also helps being an English writing minor and a good speller. Though I have a tendency for run on sentences! I fail to edit for perfection here since this is just for fun.

Sorry for going off topic.

I’ve always been known to point out everything wrong with things...bugged the heck out of my Mother and was particularly irritated at the shredding plastic weave on her Model L original hose and the dent on the body after the first time it rolled down the stairs! So in life I’ve become someone who fixes up stuff...including vacuum cleaners. Just bugs me to find a vacuum with broken parts, clogged filters, hair filled roller brushes etc.

 

[suckolux]

All this talk about Silverados, I have a question. Just using my daily driver I notice it has two stickers for deluxe model is that uncommon? They are different.

 

[jo]

2 stickers

The front one is featuring the warranty that came with the unit from Electrolux. The rear one is mostly the decorative emblem. Kind of like the decorative emblems on cars. The rear one fell off mine, the glue seemed to have dried out and the sticker was kind of crunchy so I didn’t bother to try to put it back on. I think mine had the forward sticker originally but I think the vacuum store I bought it used from removed it so as not to imply a warranty from their shop. It was 10 years old when I bought it in 94.

I recently saw an Olympia one at Goodwill a few weeks ago that had the same forward sticker about the warranty, but saying the Olympia One name. These were on all the Olympias and Silverados I believe. The super J had a giant one on the plastic panel under the handle and I don’t believe the Golden Jubilee or others before it had any besides the Blue Golden Jubilee emblem on the back portion of the top. I havent seen enough Diamond Jubilees to know if they had it on that one and I think it was not on the one I had for a while. The Marquise I have does not have any and it’s in excellent condition so would have likely still been in place if there was ever one.

Often there was another sticker next to the warranty sticker showing the serial number as the “customers exclusive number”. Once the unit was sold, the serial number was put on the receipt and the salespeople were supposed to record somewhere that this number was linked to the name of the buyer. I’m guessing for record keeping and warranty purposes. Though back in those days it had to all have been kept on paper probably in each branch the salesperson was linked to. Thank goodness we have computers now to keep those records company wide!

 

[suckolux]

Thanks for the explanation! Got mine in 90 and I was just a bit older,lol.

 

[radiowonderland]

Silverado hose Advice?

We *use* our beloved Silverado Deluxe, and love it ! But we need to replace this part (pictured).

Can you, treasured experts, help? I can get a whole replacement hose from Amazon for about $60, but I think it's not genuine Electrolux/Aerus. I'm not sure just what to search for and where to find a rugged replacement.

Part of the plastic housing is broken, so that the sliding valve that reduces pressure can fall out, and when I pull off a brush or wand, the metal piece comes off with it.

I admit I'm not a collector, but I do have appreciation for vintage appliance tech that works..and lasts.

 

[jo]

That’s a generic hose. Best bet would be to get a genuine one. If you want to buy new contact your local Aerus branch, they will have it.

If you need a new hose handle just like this one then you can find it on hescoinc.com and look for Electrolux parts. And hoses. Look carefully to make sure you get the right one. You may only need this hose handle replacement. They only sell generic equipment at hescoinc.com

Jon

 

[jo]

And some more for you....

The genuine ones have a different suction control part that does not slide, it’s a little knob you turn. Aerus will sell you a new hose for your machine. It will be very durable if you intend to keep the machine a long time. I prefer to use only genuine parts. They are pricey but worth it in the end. Aerus is the new name for the US Electrolux vacuum cleaners. Web site is aerusvacuums.com and they have a store locator there. They will even come out to your house for you if you like, they ARE the original US Electrolux company and provide in home service and sales and also have store front locations.

Sounds like you want to keep the machine going so I thought uphou would prefer the genuine parts. My family all has Electrolux’s and we all prefer to use the genuine parts as they are far better even though they cost more...you get what you pay for.


Sometimes you can find a genuine hose for your machine on eBay as a used item, but they are few and far between. The way you can tell is the handle does not have an on off switch and it has the round dial for the suction control port.

Also you’ll have to be sure the machine end is correct as there are several different hose models with different machine ends. Your has to have those two little blades that make the electrical connection for the power nozzle...they fit through the notches on the hose port on the bag door at the 9 and 3 o’clock positions.

Often sellers on eBay are third party and list the hose for a group of models it does not actually fit.

You would want a hose to fit models 1205, Golden Jubilee, Super J, Olympia One, Silverado, Diamond Jubilee, Marquise, Grand Marquise, And some Ultralux. You’ll start noticing some of these models grouped together in the hose description, but ultimately compare the photos of the ends to yours to make sure it was not described incorrectly and isn’t different. The machine end needs to be identical.

I do not recommend the braided hoses, they leak air after time as they disintegrate from the inside. The rubber ones are best and more flexible as well. Aerus has converted to high quality rubber hoses around 25 years ago.

Jon

 

[jo]

Oh...and another note...

Do not buy a genuine Electrolux or Aerus handle...it won’t fit on the generic hose. The end of the hose is completely different in the way the handle attaches. To go genuine, you’ll need a whole new hose which is my recommendation. Or to replace just this part, You’ll need to find one either on eBay or hescoinc.com and it needs to be identical so compare closely.

Jon

 

[gregvacs28]

Get a new hose.  It will be the easiest.


 


I just bought one of these.  I've bought these before and they work great.


 


Prices actually coming down  on somethings these days.

 

[compactelectra]

I’d Stay Away From That Hose

It’s the exact one that got jammed in the 1205 I gave a friend.  See link below. Seems the manufacturing tolerances are not quite right.  I’ve used aftermarket hoses before but this experience changes my opinion.  “You get what you pay for.”  I hear the aftermarket hoses without the cuffs are better.



https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?40028_14~1

 

[gregvacs28]

I'm sorry you've had a problem with your hose.

I have bought several of these in the past for the the electroluxes I have and didn't have a problem.

 

[keither]

@ Joshua : please call your local Aerus Electrolux dealer or check out Ebay per the recommendations of other members. This post is gradually shifting into hose replacement choices , which was not the intended purpose of my posting. Please jump start a new thread for further discussions on hose replacement selections.

Thanks

 

[gregvacs28]

Keith that Silverado is beautiful.

I don't know how you do it. Everything you present is flawless.

I've had several Silverados, none as nice as this. Good for you.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[radiowonderland]

You folks are amazing!

Thanks so much....

I had no idea! My hose had already been replaced with a generic! ?!

Don't think I want to go chasing after that part.

So the genuine ones *don't* have the on/off switch, and I must turn the giant carpet-cleaning 'power nozzle' (right?) thing on and off near the floor?

Hey! what if my power nozzle floor thing is generic too...? How do I check?

It should work with the genuine hose anyhow I think.

Is the consensus here that a brand new Aerus hose is best? I know it costs a lot more.

You are every bit the generous experts I hoped for and expected. Long live the Internet.

 

[jo]

To answer your questions...

Post a picture of your power nozzle and we can tell you if it is genuine or not. Genuine will have the Electrolux or LUX name on it.

You can use the power nozzle on hard floors if you want by flipping the little switch on the power nozzle , if it’s a genuine one, it can be operated by your toe. The genuine hose does not have it on the handle. But you may wish to instead get some accessory wands and a flip over rug and floor tool you can use for the floors, then you change at the handle for your cleaning needs. This will add to your Silverado for a more complete set if you don’t have the hard floor brush tool.

While many people have had success with generic hoses, others have had issues. The specs aren’t quite the same as the genuine so it’s often a mixed bag. My Mother ordered one for her Olympia model and it wouldn’t work with an additional power accessory, the sidekick mini power nozzle, so she returned it and bought a genuine Aerus and is very pleased now. I have used a generic at one time with no issues and it was a bit different from yours though. The handle didn’t have that plug in end where it attaches to the hose. I also didn’t use it long enough before I gave away the machine to attest to its durability. Personally for my machines, I prefer genuine, whether I find a used genuine via eBay (can be $35 to $75) or buy from the Aerus dealer for over $100, but if the machine dies you can always resell the hose on eBay and recover quite a bit as genuine is always preferred and more sought after.

Please start a new thread for this and we can continue if you have more questions, this was a thread of display for a member’s collectible model but we can help you further with a new thread, perhaps title it “Silverado hose help”.

Keither: Apologize for continuing on with this, but he hasn’t started a new thread and may not know how to, I did find it odd he put this subject onto your thread of display of your wonderful Silverado and hopefully we all can help him preserve his Silverado as well.

Jon

 

[vacman1961]

Keith, that is one beautiful Silverado, it is as close o new as your going to get. All Silverado's were called Silverado Deluxe. The reason why there is a difference in motors is that when the Diamond Jubilee came out it used the newer style motor, the one pictured on the left. As production was running for the DJ, Electrolux discovered the over abundance of grey parts, so they started producing the Silverado again, but this time they used the DJ components. Once the Silverado's were gone, than they started selling the DJ. An easy way that you can tell which Silverado had the new style or original style motor is the back of the cordwinder is different, the Silverado's with the original style motor has a metal cord winder back and in the center of the metal is a sort of rectangular raised section, the Silverado and later machines which have the new style motor have a plastic cord winder back.

 

[suckolux]

Interesting, I had to go look! Plastic.

 

[keither]

@ Keith ( Another Keith ?!?! ) and Charlie -Thanks for the feedback guys! It was shipped in an Olympia box! I've never seen the box for a Silverado before - maybe someday

 

[jo]

Interesting

I’ve never seen a Silverado with the plastic back...only the metal ones with the “Electrolux rectangle” on it. Btw, that rectangle shape with the curves is “so Electrolux” to me. The shape introduced with the 1205 and still in use today. It encircled the new logo introduced with the 1205 as well. Very inventive to have this shape not only for the product but also convey with the brand logo. An excellent design at the time, now iconic forever!

Jon