Electrolux SuperJ / 1401 dirty, and etc.

[beevac]

addenda 1401 Electrolux cleaner.

the power nozzle included with this unit was called the Rug Saver. It was buffed aluminum. A great vacuum for the 70's.

 

[vap0rtranz]

Rug Saver?

You mean this power nozzle?

Just hand buffed with Mothers until I have time for my Kirby Handi-Butler to machine buff it

Or is this not matched to a SuperJ?

Some folks have said Electrolux would mix-and-match unit model & components ...

 

[paul]

The bottom plastic plate should be embossed with "Rug Saver Power Nozzle" followed by the model designation "PN-4". From 1975-1977 the 1401 was factory-paired with the PN-2 and from 1977-1979 with the PN-4. Sometimes pn's were purchased years after the original tank purchase - as upgrades or replacements - which is why some are mix-matched.

 

[bikerray]

kirbyklekter

What is a 1405?
Do you mean 1205?

 

[vap0rtranz]

update - its my daily driver

Paul,

The bottom is stamped "Rug Saver Power Nozzle" and "PN-4". So perhaps it's not as mix-matched as others.

Also ...

I hope nobody thought I was throwing older Electrolux under the bus. Actually, the opposite.

The grey/black dirt did have me worried, but I've retrofitted this 1401 with:

exhaust filter
resealed & reconditioned gaskets
lots of oil & lube
HEPA bags
sound dampening foam
paint


A collector would probably not like my retrofits but everyone's goals are different and my goal is to keep the ol' Gal running and to clean with it. After many cleaning tests, is now my daily driver -- displacing my old Kirby! :O The airflow and suction are better than my Kirby 561 with hose attached, and > 1/2 of what I clean are hardwoods with hard surface nozzle, so the airflow and suction of the 1401 are simply better for what I'm cleaning. It's a great machine, and looks better after I painted the canister, though my old Kirby still looks stellar.

I can post pics / vid of the retrofits if folks are curious.

 

[human]

Did you paint it the original gold or another color? When I first got my Super J, I wasn't fond of the color. I thought it was to garish and considered painting it something like burgundy or hunter green, maybe even a bronze, but over time, the gold began to grow on me and my innate laziness convinced me to leave it original.