myhooverco
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Thanks to Buffalo Joe for "Hoover-fying" my 1205 Lux. I can't wait to use it with my Hoover cleaning tools. Those Lux ends are very tricky!
--Tom
--Tom
Engagement of Hoover and Electrolux
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akabent
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MARRIAGE!
Oops! Wrong term according to 'The Religious Wrong'.
Anyway, a perfect marriage between LUX and HOOVER, in my opinion, is to adapt a Hoover VERIFLEX hose onto a Lux end with the appropriate Hoover 'handle' at the other to accomodate Hoover attachments. The VERIFLEX hose, my favorite, is one of the best made; lengthy, supple, and very easy to work with. Personally, I use a Veriflex hose with Lux attachments which I suppose is sacrilege to some!!
Rick
Oops! Wrong term according to 'The Religious Wrong'.
Anyway, a perfect marriage between LUX and HOOVER, in my opinion, is to adapt a Hoover VERIFLEX hose onto a Lux end with the appropriate Hoover 'handle' at the other to accomodate Hoover attachments. The VERIFLEX hose, my favorite, is one of the best made; lengthy, supple, and very easy to work with. Personally, I use a Veriflex hose with Lux attachments which I suppose is sacrilege to some!!
Rick
laspirateur
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adapt a Hoover VERIFLEX hose onto a Lux end
OK, again, HOW???
OK, again, HOW???
akabent
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VERIFLEX morphed to E'LUX
There are different ways one might approach this, but the simplest is to use a vinyl cuff or collar available at most 'old-style' vacuum repair shops. As you know, the spiral hoses essentially thread into one end of the collar while the other is manufactured to fit the machine end of an Electrolux. (Only Lux requires two different collars to accomodate the original tapered hose, one being smaller than the other) Since the VERIFLEX hose has that lighter-colored 'vinyl string' running between the grooves of the outside of the hose, remove approx 1-1/2 to 2 inches worth by unwinding it. It will unwind!! Then 'screw' the hose into the collar and friction-fit or glue the collar into the Lux fitting.
Going with the Thread Theme above, I am guessing the 'working end' will be attached to a Hoover 'handle'.
One can also use vinyl electrical tape (wound tightly) to build up the outer diameter of the hose to cause a good friction-fit to the Lux end. This is actually more cosmetically pleasing, too!!!
Lemme know how it works out!
Rick
There are different ways one might approach this, but the simplest is to use a vinyl cuff or collar available at most 'old-style' vacuum repair shops. As you know, the spiral hoses essentially thread into one end of the collar while the other is manufactured to fit the machine end of an Electrolux. (Only Lux requires two different collars to accomodate the original tapered hose, one being smaller than the other) Since the VERIFLEX hose has that lighter-colored 'vinyl string' running between the grooves of the outside of the hose, remove approx 1-1/2 to 2 inches worth by unwinding it. It will unwind!! Then 'screw' the hose into the collar and friction-fit or glue the collar into the Lux fitting.
Going with the Thread Theme above, I am guessing the 'working end' will be attached to a Hoover 'handle'.
One can also use vinyl electrical tape (wound tightly) to build up the outer diameter of the hose to cause a good friction-fit to the Lux end. This is actually more cosmetically pleasing, too!!!
Lemme know how it works out!
Rick
constellation86
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Update
My wife and I just got a new camera, so I wanted to post some pictures of my hybrid hoses.
The first one is a Rainbow hose with an Electrolux end.
My wife and I just got a new camera, so I wanted to post some pictures of my hybrid hoses.
The first one is a Rainbow hose with an Electrolux end.
constellation86
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Next is the Hoover hose with the 'lux end
constellation86
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And last is the Hoover hose with the Rainbow end. I made all of these hoses without glue so I can put them back if I need to.
Sorry about the picture quality, I'm sure I'll get better with practice.
Nicholas
Sorry about the picture quality, I'm sure I'll get better with practice.
Nicholas
laspirateur
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Oh Honey Lambs!!!!
It's fittin', it's fittin'....it's just fittin'!!!!
The Deed is done and I am a BELIEVER! I've just experienced a renuvacuu-sance. The Hoover hose is connected to the Elux and I am a vacuuming fool. I guess ALL of my vintage Elux hoses are suffering some degree of degradation because the suction improvement is dramatic. Also, the lightness and flexibility of the hoover hose is going to insure that all of my Elux hoses will become museum pieces, not to be used again, except for display. The tools are light and handy, and there's nothing, I repeat, nothing like those positive locks. Best of all possible worlds! Thank you friends for your help and encouragement!
It's fittin', it's fittin'....it's just fittin'!!!!
The Deed is done and I am a BELIEVER! I've just experienced a renuvacuu-sance. The Hoover hose is connected to the Elux and I am a vacuuming fool. I guess ALL of my vintage Elux hoses are suffering some degree of degradation because the suction improvement is dramatic. Also, the lightness and flexibility of the hoover hose is going to insure that all of my Elux hoses will become museum pieces, not to be used again, except for display. The tools are light and handy, and there's nothing, I repeat, nothing like those positive locks. Best of all possible worlds! Thank you friends for your help and encouragement!
