Golden Jubilee

[sudburyman]

I have picked up and torn down a used Golden Jubilee for the past few days including the service of the motor. It looks as though very low hours usage. The exterior of course would make one think otherwise.

Upon taking it apart, I noticed it had a previous repair for the cord winder terminals. These two squares fell out from underneath the top handle area and I have no idea of correct placement?!?!?

Also including a few motor pictures..

 

[vacuumlad1650]

Looks nice and clean. The front castor wheel appears to be missing, a replacement can be found at a good hardware store, or online

 

[sudburyman]

That actually was still taken off and on the bench. It should be replaced however a little oil and it moves freely again.

I just gave it a run this morning and the suction is very nice until I plug in the original chevron hose that came with it. Leaky leaky!

Perhaps a vinyl replacement is in order but I will always hold on to the original

 

[sudburyman]

Decided to try out the power nozzle of the Golden Jubilee and to my surprise... Nothing?! Tried another known working PN and still nothing?!

Oh this isn't what I thought would happen. I noticed my hose has the internal connector for power and it also has the option of using an externally wrapped cors for the canisters with seperate plugs.

Now what is happening, I am not sure!

 

[sudburyman]

Actually.. I just checked the terminals with my Fluke and I am getting a constant 120.0v. could it be a short in my hose or is there a possibility that my hose does not have an internal set of conductors?

I think I will need to find a replacement hose. My choice would be a vinyl pistol grip hose if I could find one for little.

 

[human]

Yeah, I don't know what's up with the handle end of that hose. I've never seen anything like that. I would definitely be on the lookout for a good replacement. They gray vinyl ones are my favorites and what I would recommend.

 

[sudburyman]

Here is a photo of the Golden Jubilee upon purchase. Perhaps this will help a little.

 

[vacman1961]

That is the very first version of the Golden Jubilee, your floor brush probably has a blue insert where the bristles are. Shortly after your model is when the pistol grip hose and direct connect came back in use. You should change the hose to a vinyl direct connect hose and change the sheath and sheath cord to make it direct connect. Are you in Sudbury, Pennsylvania?

 

[sudburyman]

I am in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

I don't think the floor brush I received was original as the exterior and interior are both blue. The strip of bristles is missing on it.

I do plan on using this as my daily driver.. nothing like the scent of an Electrolux brushed motor in the morning!!

Direct connect pistol grip hose and direct connect sheath would be fantastic. I had a look around online and haven't seen any decent OEM ones yet. I may have to bulk purchase a hose with a canister.

I will have to also see what vinyl hose colours are available for my model.

 

[countryguy]

SudburyMan,

Just a quick welcome to the group! I am in the North Bay area I have a couple of Lux's - an '89 and a Guardian Platinum as well as a few other makes.

Gary

 

[sudburyman]

Thank you countryguy!

We are an hour and a half away from one another.

I bought my Ambassador from North Bay many years ago and it has the Ottoman with it!

I have grown up with these Electrolux canisters and it just isn't the same listening to another brand in my home ..

 

[countryguy]

Yes SudburyMan we are close!

The Electrolux/Aerus dealer is not here any more....closed up shop a few years ago. I think the closest one is now in Barrie. I don't have an ottoman for my '89 but I do have one for my Eureka rotomatic. If you look in my photo album you can see the pages of the '89 instruction manual.

Gary

 

[sudburyman]

I couldn't find your photo album however, I had phoned the local vacuum shop and a compatible new oem hose made of vinyl with a pistol grip for this Golden J is 320 CAD !!!!

Ouch.

 

[countryguy]

Yikes, that is ridiculous! Here is my photo album.



https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/00ShowCollectionGETD.cgi?dir=/COLLECTIONS/COUNTRYGUY/

 

[sudburyman]

I have decided to attempt and remove the handle end of the electric hose and see about making a repair to the wires. It is not the pistol grip type but the earlier style. I was able to remove the handle part but not yet figured out what to do with the plastic and metal cuff at the hose part.

Has anyone taken them apart before?

 

[rugsucker]

Don't!!

The problem is the flat,flexible conducters near an end of the hose where it flexes.The later rubber strain relief at handle end reduced these problems.
When I was with Electrolux in the 80s and 90s if a hose with this problem was under warranty or customer did not want to purchase new hose we would--loan customer a hose(with "LOANER" stencilled on it),rubber band a hose repair tag to it,send to factory,where they would cut out bad portion and with special equipment replace end as with the new hoses.It would be returned about 6 inches shorter and if sent back in future for another repair it would not be shortened beyond a certain length.
Your hose could be kept as it is original.But one of many great things with your Electrolux is that there is no problem finding bags,improved hoses,etc.

 

[sudburyman]

Thank you for this information. I would much prefer to find an oem vinyl hose that won't cost me an arm or have the original working so that it can power the PN. I have my eyes open and any Electrolux for sale locally usually ends up at my place.

One problem is with local for sale sites, many people are not acceptable to shipping items..

 

[sudburyman]

What is the possibility that someone may have a hose for this model that is electric internally and made of vinyl? OEM preferred. More importantly is for this will be my daily driver!

 

[sudburyman]

Well... I finally decided that the risk may well be worth the reward! Before anyone feels negative regarding this decision of mine... The hose had an electrical short with a tiny burn through near the handle. This is how I purchased it without being fully aware.

In my opinion, no one wants to be electrocuted for cleaning!

I have made a cut down the plastic in order to release the parts. It was the only way I could find. Perhaps the metal part was shaped afterwards to keep everything compressed.