I need clarification on an Electrolux Power Nozzle...

[rap1]

I picked up an Electrolux 1677 Diplomat canister vacuum that had this power nozzle with it. I posted the different vacuum parts separately on Ebay. Someone sent me a message and told me that this is NOT an Omni-flo power nozzle -- that the label on the bottom is a 1622, and that the cover must have been swapped out at some point. He warned me that the cover went to a PN5 or PN6, and that a buyer may be upset to find that they didn't get a true Omni-flo Automatic nozzle. Is he right? I have no clue about this. Everything looks genuine to me. I never would have figured out that anything was changed or un-original. Is this a real problem? How should I describe this listing?

Thanks,

Rich P.

 

[vacuumlad1650]

That's a PN1622 with a PN7 hood...or its a PN7 with a replacement base.
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[vacman1961]

This is a 1622 PN with a PN6B hood, the 1622 hood is more rounded and they were prone to cracking. Also, whoever worked on this has the elbow on backwards, the release lever should be on the right and the flat spot in the elbow should be at the bottom.

 

[human]

Maybe it was repaired by or for someone who is left-handed and needed the release to on the other side. Speaking from experience, it can be hell sometimes, living in a backwards world.

 

[rap1]

Elbow on wrong

So, I'm figuring that someone swapped hoods, probably because the original broke and maybe this was the only replacement available... but they put the elbow on backwards. So would you guys suggest that I turn the elbow 180 degrees?

And also, what's the big deal with "omni-flo"? What makes it omni-flo, and is it way different than the 1622 as far as the function and operation? Is it a big deal? Won't this nozzle fit any wand that has the same two prong plug?

 

[human]

Probably not a big deal...

I think 'OmniFlow' was just Electrolux's branding for the first few generations of its L-shaped power nozzle to help differentiate them from the previous square nozzles (PN2, PN4, PN4A). It's possible whoever replaced the top cover had that junked PN6 in a scrap pile so it was cheaper to make it into a 'franken-nozzle' than to order the correct part. And if it works, who cares, right?

I doubt the reversed elbow makes a huge difference either, but if it's awkward to use that way or it just bothers you that it's on backward, it's probably pretty easy to take the thing apart and put it back the other way. You'll just need to take a few screws loose on the underside to be able to separate the two halves. Once it's apart, the elbow should just lift out, flip around and drop back in. I don't recall from taking a PN5 apart whether there are any screws holding the elbow in place.

 

[pr-21]

That model Electrolux power nozzle will lay flat to the floor and not tilt up 3/4 the way under a bed. I keep one just for that purpose as I can only vacuum under my beds in both rooms from one side. The newer ones tilt up 3/4 of the way under the beds due to the elbow design on the newer luxes. After vacuuming under the beds, I revert to the newer power nozzles as they have better edge cleaning.



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Bud