FilterQueenEthan
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I am looking for a Filter Queen mini pow-r-nozzle with the push button hookups. I am looking for one. If you have one that works in good shape I am interested. They are rare as they only made them a few years in the 1990s
Looking for a Filter Queen Mini Pow-R-Nozzle
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centralsweeper63
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Good luck in finding one!
FilterQueenEthan
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Thanks! If I find one I will let you know
centralsweeper63
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One will pop up. Eventually.
centralsweeper63
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That one with the box is much better value.
As others mentioned, they show up on eBay regularly. They usually will need a new belt, the belts are hard to find and are not cheap.
centralsweeper63
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I have seen a similar one that is brand new and probably still for sale, maybe that belt is compatable.
cheesewonton
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Does it use a geared belt like a Sidekick or a flat stretch belt like a Pet Powermate?
The flat stretch belt. This nozzle is the same as the older square power mate Jr.
Here is what I bought for both, on eBay.
centralsweeper63
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It is a fairly common design.
FilterQueenEthan
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Thanks! I ordered 2 of them 1 for $54 and one for $32 both after shipping. I know these machines inside and out, so if it breaks, I can fix it easily. Besides being the classiest looking machines on the floor, they have a ton of power, very reliable and very easy to fix!
centralsweeper63
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Great to hear. Best of luck to you.
cheesewonton
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I was wondering if it was a derivative of the first generation Powermate Jr.
centralsweeper63
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It is also a generic one on Amazon.
cheesewonton
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Which is that?
centralsweeper63
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I can't remember, saw it early last year. I will have a look though.
cheesewonton
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Weasel Work ( Wessel Werk ) is selling one. I bought one for my Lindhaus Aria Platinum. Works nice but I had to sand the daylights out of the female connection because it was just a hair too small diameter for the Lindhaus hose end ( even though their ad literature clearly shows their brush on the end of a Lindhaus hose ! ). Had raw fingers after that adventure, but it fits now and completes the Aria nicely. It is nothing like the Filter Queen or Kenmore electric hand brushes.
centralsweeper63
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That is a really nice brush. Rainbow had another one too.
cheesewonton
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In Japan they call the Rainbow hand brush the Futon Mate.
centralsweeper63
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Interesting.
Have you had many issues with the Aria? I’ve heard that the hose can be problematic and the cord reel. I’ve seen a few on eBay previously, I found it interesting that they have a flat power cord"
I do like my 95x, I’m always impressed with the amount of dust it captures! I agree that the Filter Queen is one the classiest canisters, it might be between the FQ and Lux Olympia One for me. I find that they are a pain to empty, but I don’t do it often. I wanted to get the Wessel Werk upgrade kit, but they’re no longer available. The Douglas power nozzle isn’t my favorite.
FilterQueenEthan
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I have ran a little of everything, but we have had Filter Queens for 65 years now. I won't have anything else!
cheesewonton
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So IMHO all of the European vacuums except maybe Swedish made Luxes have notable weaknesses. Early Aria hoses were so soft you could kink it just trying to spin the canister around on carpet. The hose was updated to a stiffer material ( still pretty soft ) and it is less of a problem. The hose is longer than Miele gives you and doesn't fight you or try to flip the canister over like my two Mieles do. The Aria is brutally powerful, has very good attachments and probably the best power nozzle made. I have an Aria Elite and Aria Platinum and much prefer the analog motor speed dial on the Elite to the frustrating electronic control on the Platinum. The Platinum always resets to 600 watts when you unplug it, the soft start is the slowest I have seen and the electronic control is achingly slow to respond. With the Elite the power setting does not change when unplugging to move to a different outlet. The Aria Elite has fewer quirks to work around or deal with than Sebo or especially Miele, I don't get sweaty and frustrated using the Aria Elite the way I do fighting with that miserable Miele, and the materials and workmanship are outstanding but the Aria is no match for a Lux 1R D820 in terms of cleaning power, ease of use and probably durability.
Yeah the Aria cord is flat and will twist up like a piece of licorice if you don't guide it in as you rewind it to keep it flat. Early cords had a lousy strain relief and often cracked exposing wires beneath. Later cords have a much improved strain relief. The Aria cord winder is not very good, but of the many European vacuums I have I think only the Swedish Luxes had genuinely good cord winders. Sebo cord winders are ok but Miele cord winders are fragile and prone to breaking. I have a spare Aria cord winder I intend someday to put a round cord on. I even have the cord for it. Just need to finish this garage so I have a good workspace to fool around in. I also have a bad early Aria hose that will, in the fullness of time, receive an 8 foot long Kenmore hose blank. Those two changes would make the Arial Elite much closer to perfect.
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