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Inside the machine-end coupler, there is a very heavy-duty aluminum inner collar - another example of how sturdy and durable this hose is.
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Well, I nevah!
Maggie Hamilton, I swan!
I nevah would have believed that Electrolux made such a hose if I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes!
Seriously, Charlie, thanks- that's a most unusual hose. I especially appreciate that you went to all the trouble of photographing it, so that I'd see what you were talking about.
Maggie Hamilton, I swan!
I nevah would have believed that Electrolux made such a hose if I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes!
Seriously, Charlie, thanks- that's a most unusual hose. I especially appreciate that you went to all the trouble of photographing it, so that I'd see what you were talking about.
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Sandy I have one of those hoses that Charlie showed in his pictures if you want it. Mine came off one of the commercial lux's. The only problem is it doesn't have the machine end adapter. If you can find one of those you would have a great hose.
Sandy I have one of those hoses that Charlie showed in his pictures if you want it. Mine came off one of the commercial lux's. The only problem is it doesn't have the machine end adapter. If you can find one of those you would have a great hose.
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Logan:
Yes, I'd love to talk with you about that. Email me off the list (danemod AT netzero.net).
Now, does anyone have that hose end?
Yes, I'd love to talk with you about that. Email me off the list (danemod AT netzero.net).
Now, does anyone have that hose end?
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Just a comment, the hose that came with the upright ProLuxes, etc., LOOKS similar to this hose but is not the same. They're not as long, are made of flimsier material, and the pistol grip is all plastic instead of plastic and chromed steel.
This particular hose is a mystery to me. I really don't know when or why it was manufactured, except possibly as a replacement for older machines when they stopped using woven hoses (starting with the Renaissance I believe).
This particular hose is a mystery to me. I really don't know when or why it was manufactured, except possibly as a replacement for older machines when they stopped using woven hoses (starting with the Renaissance I believe).
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Another comment about "corrugated" vinyl hoses...
The ones that are smooth inside are far superior, as the air flows smoothly along the length of the hoses. The ones that are also ribbed inside [the cheaper, thin-wall specimens] greatly impact cleaning efficiency, as the air has to force its way across those many rows of "ribbing" -- the airflow gets disrupted and broken up, so it's not the same constant stream --- thus both air flow and air power are reduced.
The ones that are smooth inside are far superior, as the air flows smoothly along the length of the hoses. The ones that are also ribbed inside [the cheaper, thin-wall specimens] greatly impact cleaning efficiency, as the air has to force its way across those many rows of "ribbing" -- the airflow gets disrupted and broken up, so it's not the same constant stream --- thus both air flow and air power are reduced.
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And so...
...We bring to a close another thread where Charlie Lester has brought wisdom, cheer, and explicit photos to bear on the thorniest problem known to Vacuumland- an Electrolux collecting question.
Join us tomorrow as we bring you another chapter of "As The Brush Roll Turns", brought to you by Mother Marcus's Kreplach Mix. Remember- Mrs. Marcus knows from kreplach- because she's a real mother!
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...We bring to a close another thread where Charlie Lester has brought wisdom, cheer, and explicit photos to bear on the thorniest problem known to Vacuumland- an Electrolux collecting question.
Join us tomorrow as we bring you another chapter of "As The Brush Roll Turns", brought to you by Mother Marcus's Kreplach Mix. Remember- Mrs. Marcus knows from kreplach- because she's a real mother!
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P.S. Logan somewhere along the way you mentioned Roanoke and yes, my family did indeed live near Rocky Mount, not too far from Roanoke.
We lived in a rural area called Sontag - you couldn't even call it a town as such, unless you call "downtown" a country store with post office inside, right out of Hooterville!
I attended Snow Creek Elementary School for the first grade, then in 2nd grade transferred to Sontag Elementary. The latter was a brand-new school (completed in 1963), whereas Snow Creek was, at the time, a very old one-room school. Still had the oak desks with inkwells and oiled wooden floors! My parents thought the new Sontag Elementary would afford better educational opportunities.
We lived in a rural area called Sontag - you couldn't even call it a town as such, unless you call "downtown" a country store with post office inside, right out of Hooterville!
I attended Snow Creek Elementary School for the first grade, then in 2nd grade transferred to Sontag Elementary. The latter was a brand-new school (completed in 1963), whereas Snow Creek was, at the time, a very old one-room school. Still had the oak desks with inkwells and oiled wooden floors! My parents thought the new Sontag Elementary would afford better educational opportunities.
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My uncle still has a huge farm in Sontag, VA. Small world isn't it?
Hey in a post above you said regarding the Lux Hose "I really don't know when or why it was manufactured."
Weren't these hoses manufactured for the commercial machines and the older style uprights? I could swear someone told me that once.
I found mine at a yardsale...
My uncle still has a huge farm in Sontag, VA. Small world isn't it?
Hey in a post above you said regarding the Lux Hose "I really don't know when or why it was manufactured."
Weren't these hoses manufactured for the commercial machines and the older style uprights? I could swear someone told me that once.
I found mine at a yardsale...
Who would guess that some of those "corrugated" hoses hamper air flow like they do? I'm glad that was pointed out.
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Hi Logan, I had assumed that the gray "corrugated" Lux hose was made as a replacement hose - the upright machines have a different machine-end coupler, and none of the ones I have seen have had the chrome insert. And they've all been of a flimsier material. As for the commercial machines, those hoses were much longer -- something like 10 or 11 feet long (but of the same durable material and construction). This one I'm talking about is the standard length. So to me it's a bit of a mystery. AFAIK this hose was never sold as "standard equipment" with any model of Electrolux so I am not sure about its origin.
P.S. So Sontag is still mostly farmland then? Glad to know some things haven't changed! We lived right on what was then-called Route 2. I still remember our address -- "Route 2, Rocky Mount, Virginia, 24151" (Sontag did not have an official post office so all Sontag mail addresses fell within Rocky Mount). My dad was the pastor of Beulah Baptist Church, and the parsonage where we lived was across the street.
The General Store was "up the road a-piece" from the church. I don't remember the name of the store but the man who ran it was named Mitchell. Wonder if it is still there. The "post office" there sold stamps but did not receive or deliver mail. Our mail came from the Rocky Mount post office. Whenever we wanted to mail a package we had to "go into town."
If you're ever in that neck of the woods, take your camera with you to get some photos --- of the church, parsonage, general store if it's still there, the RED dirt!! The church address is 4220 Sontag Rd, Rocky Mount, so I guess Route 2 was renamed Sontag Road at some point. btw I also still remember our phone number - 483-4151!
And a bit of interesting trivia -- it was while we lived in Sontag that zip codes were introduced. I remember that very clearly - mostly a lot of people fretting and fussing about having to learn and remember the new number codes!
P.S. So Sontag is still mostly farmland then? Glad to know some things haven't changed! We lived right on what was then-called Route 2. I still remember our address -- "Route 2, Rocky Mount, Virginia, 24151" (Sontag did not have an official post office so all Sontag mail addresses fell within Rocky Mount). My dad was the pastor of Beulah Baptist Church, and the parsonage where we lived was across the street.
The General Store was "up the road a-piece" from the church. I don't remember the name of the store but the man who ran it was named Mitchell. Wonder if it is still there. The "post office" there sold stamps but did not receive or deliver mail. Our mail came from the Rocky Mount post office. Whenever we wanted to mail a package we had to "go into town."
If you're ever in that neck of the woods, take your camera with you to get some photos --- of the church, parsonage, general store if it's still there, the RED dirt!! The church address is 4220 Sontag Rd, Rocky Mount, so I guess Route 2 was renamed Sontag Road at some point. btw I also still remember our phone number - 483-4151!
And a bit of interesting trivia -- it was while we lived in Sontag that zip codes were introduced. I remember that very clearly - mostly a lot of people fretting and fussing about having to learn and remember the new number codes!
Hi Charlie! Yes, Sontag, VA is still mostly farmland. I was thinking about it today at work and I only know of one stop light in the whole area. Definately small town stuff down there!
It's a beautiful place and yes the dirt is still RED RED RED! Most of southern Virginia has that red clay mud...you can just imagine how hard it is to get that kind of stain out of white/beige carpets...VERY HARD!
It's a beautiful place and yes the dirt is still RED RED RED! Most of southern Virginia has that red clay mud...you can just imagine how hard it is to get that kind of stain out of white/beige carpets...VERY HARD!
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Red dirt ... maybe that's why most of the ladies in my dad's church had glistening hard-wood floors instead of carpeting -- and maybe THAT is why so few households in that area had uprights. By FAR, most people had Electroluxes. I remember one lady who had a Kirby (late red series), and one lady who had a very old straight-suction Health-mor that she always used with the hose, and that's IT! Everyone else I can remember had Electroluxes, from XXX to F!
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Well no, hehehh, I meant, she never used it as an upright with the large rug nozzle, but instead with the hose attached and then the wand and floor attachment.
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