My Brand New Electrolux

[Jakesvacs]

I recently got this brand new Electrolux The Boss vacuum cleaner. Quite rare to see these brand new in the box. I really like these models; shame they have quite a few flaws which usually mean they end up with broken bins, clogged and bearings that screech.
Here it is as I had just unboxed it.

 

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The Bin

Again! ahhh.

 

[james]

Looks very nice Jake
I know you will enjoy it and look after it.
Got to love getting it brand new and opening up the box!
Nice find

 

[Jakesvacs]

Thank you very much James!

 

[dysondestijl]

Cool, when I was a kid a friend had one of these in a different colour, I used to vacuum up all the cat litter mess that the cat kicked everywhere lol. It used to make a right racket and vibrated a lot. Probably needed the bearings sorted out. Was never all too good on carpet to be honest! But it had quite a bit of suction, did a good job with the attachments. Nice to see a nother one!

 

[Jakesvacs]

Yes,the bearings do go so easily on these. The dust cup system is not the best and a lot of dirt leaks into the motor.
On hardfloor the stiff bristles do put out quite a racket which has to be noisier then a clutchless dyson.

 

[bagintheback]

Eureka Whirlwind

These were quite popular here in the USA. I saw them much more often than the Hoover Windtunnel bagless models. It is my understanding these cleaned well, but from personal experience I know the filtration was really terrible. I had to repair one of these once, and every single filter was caked with thick dust, including the post-motor HEPA filter. The Whirlwind Lightspeeds were much better. Those had a huge HEPA filter, plus a washable pleated pre-motor filter.

No matter what you think of the vacuum, opening NIB machines is always fun. I hope you enjoy it.

 

[Jakesvacs]

I really do like this machine, but its got limited use because I know what they end up like from experiance. Its not like I dislike these machines at all, infact I have been on the search for a good one for a long while. These type of vacuums are my favourite.
As you can tell its not everyday you get to open one of these brand new from the box;I was delighted!
Thanks for your Input!

 

[dysondestijl]

I sometimes see these at carboots. I might get one if I see another one!

 

[Jakesvacs]

Yes deffintaley get one, they where quite a competitor to Dyson! It's amazing how they stretched the dual cyclones from a Dyson across into a sneaky design.
Does anyone else have the history of these machines?

 

[kirbymodel2c]

Nice

Nice find)I like finding NIB vacuum cleaners. I got hold of a new in box Electrolux Widetrack in black a few years ago. But I never opened it. It was bout early 1997 from Alders. Who ever bought it bout two of them as it say 2 of 2 on the invoice which was stuck to the box.

I'm sure you will enjoy your new find and look after it.
Good job you found it. Imagine if a regular person got it first.It's important to keep some machines in great condition for future generations)

James)

 

[Jakesvacs]

Yeah, a good run round the garden keeps it going everyday. So cool to see the grass spinning round!

Im glad I got it to be honest, these type of machines are pretty neat. Its nice that you found the widetrack NIB, I just couldn't help myself from opening my Boss.

What new finds have you got then James?

 

[parwaz786]

OMG that electrolux they are loud i cant believe u got it bnib, enjoy!!! awesome mate bnib is always the best

 

[eurekaprince]

The origins of this vac lie in the debut of a sleek bagged upright by Eureka in the 1990's. It was called the Eureka Victory and I think it was Eureka's second clean-air, bag first bypass upright after the Excalibur. This Victory featured a "Back-Saver" handle which was bent in a certain way to allow you to get under furniture without too much stooping. It had the same on-board hose as this Electrolux which allowed you to grab it at any time for above the floor cleaning, similar to Panasonic's "Quick Draw" hose.

It only rated a mediocre "good" for carpet cleaning in Consumer Reports testing, and I was never a fan of the cheap combination dusting brush/upholstery nozzle which stored on the back of the handle.

At some point, Eureka adapted the design to create a bagless version featuring the dust container shown on this Electrolux. They branded this "The Whirlwind."

That's a bit of the history of this vac!

 

[hi-loswitch98]

dysondestijl I have an Electrolux Cyclone Power Plus if you want to but it. Needs some attachments but it works & you said you wanted one. It's got a bigger bin than this one but look in the pic & see what you think.

 

[dysondestijl]

Depends how much you want for it as I'm a bit stretched for money ATM and with the purchase of a lux 345 and maybe a 330 immanent...

 

[suctionselector]

Jake

I have a photo of the 2001 Argos Spring/Summer catalogue which shows most of the Electrolux range from that time, minus your model though.

 

[hi-loswitch98]

Mines there - left page, the one thats the most backwards

 

[Jakesvacs]

Thanks for the scans Jacob!

 

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Jake

No problem! At the time, their main competition would have been these!