Just about and hour and a half ago I was cleaning the house with my weekly driver Electrolux Silverado which has been by regular household vacuum for the past 26 years, bought it used in 1994 from a vacuum store for $125 when my Hoover comvertible’s roller brush bearings crapped out and were too expensive to bother fixing and I really wanted an Electrolux anyway but couldn’t afford a new one back then. Since the vacuum store had this one used for a reasonable price I splurged and got it, Well in the last few years it would occasionally make a bit of the odd noise that is characteristic of a bearing going, usually when I first turned it on or after I shut it off, Last week it was making a bit more of the noise and today quite a bit more and was also changing speeds and then after getting through about 2/3 of the house it really went down to low speed and smelled bad. I shut it off fearing it could burn and unplugged it and the prongs of the plug were burning hot and the rubber plug also hot.
Almost certain it’s the main bearing that is seizing. When it stops now upon shutting it off, it stops fast as if something is braking it, likely the seized bearing.
Since it has not been run when it won’t turn I assume if the bearing is fixed it will run again fine, but I’ve heard from an Electrolux store when this happened to my Mom's Golden Jubilee some years ago and we brought it in for diagnosis that there is no repair, just replace the motor, or get a new machine. Is this true? Curious if anyone has fixed the bearings on these? I can part with it if it is not fixable as I have other Electrolux machines.
Update: Well the above was written last night but I didn’t post. I tried it again today and at first it was still bad immediately but then ok so I started to clean another room but it went down to low power again Before I could finish the room and immediately the bad smell came back as soon as it didn’t sound right and the lights on the same circuit were dimmed a bit and flickering when it was on so the motor either definitely needs repair or replacement.
It lasted 36 years...26 with me so it doesn’t owe me anything.
Just wondering if the bearing can be fixed or if it’s time to part with it. I’m not one to keep things that are dead because I just don’t have the space and would prefer to have space for keeping things that are good and useful. If it’s not fixable or worth fixing, I’ll likely keep the switch and perhaps the cordwinder, the swivel wheel and the handle as my Mother and Brother both have Silverados and Mom also has an Olympia and let the rest go.
Jon
Almost certain it’s the main bearing that is seizing. When it stops now upon shutting it off, it stops fast as if something is braking it, likely the seized bearing.
Since it has not been run when it won’t turn I assume if the bearing is fixed it will run again fine, but I’ve heard from an Electrolux store when this happened to my Mom's Golden Jubilee some years ago and we brought it in for diagnosis that there is no repair, just replace the motor, or get a new machine. Is this true? Curious if anyone has fixed the bearings on these? I can part with it if it is not fixable as I have other Electrolux machines.
Update: Well the above was written last night but I didn’t post. I tried it again today and at first it was still bad immediately but then ok so I started to clean another room but it went down to low power again Before I could finish the room and immediately the bad smell came back as soon as it didn’t sound right and the lights on the same circuit were dimmed a bit and flickering when it was on so the motor either definitely needs repair or replacement.
It lasted 36 years...26 with me so it doesn’t owe me anything.
Just wondering if the bearing can be fixed or if it’s time to part with it. I’m not one to keep things that are dead because I just don’t have the space and would prefer to have space for keeping things that are good and useful. If it’s not fixable or worth fixing, I’ll likely keep the switch and perhaps the cordwinder, the swivel wheel and the handle as my Mother and Brother both have Silverados and Mom also has an Olympia and let the rest go.
Jon