My New Aerus Vacuums

[luxman107]

Which vacuum in your collection do you use mostly to do daily cleaning ? Do you keep most in the original carton .. What is your oldest lux in the original carton?

 

[kirbyloverdan]

Mike

the oldest Brand New in bow Electrolux is a 1987 Marquis .

I use my Kirby , Aerus Guardian uprights , Guardian Ultra and Platinum and my Rainbow E4 Onyx 2012 model and my Riccar Radience and my Riccar 1800 premium canister and my Simplicity Freedom F 3700 and my Oreck Pilot .

I like to swith around from time to time but my Kirby Sentria II get the most use and now My Guardian upright and Platinum Canister are my 3 go to vacuums and once everyother week the Rainbow .

 

[mark40511]

Bags

I think the best guard against dirt escaping a NON-SEALED vacuum is to use a cloth type hepa type bag because not much of anything escapes them! The Aerus C type bags from perfect are available to fit C type machines, but for whatever reason, there are no other Lux bags that I can find, aftermarket or otherwise that are synthetic cloth (at least the last time I looked) because I looked high and low for them when I had the Renny which takes type R bags. Paper only on those, no cloth type to be found. I think it's ODD!

 

[electromatik]

I can't believe how long this thread is getting. It seems Aerus now has a machine that's highly desireable. This is an exciting time for Aerus fans and I can't wait to see what the upright is gonna be. Did anyone else notice the different paint scheme on the power nozzle? The pic luxman posted has a gray or white halfcircle on the power nozzle while Aerus' website shows a solid black nozzle with "Lux the original since 1924" on the L-shaped outcropping. I wonder which it will be upon wide release?

 

[electromatik]

KirbyUltimateG-you can bash Aerus' products all you like in your own head, but don't insult others' intelligence by saying we don't know how to spend OUR money! That's rather rude. We can decide what the best value for our money is for ourselves, thanks. I will buy the Aerus over all those mentioned. I don't like a vacuum that doubles as a shampooer nor do I like a "dry" shampoo method like Kirby uses. The oldest Electrolux vacuum lasted 70 years with it's original motor. Very good value for money, indeed.

 

[GM1982]

Electromatik

What new upright can't you wait for? I was not aware that Aerus was having a new upright come out yet?

 

[luxman107]

Christopher ,
Here is a better picture of the platinum power nozzle. It could have just been the way the light was hitting it in the first picture.
I am absolutely the worst picture taker

 

[luxman107]

The area is like a metallic color to match the metal body.

 

[luxman107]

That is awesome Dan. That is quite the collection you have going ..

 

[kirbyloverdan]

Aerus is

changing their entire line upright included .

Thanks Mike but I am running out of room gonna start selling off most of my Vacuums and just stick with one of each high end model .

 

[GM1982]

Any ideas of when Aerus might roll out the new uprights? I am not sure if I should just hold onto this Guardian, be patient and deal with the shortcomings, or just go start browsing the Riccar Line.

 

[luxman107]

Dan, I would love to see your collection some time. I grew up in NJ but have not been there in over 30 years

 

[luxman107]

Btw, don't sell them Dan, that has got to be one of the best collections of backs ever. If you do I could be interested in a lux or 2

 

[kirbyloverdan]

Mike

if you ever get to this area you should stop by people would be amazed seeing my collection . Most Every vacuum was purchased brand new no trash finds at all I cant do that anymore . When I was young trash vacuums were like brand new with broken belts .

 

[luxman107]

I just may take you up on that sometime Dan thanks

 

[electromatik]

Thanks 4 your responses luxman, and yes that metallic section on top of the PN was what I meant. On Aerus' website, the entire PN is black, there is no metallic coloring on it, and "Lux the original since 1924" is on the small outcropping. I just wondered which it will eventually be.

 

[luxman107]

Good eye Christopher, I did not even notice the difference until you bought it up here.

 

[kirbyloverdan]

The Stainless

plate on the powernozzle is a nice touch instead of it being plain .

 

[lunchboxsean]

Boy that thing is pretty

No offense, but Aerus hasn't exactly done much in styling in some time... I'm glad they finally updated the styling of the cannister, though I'm disappointed that they have yet to address that of the power nozzle or the uprights.

 

[kirbyloverdan]

The Power Nozzle

has been redesigned and now features LED`s .They are know for the "L" shaped PN theres not too much you can do with it .

The Upright is up for a change also . The entire line will be reworked .

 

[williamr1248]

My new Aerus vacuums

The 2 things I was hoping Aerus would fix or improve was to make the power nozzle quieter and redesign it so it would stand up by itself. I don't like the PARK feature on the machine. My new Miele has that same feature and I just don't care for that or the fact that the tools are under the plastic lid (like my Electrolux Epic 8000) as it forces you to bend over every time and be careful not to snap the plastic door. With all my Elctrolux's you have the power nozzle and clunky handle to mess with and it it always either falling on furniture or I am tripping over the wands.
I think I only own 2 machines that the power nozzle stands by itself. One is a Hoover Spirit canister with a quadraflex power nozzle and the other is my new Rainbow.
I sure like the looks of the new Lux so maybe in time they will update the power nozzle too.

 

[kirbyloverdan]

The noise

that the power nozzle makes is what they are known for . They have sounded that way ever since they made their very first power nozzle .

I personally dont think it`s that noisey I love the sound it is very unique to Aerus/Electrolux .

As far as the handle standing I never had a problem with it falling, I just set it in the upright position and it stays put . Maybe its just a skill of owning Aerus/Electrolux for many years that I am used to it .

I am quite pleased with everything about the new Aerus Platinum .

 

[countryguy]

I hated how the power nozzle on my 6500 and 9000 would not stay upright either unless it was placed in just a specific way. It had to be placed close to the canister otherwise the weight and tension of the hose would cause it to fall. The power nozzle base was not heavy enough and the power nozzle elbow did not lock. On the other hand, the power nozzle on my new Rainbow stands up no matter where it is placed in reference to the canister.

Gary

 

[smith]

Nice looking vacs, Dan!

 

[kirbyloverdan]

Thank you

David I love them !

 

[electromatik]

This might be an unusual desire, but I'd like to see a Platinum box and how it is packaged inside...

 

[luxman107]

I have no problem getting the power nozzle to stand. But I do use the park position on the new platinum now.

It's a great machine. I am thinking of getting a second one for our cabin and retiring the ten year old legacy.

 

[smith]

electromatik

If no one else posts pics of the box I will do it Monday.

 

[luxman107]

Sorry got my machine 2 months ago and got rid of the box.

 

[smith]

pics

also if you want any other pics post here and I will get them for you as well when I get to the store Monday .