vacuumfreeeke
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Hey guys
I did a video
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I did a video
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Tell me about this Electrolux..... please :O)
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Joe, I quite agree.... the Guardian/Renny looked better and had many more features than their current offerings.
To finalize the saga, my attachments came today. Of course I waited all day for the UPS guy to come and right when I said "screw this" and decided not to put my day on hold any longer, I jumped in the shower and there he was. Thank goodness I had only gotten one leg in... this guy gave three gentle taps on the door and had already put the sticker on and was heading back to the truck to bring my attachments to the apartment office (which was closed by 6, when he finally got there)... I threw on the nearest things I could find (inside out and backwards, mind you) and chased him down, I was ready to jump him and wrestle him to the ground for my silly attachments. He told me to throw the door sticker away.... what else was I going to do with it? I mean really! The guy who brought my replacement cell phone last week beat on the door for 3 minutes LOUDLY.... he did not want to go all the way to office period! That was at 1, and again I was in the shower... they must have a hidden camera somewhere, they know when you are busy and only come then! I started to go about my day on purpose, because I knew that would "make" him come... it did! Magic!
So, since my dusting brush, sidekick, and bare floor tool are from a Guardian (from the Ebay auction), the upholstery tool is original to the machine, and the crevice tool is from Aerus, they are ALL different colors, and don't match. But, I have them now, so I'm happy. I was a bit surprised at the sidekick.... it was loud and rattled and slowed considerably when I touched it to the couch and ottoman.... it did a fine job on the cat hair, but is all that racket necessary? It bogged down worse than my turbo tools and this thing is electric! The Powermate Juniors that came with the Progressive canisters when I sold vacs at Sears didn't behave in such a manner, and considering the price difference between Kenmore/Panasonic and Electrolux, I'm really surprised.... almost disappointed. I watched a Youtube video that had a sidekick to try to see if my sounded similar, and it did, so I don't think there's a problem. I think that is just how they are. The flip tool had an issue too.... on the carpet side, one of the metal retaining tabs (the thing the screw goes in) stuck out much further than the one on the other side and wasn't flush.... it looked bad and made the nozzle sit crooked, so I had to beat it back into shape with a hammer... still not perfect, but it's tolerable. I used the bare floor tool in the kitchen, and I really like this new one compared to the one for the Diamond Jubilee because of the cut outs in the brushes so snow plowing is greatly reduced. I also dusted the top of the 'fridge with the dusting brush and it worked well. Glad to finally have all the attachments now so I can use them, though I will probably leave neutral or no feedback for the seller, there was a lot of dirt/fluff on the dusting brush and bare floor tool, and they didn't mention that in the auction.... they also didn't mention the floor tool had a bowed out metal piece!
To finalize the saga, my attachments came today. Of course I waited all day for the UPS guy to come and right when I said "screw this" and decided not to put my day on hold any longer, I jumped in the shower and there he was. Thank goodness I had only gotten one leg in... this guy gave three gentle taps on the door and had already put the sticker on and was heading back to the truck to bring my attachments to the apartment office (which was closed by 6, when he finally got there)... I threw on the nearest things I could find (inside out and backwards, mind you) and chased him down, I was ready to jump him and wrestle him to the ground for my silly attachments. He told me to throw the door sticker away.... what else was I going to do with it? I mean really! The guy who brought my replacement cell phone last week beat on the door for 3 minutes LOUDLY.... he did not want to go all the way to office period! That was at 1, and again I was in the shower... they must have a hidden camera somewhere, they know when you are busy and only come then! I started to go about my day on purpose, because I knew that would "make" him come... it did! Magic!
So, since my dusting brush, sidekick, and bare floor tool are from a Guardian (from the Ebay auction), the upholstery tool is original to the machine, and the crevice tool is from Aerus, they are ALL different colors, and don't match. But, I have them now, so I'm happy. I was a bit surprised at the sidekick.... it was loud and rattled and slowed considerably when I touched it to the couch and ottoman.... it did a fine job on the cat hair, but is all that racket necessary? It bogged down worse than my turbo tools and this thing is electric! The Powermate Juniors that came with the Progressive canisters when I sold vacs at Sears didn't behave in such a manner, and considering the price difference between Kenmore/Panasonic and Electrolux, I'm really surprised.... almost disappointed. I watched a Youtube video that had a sidekick to try to see if my sounded similar, and it did, so I don't think there's a problem. I think that is just how they are. The flip tool had an issue too.... on the carpet side, one of the metal retaining tabs (the thing the screw goes in) stuck out much further than the one on the other side and wasn't flush.... it looked bad and made the nozzle sit crooked, so I had to beat it back into shape with a hammer... still not perfect, but it's tolerable. I used the bare floor tool in the kitchen, and I really like this new one compared to the one for the Diamond Jubilee because of the cut outs in the brushes so snow plowing is greatly reduced. I also dusted the top of the 'fridge with the dusting brush and it worked well. Glad to finally have all the attachments now so I can use them, though I will probably leave neutral or no feedback for the seller, there was a lot of dirt/fluff on the dusting brush and bare floor tool, and they didn't mention that in the auction.... they also didn't mention the floor tool had a bowed out metal piece!
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Someone asked if the sidekick had a cogged belt.... it does. Here's a picture of the inside so you can see the motor... the brush seems to spin freely.
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and a picture of the floor tool.... see how the metal piece on the right side sticks out? What in the world could cause that? And trust me, they are both screwed in as tight as they will go, I tried to loosen them a bit and see if maybe they were too tight and it was causing one to bow up under pressure, but no such luck.... so I tightened them all the way, but had to be careful not to strip anything. The good news is that I used it a little bit on the carpet, and it picked up very well, again, the suction is tremendous!
and a picture of the floor tool.... see how the metal piece on the right side sticks out? What in the world could cause that? And trust me, they are both screwed in as tight as they will go, I tried to loosen them a bit and see if maybe they were too tight and it was causing one to bow up under pressure, but no such luck.... so I tightened them all the way, but had to be careful not to strip anything. The good news is that I used it a little bit on the carpet, and it picked up very well, again, the suction is tremendous!
I had a Lux 9000 with the sidekick and it would not bog down at all when used on the plusher carpeting. Nor did it shake or make a louder than normal noise. I did have problems with cat hair getting wound around the ends of the brush rollers causing it not to turn freely but I put in a new brush roll and it worked great again. It is much quieter and more powerful than my suction operated turbo brush.
Gary
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Gary, thanks for sharing your experience.... maybe I should make a video so you guys can tell me if this thing is normal or not.... I need to ask for a refund if it's malfunctioning!
I also have the older model of sidekick that fits the older style of hose - it works great too!
Gary
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<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;">The Wessel Werk HEB160 does NOT bog down at all, no matter how thick the upholstery or carpet is. It even does a nice job on shag carpeted stairs.
Here's the HEB160 attached to the Ambassador hose.</span>
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Here's the HEB160 attached to the Ambassador hose.</span>
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