The Canadian Electrolux Triple Brush Polisher/Scrubber/Waxer Survey

[aeoliandave]

Decided this needed a new thread.

This polisher first appears in the 34 page 1953 Manual for the red skinned ZB 54 and the blue ZB 55.

Mechanical Maid was the Trademark. The brochure is printed in silver & blue on glossy stock with large B&W pictures and is simply stunning. It lists ands shows every friggin' accessory nozzle available, including the gray hammertone Air-powered Junior Floor Polisher (familiar as the American XXX Floor Polisher), Horse & Cattle, Furnace, Book, Library and Clothes brushes and use-specific crevice tools not standard and available at additional charge. Also 4 pages of Factory Assembly area photos.

I'm surprised to find I have not yet scanned and posted this manual...here's the cover.

 

[aeoliandave]

Gleaming top to bottom in Chrome and Polished Aluminum, note the lovely T-handle Balls and the Electrolux Globe Medallion.

 

[aeoliandave]

It makes its next appearence in the back pages of the 1957 Elux-o-matic 88 Owners Manual, once again in Chrome, but I suspect also in a matching Red, as Pete has this Polisher-only model version in Red. He'll have to look up the Model Designation Number for us...

I have the Red BX-10 Polisher with the attached Shampoo/Liquid Wax tank.

 

[aeoliandave]

The red BX-10 can bee seen in back of the Triple brush lineup.

 

[aeoliandave]

The new B style first appears, in Red & Cream, in the 1961 manual for the Eluxomatic ZB 88 with the white bumper surround. It is Model B-20.

 

[aeoliandave]

The green Model B-21 is shown on the back cover of the 1967 ZB 89 manual.
The machine starts when the handle is released and tilted back.

 

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The green B-21 is again mentioned in the 1969-70 Manual for the Elux-o-matic Model 89E with the trigger handle Power Hose.

 

[aeoliandave]

In the 1973 AP100 manual, it is now called the Model B-22 and is color matched in shades of biege & cream, with a restyled shiny aluminum Logo strip in a rubber 'frame' around the motor housing.

The Liquid Level window is now moved to the front of the tank; the Green B-21 window is on the tank's backside, not viewable while in motion.

 

[aeoliandave]

The brown & cream Model B-26 I got from Pete appeared in 1978, matching the AP-280.

This photo of the AP-280 from Doug's site.

 

[aeoliandave]

Up until now, the Polisher Motor deck has been of cast Aluminum with a plastic motor shroud.

The B model polisher soldiers on and appears again as the Model B-50 with an all plastic one piece top deck and motor shroud, on this page of the 1982-85 E-2000 Cleaner

 

[aeoliandave]

The 'beater for parts' Model 2101 I'm salvaging bits from is dark grey/green & cream and is a color match for the 1985-87 Electrolux 2100 in Jadestone.

 

[normvac]

Thanks Dave. That is a great visual history of the lux polisher and cleaners. Enjoy seeing the differences.
Norm

 

[luxg]

Thanks Dave for those neat pictures. I just love the matching sets!!

 

[aeoliandave]

Anatomy of a Floor Polisher

The donor B-2021 gave up its gears tonight.

The two helical cut gears in the Green B-21 had shattered to pieces and in this picture the discs have been cleaned off. The remaining gear is already showing stress cracks and missing teeth. The shafts are an integral part of the gears and so all 3 must be replaced. This involves prying off the sealing caps rings on the other side with a slot screwdriver inserted between the gear disc and the plate. While I could use this 2021 plate as is, its the wrong color, cheaper plastic and is stamped Model B-2021. I want this Green B-21 to be as original as possible. Duh.

 

[aeoliandave]

Donor gears in place.

 

[aeoliandave]

Underside with bottom plate attached. Sealing rings not yet pressed in place.

Tank solution (water/shampoo/wax)flows down the tube in the previous picture to the thin slot by the center of the spindle on the left where it is flung about by the rotating brush heads.

 

[aeoliandave]

Top of the motor plate. Gear axles are C-clipped in pace in their own lube wells. The wells are stuffed with oil saturated granular wool and capped.

 

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The cordwinder donut.

 

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Screwed in place the cordwinder contacts press to the motor's.

The cordwinder cap has 3 rollers that keep the reel pressed in place against the winder spring gears.