What does this knob do??

[ian88]

Oh yeah, I remember the Contour combination tool Rob..never as imaginative as the butterfly tool I always thought lol.

Ian

 

[petek]

Hmmm I never knew Dometic was the Electrolux euro brand sold in Canada but then again you never saw much of the Dometic stuff around that I remember either. I think they also sold small bar and apartment size fridges under that name didn't they?

 

[waterstreet]

Butterfly Tools

According to Charles Richard's website the butterfly tool had a long run in the US. Starting in 1954 with the Model E and going till sometime in the 80's ????

They came in many colors (the one on my Model G is two toned) and had a clip behind the handle where they could stow.

Electrolux really put a lot of thought into their products back then and really understood how people used them.

David

 

[ian88]

I notice that most old vacuums have had a lot of thought put into them, its not the same nowerdays.

Ian

 

[funvacfan]

Mike, that is exactly like the first one I owned. It was a 501. The 504 that I have now is a bright yellow, with a strip of black flowers (how cheery) running down the center of the bag container, and the rubber bumper was also black. It also has a lighted orange switch on the handle, the 501 did not. It also had the height adjustment on the left side, position 1 and 2.

I have the rigid cloth hose but I do not have the extension wand that I see in your picture. Do you think they are available on your side? I would also like to replace the
cord. In one of it's past lives, I believe someone ran over the cord and has then taped it up. I e-mailed a UK vac shop, to a ask about the cord, but they said no.

Guy

 

[ian88]

Thats a bit like the uk lux 504 like i have, bright yellow colour..strip of black leaves trim down the bag casing, metal bag catch it was the "posh" end of the 500 range at the time, with the 502 being the lower model.

Ian

 

[tommymilan]

knob...

Hello guys, I've noticed the adjusting knob also on other european Electroluxes, starting from the late 60s, but especially in the Seventies it became a very advertised feaure: AUTOMATIC was the most preferred word. Electrlux canisters featured this device that, depending on the type of dirt you were picking up, automatically shut the motor off and opened the front of the machine when airflow passing trough the bag wasn't enough so the bag was clogged and needed replacement.
People usually kept the feature shut off because it was very sensitive and sometimes it asked for bag replacement when it was almost fresh, depending on the model.I've also experienced that on an older model with a newer and more powerful motor, the feature would stop the motor everytime you turn it on.
In 1980 or so, this feature was replaced by a "full bag indicator" with 5 positions ( model D 728), and later by a simple full bag indicator lamp, much easier to understand!
Take care all!
tommy