What is your favorite older Electrolux

[crevicetool]

Dis our G's huh???? Why, I outta....!

I find the 80 series quite a remarkable machine. Powerful, very, very, quiet, and will probably admit more maneuverable. One complaint. Unless there is a reason for it - that handle! There is no way to comfortably carry that machine. You have to strong arm it, impossible to carry it level, with the motor, winder, and filter door in back. If you try to carry it as say - the US 1205 through the end of the metal machines, the handle is going the wrong way, leaving only room for a couple of fingers. Then the heavy end is banging into your ankles at every opportunity. <br

 

[crevicetool]

I went back and looked at my Lux timeline....

I have one example of every machine on that page except the bottom three and the AF. O M G ! So much for just originally wanting only a few representative machines from certain eras. Time to assemble more shelves <br
Rick

 

[sireluxomatic]

Getting a handle on the handle

Hmm. The 80 series handle seems aesthetically in the right place; with the slope of the bag chamber, the handle adds a bit of symmetry to the front end, but you're right, Rick; they aren't easy vacuums to carry. I do find that the G stays nice and level when you pick it up. <br
One thing, though; the 80 series is easier to set on its rear end than the G <br
Bob, who probably wouldn't diss something if it said "diss" to him (is relatively mild-mannered mostly)

 

[aeoliandave]

Quibble, quibble, quibble. Silly boys...you don't carry an 80, ya grab that handle like the saddle pommel it looks like and ride 'er til she's wet. Oh, there I go again, having flashbacks to 1959 when Gramma Kerr would pull me around her house on her 86, me in my Roy Rogers outfit...maybe it was Quicksdraw McGraw or Deputy Dawg?. Yes, Roy & Dale, Lone Ranger and Tonto were broadcast all the way up here to Canada <br
"Yippie Yi Yo Ti Yay, Gallopin' All The Way, Here Comes Quick Draw McGraw" and his faithful sidekick Babbalouie. :- <br
Back on topic: Same questing goal at my place, Rick "I have one example of every machine on that page". Got the Canadian page covered too, from 1935 to 1995-ish. I keep my twingle tuned for a nice Rennaisence some day and that will end my CanUSALux timeline <br
As for the smooth sexy soft & pliable generously sized 80 handle compared to the angular hard edged knuckle-skinning G handle, no matter how well balanced...well sometimes something practical's gotta give over for aethetics.
BUT
The 80 handle allows a 6" x 1.75" elliptical opening for hands and even the aluminum trim strip is concave to accommodate hulking Lumberjack knuckles. The less flexible G type handle has a rectangular opening only 4.5" x 1" with a much shallower concave dimple. Not to, like, quibble or anything.. <br
Now, about the cosmetics, convenience and accessibility to the respective electric hose connection ports...:- <br
Dave -small hands, big grip. ROTF

 

[aeoliandave]

Ouch.

 

[sireluxomatic]

Nice hands, and handles too. You guys have reminded me that I have a long way to go to complete the Lux time line; I'd better go buy some shelves in preparation.

 

[aeoliandave]

How to get your LX/LXI in top bag tossing conditrion.

First, take it all apart, in this case an early LX with no control dial, lay it out attractively on the floor and sprinkle the Fairy Dust of Deliberate Determination liberally about. take a deep breath.

 

[aeoliandave]

Turn parts over to get an even all over coating <br
Then clean it all off every square inch of the parts, working your way past lubricating the spring slide then turning your full attention to the bag door and internal pneumatic components.

 

[aeoliandave]

Bag door and base plate come off with 3 screw bolts of different lengths - bag & tag

 

[aeoliandave]

Remove all the separate components from the base plate and door, cleaning each piece and remembering where everything goes back <br
You'll find a liberal accumulation of fine dust throughout the system including under the master power valve diaphragm that pulls the bag spring and doorlatch and inside the control slave valve that monitors vacuum differential. The vinyl hose may be sticky and deteriorating and coated inside with more powder. The tube may be clean as a whistle or so badly deteriorating that it is stiff or even snapped in half. Replace it with a flexible piece of vinyl aquarium hose the EXACT same length & diameter as it must not stretch or bind when the door is closed. Ive taken to using rubber player piano hose with a ball point pen spring inserted at the hinge point. The pinhole bleed in the hose bezel rivet must also be unclogged. This bleed communicating with the rotating hose inlet sends the signal to the valve. I use a strand of copper wire for this as a dressmakers pin/sewing needle is too thick. Pipe cleaners soaked in lighter fluid are perfect for cleaning the oily green schmutz inside channels and will not harm the styrene plastic <br
Fortunately the control valve casings, unique to each model version, are held together with screws so its a simple matter to disassemble and clean the rubber diaphragm, wells and nipples.

 

[aeoliandave]

Put it all back together and adjust to taste for snappy action <br
This Service manual explains how the system works and what can be done to fine tune it if it does not perform to expectations after cleaning and re-assembly <br

 

[aeoliandave]

Title page

 

[aeoliandave]

Control unit explanation

 

[aeoliandave]

next

 

[aeoliandave]

At last, page 1

 

[aeoliandave]

pages 2 & 3

 

[aeoliandave]

pages 4&5

 

[aeoliandave]

pages 6&7

 

[aeoliandave]

page 8&9

 

[aeoliandave]

pages 10 & 11

 

[caligula]

booklet on the air powered polisher

Dave, I've never seen that booklet, post it for all of us to see <br
Alex

 

[aeoliandave]

pages 12 & 13

 

[aeoliandave]

pages 14 & 15

 

[aeoliandave]

pages 16 & 1 <br
Printing date December 195 <br
Last page and inside back cover are blank for notes.

 

[aeoliandave]

What a fantastic example of 'damn the torpedoes full speed ahead' engineering !

 

[aeoliandave]

Do you mean this April 1949 printing of the trifold pamphlet for the Electrolux Polisher and Scrubber included in the carton with fold out handles, Alex?

 

[aeoliandave]

reverse side with instructions for use.

 

[caligula]

Thanks Dave

That was awesome <br
I love the color ad too! Have a copy, but always fun to look at <br
I've just found a new partner and he's asking questions about my interest in Electrolux. Now he can see my favorite machine <br
Alex

 

[z30soulbrother]

polisher

i have an electrolux polisher with box i still use it. the box is marked "for models 55 and 62 quiet suction cleaners" i still have the luton guarentee, Have used it at my friends on his dyson animal you should see it go!

 

[aeoliandave]

Yes Simon, the same air-powered 'War of the Worlds' polisher is shown in the Canadian late 50 series manual as well as the red 83 & 86 manuals.