Funny enough, when I was growing up my neighbor had one like this, his wife owned a green dodge caravan that looks just like the Plymouth voyager in the background, and this is the vacuum he would use to clean out their van
I believe that is the Olympia One. I bought an Olympia one at a flea market for $10.00 included the power nozzle, extra wands, flip floor brush. I cleaned it up, then had my vac guy do some work on it, needed a new power switch, cord winder adjustment, and some work done on the power nozzles. That was over 10 years ago, and it's still running today. I just bought a Lux Super J off of eBay. They are great canisters.
i have this exact same model as well as several others, Electrolux was smart in there thinking with the number dial! it is a way to basically get shorter or longer life out of your bag, the lower the number the sooner it trips the sensor, the higher the number the longer it takes to trip it, I generally run my machines at 1 or 3. ive also noticed if you put it a higher number it sometimes makes the motor work harder cause the bag gets really full
I have been finding and fixing these machines for years, mostly all from the garbage, they all have repair stickers on them, the most common problem I find is the bag full sensor causes the door to open, even with a new bag, there is a diaphragm inside the door with a hose that gets clogged, I just disconnect the hose, problem solved. Just have to check the bag, which I don't think is a big deal. This is the best vacuum I have ever had, Grow up with these machines, my parents always had them. They are very simple to rebuild and will last a lifetime.
i think we still have an old Folletto Vorwerk vacuum cleaner, is really old and back in the 70s when was bought was really expensive! actually it turn on, everything works, but the vacuum power is seriously low, doesn't even vacuum a little rock or a piece of paper, but is still there XD
You should send that thing to the closest vacuum repair shop and have it restored! Then get online and see if you can find the matching power head and attachments. It would not hurt to replace that old cloth hose as well, since that is the weakest link in those. They get hard and crack over time which will decrease the machines cleaning power. I grew up with those as vacuums and I would not trade one for all the new store bought cleaners you can pile up. There are still quite a few parts available for them.
Hard to believe someone would throw that away still working. I bet the power nozzle quit working, that would make a little more sense. My mom had one just like that when I was a kid that my great-grandma gave to her. My grandma still has the similar Silverado from the ealry '80s bought new by a door-to-door salesman, but it has been relegated to the 2nd floor because the PN quit working. I've had a Royal canister for the last 7 years from '99 that my grandma gave to me that still works great, some vacuum enthusiast say even better than the Lux. I love the products made with the old world quality. So much better than the plastic disposable garbage being made today. I wonder how many of those Dyson and Shark vacuums will be around in 30 years!
Several years ago, I "curbled" an absolutely fabulous Electrolux Model LX, who was abandoned on the side of the road in Leominster, Massachusetts. I named her Lawanna. Laden with the heavy chrome of a 1950's Cadillac, - all Lawanna needed was a bit of polishing and a new bag. Hers was the first Electrolux model to use the standard filter bag format. She even had a special storage place to hide an extra bag discreetly beneath her belly! Powerful, yet tastefully elegant - Lawanna the LX was a lovely vacuum indeed.
Here's what the dial does. The lid pops open when the bag is full. That dial tells it how full to get before it pops open. It does NOT change the suction. Note: I sold and managed for Electrolux full-time for 12 years.
Good evening, you have made an awsome find! I have that exact same machine. I had to kinda laugh when you turned it on and the door popped open, mine does the same thing when the number is low i find that i have to keep it on 5 or 6 and you wont have any trouble with it popping open unless the bag is full. Excellent find!! Did i mention I LOVE ELECTROLUX!!
I also found an electrolux vacum in the garbage. It probably dates from the early sixties because it doesn't have wheels but rails instead. We never use it to suck. My brothers connected the hose on the output side to blow air on the camp fire. That helps the scrap aluminium from bent bicycle wheels and soda cans to melt. They then pour the molten metal in castings to make ornaments. They made some spheres, Pink Floyd, Van Halen and Metallica logos etc..
It is amazing what people will throw out. I had found a computer cabinet, and a little table. Both are rough, but still usable. My friend had better luck: A WORKING Onkyo stereo, and an old HP computer. Are these people outside their minds!? YES!!!!
I have an Olympia I, that I bought a flea market in Bloomington, IL for $10.00. The hose was shot, the cord winder needed fixed, and the motor for the power nozzle was froze up. I spent $35.00 to have it repaired one of the best vacs I've owned. I have two older Electrolux models AE, and XXX, best vacuums besides Kirby.
Always said that what they make now isn't comparable to what they use to, from cars to pretty much anything. They were made to last, now they want you to replace it every 1-5 years (if it lasts that long)
Yep the good old Olympia One. My folks had theirs from 1980 to 2000. So the old TV commercial they used at the time lived up to what they claimed and then some. Still worked beautifully just got retired!
+Mike's Channel I'm still using this one and it works very well. (I finally invested the time to figure out how the "bag full" trigger worked and simply disabled it with a piece of tape. It's getting to the point where a new hose wouldn't be a bad idea, but I've got one if I need it. Even if I didn't, I'd readily buy a replacement.
+uxwbill you can't beat that with a stick! Ours had the hose replaced in 1988 due to an electrical failure. Bought the new hose and it was brand new once again. Belts brush rolls and bags was really just the only investments besides the new hose over the time my folks owned it! My folks sold the house and the Olympia One went to a new home and as far as I know still going along just fine!! 👍👍
That feature regulates how full the bag gets, that is a Olympia One model, I think it pulls 9.7 amps without the power nozzle. I once had one, it was 575.00 new, a friend bought it from me. That feature is regulated by a small tube which may have became stopped up. With a new bag, and a Plexiglas tube it will suspend four bowling balls just floating, I saw it in a demo. My mother has two Electrolux models, they both still work just like new, she has had to replace the hose on them.They have now changed the name to Aerus, or something like that, they have now put that old name on some they sell in department stores. Those are not like the real Electrolux, which now have that new name. That model you have was made in the early 80s.
Electrolux Corporation actually introduced its Style C filter bags in 1952 along with the automatic shut-off dial. Both features are 70 years old in 2022. The company, now called Aerus LLC after selling the Electrolux trademark and brand back to its original parent company-AB Electrolux of Sweden, has continued using both features all these years later.
My mother had this one that she bought from the door to door Electrolux man who used to walk up and down the block with the hose around his neck and the vacuum in one hand. We had it for 40 years and now it’s mine. I only have to get bags for it. I polished it up and it’s a beauty.
It doesn't change the suction. It tells the vacuum how full you want the bag to be before it pops open. On six it stays shut the longest. Sometimes it may seem there's not that much in the bag, but if it's fine dirt it doesn't take that much to clog the filters and cut back on the airflow. The same thing happens on all vacuums. But the Electrolux tells you and stops you from wasting your time.
Hi, my Mom has one that I think is this same one. Question is, when the bag gets full it pops open, correct? And not hard to replace? Thank you for taking time in answering my question :)
@@uxwbilllove this vacuum cleaner. Found mine on the curb than found the power nozzle in someone else’s trash. Just had The power nozzle fixed . Works fine to this day.
Got one similar awhile back, but ended up selling it off. Still have my older 1960's green one. These things have more suction and better build quality then anything made new today. The dirt wheel, is connected to a vacuum reservoir, and if you select fine, it closes off the bypass valve to the motor. If you select coarser then it opens a valve and allows air into the motor to reduce suction. Kinda pointless to reduce or allow more or less suction. Best to leave it on fine.
I like some of the newer vacuums myself especially the ones made by Dyson. Those things are cool looking and work well. My grandmother had a vintage Kirby that was really nice as well, I don't know what happened to that though.
I've found a good number of these on the side of the road. Usually an Olympia, Super J, L, or E. I'm sure they aren't being replaced by anything of quality.
I had one simular to that one But sold it on ebay a few years back .I had two of them and only need one . But great vacuum . Yes Your vac is c style from electrolux
That would be the electrolux olympia :-p I've used one several times. Those woven hoses are known for leaks and breaking apart, ugh :-( Those olympias are also known for the bad bag holding (as you demonstrated)
electrolux makes the best canister and kirby makes the best upright. every kirby ever made uses the same belt, besides the very early ones which did not use a belt.
The only thing I don't like about Kirby vacuum cleaners is how they're sold. I still have this canister, use it on an approximately weekly basis and it still works great. I'd not be surprised to find that this vacuum cleaner has outlasted its replacement.
New replica type versions of the original vinyl braided hoses, but made with modern processes are apparently available through a company by the name PLASTIFLEX. Unfortunately I’ve tried in vain to elicit a response of any sort from them via their contact link for that specific unique model of hose of theirs. I suspect they perhaps only respond to manufacturers of new vacuums. Here’s the link below for anyone curious to take a look. When the page comes up, scroll down to the very last vacuum hose model shown, and you will learn everything about those modern version vinyl woven hoses of theirs: www.plastiflex.com/solutions/floor-care/canister-vacuum-cleaner/
I have an Electrolux Model G and another Electrolux cannister vac quite similar to the model G ----the cord winder on that one works fine! I also have a Hoover Concept One upright vacuum, which is an outstanding upright. So I'm well fixed for vacuuming!
Electrolux Corporation's bronze-colored Olympia One tank vac was produced from 1979-82 in three successive model numbers-indicating cosmetic or accessory updates: 1401 (1979) 1401-B (late 1979-early 1982); and 1505 (1982). The factory-paired power nozzle models in the same bronze color were PN-4 & PN-4A (w/1505). It was the official vacuum cleaner of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY; those cleaners made around this time were each so marked with an Olympics decal near their tanks' exhaust ports. It was retired from the sales line-up 40 years ago, but many are still in service!
if you think it's bad that people throw this stuff out i'm seeing videos in the suggestions by TheOriginalHDChannel of him smashing these perfectly good things just for fun
The dial on the bag door adjusts the sensitivity of the full bag system. Coarse dirt is the most sensitive setting, and fine dirt is the least. The reason for that is when that system first came out on the model 60, there was no adjustment, so when people were picking up a lot of fine dirt, the bag would clog enough to set the system off with just a tiny bit of dirt in it. I normally leave the setting somewhere in the middle. This video definitely got my attention as my main hobby.
The Model 1401-B (or perhaps Model 1505--check the inside cover of the bag chamber) is one of Electrolux Corporation's finest classic cylinder cleaners. The "Olympia One" was, as others have mentioned, its moniker due to the fact that it was the official vacuum cleaner of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. Years of manufacture were 1979-82--those sold around the time of the Olympics were marked with an Olympics decal next to the exhaust port. Hope you were able to find either a brown PN-4 (for Model 1401-B) or PN-4A (for Model 1505) power nozzle that would have originally been sold with the cleaner. The hose, with its brown chevron tracers, is the original. Any air leaks it may have can be sealed on the inside with a product called Rubber Dip, made by a Minnesota company. Great save!
We still have one of these fine old vacuums! The only difference is that it doesn't look as rakish (early to mid seventies) and is a greenish colour rather than brown. The only thing that has gone wrong was that the cord reel wouldn't retract the cord, and the "check bag" light floats around loose. Still works like a charm though, and I went to the trouble of fixing the cord reel. Not too hard to fix when you know how to put it back together!
if i remember right that knob isn't for airflow. what it does is adjust how full the bag needs to be before auto door open kicks in. i have the manual for a model close to your vacuum somewhere that has a good explanation but cant find it lol.
They threw it out because now it would cost hundreds of dollars to restore it . They never maintained it properly . that hose should have been replaced many yrs. ago. The machine most likely has never been cleaned . Of course the motor runs great those motors were the best in the business.
Funny enough, when I was growing up my neighbor had one like this, his wife owned a green dodge caravan that looks just like the Plymouth voyager in the background, and this is the vacuum he would use to clean out their van
I believe that is the Olympia One. I bought an Olympia one at a flea market for $10.00 included the power nozzle, extra wands, flip floor brush. I cleaned it up, then had my vac guy do some work on it, needed a new power switch, cord winder adjustment, and some work done on the power nozzles. That was over 10 years ago, and it's still running today. I just bought a Lux Super J off of eBay. They are great canisters.
i have this exact same model as well as several others, Electrolux was smart in there thinking with the number dial! it is a way to basically get shorter or longer life out of your bag, the lower the number the sooner it trips the sensor, the higher the number the longer it takes to trip it, I generally run my machines at 1 or 3. ive also noticed if you put it a higher number it sometimes makes the motor work harder cause the bag gets really full
I have been finding and fixing these machines for years, mostly all from the garbage, they all have repair stickers on them, the most common problem I find is the bag full sensor causes the door to open, even with a new bag, there is a diaphragm inside the door with a hose that gets clogged, I just disconnect the hose, problem solved. Just have to check the bag, which I don't think is a big deal. This is the best vacuum I have ever had, Grow up with these machines, my parents always had them. They are
very simple to rebuild and will last a lifetime.
i think we still have an old Folletto Vorwerk vacuum cleaner, is really old and back in the 70s when was bought was really expensive! actually it turn on, everything works, but the vacuum power is seriously low, doesn't even vacuum a little rock or a piece of paper, but is still there XD
You should send that thing to the closest vacuum repair shop and have it restored! Then get online and see if you can find the matching power head and attachments. It would not hurt to replace that old cloth hose as well, since that is the weakest link in those. They get hard and crack over time which will decrease the machines cleaning power. I grew up with those as vacuums and I would not trade one for all the new store bought cleaners you can pile up. There are still quite a few parts available for them.
Hard to believe someone would throw that away still working. I bet the power nozzle quit working, that would make a little more sense. My mom had one just like that when I was a kid that my great-grandma gave to her. My grandma still has the similar Silverado from the ealry '80s bought new by a door-to-door salesman, but it has been relegated to the 2nd floor because the PN quit working. I've had a Royal canister for the last 7 years from '99 that my grandma gave to me that still works great, some vacuum enthusiast say even better than the Lux. I love the products made with the old world quality. So much better than the plastic disposable garbage being made today. I wonder how many of those Dyson and Shark vacuums will be around in 30 years!
Several years ago, I "curbled" an absolutely fabulous Electrolux Model LX, who was abandoned on the side of the road in Leominster, Massachusetts. I named her Lawanna.
Laden with the heavy chrome of a 1950's Cadillac, - all Lawanna needed was a bit of polishing and a new bag. Hers was the first Electrolux model to use the standard filter bag format. She even had a special storage place to hide an extra bag discreetly beneath her belly! Powerful, yet tastefully elegant - Lawanna the LX was a lovely vacuum indeed.
Here's what the dial does. The lid pops open when the bag is full. That dial tells it how full to get before it pops open. It does NOT change the suction.
Note: I sold and managed for Electrolux full-time for 12 years.
Good evening, you have made an awsome find! I have that exact same machine. I had to kinda laugh when you turned it on and the door popped open, mine does the same thing when the number is low i find that i have to keep it on 5 or 6 and you wont have any trouble with it popping open unless the bag is full. Excellent find!! Did i mention I LOVE ELECTROLUX!!
I also found an electrolux vacum in the garbage. It probably dates from the early sixties because it doesn't have wheels but rails instead. We never use it to suck. My brothers connected the hose on the output side to blow air on the camp fire. That helps the scrap aluminium from bent bicycle wheels and soda cans to melt. They then pour the molten metal in castings to make ornaments. They made some spheres, Pink Floyd, Van Halen and Metallica logos etc..
It is amazing what people will throw out. I had found a computer cabinet, and a little table. Both are rough, but still usable. My friend had better luck: A WORKING Onkyo stereo, and an old HP computer. Are these people outside their minds!? YES!!!!
I have an Olympia I, that I bought a flea market in Bloomington, IL for $10.00. The hose was shot, the cord winder needed fixed, and the motor for the power nozzle was froze up. I spent $35.00 to have it repaired one of the best vacs I've owned. I have two older Electrolux models AE, and XXX, best vacuums besides Kirby.
Always said that what they make now isn't comparable to what they use to, from cars to pretty much anything. They were made to last, now they want you to replace it every 1-5 years (if it lasts that long)
Yep the good old Olympia One. My folks had theirs from 1980 to 2000. So the old TV commercial they used at the time lived up to what they claimed and then some. Still worked beautifully just got retired!
+Mike's Channel I'm still using this one and it works very well. (I finally invested the time to figure out how the "bag full" trigger worked and simply disabled it with a piece of tape.
It's getting to the point where a new hose wouldn't be a bad idea, but I've got one if I need it. Even if I didn't, I'd readily buy a replacement.
+uxwbill you can't beat that with a stick! Ours had the hose replaced in 1988 due to an electrical failure. Bought the new hose and it was brand new once again. Belts brush rolls and bags was really just the only investments besides the new hose over the time my folks owned it! My folks sold the house and the Olympia One went to a new home and as far as I know still going along just fine!! 👍👍
i just recently got a model g electrolux and it works better than any vacuum we've ever had
That feature regulates how full the bag gets, that is a Olympia One model, I think it pulls 9.7 amps without the power nozzle. I once had one, it was 575.00 new, a friend bought it from me. That feature is regulated by a small tube which may have became stopped up. With a new bag, and a Plexiglas tube it will suspend four bowling balls just floating, I saw it in a demo. My mother has two Electrolux models, they both still work just like new, she has had to replace the hose on them.They have now changed the name to Aerus, or something like that, they have now put that old name on some they sell in department stores. Those are not like the real Electrolux, which now have that new name. That model you have was made in the early 80s.
Nice machine! I love the color of this one.
No doubt it will. My oldest Kirby is about 64 years old and it still runs like the day it came off the assembly line.
You got that right brother . I got my electrolux from a garage sale for 2.00 and it works like a champ .
Yes this is a great vacuum cleaners
we have an electrolux 2100 , they are one of the best vacuums ever made. Very similar to the one you have, only more 80's style.
Electrolux Corporation actually introduced its Style C filter bags in 1952 along with the automatic shut-off dial. Both features are 70 years old in 2022.
The company, now called Aerus LLC after selling the Electrolux trademark and brand back to its original parent company-AB Electrolux of Sweden, has continued using both features all these years later.
My mother had this one that she bought from the door to door Electrolux man who used to walk up and down the block with the hose around his neck and the vacuum in one hand. We had it for 40 years and now it’s mine. I only have to get bags for it. I polished it up and it’s a beauty.
It doesn't change the suction. It tells the vacuum how full you want the bag to be before it pops open. On six it stays shut the longest. Sometimes it may seem there's not that much in the bag, but if it's fine dirt it doesn't take that much to clog the filters and cut back on the airflow. The same thing happens on all vacuums. But the Electrolux tells you and stops you from wasting your time.
Hi, my Mom has one that I think is this same one. Question is, when the bag gets full it pops open, correct? And not hard to replace? Thank you for taking time in answering my question :)
@@Laura-6887 You are correct; unless the mechanism is clogged and needs to be reopened. The filter bags are Style C and easily replaceable.
My Grandma bought my Mom her Electrolux in 1980 and she paid 300.00 for it at the time. Right now I think the same unit retails for over 1000.00.
I have the same vacuum still working condition. Only replaced the hose twice over
This one's still around and working great. I did replace the hose a while back.
@@uxwbilllove this vacuum cleaner. Found mine on the curb than found the power nozzle in someone else’s trash. Just had
The power nozzle fixed . Works fine to this day.
nice find bill
thats a really nice looking vacuum cleaner. i dont have a cheap chinese one. i have a numatic henry hoover and it's the best one i've ever used
Got one similar awhile back, but ended up selling it off. Still have my older 1960's green one. These things have more suction and better build quality then anything made new today.
The dirt wheel, is connected to a vacuum reservoir, and if you select fine, it closes off the bypass valve to the motor. If you select coarser then it opens a valve and allows air into the motor to reduce suction. Kinda pointless to reduce or allow more or less suction. Best to leave it on fine.
I like some of the newer vacuums myself especially the ones made by Dyson. Those things are cool looking and work well. My grandmother had a vintage Kirby that was really nice as well, I don't know what happened to that though.
I've found a good number of these on the side of the road. Usually an Olympia, Super J, L, or E. I'm sure they aren't being replaced by anything of quality.
I had one simular to that one But sold it on ebay a few years back .I had two of them and only need one . But great vacuum . Yes Your vac is c style from electrolux
That would be the electrolux olympia :-p I've used one several times. Those woven hoses are known for leaks and breaking apart, ugh :-( Those olympias are also known for the bad bag holding (as you demonstrated)
i like these old vacuums they run good and suck dirt up good way better than the elcheapo vacuums these days
It is an Olympia one from the early 80s
Can you make an updated video on what this vacuum looks like now?
nice find :)
And you adjust that turn knob by the type of dirt you're picking up that is the reason for it
That is an Olympia one they sold for between 5 and 5:40 1980 to 83 or 4
electrolux makes the best canister and kirby makes the best upright. every kirby ever made uses the same belt, besides the very early ones which did not use a belt.
The only thing I don't like about Kirby vacuum cleaners is how they're sold. I still have this canister, use it on an approximately weekly basis and it still works great. I'd not be surprised to find that this vacuum cleaner has outlasted its replacement.
@@uxwbill I am sure it has and will continue to do so.
The reason that was opening is because the dirt meter was on one, turn it up to 3-6 and it would quit opening.
Random video productions that would be one from the 30s or 40s if it doesn't have wheels
New replica type versions of the original vinyl braided hoses, but made with modern processes are apparently available through a company by the name PLASTIFLEX. Unfortunately I’ve tried in vain to elicit a response of any sort from them via their contact link for that specific unique model of hose of theirs. I suspect they perhaps only respond to manufacturers of new vacuums. Here’s the link below for anyone curious to take a look. When the page comes up, scroll down to the very last vacuum hose model shown, and you will learn everything about those modern version vinyl woven hoses of theirs:
www.plastiflex.com/solutions/floor-care/canister-vacuum-cleaner/
thats an olympi one, and it actualy came with a 1980 olympic sticker on the back, get a new vinyl hose and youll be good to go
And that was the deluxe model at the time because they had a cheaper model
@uxwbill Thats quite a collection of older machines you have. I used to collect vacuums, but faded out of that hobby.
i like your video
nice find. i got a later one than that from the side of road and it works fine. PPL are so wastfull thes days. nowonder the world is shagged.
Is that hose any good? I figure at that age, the rubber would've deteriorated.
It has started to collapse in more recent times, though with care it is still serviceable.
the hose have a rubber coating that deteriorates and causes leaks
Yeah. My winder was weak too. I tried to repair it and now it doesn't work at all! I'm looking for a video on how to do that job!
Since it didn't bother me, I never investigated it further. I still have and use this vacuum cleaner, but I need to get a new hose.
I have an Electrolux Model G and another Electrolux cannister vac quite similar to the model G ----the cord winder on that one works fine!
I also have a Hoover Concept One upright vacuum, which is an outstanding upright.
So I'm well fixed for vacuuming!
Aaah yes the Electrolux Olympia One 1401 -B do you still have it?
Yes I do.
It must have been owned my a older person!
@uxwbill lol yer the storage is the problem. i have a PILE of good old a/c unit wating for summer.
you can buy a the wand and the rug stuff at a vacuum shop
The model after that was the Silverado
Olympia One was 1979-82; Silverado Deluxe was 1982-84.
Or possibly into the early 50s
My Grandfather had one just like the :-)
The dial you suck to the type of dirt you were cleaning for the fullness of the bag at restrict airflow that's why it shuts off
people who throw stuff like this away, just don't know
Electrolux Corporation's bronze-colored Olympia One tank vac was produced from 1979-82 in three successive model numbers-indicating cosmetic or accessory updates: 1401 (1979) 1401-B (late 1979-early 1982); and 1505 (1982). The factory-paired power nozzle models in the same bronze color were PN-4 & PN-4A (w/1505). It was the official vacuum cleaner of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY; those cleaners made around this time were each so marked with an Olympics decal near their tanks' exhaust ports. It was retired from the sales line-up 40 years ago, but many are still in service!
if you think it's bad that people throw this stuff out i'm seeing videos in the suggestions by TheOriginalHDChannel of him smashing these perfectly good things just for fun
The dial on the bag door adjusts the sensitivity of the full bag system. Coarse dirt is the most sensitive setting, and fine dirt is the least. The reason for that is when that system first came out on the model 60, there was no adjustment, so when people were picking up a lot of fine dirt, the bag would clog enough to set the system off with just a tiny bit of dirt in it. I normally leave the setting somewhere in the middle.
This video definitely got my attention as my main hobby.
My Buddy has a set of wands and a power nozzle for $35 if you want it
The Model 1401-B (or perhaps Model 1505--check the inside cover of the bag chamber) is one of Electrolux Corporation's finest classic cylinder cleaners. The "Olympia One" was, as others have mentioned, its moniker due to the fact that it was the official vacuum cleaner of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. Years of manufacture were 1979-82--those sold around the time of the Olympics were marked with an Olympics decal next to the exhaust port. Hope you were able to find either a brown PN-4 (for Model 1401-B) or PN-4A (for Model 1505) power nozzle that would have originally been sold with the cleaner. The hose, with its brown chevron tracers, is the original. Any air leaks it may have can be sealed on the inside with a product called Rubber Dip, made by a Minnesota company. Great save!
Electrolux Vacuum Epic 8000
Produced from 1998-2000
We still have one of these fine old vacuums! The only difference is that it doesn't look as rakish (early to mid seventies) and is a greenish colour rather than brown. The only thing that has gone wrong was that the cord reel wouldn't retract the cord, and the "check bag" light floats around loose. Still works like a charm though, and I went to the trouble of fixing the cord reel. Not too hard to fix when you know how to put it back together!
if i remember right that knob isn't for airflow. what it does is adjust how full the bag needs to be before auto door open kicks in. i have the manual for a model close to your vacuum somewhere that has a good explanation but cant find it lol.
@uxwbill Yes, I would at least find it interesting.
Oh wow. My grandfather had a vacuum identical to that one.
i quit watching that channel long ago due to the disturbing nature of some of his videos
I can understanding smashing something that's totally broken but smashing something that's perfectly working is beyond me.
I is rilly dirty
Good for a garage vac, but not indoors.
why?
Lol 'heathens in society'.
heathens in society. you said it Bill
They threw it out because now it would cost hundreds of dollars to restore it . They never maintained it properly . that hose should have been replaced many yrs. ago. The machine most likely has never been cleaned . Of course the motor runs great those motors were the best in the business.
i like your video
i like your video