Logo closeup. Yes, its still dirty, as the machine is fresh out of the box, but it will of course be getting the full-on 'Eluxurious' spa treatment before it gets put into regular service.
Note that this logo matches the later Guardian Model C134E...on the latter, the black stripe bears the notation "By Electrolux", and the stylized "E" becomes a "G".
Logo and Good Housekeeping guarantee sticker, which leads me to believe the Guardian Encore and the Lux 4000 came out at the same time.
Left side view:
Kitted out with hose, wands, Sidekick, and combo floor/carpet nozzle. This, by the way, only came with the small attachments, which aren't shown. I just borrowed everything else from my other blue and white Style R models. I don't happen to have the original power nozzle for the Encore, which features the "Electrolux" in dark blue script, exactly like the Lux 4000 power nozzle.
I do happen to have a hose, the handle of which features the "Electrolux" in the same script as the side bumper, as this picture shows:
The hose itself is rather yellow; I'll just get a new or newer one one of these days and stick this handle on it.
Side bumper logo:
Ratings sticker. Same power ratings as the Guardian 75th Anniversary C134A, and right up to the Aerus Lux 9000, I believe. The Encore certainly sounds exactly like those models.
Speaking of sound, I naturally turned the Encore on, to see if things were good to go, and, to some extent, they were, but, when I put my hand over the hose end to check out the suction, the motor shut off. Uh huh. Something, of course, was askew in the auto-shutoff system, so I dismantled the front cover, and found that the little hose connected to the suction inlet had fallen off completely. Back on it went, back on the front cover went, back on the motor went, and all was good.
I'll be adding more comments after the Encore has completed its first tour of service, and after he's been cleaned and shined. In the meantime, I'm happy to have another addition to the Style R lineup. I still need to get the Electrolux Guardian C134B 75th Anniversary, the Electrolux Lux 9000 C134D, and the Electrolux Guardian C134E.
Since the Encore is its sister/brother/whatever you please to call it vacuum, and since its the current upstairs upright, here is the Lux 4000. Vacuums when not in use make good doorstops.
The Guardian Encore all cleaned and polished up. This was the first of the Style R machines with the new white and blue colour scheme.
Into service as the bare floor/dusting/upholstery vacuum, along with its model line-mate, the Lux 4000:
Been looking for hours trying to find if there is a spring between the cord retractor button on the top of the c134c and the plunger that it pushes on to retract the cord? Thanks for any info.
ReplyDeleteNo, there's nothing between the foot pedal and the plunger, but the plunger has a spring (a piece of wire, actually, that acts as a spring) located about halfway down, if you're looking at the back of the cord winder.
DeleteHow can I secure the hep a filter? It seems to pop off when I am in the carpet vacuum mode. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi there. I'm guessing the clips on your HEPA filter are cracked off or broken (sadly, a common problem with these filters). If that's the case, you could tape it down on either side, or, depending on how old the filter is, get a new one. Doesn't sound like much of a solution, I know, but that's the issue with these filters...the connectors are only cheap plastic.
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