THE WORST Vacuum Cleaner I have ever shown you… Unboxing / First Look / Disappointment / Alcohol
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2024
- Honestly guys and gals, there are some things I do in my life that make me question my sanity, and THIS purchase is most certainly one of those.
Here we have a 2003 Electrolux upright vacuum cleaner that I remember being quite popular back in the day. It was purchased by the ‘older’ generation because it is so incredibly lightweight - even more so than the Oreck XL I showed you a few months ago.
I saw this on Ebay for £27 and thought ahhh why not let’s get it. Well talk about buyer’s regret!
In this video we’ll unbox the machine and find out if it works. Then I’ll talk you through why it’s even worse than the Goblin Housemaid; I think that probably gives you some idea as to just how terrible this piece of Chinese rubbish really is.
Hope you enjoy the video and my obvious pain lol 😉
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NOTE: After cleaning up the packaging I actually found the lower cover panel that fits over the hole I show you. So that’s something at least…
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I had one of these, gave it to some friends eventually to have as an upstairs vacuum but as they were carrying it up the stairs they dropped it and the plastic handle snapped off(also because it was already broken before and someone tried to glue it back together as evident by glue streaks right above the power switch and the fact that I couldn’t remove or lower the handle) After that, they gave it back to me to send to the garbage and I gave them my Hoover T-Series WindTunnel with the cord rewind, much better quality
I bought one of these when they first came out, early 80's I think and I'm still using it today and I love it. Still has original belt in it, no bag to mess with and it works great on my tapestry rugs.
They sold millions of these in the USA as well, mainly aimed at the older crowd and extremely popular with university students. They were usually sold in the "stick vac" section of stores, so I imagine a lot of people had them as secondary machines. They are noisy and not very effective, but I'm slightly nostalgic for them since I have seen so many. I think the 90s cordless version was better even, less noisy at least.
I had a slightly later (2009ish) facelifted version from new which had a different filter and bin catch, said catch completely failed after a few months and it was tossed.
They very quickly changed the filter design to be a basket-style fiber filter with a rubber seal all the way around that just pushed into the top of the bin, but still not great.
Would love to see a demo of this one day!
That's really interesting to hear about the re-designed filter system. I don't think we ever got that over here in the UK
I remember having one and I remember being pitiful. It was really loud, the soft brushroll is useless especially when it has a brushroll motor that looks like it belongs in a model train, and the filters design is awful and hard to clean especially the early filter design that you have which let everything thought and into its motor.
2 items to fix, bottom panel use card stock for template (cereal or cracker box) transfer template to smooth side of DVD case (firm flexible plastic sheet and easy to crease) attach and seal sides with painters tape (sticks well and removes easy). Next filter use old cloth vacuum bag, generic hepa bag, or a purse storage bag, cut bag to overlap sides, top, and bottom of filter screen. The cloth will be fitted in front of the coarse screen for an extra fine filter stage. And since hepa bags take a lot to clog and have good air flow should last longer.
Really really good ideas Keith. I did find the lower cover in the box after I'd finished filming. I've done a little something with the machine and filmed the video for it today, so you guys will see the results next Saturday :)
@@TheVintageApplianceEmporium let me guess you removed the filter and put a hepa bag over the bin fill tube and let be a bottom fill bag
Love it love it love it. We have all had those moments. You need them because then you appreciate the good ones. But these you will remember the most and laugh.
I remember I BEGGED my mom for this vacuum when it was sold at Sears… I thought it was the coolest thing ever until the machine lost suction after a single use lmao
It's missing the plastic 'window' for when it gets something caught you pop it off and pull out whatever is plugging it up. The one you are showing has a completely different filter than mine. Mine has the conical shaped mesh filter with rubber gasket that fits tightly in place and it does a great job, pops right out, tap it on the inside of a waste basket and pop it back in.
I love your vacuum show .. I have a 45 vacume collection ..
i was just doing some googling about this vacuum and i found out that eureka did a green one (in the US) and they only stopped making the green one in 2019!!!
You're kidding?! Good lord that's ridiculous!
@@TheVintageApplianceEmporium no not kidding!
Just fixed my mother's vacuum today. This model was a bitch to put back together because everything fell out and I had to figure out where the dampeners went and where the plastic and metal piece went. The youtube video I watched before was worthless. Works better than before!
Well done you :)
Did I hear 200 watts :D That filter setup is horrible LOL. I would make sure that it doesn't leak past the pre motor filter. Well if it's possible. But bag might fit to that fill tube...
Yup a massive 200 watts of incredible suction power! That filter is completely knackered unfortunately
Now that really does look cheap and hateful.and they had the cheek to call it the boss.the boss of pitifulness and that’s about it !
Really enjoyed this video though mate there’s nothing wrong with your entertainment value even when faced with that pathetic thing ! Enjoying watching these worse vacuums series you’ve done
Goodness..... the worst vacuum I’ve ever owned was a Dyson!
I've also just realized this is like a modern(!) terrible Electrolux 170.
“Please tell me what I should do with this”
You should vacuum your entire house with it from top to bottom, including stairs and sofas, and see if it either dies completely or just shits itself
I would love to see this as well!
I'd have to really be a masochist to inflict that kinda pain upon myself lol XD
@@TheVintageApplianceEmporium do it do it do it. Just make sure you have a few pints of gin ready for when you’re finished. And possibly an open upstairs window to throw it out of
@@sorcerer101567 Even better idea, a few pints of gin beforehand!
I think you should try and kill it Steve !!!!
These were functional maybe for the price. I would say the worst are those that weren't cheap but perform poorly and came with loads of problems such as "Hoover the one". Another bad offering from Hoover is the "Hydropower" which is basically an awful rip off of the Rainbow water filtration vacuum.
Never head of the Hydropower! Will have to do some research
@@TheVintageApplianceEmporium Believe you and me I've seen some awful products from the Hoover company in recent years but these took the cake.
I had the American Eureka cordless version of this machine at the end of the 90's...Not the greatest performer but OKAY for about 10 minutes for quick clean up.
I had one of those too back then. Wish I could find another
These used the same motor as the Superbroom. Infact it is just a larger version of the Superbroom with the motorised brushroll. Absolute rubbish, I know they were only designed for quick cleaning, but when they don’t pick up anything at all, what’s the point? 😂 Any dust they picked up totally bypassed the filter and went straight into the motor fans. Not to mention as soon as it hit a carpet the brushroll would just stall instantly as the brushroll motor was about 2 watts 🤷♂️😂
Exactly - what's the POINT??! You may as well not bother and just leave your carpets alone!
What a hideous machine , vacuum whole house until it dies a sorry death 👌👌
I can't put MYSELF through that kinda torture lol
If I remember correctly, the black version was cordless and had a massive battery pack on the back of it. The black one came out first and was later replaced the yellow corded version
You're a genius! THAT's what I was thinking of. Thank you!
@@TheVintageApplianceEmporium I have my moments - pity it’s useless knowledge to anyone but us though lol
Upvoted! 👍🏽
These are loud but that just sounds like death
It looks like children toy vacuum😂
hi the Morphy Richards super vac is a lot wors
than this I love the colour of
this Electrolux I liked the look
of these vacuums when
thay came out but were
is the hose pipe on it lol
😄 brilliant video as always
thank you for uploading this
It would be soooo cooool if it had a little hose on the back!
If I remember correctly there’s a little tube that comes up to feed the been I would zip tie A bag to it and make it a bag vacuum
Ohhhh you are a clever one ;)
@@TheVintageApplianceEmporium I usually will take any bagless vacuum and if I can I will convert it to use bags
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Packing quite well yes sir
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The current Hoover Purepower in the UK is 250 Watts - & only draws 200! It's pathetic. Incidentally.
Wow, I never knew it was so underpowered! That's shocking
WHICH MODEL OF PURE POWER IS IT ARIF L
Gosh I remember these. Very cheap as I recall..
Can you not put a little bag in it? :P
I actually like these Eureka vacuums.
Yes, CPO Electroulx of Sweeden bought US Eureka Williams in 1978.
It looks absolutely terrible and I though that old Dyson cleaners were loud, this seems to even beat those. Who would've thought a 200 watt motor could make so much noise. It would be interesting to see it used once though just to see how bad it actually is and then get rid of it. Maybe even make a video of killing it off as it would be enjoyable to watch. Up to you in the end though
Noooo I could never knowingly kill a vacuum cleaner, even if it was awful
@@TheVintageApplianceEmporium Fair enough, I'm the same. Just thought it would be an interesting idea. Would still like to see it in use though just to see how awful it really is
I have one
Had alcohol been consumed before its purchase...?! As for what to do with it... I recommend something involving pyrotechnics/explosives. Recorded for posterity on video, naturally.
I think I /may/ have had a coupla dry sherries on the evening that I purchased it...
@@TheVintageApplianceEmporium Glasses or bottles?!
I have 7
Good lord!!!! WHY??!?! XD
Well I bought 2 from a thrift store and then people wouldn't come get thier damn vacuum after it sitting in a corner for a month after I fixed it and my dad hates it when I throw out anything bigger than a wood screw so I've just got a pile of them in a corner all over the place
Noooooooo this was my first vacuum as a child, don’t get me wrong they are useless but I loved mine
TBH I'm actually growing rather fond of it lol
Destroy it.
Oh, you’ve bought trouble there. I think you should at the least do a quick fix on it (tape up its bottom hole). I want to see just how awful that filter really is!
Yesssss, another fine mess I've got myself in to...
The us ones had a MUCH better filter design
Later they did switch to a better filter design, but the early US ones had this too.
I'd like to see that, wonder if I can track down a picture...
@@TheVintageApplianceEmporium th-cam.com/video/LYGkNODcfXY/w-d-xo.html :)