anyone own an electrolux vacuum cleaner?

rivk241

Mon, Apr 19 2010, 6:51 pm

I needed a new vacuum before pesach so I did my research and bought a dyson- anyway long story short it is not working right so I returned it at costco- it was very expensive and I am diasppointed that it stopped working properly- I am looking again for a good vacuum I was told electrolux canister model # el7025 is very good- if anyone has experience I need reviews - thanks!

happyone

Mon, Apr 19 2010, 6:56 pm

I have an Electrolux and am extremely unhappy. All I have been doing the last few years is investing money in repairs. It's an expensive product to keep having to put money into it.
I'm also looking for a good vacuum, one that actually works and lasts a while.

Mommyholic

Mon, Apr 19 2010, 8:51 pm

I don't recommend Electrolux. We bought it since it was supposed to have a good name. When it needed repairs pretty early on, the repairman made us aware that one of the cheap American brands bought the name off the good European one... so it's really just the same inferior product as what you'd pay much less for.
Miele is supposed to be very good, though! Good luck!

chaylizi

Mon, Apr 19 2010, 9:00 pm

I've never heard of that brand. I have an Oreck. I bought it refurbished 5 years ago on ebay for $120. It's still going strong. It only weighs 8 lbs, so I don't break my back trying to vacuum.

Marigold

Thu, Apr 22 2010, 9:16 pm

I own an electrolux for about 6yrs and am very happy. never needed any repairs.
As for the company being bought off....

I found this off the internet. Not sure about the credibility of the site.
The company that manufactured Electrolux vacuum cleaners is now known as Aerus LLC, and has been known by that name since 2001. The Electrolux name is still used in the United States, but it now belongs to the Electrolux Group of Sweden, a company that also manufactures the Eureka brand. In between the company coming to the United States and the change of name in 2001 there were other company changes and name changes, such as the company being bought by the Sara Lee Corporation in 1968, back when it was still called The Consolidated Foods Corporation.

As for the products, though, they have remained high quality and realistically priced throughout the time that they have been in this country, and they are still there today. In the 1960s, Electrolux marketed their products to the United Kingdom under the slogan “nothing sucks like an Electrolux.” Many people in America believed that this was a huge marketing blunder, but the negative connotation of that word is generally only in America, and Electrolux was well-aware of the possibility of a double-entendre in the UK. The slogan was deliberate and designed to get attention, and it succeeded in trying to do that. The Electrolux vacuum brand sold very well in the UK for some time and is still sold over there. Now that the Swedish Electrolux company has its trademark back from the United States, it sells its products in that country and in Canada as well, along with a long list of other products under various brand names.

flowerpower

Thu, Apr 22 2010, 10:41 pm

My mom had one for years and years and it was really strong and powerful. My eurika doesn't come close to it.

JerseyShore

Wed, Dec 11 2013, 9:12 pm

I have an old Electrolux that I bought in a thrift store for $10 and I love it. I vacuum a lot and it is really strong.

It is the Super J model. If you can find one, they are great. My daughter wants one as a wedding present. LOL