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Electrolux Vitesse+ 1900w - Stripdown and Refurb
« on: August 01, 2016, 10:25:40 pm »
Hello my Vacuum Cleaner Chums!

Sometimes I get fantastic, rare, interesting cleaners to stripdown and refurb for your pleasure!

However, this is not one of those cleaners! It was given to me in a damp field on a wet friday in June...

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A cheapo bagless upright, made in China. Ace!

I took a few videos initially, one is a first look


and the other is a quick belt fitment and vacuum


So, once it was confirmed working, I put the filter and hose through the wash, and stripped the machine down a few week ago!

Starting with the turbo tool

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The RizorVizor unclips from the edges

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2 screws release the top of the turbo tool

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The main turbine lifts out of the shell, and the retaining bracket is held on with a small circlip

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The axle pushes out the middle of the turbine

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The brushroll and belt comes out, and the brushroll end caps pop out of the brushroll ends

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The attachment tube is held on with 2 small screws

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like so

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And the turbo brush is stripped!
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Re: Electrolux Vitesse+ 1900w - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2016, 10:32:47 pm »
Onto the machine itself now. Extension tube and crevice tool out

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Pop the cable off the hooks

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The top handle is held on with a long screw at the top

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and pulls off the machine once removed

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One long screw and 2 shorter screws on the top handle split it even further

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The turbo tool holder is screwed in behind the front plate

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And the top cap is released with a little tab

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Moving down the machine, the lower cord hook/hose guide is removed with a short screw

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Like so

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Re: Electrolux Vitesse+ 1900w - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2016, 10:42:17 pm »
The cord hook pops out of the bracket from behind

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2 screws from the top release the bracketry that holds the hose and extension wands at the top of the machine

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After this, one long screw releases the whole spine of the machine from the base!

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The cyclone seal pulls out of the chassis

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and we can move onto the bottom of the machine! Hood off

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The little belt viewing window pops out

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The brushroll lifts out, and the end caps come away

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The belt is tricky to remove at the moment though, but luckily the next thing to do is remove the pivot rings holding the 2 remaining parts of the machine together!

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Re: Electrolux Vitesse+ 1900w - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2016, 10:51:09 pm »
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The wheels come away with the removal of a circlip, and the assembly splits out nicely

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The release pedal unclips from the back of the chassis

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And the front wheels are removed from the chassis by unhooking the little spring and lifting the assembly vertical and lifting it out

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Next to what looks like de-watered, heated, filtered WVO is the height adjuster knob, which turns until a peg aligns with a slot

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and lifts out

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The front wheels split down nicely

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And the lower chassis is stripped!

Onto the motor housing now, and we start with the blanking plate for where higher spec models would have had a light!

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Nowt under here

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Re: Electrolux Vitesse+ 1900w - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2016, 10:57:06 pm »
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Some screws release the motor housing

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Some snipping occured

and the motor was free

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The motor suction is linked to the machine by a rubber adapter that sits under where the hose connects

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The switch button pops out

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As does the switch itself

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The fancase seal and suction adapter thing pull off

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ID markings on the motor, no idea who they are

Cyclone/Bin assembly now

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Re: Electrolux Vitesse+ 1900w - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2016, 11:04:18 pm »
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Under the top is 3 screws

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Which once removed releases the top suction channel

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The bin clip pops out

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and the seal pulls off the end of the top part

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The bottom bin flap pops off its tabs, and the rubber seal pulls off the outside

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And the bin flap release catch pops off, revealing a conical spring!

Everything was washed and polished as usual, and we can not commence re-assembly!

Bottom flap and seal back on the bin

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Release catch fitted

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Re: Electrolux Vitesse+ 1900w - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2016, 11:10:48 pm »
Onto the top part now, and the cyclone top was fitted,

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That done, it's time to fit the filter. If you remember back to the before videos, this was choked, and it took me a good 20 minutes picking it clean with a screwdriver, then 3 hours in the washing machine

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And the bin is done!

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Moving on, I rubbered up the motor

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Fitted the switch

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Fitted the switch pedal

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Time to wire the cables back up now, so they were stripped and twisted

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Re: Electrolux Vitesse+ 1900w - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2016, 11:14:43 pm »
Some nice crimps found

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and connections made

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The motor can be fitted now

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and the motor housing screwed up

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And the blanking plate fitted

Front wheels now, re-assembled

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Drop the height adjuster knob in

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And fit the wheels to the lower chassis

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Release pedal fitted

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Re: Electrolux Vitesse+ 1900w - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2016, 11:21:06 pm »
Rear wheels next

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The motor housing can be lowered onto the lower chassis now, the belt fitted as it's easier and the retaining rings screwed down

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The brushroll can go back in now

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The little window can be clipped in and the hood can be refitted

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Moving on up, fit the seal to the spine

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And that drops on to the machine and is nipped up with the screw

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Tool hooks fitted now

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Lower cord hook fitted

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Re: Electrolux Vitesse+ 1900w - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2016, 11:24:42 pm »
Top cap back on the handle

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Turbo tool clip and the front plastics screwed on

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And the handle can be fitted to the machine

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The cyclone can be clipped on

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And the washed hose, tools and cable can be fitted, along with a Dyson dusting brush I found that fits perfectly!

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Time to lob the turbo head back together

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Charlie helped with this bit

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Then got bored so we went into the garden for the last little bit

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RizorVizor fitted

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Re: Electrolux Vitesse+ 1900w - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2016, 11:26:16 pm »
And we are done!

I took some after shots

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And sold it for £25 the next day, so no after video I'm afraid, but rest assured, it has excellent suction, groomed very well and was bloody VERY LOUD!

Hope you enjoyed it!
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Re: Electrolux Vitesse+ 1900w - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2016, 04:44:16 pm »
That wedge of sound deadening obviously works well, didnt know a dyson Dusting tool would fit

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Re: Electrolux Vitesse+ 1900w - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2016, 04:47:39 pm »
It fits internally,  so the hose goes over the whole outer of the tool!
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Re: Electrolux Vitesse+ 1900w - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2016, 04:52:12 pm »
Ah right cool

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Re: Electrolux Vitesse+ 1900w - Stripdown and Refurb
« Reply #14 on: August 04, 2016, 06:10:00 pm »
Looks good! Still better than the Bush 1800W Pets I sold yesterday for 20!

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