Comments on: Silly Aerus Lux 5500

By: Christine vanDale

Christine vanDale — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:17:58 +0000

wow thanks for the great info found it so helpful !!! My lux is better than ever !!

By: Frank M

Frank M — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:09:39 +0000

WOW !! Told my outlaw I would try to get her SILLY LUX 5500 to work more that 1 second. Cant believe I found this.
20 Minutes later and it is fixed. Of course now I have to finish putting it together. Thanks so much. Great job.

By: Mark K

Mark K — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:29:12 +0000

Thank you for sharing, I’m currently stuck with a filthy, post-reconstruction apartment and an Aerus Lux 5500 that’s on strike… will follow your recipe (in 2010!)

By: T Hammer

T Hammer — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:27:21 +0000

I can’t thank you enough for not only making the vacuum fix easier but also for the great laugh. I had more of a problem assembling it due to the wires not wanting to go back into place on the top section. The vacuum works great!! The person who posted this should consider becoming a comic writer. Thanks again!

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:16:23 +0000

IT WORKED!!!! I agree with Mike…three years and your advice is still helping people, saving me money, and saving my sanity.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:24:56 +0000

Well, I’m having the same problem so wish me luck.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:15:05 +0000

Here it is, almost three years since you posted this entry, and it still is helping folks like me fix their Lux vacuums. I searched all over the web, but before reading your post here, I was stumped by the endcap — I couldn’t see how it could be removed. But sure enough, by bending the plastic shell 1/2 inch apart, as you descibed, it did pop out, and I could then persuade the middle strips to slide out. What a ridiculous design. The tube on mine was totally clear but I removed it anyway and now the vacuum cleaner works fine. Keep this post up, and thanks!

By: Art and Sharon Falcone

Art and Sharon Falcone — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 21:17:29 +0000

Thank you so much for solving our vacuum cleaner mystery! We, too, were having the identical problem you described so articulately! My husband is an engineer and agrees that this design was intentionally mean to keep all but people who know “your little secret” out of the machine. After reading and following your instructions, we too have a functioning vacuum cleaner. We too feel that we are intelligent enough to remember to periodically check the bag!

You are our hero!!!