Aerus Lux 9000 Makeover

Its great to tear apart a vacuum again, after not having done it for a long time. The Aerus Lux 9000 desperately needed a new motor housing, as the original one had literally cracked into pieces (not sure how this could happen, but it did). The housing also smelled a bit, as did the motor and fan unit, so, I decided to pop a new motor in there. Luckily, I happened upon this:

Yes, the rubber seal at the back of the bag chamber is a little dirty, but of course it'll be wiped off before installation. Otherwise, this is a complete unit, consisting of motor and fan unit, motor housing, wiring, circuit boards, hose inlet, and auto-shutoff system hoses. The only thing I'm retaining from the original mechanics is the cord winder. I might mention that I also need to put on a new cord winder pedal and front door latch, and these are on the way.

Naturally, after I 'tore the guts' out of the machine, I washed it as thoroughly as I could, and let it air dry. As a matter of fact, I scrubbed it with soap and water, and then water and vinegar.

The base of these Style R machines is riddled with ribs and narrow crevices, so I gave up on getting all the dirt out, but its definitely cleaner. The wiring harness seen is the old one, and will be replaced.

Here is the machine partially dismantled, with the cracked motor housing. Oddly enough, I can't remember where the motor and fan unit is. I did take it out a while ago, so it must be hidden in a box in my storage room somewhere.

I'll definitely add to this post when the new motor and harness goes in, and, of course, after everything is installed and the machine is running.

My patio could use a paint job, for sure.

UPDATE 2018-09-15: Things are getting closer to completion. The motor is in and fully connected up; now, I just have to wait on my front door latch, connect up the auto shutoff system hoses, 'nail' everything down, and it'll be good to go. The cord winder pedal is brand new.

UPDATE 2018-10-08: I finally got around to finishing off this project. Here is a test of the new motor:

Note that things are not completely 'nailed down' yet. I just stuck the top cover on and put in a bag to test things out. I'm happy to say that the motor sounds and sucks strong. Yay! I tested it first with a crappy old hose that I wouldn't miss if it blew out, and then, when all was good, I tried my good hose. Everything worked like a charm.

Finally, here is the completed machine. Everything is installed...the cord winder and rewind pedal are in place, the motor fully connected and screwed down, bag chamber snapped in place, wire harness and auto shutoff hoses connected, front cover, with mechanics and latch, fully connected, two halves screwed together, and bag, carbon filter, and HEPA filter installed. The Aerus Lux 9000 is back in business as a working machine. Perfect. Note that the Sidekick is there merely to test if the electric accessories worked properly, which they did, and also note that my patio, which needed a serious paint job in the prior pictures, has received one.

On a purely personal note, this is the first time I've ever seriously worked on one of the Style R machines, and I'm quite happy with the result.