My Electrolux Ambassador delivers poor suction at the frar end of the hose although it seems very strong at the point where the hose attaches to the machine. There is no obstruction in the hose and no leaks I can detect. What can be done?

Daniel, January 2010

There will be a leak - either in the cleaning head, the hose itself or a union joint.

Run the machine with no hose attached and listen to the noise of the motor - then attach the hose - if the motor runs faster and makes a very noticeable higher pitched sound then you have a blockage in the hose assembly. If the motor sound is much the same then you have no blockage. If the suction is much poorer at the cleaning head end then air is getting in somewhere.

Good luck...

Peccavi, January 2010