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    Quick question on hoover junior?

    Mabey it is fine then :-)Hopefully it wont blow up the house lol ;-)
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    Quick question on hoover junior?

    Thanks al. So a 10 is safe and it wont burst into flames? lol ;-)
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    Quick question on hoover junior?

    Just wanted to ask if its safe for someone to use a 10amp fuse in a hoover junior? I use 5 amp fuse in mine but a friend was asking and i don't know myself if its safe or not as im just using the one that was in mine when i got it.
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    Just picked up one of my all time favourite cleaners :D :D :D

    Nice chris..We had a hitachi powerhouse Cylinder in grey when i was growing up. The bagless one. Can't remember the Exact model but it came apart in two sections. Dust compartment and motor compartment.It replaced the Grey goblin solo that my parents had before that. It went on for many many...
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    Advice on hoover junior 1346.....

    Thanks guys. I replaced the motor with a spare that i had. Just stuck a new carbon Brush in the spare and away to go. She is running sweet. The only thing is that it smells a bit of kind of burning but sounds fine so im guessing its just where the motor had been in storage for so long and has...
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    Advice on hoover junior 1346.....

    Just got a junior 1346 and the fuse keeps blowing...Have put a 5amp in and a 3amp just to see and it only switches on for a few seconds then dies again. Anyone know what the problem could be?
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    Help ;-( My Hoover Turbomaster bulb keeps Blowing out :-(

    Mine came without one unfortunately. I think the tp Tool caddy as vintagerepairer said is the same as the tools are the same for both tp and tm. Just the hose thats different. I will get hold of one at someoint im sure :-)
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    Help ;-( My Hoover Turbomaster bulb keeps Blowing out :-(

    It was Actually quite satisfying. It looks like new again. My cam is working now so will get a pic for you:-) The only thing thats missing is the Tool Caddy on the back. Hopefully will get hold of one somewhere soon. Sam do you know if one from a turbopower would fit the master? If so i may be...
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    Looking for a Tool caddy for my Turbomaster.

    Hi if anyone has any old tool Caddys for a Turbomaster can you let me know. Don't care what colour just need one as mines broke.
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    Help ;-( My Hoover Turbomaster bulb keeps Blowing out :-(

    Thanks for that info sam. I got it working again now. Phew!! I think it was excessive vibration as some parts were loose which made it much louder. Stripped it down and re fastened everything and its running like a dream.
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    Turbopower Boost U2716

    You,ve done wonders there sam. It always gets to me how the everyday people of this world miss treat things. If you do sell i will be interested. Will.
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    junior 1346 wiring

    Hey..Can you post a pic of it? May be able to look up some info for you then. Plus anyone else that knows loads about these models will probably be able to help.I nearly gave up on my junior a while back but did get there in the end lol. Will.
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    Turbopower Boost U2716

    You have done wonders there sam! I may have to pay you to give some of mine your magic touch ;-) I cleaned the dirt searcher up today and after about four hours she came up a treat but my god the rubber handle grip was a challenge but worth it in the end. I always find it a shame with...
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    Help ;-( My Hoover Turbomaster bulb keeps Blowing out :-(

    Realy? i may have a look then. The one in my junior Dirtsearcher Deluxe is fine too and has allways worked. Never even changed it. The one i got for the Tm was a genuine Hoover Component. Will get some more tho and give it a go..See if i can figure out wheather its the Bulb or the Vacuum itself...
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    Help ;-( My Hoover Turbomaster bulb keeps Blowing out :-(

    Hi sam. Model number U5096. Thanks. Hopefully a faulty bulb. The TM I used to have had none of these problems and that was the same Model. Although yes...The bulb was gone when i got it.
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