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Another exclusive Turbopower has been found. This is another of the unusual U2408 models, 1 of 4 known colour schemes. There were versions in white & blue exclusive to Argos, an unknown maroon model and this one in gloss black, exclusive to Littlewoods-Index. This one is dated February 1990...

Electrolux Twin Turbo

Fantastic demo, thanks so much!

That's lovely Michael, and good job cleaning it up. You're right, it was the second leccy board special, sold alongside the u1222 Turbopower Junior, which oddly enough did have a headlight.

At long last, the brochure.

1994 Brochure

1991 Brochure

some more Goblin laser info here folks. First up, the TV advert http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjbi-QnI4-M

Hi Aidan, Which metal bit do you mean? Could you take a pic and I'll compare on mine. Chris

certain cleaners are exempt from the regulations - multifunctional machines like George, carpet washers and commercial vacs are all not affected. Maybe Kirby found a loop hole in that?

probably because they are sold door to door So are Vorwerk but they've not escaped the rating system.

The legislation was welcome. Manufacturers were getting away with using high power motors as a way around doing any real R&D. Vacuums were becoming lower in quality and more unreliable, with all those broken, single cyclone, high power vacuums cluttering up landfills. Something had to change.

when the screamers actually started to make a big appearance mid-80's for us but only on the very cheap brands. Goblin cylinders of the 80's were noisey - a combination of cheap motors and no sound insulation. Infact, at one point, Goblin recommended wearing ear defenders in the manual for some...

We're lucky really, there is a vacuum shop still in my local town centre that stocks a whole heap of bags. I bought genuine Electrolux Twin Turbo bags in their last month! Our big Wilko's in Leeds still has a good selection of non-genuine bags for Henry, Hoover Purepower and Panasonic uprights...

Does anybody have any update on this? I'm wondering how brands like Kirby and Vorwerk have managed to escape the EU ratings labels. Not that the labels are worth the paper they're printed on.

As great as Kirby's are, I don't like the sales tactics. I wish they'd adopt the same approach as Vorwerk, who do in-home demo's and parties with no pressure to buy. As much as Kirby claim there is no obligation to try, the salesman will try every tactic in the book to sell the thing. Price is...

Kirby, Rainbow, Filter Queen and Vorwerk are all expensive here too, all retailing for over £1000 and only sold D2D. The price of vacuums here has pretty much stayed the same, dating back to the mid-80's. Prices range for around £80-£250, give or take. But of course, the value of £80 now...

Mike, I think one of the problems is that people expect to pay cheap and get quality. Vacuums are cheaper now than they've ever been, but of course there has to be a sacrifice somewhere and it's usually the quality that is given up.

The EU regulation was not just about saving electricity. Certainly in the UK, there is a huge market for cheap, disposable cleaners. You can buy a cheap vacuum from the big supermarkets for about £30, use it for a year and just throw it away when it breaks and buy another cheap one. I know of...

I had laminate flooriing throughout the whole of the downstairs of my old house. I used to vacuum it with a straight-suction cylinder with either a standard suction-only combi head or a specific hard floor tool. The Miele parquet twister brush was particularly good. I used to mop the whole...