1992 Electrolux Airstream 1000 Z1490

[madabouthoovers]

I don't think HooverCandy will start production of brushrolls or indeed any parts for the TP2 range as 1: No-one would buy them other than a few collectors, 2: It would cost more to set up machinery to produce them again than they would take in sales, and 3: HooverCandy is a completely different company than the old Hoover Ltd was before the takeover. If Candy had not rescued the old Hoover company following the free flights fiasco, then there would be no more Hoover name at all. I agree that modern Hoovers are not a patch on the old ones pre-Candy, and its a shame that parts for old models are now all but depleted, but HooverCandy are in business to make money and not lose it just for the sake of keeping a few old models operating in private collections.


We have to be sensible about it in the modern world - we can keep our old models working by using them VERY sparingly and keeping them in dark rooms away from damp, and sunlight.


Would you expect to go to Ford and be able to expect to get new parts for a 1993 Sierra - no, they would be old stocks, and once they were gone they were gone. That's why we don't see many Sierras left on the roads, with those that are left being in the last stages of dilapidation or in a garage somewhere as part of a collection.

 

[alexhoovers94]

I personally would not use those in any of my Hoovers

Looks like you won't be using them then, if they don't make genuine parts anymore.
I like using only genuine in any of my vacs, but when push comes to shove, what can you do, really?

And in regards to your "lets make our own"

I can make some belts for you tomorrow if you want, just let me pour some rubber into my Turbopower 2 belt making machine tomorrow and I will get them sent out to you.

 

[madabouthoovers]

Oh excellent Alex - can you conjure me up a new brushroll for my Tp2?

 

[alexhoovers94]

I'm right on it, Steve, the mould for it is still in the dishwasher, so I shall take it out tommorow and melt down some ABS that I have on a pallet in my warehouse. Shouldn't take me to long though.

Lol.

 

[madabouthoovers]

I found a brushroll for your Airstream here on Ebay - its item 6 on  the photo in case you might be interested in a spare one - knowing how rare they are now.


I guess you might have to  go and shake the money tree in the back garden though.



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRUSH-ROL...000?pt=UK_Vacuum_Cleaners&hash=item4acc1587d8

 

[spiraclean]

Another thing to remember is that, while there are still a fair few of these older cleaners in general use, there comes a point when the owners will no longer wish to sink too much money into them. Once a cleaner reaches 15 or 20 years old, it has for all intents and purposes already exceeded its intended lifespan. By this stage people will generally see no problem in continuing to purchase consumables such as bags and belts for as long as the cleaner continues to work, but coughing up the money for wear parts such as a brush roll is a different matter. It doesn't make sense to fit a new part if the cleaner may only have another year or two left in it.

Before anyone disagrees, note that I'm referring to the average Joe or Jane on the street here. Collectors will have an entirely different view on the matter, but sadly the collector market isn't enough to sustain a production run for another batch of parts. A company such as Qualtex won't crank out a couple of hundred parts at a time, they will be looking to make several thousand at least in order for it to be economically viable. And they will only do that if they know for sure they can sell the parts afterwards.

 

[madabouthoovers]

I suppose it all adds to the fun of regularly trawling ebay looking for the odd seller who might have had a clear out and be selling an unused brushroll.


The fact that the TP2,3 and 1000 was a very popular vac is probably the reason why all stocks of brushrolls have now gone. Funny though that you can still get the original Turbopower 1 brushrolls, seeing as these were just as popular.


Its a case of looking for old TP2's and 3's on ebay and buying them for a few quid in the hope that they may have parts that can be salvaged to make other cleaners of better condition work again.


 

 

[sebo_fan]

Actually as a collector it just means you are forced to other vacuums you have as opposed to continual use of the TP2/3. That's the art of collecting versus average joe customer owner.

 

[madabouthoovers]

I now only use a select few vacs as daily hacks, and the older vacs stay upstairs with the drivebelts removed to avoid them stretching. I run the older vacs once every 6 months or so to ensure all is fine with them. I just cant risk using rare old vacs that you cant get replacement parts for as daily drivers. I want them all to still be working in 20 or so years time.


I would rather wear out modern vacs that are cheap to repair or get parts for like my Purepower or Kirbys. The thing with Kirby is that even the Heritage models you can still get most parts for, including brushrolls, and most parts are available online for them at much cheaper prices than a dealer.


Its still nice to get a vintage vac like the TP1 out occasionally for a blast round though  - but occasional is the key word.

 

[alexhoovers94]

Even without being used I doubt they will last another 20 years, the plastic ones that are already 20+ years old, the plastic won't last forever.