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"What you could do is bombard Hoover's facebook page and demand the parts. Or if you're not on Facebook email them." I do hope that was sarcasm.
 
It wont be a lack of bags and belts that put our vacs out of action though will it - what about brushrolls? they have now all gone - you just cant get them new - genuine OR aftermarket. This isn't in 30 years time, this is now Jamie. As far as we are concerned, the TP2 range right up to those made into the early 00s is now obsolete.
 
No its not sarcasm Jamie, I have just done it - I posted to Hoover's floorcare page asking when they were going to pull out the finger and put Turbopower 2 and 3 brush rolls back into production. Of course I'll let you know if an answer appears.

I did this before when I lost the dusting brush to my Slalom and they went out of their way to get the part to me - even if it is the wrong colour (they sent me a black one when it should have been the silver one to go with the silver Slalom model) part, it still does the job.

If you don't ask, you don't get.
 
That is true Steve, brush rolls are the third most wearing part of a vacuum cleaner (the first and second being bags and belts). My TP1000's brush roll is now at the stage where if the belt even gets a tiny bit loose it starts slipping, which isn't good at all. If I could I would replace it, but there just aren't any out there.

I would expect this kind of obsolescence for my Hoover 612 or Senior even, but for a vacuum cleaner that isn't even 20 years old? I tell you, if Hoover was still Hoover as it once was they would never have stopped manufacturing spares for the Turbopowers. Hell, they would probably still be manufacturing the Turbopowers themselves if it was still the old Hoover.
 
I am surprised Ryan. In the slim chance that they DO make them available again, I shall be one of their first customers, but somehow I am not too hopeful.

As for manufacturing them ourselves Benny, I'm sure there would be a way, though I don't profess to be privy to that method.
 
"Remember Jamie, you went on and on about how the Hoover Turbo Power bagless uprights that would disappear? They're still selling also helped by the Jazz upright versions." That is true, I shall keep an open mind from hereon in. Please do tell us if and when you receive a response.
 
Infact both Chris and I left a message some time ago on Hoover's floorcare page:

HOOVER: "...Tuesday Top Tip: If you suffer from allergies, don’t use feather pillows and bedding and try non-allergic synthetic bedding instead. Allergen barrier covers' can also be effective..."

Me: If you suffer from allergies, don't bother with a bagless vacuum. HEPA can only save you so far when the fur gets stuck to the top of the filter shroud and has to be removed by hand, thus, guess what, the dust hits you in the face. Bagged vacuums so much easier. When's the new upright coming?

HOOVER: Which upright have you seen?

Me: The one in my mind that is low eco friendly, quiet on the ears, has good quality and above all carries the reputation that Hoover once had.... The Slalom has a low power motor thank god!! But the tube clasp has now broken off after a year's use. Nothing like a Hoover Junior or Senior from days gone by either by build quality or performance. Hoover did well in that area back in the 1970s when no silly laws were around. Hoover can do it again despite the push for Chinese made bagless tat. Meanwhile, your Italian branch has just launched a 2500 watt "Athos" cylinder vacuum in the face of the EU's proposal.

Chris: Speaking of bagged vacuums, the Purepower has been on sale now since 1997. With the new EU limit on motor wattage and the current PP's being 2100w, is there a new bagged Hoover upright on the horizon?

HOOVER: Chris, you'll have to wait and see as we don't want to give our competitors a heads up on our product developments. Rest assured, our engineers are working very hard ad have developed some fantastic vacuum cleaners that deliver the suction you'd expect from a Hoover vacuum cleaner, whilst meeting the new EU limits on motor wattage. Watch this space
 
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.
 
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. :)
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.


 
 
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.
 

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