1998 Hoover Turbopower 2 U2090

[singingrainbow]

Nice

Well that machine looks almost mint! I would say you got one heck of a deal, and in such a striking color too. I wish we had gotten these hoovers over here, we went straight from the elites to the windtunnels which came at a point where the quality had already started to drop.
Anyways, I'm sure you will enjoy it just as much as your other four!
Scott

 

[alexhoovers94]

Scott...Thanks!

Well, the colour is rather striking to say the least, I had to take it downstairs for fear of loosing sleep over it!  I do however love the colour, you can tell they were from the 90's were fashion was at it's brightest!


The Turbopower 1's that we had were not the best built machine, but they were not terrible or cheaply built, the plastic was just rather thinnner in areas that it should of been thicker! The Turbopower 2 (released in 1992) was FAR more sturdy and not to mention quieter! The Turbopower 2 didn't perform as well as the good old dirty air Turbopower 1 but they were still dam good!


I was really pleased with the condition of this machine, it had the odd few marks and scuffs on it but overall it is pretty good.


You got the windtunnle in 1997, didn't you? I have used one of the early Hoover windtunnles that my friend owns, it is VERY good but it is WAY to loud. I also Have our version of your Hoover Elite 200...The Hoover Turbolite, it is a very good machine, I still didn't think it was AS good as our Turbopower 1's or Turbomaster, the Turbomaster/Innovations are REALLY good!


Alex.


 

 

[james]

Wow you've done a great job cleaning that up Alex.
It really does look great, well done

 

[beko1987]

Loving that paperwork, you did the right thing by opening it up!

However, you can see the 'cheapening' of Hoover by this stage on the paperwork, ratehr than tailored to the machine as it was it's just a generic pack meant for many different models!

If you think the yellow is bright now, give it a good polish hand wax. You need sunglasses to see it then!

 

[dysondestijl]

My Dyson DC01 DeStijl had all its manual etc in the original unopened packaging but I couldn't help myself either lol

 

[singingrainbow]

1997

Yep, you are spot on with the date. I wasn't meaning to say that the windtunnels were bad or anything, just that they were loud, had short hoses, fell over when using the hose, and the self propelled models had some mechanical issues.

I also really like the elite 200, it's my favorite out of all the elites and yours is in great shape(I have seen your video of it). Although just from looks I would say your turbopowers cleaned better with the activator, and I also prefer the looks of your turbopowers to the elites.

I would love to find an innovation one day, they are such neat machines!
Scott

 

[thekirbylover]

and I also prefer the looks of your turbopowers to the elite

yes Ive found the turbopowers look nicer than the elites to

 

[jmurray01]

What a comprehensive thread Alex - well done indeed.

That TP2 looks brand new, you have done a fantastic job of cleaning it up.

One thing that puzzles me though is why it has a Candy ID sticker yet my 1999 Turbopower 2 had a Hoover sticker? Strange!

 

[alexhoovers94]

James - Thankyou


 


Sam - Thanks and your welcome I could do with cleaning off some of those marks around the bumper.


 


Scott - The Turbopower 2's never had any issues from my experience, the only issue they had was that the brushroll bearings were prone to going bad rather quickly and were VERY noisy after a number of uses. The Activator was very good, although the Turbolite/Elite 200 does have a very decent brushroll. I like the look of both the Turbopowers and the Elites for different reasons, although, the Elites seem to have more "sticky out bits" than the Turbopowers, they look more "flush" if you see what I mean.


 


Jamie - Thanks.


 


Alex.


 


 

 

[alexhoovers94]

Here is my "Turbopower 2" collection

Oh, I forgot to put the Yellow Turbopower 2 on the photo, didn't I? Aww shucks!


Anyway, aside from my 'sense' of humour with the Turbopower 2's pardon the pun Ok, I will stop now, you can see that they are all in order of specification, starting with highest spec on the left.

 

[alexhoovers94]

There you can see the rear of the machines, you can see how they took away the short crevice tool on the later Turbopower 2's after the Turbopower 3 came out.

 

[alexhoovers94]

Older and later cord entry placements.

 

[alexhoovers94]

That was why there was a "cut out" on later Turbopower 2's it was were you could hook a rubber "dudar" on the hose to secure it to the rear of the machine while you cleaner upholstory, to prevent the machine from falling over.

 

[alexhoovers94]

This is what I meant, where I said earlier in the thread that behing the Hoover roundle there was a line in the plastic to correctly configure the angle of the roundle.

 

[alexhoovers94]

This is what I meant, where I said earlier in the thread that behing the Hoover roundle there was a line in the plastic to correctly configure the angle of the roundle.

 

[alexhoovers94]

Here is a video of it, if any of you are interested.

 

[vintagerepairer]

That one has the newer motor, by the sound of it. The original always seemed much smoother sounding, to me.

 

[alexhoovers94]

Yh, I see what you mean Benny, this is a 900 watt version, however. I do have another standard version, pictured above, model U2462, that has an 800 watt motor and seems more higher pitch sounding than this, although, that model has the original narrow internal ducting and this 900 watt version, like my Turbopower 3 has a wider ducting, could that be the reason it sounds different? Apart from the 900 watts difference.

 

[alexhoovers94]

Benny, this is what my 1994 U2462 sounds like...

 

[rootcyclone]

I like the Turbopower 2s, my personal favourite out of all of the turbopowers'. I'm after one as well.

On the other hand however, the coulour of this machien. At the time this machine was made most Dyson machines we're yellow (well had yellow bin inserts anyway). Seeming as the DC01 took the market by storm, the 'paint job' of this Turbopower 2 looks like a cheap naff attempt at making something that looks like a Dyson. This does not mean i don't like the Turbopower 2, just not in this colour.

Can i ask, we're there any other colours the Turbopower 2 came in?