2001 Hoover Professional Dual Purpose C1417-903

[thekirbylover]

UKsausage

I now own that dual purpose and i dont know what the previous owner did to it but its motor is shot and brush roll is in quite a similar state

 

[alexhoovers94]

Bag in the back

Don't get me wrong, they are really good vacs with good agitation and they are nice to use, but there isn't that "stick" feeling when you push and pull it, it seems to grasp the carpet well but I can't feel the power like I can with Turbopower, you should find a Turbopower or Turbomaster, if you can...They are VERY good! The hose suction has more to be said about but it is certainly more powerful than these Elite based cleaners, however, the Turbopower 1 cleaners do have much wider air paths.[this post was last edited: 12/4/2013-13:11]

 

[madabouthoovers]

Oh dear Alex - it didn't work out then, and you paid £60 odd for that US vac as well. What did you swap with theKirbylover or did he buy it off you - knowing you, you swapped it for another Turbopwer2 lol.


How's the burgundy one getting on - you haven't done a thread on it yet?


 


Kirbylover - what was wrong with the motor? Fan damage I suspect?

 

[madabouthoovers]

That highlights the problem with old vacs - sometimes they do disappoint, and we have to take the rough with the smooth. Part of the fun of old vacs is repairing them, but vacs like the one above would probably be difficult to get parts for in the UK as it was essentially built for the US market.

 

[sebo_fan]

The possibility that you can't feel the "sticking" action is simply because it is a commercial designed upright. Also they were on sale in the UK in the late 1990s with fully red plastic bodies so some parts will still be available for it.

I once saw one on store in an Edinburgh appliance store at reduced price. Quite heavy it was but I was impressed with the general design - they are generally quite durable - I've seen a few in old schools and hotels.

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Alex,

I take it there was no domestic (U.S.) commercial-duty equivalent to this cleaner you have that was based on our Legacy series, right?

I know we did have a commercial equivalent of the BOL Elite, though.

~Ben

 

[alexhoovers94]

Nope that was it, we had 3 models under the Hoover name over here, the Turbolite "Elite 200" and two Legacy style commercial vacs.
We did have a few others under the Maytag brand which were a "Hoover Caddy Vac" style, a windtunnel , a twin chamber bagless dirty fan upright and the constelation.
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[madabouthoovers]

Alex - what was wrong with this to cause the poor suction - was that the reason you got rid?

 

[alexhoovers94]

Got rid? I still have it, what I REALLY would prefer is a Hoover Elite ll.
There is no reason for the weak suction that is just how it is, poor.

 

[madabouthoovers]

But the kirbylover said he now owned that dual purpose so I assumed you had sold it to him?


 


Quote- kirbylover: "I now own that dual purpose and i dont know what the previous owner did to it but its motor is shot and brush roll is in quite a similar state"

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[alexhoovers94]

No he owns UKSausage's one.[this post was last edited: 12/6/2013-19:01]

 

[madabouthoovers]

Well that clears that one up lol - he made it sound like he owned yours. Will you be doing a video on it?

 

[alexhoovers94]

I actually made one already, i just haven't uploaded it, lol.

 

[uksausage]

Actually

It sounded like he owns my old one as the message had my name at the top after I posted the vid if my red dual purpose