"Carpet Lifting" With Various Uprights

[alexhoovers94]

Today I made a short video trying 3 different Dirty air upright vacuums lifing up the edge of the carpet and then I tried 4 different clean air upright vacuums lifting up the edge of the carpet, you may or may not be quiet surprised.


 


The Dirty airs I used were as follows:


Hoover Turbolite U4527 - 1989


Hoover Turbopower U2194 - 1985


Hoover Junior U1012 - 1976


 


The clean airs I used were as follows:


Hoover Turbopower 3 U2880 - 1995


SEBO X4 Extra - 2007


Hoover Purepower U3330 - 2001


Electrolux 502S - 1982


 


They all did quite well I think...Apart from the Purepower, look at the carpet edge being vibrated violently by them!

 

[thekirbylover]

They all did quite well I think...Apart from the Purepower

the purepower did quite well, what are you on about?

 

[alexhoovers94]

Non no, no, no, no

You read it wrong! the "..." brakes it up the next part was another sentance, which reads - Apart from the Purepower, look at the carpet edge being vibrated violently by them!

 

[vintagerepairer]

the purepower did quite well, what are you on about?

Well, as stated, look at how all but the Purepower seemed to shake the carpet. It may have lifted it well, but it didn't give it the frantic shaking which the Turbopower did.

I enjoyed watching this Alex, thank you.

 

[turbomaster1984]

Good video,

now you can see why the activator was not a patch on performance in the tp2 like was mentioned in the which? thread.

Its a shame you dont have a well maintained Hitachi to try on the same piece of carpet.

 

[alexhoovers94]

Did you not see it shaking the carpet violently, it would probably of stuck to the carpet better if the cleaner head didn't lift up in the 3/4 possision at an angle, I think it is cause the chassis is heavy and the handle release catch is on one side, obviously so because it lifts up at an angle it breaks the seal from the carpet.

Rob, I do NOT want a bloddy Hitachi Powerhouse I have no interest in them, I have doubt the Hitachi would of done similar at lifting the carpet accept it probably wouldn't shake the carpet like that.

 

[beko1987]

Great video! Activator for the win! Now you need to fix the carpet clamp lol

 

[turbomaster1984]

Where did the attitude come from?

Its clear as day that the tp2 isnt vibrating the carpet as much as the tp1 is. Hence why we explained that it was not that great when fitted in the tp2 as the motor runs too fast for the brushroll to achieve the brushrolls purpose.

Its pointless me videoing the Hitachi as I dont have the same piece of carpet to offer a true comparison - it was merely a tie in topic from previous threads and you provided the evidence to back it up.

If you dont like comments about comparisons dont post videos of comparisons.

Cant handle a conversation dont join a forum!

 

[alexhoovers94]

Where did the attitude come from?

I don't know, for that I am sorry.


 


It is just like one of those things...URGH here we go again!


Hehe.


 


What you have to understand is I may sound serious, but the people who know me know that I am just being flippant and say things in a jokey sort of way.


 


Obviously I have suddenly come accross the wrong person who does take everything seriously. lol

 

[turbo500]

Obviously I have suddenly come accross the wrong person wh

for the love of god, Alex, you need to learn when to shut up. The above post was fine until this little comment.

"It is just like one of those things...URGH here we go again"

Why, because there might be a chance that the sun does not shine out of the undercarriage of a Hoover? Figures.

 

[vintagerepairer]

fine until this little comment.

Well at least an apology was issued for it. That could have been an end to it, but no. Let us who are more mature in physical age remember that we too were young once and that life is a continual learning curve. If it is of any help, a good deal of people never "learn when to shut up" and worse still they are often the ones who would do well to heed their own advice.

 

[alexhoovers94]

ok, ok...

Sorry to all, and to all a good night!

 

[alexhoovers94]

Forgive me, but I could NOT resist!

"because there might be a chance that the sun does not shine out of the undercarriage of a Hoover?"


 


Can you see it? Lol.

 

[turbomaster1984]

Benny

Sorry I can appreciate your thoughts and I was feeling very amicable to let the situation drop but considering he tagged an insult after the apology Im not quite so sure he means his apology.

SOmething I learned at a very young age not to do.

 

[vintagerepairer]

Hello Rob. Well blessed are we for our maturity that we can rise above it all. It is down to us to take control and see the comments for how they are.

 

[thekirbylover]

considering he tagged an insult after the apology Im not qui

for god sake quit bring up old arguments in threads, shut up and get a life eurg these petty arguments are pathetic, from what ive seen of it, you brought the old argument back up so quit bitching about the results of it

 

[parwaz786]

No offence, but does that Hoover in reply #12 easily clog up because it has a narrow suction channel compared to a DC01, and that has large ones but I have seen LOADS of Clogged DC01's, Just wondering

 

[alexhoovers94]

Yes, it can clog easilly, but it is super easy to unclog it with the "quick release dust channel" and the hose can be unclogged by easilly disconnecting it from both ends of the machine.

 

[vintagerepairer]

Parwaz, yes it does clog easily, which is why Hoover had to redesign the plastic cover so that it could be taken off without the need of a screwdriver, unlike the previous design.