Great find today!

[vacuumfreak95]

Found this Hoover Windtunnel today at a local thrift store. I'm not even joking, it's literally brand new! Looks like it was very lightly used by whoever owned it. Has all of the tools, most look completely unused and it also has the original owners manual. The only thing I've done to this is put a bag in it, that's it! The thing is spotless! Belt, brushroll, and filters look new or lightly used. The only imperfection with this vacuum is the light bulb is burned out, which is no big deal at all. Here are the photos, keep in mind I've done nothing to this. What you see is how a received it.

 

[kirbyloverdan]

Great find Sean

A North Canton HOOVER one of my favorite colors but I love them all , they are the BEST HOOVERS made and still made today . I have several and love all my HOOVERS its great that they also had it serviced .

Dan

 

[vacuumfreak95]

Thanks Dan,

I'm sucker for anything Hoover or Kirby! I've already given this windtunnel a run around the house and it works as if I just took it out of the box. I also have an older green one as well that I gifted my elderly Grandmother since her bissell was too hard for her to push. Now she's back to vacuuming thanks to the self propelled! I'll eventually get it back, but hopefully not anytime soon! I also finally got a new cord for my Kirby G5 so its back up and working great! Yay for well built and long lasting machines!

 

[fantomfan]

Great Hoover!

I have had 4 Windtunnel Ultras. They are tanks! I don't have any now, but they were always great machines for me. The Hoover Windtunnel Ultra is the best Hoover upright from the last 20 years, that I have used.

 

[kirbyloverdan]

Your welcome Sean

Thats a very good grandson congratulations and always remain a good guy like you are .

You will have nothing but good Karma all your life as you always get what you give in life , that is how I have always lived my life and I have been very blessed as you will also

Enjoy those quality vacuums HOOVER and KIRBY

Dan

 

[floor-a-matic]

Your Hoover WindTunnel is a 1997-2000

 

[vacuumfreak95]

"If"

I'm reading the serial number correctly it's from 2000.

 

[durango159]

Nice find! Self Propelled Windtunnels were in the top 5 for Consumer Reports for a few years. Powerful cleaners.

 

[stricklybojack]

Great find!

aside from weight, sound level, and squeaky plastic it is a great machine.
I bought mine on a whim at the thrift store then used it exclusively for months..
I posted about it here at link below:


http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?23335

 

[suckolux]

Someone took very good care of their things, elderly I would guess. I " think" that one has to be careful not to pick it up by the top of the handle, have seen many with the cables snapped for the powerdrive, reach around back.

 

[jscarlato]

David makes a good point--never pick up these self-propelled Windtunnels by the handle. Use the carry handle on the back.

These are really powerful machines. I have four of the bagged models and two of the bagless models. You could say that the weight and the noise are a disadvantage, but more of a disadvantage is the high center of gravity at the hose connection. Pulling on the hose against the suction will cause the unit to tip over. I solve this in two ways: 1)pull the hose to the side of the unit, and 2) I bought a longer 12-foot hose to use when using attachments.

Joe

 

[vacuumfreak95]

Yes!

I've owned probably 7 self propelled Windtunnels in my life and fixed many so I know VERY well about their common issues! lol!