~ H1.M ~

[vintagehoover]

No problem!

The colour scheme's official name is 'white and mulberry'.

The switch isn't too bad, really - compared with the switches which Dyson are currently using, which drive me insane.

And the 'Hourglass Separation System', sexy or not, doesn't work! I wonder why they bothered patenting it. They won't use it again, and no one else will bother after everything Hoover went through!

I have a confession to make...I just bought another one...slightly different model...

 

[hoover_elite_20]

Oooooooooooooh!

WOW! I would really like to see it!

 

[74simon]

Another ONE?

You crazy fool! Mind you, aren't the later ones meant to be much improved? By the then the damage had been done though, I guess...

Dying to see which one it is, and what you make of it!

By the way Jack, you can get various free bits of software that can convert a .mov file to something else, pain in the bum but it works!

Si

 

[vintagehoover]

Si, I'll be sure to put up some pictures and a full review of the new machine - the Performer HPer16 - when it arrives. I was flicking through eBay yesterday morning and saw it had a couple of minutes lft to go. It's price was so low, I thought I'd put a bid in, and sure enough, I won it for £14.05, with £10 p&p! £24.05 for an as-new, boxed cleaner with manual doesn't sound bad, really!

Thanks for the tip about the .mov converter software; I had tried using Zamzar.com, which I use for downloading YouTube videos, but the resulting files didn't have sound. I've now found one called Allok MOV Converter, which seems to be doing the job - so stay tuned for a One video!

 

[vintagehoover]

Voila!

A video!

 

[rolls_rapide]

Hoover 'The One'

"One touch, all floor cleaning. One touch, full stair cleaning. The One, from Hoover."

I liked the advert, with the woman, the moving floors/walls, and the mood music.

Pity the machine wasn't up to much: 'Which?' said "Don't Buy" due to its abysmal performance on carpets, something like 36% in the score, against 84% for the Dyson upright on test (was it the DC14?). Though 'Which?' did say that it had a good hose for stair cleaning!

 

[rolls_rapide]

'The One' television advert

Here we are:

http://www.markrevell.com/cms_files_portfolio/11_5_hoover.mpg

 

[vintagehoover]

And then there were two -

And soon there will be 3! This is the Performer HPer16 I bought last week. Unfortunately, it arrived damaged, the wand release catch had been smashed right inside the white casing. Although I managed to pull it out for the sake of these photos, it's still broken and wobbles. It won't last long under use. I rang the seller and complained, and they're sending me another one, free of charge! I don't have to return this one either - that's what I call GOOD customer service!

First thing to note; the One-Touch hard floor button is gone, and the motor is 1600w, not 1800w - and therefore gives 250 airwatts, not 310. It's quieter than the One, and sounds nicer in use.

I can't believe they claim this cleaner is 'lightweight'!

 

[vintagehoover]

Front view:

Totally new, entirely translucent blue cyclone chamber:

 

[vintagehoover]

Closer up:

..

 

[vintagehoover]

Even closer!

...

 

[vintagehoover]

Left side:

...

 

[vintagehoover]

Right side:

...

 

[vintagehoover]

Under the filter cover:

...

 

[vintagehoover]

HEPA filter and 'vortex tube'!

...

 

[vintagehoover]

HEPA filter and foam layer:

...

 

[vintagehoover]

And finally, the cyclone:

The dirt spins down the cyclone to the bottom, then out though a hole at the end, where it falls into the main drum. The 'clean' air goes up through the 'vortex tube' and through the filters.

 

[rolls_rapide]

Very Nice

Nice colours; pity about the reliability of the machines in general.

What type of drive belts do the two cleaners use? Did I see correctly on Hoover's website that the Mark II models use a toothed belt?

(Let that be a lesson to us all: never buy a 'first generation model' of anything; it's sure to be riddled with faults.)

 

[rolls_rapide]

Vintagehoover

I think 'The One' came out earlier than 2006. I've a sneaky feeling it was 2005.

 

[ozhoover]

The One down under !!!

I also like the look of The One, but have to agree they are so badly made. I have the HM.1 new in box in my storage centre and also have the

The One Performer H1PER and The One Infinity H1INF


Here's the Infinity, I love the colour

Mark