Hi vac fans,
Since I recently acquired a Hoover Legacy II Total System Performance 820 (U4551-910), I've been thinking...we haven't had a Hoover Elite thread in years. Many of you possess some really nice vacuums based on Hoover's Elite platform; share them with the group in this thread! Elite, Legacy, Runabout, Encore, Turbopower, Preferred, Dimension, Tempo, Soft & Light, Commercial Lightweight, and anything else based on the platform are all welcome here.
I'll start. Although I don't have an "Elite" per se, I have two vacuums which come close: Legacy II U4551-910 and C1403. The Legacy is from 1992, and, so far as I can tell, was their TOL at the time. It has a switch in the handle, the larger tool caddy, a muffler panel in the dirt tube, a dual-row brush roll and a 7.5 amp motor. The C1403 is from 1991 and is the commercial version of the Elite 200. Its distinguishing features include a 35-foot commercial cord, double insulation for commercial use, and a janitorial cart hook.
For those who want to hear more about my new Legacy II, keep reading.
The soft-bagged Hoover Legacy has been on my "WANTED" list longer than any other vacuum, so imagine my delight when I won the auction for this vacuum. It arrived needing a bit of work. The vacuum was scuffed and dirty, to be expected. The bad news was that the sliding gate for hose conversion was missing, the motor shell and fan housing were both cracked, and the motor bearings were gritty and worn out. The good news was that, miraculously, the bag was in tip-top shape, the cord was flawless, and all of the attachments were included.
Have you ever wondered what your Elite would have sounded new, out of the box? Replace both motor bearings! It's a worthwhile challenge. I had to drill out the rivets retaining the bearing on the fan side and use a specialty bearing puller on the belt side. This is not too hard if you use the right tools. Two new 608-2RS bearings from the local industrial supply store and two new blind rivets later, the motor sounds smooth as silk.
All in all, I decided to replace both motor bearings, the motor shell, the fan housing, the fan (put in a NOS genuine 20-blade unit), the belt-side motor mount, and the brush roll (put in a NOS genuine double-row unit), the light bulb, and I installed a new sliding gate for using the hose. I'm quite pleased with the result.
Since I recently acquired a Hoover Legacy II Total System Performance 820 (U4551-910), I've been thinking...we haven't had a Hoover Elite thread in years. Many of you possess some really nice vacuums based on Hoover's Elite platform; share them with the group in this thread! Elite, Legacy, Runabout, Encore, Turbopower, Preferred, Dimension, Tempo, Soft & Light, Commercial Lightweight, and anything else based on the platform are all welcome here.
I'll start. Although I don't have an "Elite" per se, I have two vacuums which come close: Legacy II U4551-910 and C1403. The Legacy is from 1992, and, so far as I can tell, was their TOL at the time. It has a switch in the handle, the larger tool caddy, a muffler panel in the dirt tube, a dual-row brush roll and a 7.5 amp motor. The C1403 is from 1991 and is the commercial version of the Elite 200. Its distinguishing features include a 35-foot commercial cord, double insulation for commercial use, and a janitorial cart hook.
For those who want to hear more about my new Legacy II, keep reading.
The soft-bagged Hoover Legacy has been on my "WANTED" list longer than any other vacuum, so imagine my delight when I won the auction for this vacuum. It arrived needing a bit of work. The vacuum was scuffed and dirty, to be expected. The bad news was that the sliding gate for hose conversion was missing, the motor shell and fan housing were both cracked, and the motor bearings were gritty and worn out. The good news was that, miraculously, the bag was in tip-top shape, the cord was flawless, and all of the attachments were included.
Have you ever wondered what your Elite would have sounded new, out of the box? Replace both motor bearings! It's a worthwhile challenge. I had to drill out the rivets retaining the bearing on the fan side and use a specialty bearing puller on the belt side. This is not too hard if you use the right tools. Two new 608-2RS bearings from the local industrial supply store and two new blind rivets later, the motor sounds smooth as silk.
All in all, I decided to replace both motor bearings, the motor shell, the fan housing, the fan (put in a NOS genuine 20-blade unit), the belt-side motor mount, and the brush roll (put in a NOS genuine double-row unit), the light bulb, and I installed a new sliding gate for using the hose. I'm quite pleased with the result.
