HOOVER PurePower U330 001

[turbo500]

Unlike the mechanism on my 1993 Philips U800

Tell me about it Jamie. Those Goblin/Philips/Delonghi uprights ALWAYS leaned badly. Even when new out of the box, they had a lean. The handle release on them is very loose. Both my u700 and u800 lean about the same. There's nothing you can do about it on these, sadly. Best thing to do, is avoid tilting it backwards to wheel it off - lift and place rather than doing this.

 

[hoovermad]

just to clear up any confusion,my new home is carpeted throughout except for the kitchen and bathrooms,which are tiled,that's why jmurray recommended i should go for a senior if i was to get a new cleaner
,if you read back i said the apartment i was currently living in has all wood floors and i don't use the cleaner much at the moment

 

[jmurray01]

Thanks for clearing that up Neil!

 

[hoovermad]

no problem Jamie,

 

[sebo_fan]

I know what I read though JM - you missed the fact that the bathroom and kitchen were hard floored which is why I recommended the cylinder vac with suction only idea.

Sorry Rolls - I disagree where metal bar rollers are concerned on hard floors - but I only refer from my own experiences of growing up. My parents own Senior Ranger and Junior with metal beater bars had a couple of issues with vinyl floors, especially uneven at the time which my parents weren't aware of. So when they ran the machines over the vinyl floors through the years, the floors did get beaten as well as damaged. Vinyl when it is new is soft and pliable as I'm sure you're aware but once it is glued or nailed down it becomes tough but pretty easy to get damaged by the constant vibration, liable to loosen carpet frames and tacks, then reveals edges sticking out and liable to break off when a metal beater bar passes over it. My parents soon learnt to manually broom hard floors until it became difficult later on in life, and used a certain stick vacuum (Miele S160) with a soft parquet hard brush.

 

[hoovermad]

what difference does it make whether he knew or not if i had hard floors? he recommended a senior to hoover my carpets with,i've already been recommended something to clean my hard floors with,which i already own,it's called a brush and shovel and a mop!

 

[jmurray01]

Thanks Neil, I think some members can get their knickers (metaphorically of course) in a twist sometimes.

 

[hoovermad]

it's ok pal.yeah i can see that lol

 

[turbomaster1984]

Sebofan only suggested what he did because of the fact using a brush becomes harder work than shoving a cylinder hoover over the floor to clean it. Not to mention is a more efficient way of doing it with no dust clouds or breeze to blow the dust about once disturbed. Its sucked straight up into the bag which is what a vac does.

Jamie I have noticed your attitude of late and considering the obvious company you seem to be keeping with some of your comments and name dropping here there and everywhere its not surprising.


Might I suggest bluntly (other members have been dropping hints which you dont seem to be seeing) that you take a step back and assess what you post and how it will be percieved. Sweeping statements with no evidence or poor observing make for poor posting. Quality not quantity again.

 

[jmurray01]

I don't see the OP having any problem with what I posted... Have you Neil ?

 

[turbomaster1984]

Not the point and you darn well know it smart alec!

 

[jmurray01]

There is a line Robert, which you've crossed.

It's called RESPECT.

 

[turbomaster1984]

I didnt cross any line but I seem to have seen you crossing it though with lack of respect for Sebofan and his informative post.

He didnt deserve any of the comments posted about what he had said - all of it quite true.

Perhaps you fail to see it is out of respect for yourself I have said what I have said. You were a member offering valuable input here but lately that seems to have declined with exactly the observations of mine that I have pointed out.

Still it also ties in with the attitudes of other persons you associate with just like I noted above.

 

[hoovermad]

starting a post with "don't pay a blind bit of attention to jm" isn't exactly the friendliest intro either!!! just saying

 

[jmurray01]

"Still it also ties in with the attitudes of other persons you associate with just like I noted above." And who is that person ? I honestly don't know!

 

[jmurray01]

"starting a post with "don't pay a blind bit of attention to jm" isn't exactly the friendliest intro either!!! just saying" That was exactly my point, I could accept his comments if he hadn't insulted me first.

 

[jmurray01]

This is all starting to sound very petty, so I'd like to say I'm sorry if I've insulted anybody, something I did not intend to do and I endeavour to improve where I can.

 

[sebo_fan]

Hoovermad - sorry I didn't pick up on the brush mop etc - which is why I suggested the cylinder vacuum and quite rightly the comment was understood clearly by turbomaster. Im sorry if I sound harsh JM, but you must understand that just by offering ONE viewpoint on a forum, it's not the be and end all. If hoovermad had intended (or anyone infact) to ask a question to ONE member, hoovermad should have addressed the message to you directly, as have other members on here.

I apologise if I come across harsh. Bear in mind though JM that the good advice by turbomaster "...Sweeping statements with no evidence or poor observing make for poor posting..." should be taken on. There is really no point in continually trying to recommend the Hoover or the Electrolux or any other canister vacuum you've picked up as being the sole machine for every advice thread that pops up here by other members.

 

[jmurray01]

I understand and will refrain from recommending specific makes and models in future, unless the OP asks.

The reason I recommended the Senior though, was because it is the only dirty fan Vacuum Cleaner I own and I am very pleased with the quality of carpet cleaning it provides, but I probably should have said "or, any other good dirty fan cleaner another member cares to recommend".

 

[sebo_fan]

Or any other upright vacuum including the Hoover's latest bagless Turbo Power range, for that matter. Depends on what hoovermad wants. If they want to stick to the Hoover brand, then any machine may be suitable. Not all vacuum cleaner fans will buy second hand though regardless of whether its from a fellow collector or not and as Hoovermad notes in thread response 11, a Dyson DC41 may well be the answer.