HOOVER PurePower U330 001

[jmurray01]

If he wants a DC41, it's up to him. Personally though I'd rather use a manual sweeper... Whoops, there I go again, I must stop saying things that will get people riled up!

Carrying on with that note though, I believe the HOOVER Turbo Power is similar to the Dyson DC41, which was perhaps HOOVER's intention.

 

[sebo_fan]

Mmm.. if the Turbo Power swivels, then yes I can see it being a rival to the Dyson DC41. If its fixed, then it is in no way a rival to the Dyson's ball invention. The Turbo Power replaces the Hoover Slalom (the one that did swivel) and certain bagless Hoover Freedom uprights - they use the same Airvolution TTI inspired cyclone system.

 

[hoovermad]

dc41 it is then! once i've saved up for one that is lol

 

[jmurray01]

We managed for over 100 years with no swivel on our Vacuum Cleaners...

 

[sebo_fan]

Mmm.. yes that may well be - but how would you manage without the filters in your Z500 and Turbopower 2 and 3's ???

 

[jmurray01]

There is a difference between filters (which are necessary) and a swivel function (which isn't).

 

[sebo_fan]

No but JM yet again, you are missing the point - there are vacuums on the market that don't have FILTERS built in that require to be bought to be changed. Oreck for example - they only use the high filtration aspect of dust bags - and Hoover had them out well before the 1970's! Don't give me the excuse that filters are essential - they've only been added to meet the requirements of people who get allergies - apparently.

Your Swivel function that you claim isn't available on older machines isn't quite true either. The swivel on the uprights these days have been taken from cylinder vacuums - so if you say the swivel isn't necessary, how do cylinder vacuum cleaner floor heads function?

 

[baglessball]

Hello hoovermad

I would SERIOUSLY consider the dyson DC41. I have owned mine since the day before the release (because I'm good )

I vacuum at least twice daily after 3big dogs and a cat and this machine saves quite some time!

If there are any specific questions you have for this model I would be more than happy to answer them for you.

 

[hoovermad]

baglessball

hi mate,i'm starting the saving funds pretty soon,my sister in law has a similar model and she loves it!

i've noticed that the machines have assembly work when you purchase them,so first question would be are they straight forward to assemble?

And second question is are the filters easy to get to and clean out,do they need changing or would they be lifetime filters,the machines are pretty expensive to buy so it's worth asking incase there's extra costs to upkeep them

Neil

 

[sebo_fan]

This is one reason I keep my Vax Mach Air - it has a few problems but when it comes to cleaning up pet hair and associated stuff, the bagless idea is better. Not healthier, but faster to get everything up in a "one-er" and faster to empty out afterwards. I think it's also substantially cheaper than the Dyson DC41 but then I don't think you get as good a cyclone system on board.

 

[jmurray01]

I know cylinders had and have swivel on the floor nozzle, but I was talking about uprights!

 

[sebo_fan]

Yes but these swivelling uprights are a next step up from cylinder vacuums - they are using a design element that has already been established. Same with U.S uprights that have auto cord rewind built in. It isn't exactly new, but it's giving buyers a chance to have a similar control action to what cylinder vacuums have been doing best at for years. Buyers/owners are different, they have different needs, thus even if you think swivel necks are not necessary, some buyers may well feel it is.

 

[jmurray01]

It just depends on personal preference I suppose.

I wouldn't expect a UK made upright to have automatic cord rewind and to be honest wouldn't want it to, as it's just another thing that isn't necessary but is a liability.

Same with that swivel "ball", I personally don't see a need for it, but maybe others do. I accept that, but it doesn't mean I don't believe a standard upright can't manoeuvre just as well as one with a ball.

 

[fantomlightning]

Not to mention that uprights without a ball mechanism will actually be able to easily fit under most furniture...

 

[jmurray01]

I never thought of that, but that's very true!

 

[fantomlightning]

Yup! However Dyson uprights regardless of the model normally are too bulky to fit easily under furniture.

 

[jmurray01]

And that's why I love my 1993 Philips U800 and 1994 HOOVER Turbopower 1000 which fit under furniture easily

 

[uksausage]

hey jm

i have a hoover turbo autoflex the blue model from the original line up i like the cord rewind i dont think its liability and upright vacuums have had swivel joints on them for many years the vorwerk being the first to mind then there is the speedy commercial and italian machine from the 80s and they go under furniture lol

 

[vintagerepairer]

The absence of automatic cord winders on upright cleaners could well be due to the fact that the very shape of an upright machine lends itself very easily to having two hooks to manually wind the lead around, with less bending down than one would have to do on a cylinder with similar storage facility. So in that sense, the automatic cord winder could be seen as somewhat redundant on an upright. Also, when on-board tools became fashionable, this added to the overall weight of the cleaner. On models with automatic cord winders, they were heavier still. This can be off putting to a good deal of users. I used to get a lot of Hoover Turbopower and Turbomaster cleaners which required attention to the automatic winder. I think they were the most problematic of all.

 

[baglessball]

Hoovemad

Everything is easy with the dyson and the filters are washable. I have jut done mine after over 3months of heavy use and the filters were still clean, which makes washing them out a cinch!

There are about 4things to click to the machine for assembly. Again really easy.

You want to check out askdyson on YouTube. It's will show you all you need to know!!

I'm excited for it putting your Hoover to shame!