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The metal beater bars never caused any damage to vinyl flooring - it was the plastic activator on the Turbopower series that caused damage.
With hard floors, careful adjustment of the cleaner should avoid damage. Also, Hoover fit the modern Purepowers with a narrow diameter, soft brushroll, which can be retro-fitted to older machines, should you be so inclined. Or Parquet floor heads may be purchased as an optional after-market extra.
The Purepower has a long stretchable hose, but admittedly, there is no method of reducing the suction on modern Hoover uprights - unless you start drilling holes on the machine yourself. This makes the machine rather useless for light fabric cleaning.
