HOOVER Turbo Power...

[jmurray01]

It is back! I was checking HOOVER's website ten minutes ago, and saw it for sale.

The "original" Turbopower, spelt as one word, ended production in the early 2000's, I believe, but it seems HOOVER felt the need to create another cleaner, which looks nothing like the traditional TP by the way, and name it after it.

Oh well, maybe some day I'll have the pleasure of trying it out, but at over £200 brand new, I think that day will be a while off.

 

[vacmaster0000]

Woah, thats cool..

Ive never heard of hoover bringing back models, I wish they would bring back alot of they're old models..

 

[jmurray01]

Although I know they never will, I would love it if they brought back the Senior range.

 

[vacmaster0000]

You read my mind..

Wow. Your a mind reader! I want them to bring the convertible range back! Or senior range. But, I wish they would of brought the Junior range to America!

 

[turbo500]

Just a heads up - this is NOT an original Turbopower and is nothing like the original Turbopower.

It kind of irritates me that Hoover have named there new uprights. The thing that made the Turbopower "turbo" was the combination of the dirty fan design and the activator brushroll, neither of which the new "turbopower" has. At least it's a proper dual cyclone machine and not a nasty clogging mess.

 

[jmurray01]

I thought the thing that made the Turbopower "Turbo", was the fact it had a Turbo button that revved up the motor to the maximum power ?

My Turbopower has a clean fan motor and a constant drive brush roll.

 

[turbo500]

That's a Turbopower 1000 based on the Turbopower 2 machines.
The original Turbopower was dirty fan. The "turbo" came from it's performance on carpet due to the dirty fan and activator brushroll. See link for the Turbopower U2194 from the original 1983 lineup

 

[turbo500]

IF you go to 2min38secs on this video, you'll see the advert for the Original turbopower lineup.

The Turbopower 2 was launched in 1992 to compete with the clean air uprights of Panasonic and Electrolux of the time as they were becoming increasingly more popular due to increased suction power on the hose and better filtration.

The Turbopower 1000 was launched in 1994 and was more powerful than the Turbo 2.

Despite being superseded, the original Turbopower design ran until 2001.

 

[jmurray01]

I did hear somewhere that the 1000 was first advertised in 1993 and first sold in 1994, so my one (made in August 1994) must have been one of the earliest models available.

I'm so glad I ended up with a TP1000 rather than a TP2, seeing as the 1000's are quite rare, and to find one over a widely available TP2 was very lucky.

I'm surprised clean fan motors were only just becoming popular in the nineties, because Electrolux made clean fan motors in the 500 series from the seventies, which were excellent for their size and weight. I just love my '82 502S, and with the Ranger's shenanigans, I'm finding myself using it more and more! I might actually have to change the bag some time in the near future, something I never thought I'd have to do for years, seeing as until recently I was just using it very occasionally.

I don't mind dirty fan motors, don't get me wrong, but if I had a choice, I'd go for a clean fan, due to the extra filtration (made available because the dirt is sucked into the bag rather than blown in, meaning the air can be filtrated to a much higher standard), and better suction.

 

[turbo500]

Actually, Dirty Fan cleaners tend to be much better carpet cleaners - they're just not so great on the hose.

Back in the 60's, 70's and early 80's, the choice was easy - Electrolux for a cylinder and Hoover for an upright. Unfortunately, dirty fan vacuums are not so popular these days as they're a little impractical. It's much easier to have a clean air upright with on board tools.

I wouldn't say any of the Turbo's are particularly rare, aside from the exclusives. The 1000's are slightly rarer as they didn't run for particularly long as they were superseded by the Turbopower 3 in about 1996.

I do like the T2, 3 and 1000, but I much prefer the Turbopower 1's for carpet cleaning.

 

[jmurray01]

Out of my collection, my Turbopower 1000 is my favourite.

It has a long hose, great suction with the tools or floor head, looks fantastic, and gets used any time there is a lot of dirt to be sucked up.

Flick the Turbo button on, and she'd pick up a mountain if you asked her to!

 

[rolls_rapide]

With a Hoover "dirty fan" upright you could strip the motor right down to individual parts.

With an Electrolux clean fan upright, should the belt wear down the motor spindle (and it will, particularly on the 500 series), you have to replace the complete motor. They are not durable. Maybe okay for once a week cleaning, but not practical for daily use.

 

[jmurray01]

"They are not durable. Maybe okay for once a week cleaning, but not practical for daily use." - That's strange, my 1982 502S was used DAILY from the day it was bought, so the motor must have more than 4,200 hours of use on it, and it still runs incredibly smooth, and you don't even have to raise your voice over it, like you do with some brand new cleaners.

Yes, the belt will wear the motor pulley down if it is left to get to the stage where it is glazed/stretched and slipping, thus burning it up, but if you check the belt before every use and change it when a slip is first detected, no problems should occur.

I would go as far as to say the 500 Watt motor in my Lux is the best motor out of all my cleaners for its size.

 

[turbo500]

if you check the belt before every use

Who in the heck checks the belt on their vacuum before every use? The average vacuum user just wouldn't bother. You need to remember, not everyone in the world cares at much about their vacuum as we do. Try and think about it from the perspective of your average vacuuming buying public.

In terms of carpet cleaning, the original Turbopower is unrivalled in it's carpet cleaning ability. The 500 series had stronger suction on the hose, but the Turbo's were definitely the better uprights. The Turbo 2, 3 and 1000, though good, weren't a patch on the original series.

 

[turbo500]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but is that a BEATER BAR I can see on this!?

 

[jmurray01]

Yes, it is a beater bar, what is wrong with that ?

 

[Jakesvacs]

The day has come!!!!
Finally more than a step in the right direction for hoover. They brought back the beater bar!!!!!
This has made my day and im deffinatly going to have to get one now!

 

[turbo500]

Jamie, Hoover haven't incorporated a beater bar onto a brushroll since 1997. The very early pre-Candy Purepower's had them, but none had since. It's no activator, but it's certainly a step in the right direction for Hoover to get back on track!

 

[jmurray01]

I see, I thought you were saying it was a bad thing!

My Turbopower has a beater bar of sorts, only it isn't a bar. It is lots of hard bumps in the brush roll that act as a beater bar.

My 1993 Philips U800 has a beater bar just like on the new Turbo Power though, and I love how the carpets come up with it.