Hoover Windtunnel 2/Z700

[vacuumfreeeke]

I have the Z 700, and it really is a conversation piece... as far as actual use, the suction and airflow are abysmal, but the agitation is good. It is super heavy and bulky... not agile or nimble at all... the electric height adjust is cool as are the headlights in the front, but that's about it... I am glad to have it since I am a collector, but if I were just a regular person and that was my only vacuum, I think I'd sweep instead! The bagless self cleaning filter doesn't clean itself well at all which makes the poor suction even worse and to clean it properly, you have to remove 6 screws... I just mine once every few months just for fun... Cord managemenet sucks because you have to get it just right for the door to close and sometimes the machine refuses to come out of the crouched position... I don't ever put mine in the crouched position because there is no reaosn to and I'm scared that it will get stuck....

I've never used the 2 except one time I went to Sears to try out the floor model... I hear the bagged versions were better which is understandable...

Here's a picture I shared when I first got it...

 

[thehooverman]

Hey Bobby The W2 Is Better
-Top Fill Bag
-DirtFinder
-Wand Is Handle
-Non D Grip
-Cord Rewind

 

[thehooverman]

@VacuumFreeke

hey bob look at your cat's eyes

 

[vacuumfreeeke]

Cam2s, I have the same brown shag rug you do, and the Hoover Z 700 is one of the few uprights I can use on it... Kirbys and Eureka F and G style uprights work well too, but not much else does... I usually use the Sentria when I want to give it a deep clean or a straight suction for surface cleaning.... Royals almost do OK, but not nearly as well as the Kirbys... Kenmore Direct Drive works OK... Eureka Smart Vac, Sebo/Windsors and other Hoovers (like Platinum Lightweight Bagged, Self Propelled Windtunnel, Dial-a-matic, or Concept) do not work well at all... What have you found to work on yours?

 

[vacuumfreeeke]

Hooverman, I agree... I hate D/loop style handles, especially on uprights... I think they are too restrictive and don't really help...

 

[thehooverman]

@VacuumFreeke

im TheHooverMan On YouTube

 

[vacuumfreeeke]

Cool... I'll check out your vids... I'm Aleroluver )

 

[thehooverman]

@VacuumFreeke

yes that W2 is better use should check into a used one they have a top fill bag and improves the things you hate about the WindTunnel

 

[thehooverman]

@VacuumFreeke

look at your cats eyes 0o

 

[thehooverman]

I can sing of your suck for ever...

 

[thermokid]

I have both Hoover Z models

I bought the white one first because I thought it was very unusual looking. When I got it the divertor valve in the base to change from floor to tools was broke or stuck or something not letting the suction go to the hose. so I thought ok I can fix this so I called my faithful Hoover service center in Sacramento where I used to work and my friend there advised me tto throw the hunk of junk in the garbage since parts were no longer available for it. Well I thought I would keep it because it did look wierd. And it did suck through the base even though it didn't clean as good as my old trusty Convertibles . Then I found a new top of line Hoover Z in the box and I thought ok now I have both of them.Top of the line model has some neat features but it still is a hunk of junk. So I use it as a door stop to hold a door open... LOL Dan

 

[durango159]

The Best Headlight of them all:

This threads Best Headlight of them all" award goes to: The Cat!!! That's too funny!! Cute cat.

Did that Z700 come with a wooden CWP brush roll?

 

[thehooverman]

yes i believe so. for some reason its made in U.S.A? The Vacuum Is

 

[cam2s]

@ Vacuumfreeeke

That brown rug is kinda of a pain to clean. Most machines usually tend to "eat" it or get to bogged down on the nap. My Oreck XL and Dirt Devil Deluxe work the best on as they can go over it without sucking it in. If I use my Kirby on it, I use it in the hand held mode and stand on one end while dragging the machine across it. This method is rather hard on my back but cleans the rug well. As far as power nozzle/canister machines go, I find that the Wessel Werk P/N from my Fairfax works the best. The Lindhaus PB 14E works well as long as it is on a canister that you can dial down the suction.

 

[thehooverman]

@VacuumFreeke

look at your cats eyes

 

[tolivac]

Remember trying a Hoover "Z" vacuum at Best Buy-was the white colored one-it was like pushing a clunky,unstable wheelbarrow full of bricks.The machine is HEAVY-makes any Kirby a lightweight.And didn't like its bagless design-think Hoover should have made a bagged version.And-the plastic parts made a "creaky" sound when moved or the machine pushed over the floor.

 

[thehooverman]

Z400

 

[thehooverman]

Make it cyclonic?

 

[vacuumdude]

the cat is getting ready to fire its lazzers

Lol