I pick up my new Turbopower later

[beko1987]

New to me anyway! Picking it up at half 8. Sadly my daughter will be in bed when I leave, and I'm out tomorrow night so can't hear it run straight away but never mind!

The seller found all the tools to which is nice!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170987253160?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

 

[dysondestijl]

Cool! I love turbopowers!

 

[beko1987]

Got it. From an elderly gentleman who inherited it from his mum. He seemed shocked when I said I collected them! He then said how happy he was now was that the cleaner was hoping to a good home.

Needs a bit of work first though

 

[beko1987]

I love the style of font on these models

 

[beko1987]

Slight bit of damage. Will see how easy it would be to get sewn up, and ask my stepmother nicely if she could do something with it

 

[beko1987]

Dirty, well used and dusty. Haven't worked out if it has an air freshener in or not, forgotten how to open it up...

 

[beko1987]

Battle scar that I hope will polish out

 

[beko1987]

1980 or 1988? Can never get it right!

 

[beko1987]

Undercarriage. Need some belts, is anyone selling any NOS belts? Brushes look OK, will know when I turn it on

 

[beko1987]

Lol oh dear. Still, better than no bag at all, and at least it was empty.

 

[beko1987]

And stuff that wasn't in the listing

 

[beko1987]

Two generations. My parts tp is the auto flex version of this U1220, that's been refurbished and sprayed. Annoying as it would be nice to have a pair. Hey ho!

 

[alexhoovers94]

Nice!



You were right the second time this one is dated June 1988 as it say "806" the 8 means the the last number of the year, so 198'8' (of course you need to know the decade which is of course the 80's!" and the 06 means the month, so the sixth month of the year, so June.

I hope this helps you with using this hoover dating system in the future. Nice find anyway, I would love to get my hands on a turbopower junior, I love soft bags!!

 

[beko1987]

Very handy Alex, thank you. Did Hoover keep the old style font on the junior for longer then? My TP Total System is about the same age and uses the later style of font. I always assumed the style of font on my U 1220 was earlier than that.

Every day's a school day! Still not fired it up, cant wait for that!

 

[alexhoovers94]

Well as far as I am aware the Total Systems always had Turbopower written with a capital "T" and all other 90's turbopowers were too, as much to my knowlege. The very first turbopower Total Sytems had that newer style lettering like on your Total System, about 88-91but they changed the turbopower lettering again to all capitals, probably when the release of the final later series turbopowers in about late 1991.
I have an early Total Sytem, U2602 from 1991 with the same lettering as your Total Sytem and then I also have a freedom from later on in the same year with the later lettering in all capitals, as can be seen in the photo, all the later turbos used this all capital type lettering.

Hope this helps Alex.

 

[alexhoovers94]

Oh god sorry, not all capitals, I thought it was before atta

But that style anyway, sorry for any confusion!

 

[beko1987]

My tp boost looks the same! Sorry for the bad picture!

 

[alexhoovers94]

Urgh the boost


I never did see the point in that because I guss the boost would of been most beneficial on the hose which would be almost impossible as when in the far up boost mode it is like a kettle design switch.
I have used a boost, the hose suction in boost mode is really strong!

 

[dysondestijl]

I have a boost and the suction in boost mode (or high speed as mine has the 2 speed switch) is really NOT at all good...