Information on the Turbopower 1000/2/3 please!

[jmurray01]

I know Benny! I never expected to get over 100 replies!

 

[turbomaster1984]

Benny that U2462 you saw may have been bought along with the Optional Permabag that was available to buy to "upgrade" the cleaner.

In fact I also remember that Argos used to occasionally run promotions on where you got a Free Permabag with certain models as the bagged hose/bag collar was the same for both bagged and bagless cleaning.

 

[vintagerepairer]

Hi there TM1984. I would have agreed with your comments had they been about the much later blue cleaner I talked about, but the grey one with permabag was definatly how it was sold. One of our Co-Op stores was knocking them out about 1997. Whether it was an exclusive to them or whether they bought up someone else's stock, I could'nt say. But I remember the two cleaners side by side, the blue and they grey, with something like only £10 difference between them.

 

[juniorsenior]

My mum had a Turbopower 2 i am still trying to remember what model though this has been a good source for reasearch.
Where were the Turbopwers assembled? was it Cambuslang? i did think they might be assembled in France though.
Can anyone confirm.

 

[hoovermanmick]

hoover turbopower

hi the oover turbopower was made in england i watch a program called back to the flool the manager of hoover went on the factroy floor

http://[email protected]

 

[turbomaster1984]

Mick, will you please stop adding that link to your posts, only add a link if it is something relevant to your reply.

The link you add sends you to nothing and its quite annoying clicking on it expecting to find something relevant, I thought the link you posted above took you to youtube or somewhere where Back to the Floor was viewable.

You can make a post without posting a link, it is not required.

thanks

 

[vintagerepairer]

The Back to The Floor was filmed at Cambuslang, Scotland and what an interesting program it was. I saw it in 2002 so it's been a while. I'm fairly sure what I saw was a repeat, too.

I also remembered something else. I said my wife bought a U2881. What I forgot was that after a few months use she washed out the permabag box. I gave her a packet of dustbags to use whilst the box was drying out. Well from that day the permabag never went back into that machine as she said the suction was far better with paperbags. My wife was not someone I could be bothered to argue with, so I left it at that. Did anyone else find this was the case with the paper bags?

 

[jmurray01]

I've never tried the Permabag, but I did think that the paper bags would have better air flow, and it seems I was correct!

Paper bags all the way for me!

 

[jmurray01]

As Robert said, please stop posting that link with every reply you make!

 

[hoovermanmick]

well tickele my tits till friday you can delete my profile

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[jmurray01]

Am I the only one who is highly doubting this "Mick" was born in 1969 and not perhaps 1999 ?

Please stop posting that link, and I've reported your message.

 

[vintagerepairer]

Well, I can't say that I had given it any thought, no. But then I'm at that point in life where I take everything at face value. And to be fair, he obviously has very good taste in films.

 

[hoovermanmick]

hoover turbopower

i dont no why it keeps doin it or our to turn it of this be the last time i use this site

http://[email protected],uk

 

[jmurray01]

But not good taste in friendliness.

 

[vintagerepairer]

Well, there's a lot of that in any walk of life.

 

[baglessball]

I was brought up around turbopowers! 1,2 and I have a 3!

The permabag was a bit naff. Ok of you brushed out and washed it regularly, which was a messy job. If not the fine dust that stayed stuck to the box when you emptied it chocked te suction.My Aunty had the green turbo 1000. She had it many years, which was rare as she is REALLY heavy handed. But that machine was a workhorse. I remember telling her that you could use bags in the machine and her going straight out to pick some up.

I love the noise the noise and smell of these machines. I try not I collect vacuums, but struggle to part with my turbo 3. (which had a permabag when I recieved it, but that went straight in the bin)

I always really liked the look of the grey/orange machine (I can never find one)

 

[jmurray01]

There was never a green TP1000, just two shades of blue.

 

[vintagerepairer]

Jmurray, I think you need to have a look at message 109 in this thread. You'll see a table which mentions the green Turbopower 1000.

 

[turbo500]

There was never a green TP1000, just two shades of blue

yes there was, James S has one. I'll get him to post a pic.

 

[james]

There most deffently WAS a green Turbopower 1000.
Pictured on the left a U2812, in blue, and on the right, a U2814, in GREEN.

Will get better pics this weekend if I have time.