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dial-a-matic
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... You post pictures of the insides of the "dirt box"?
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... You post pictures of the insides of the "dirt box"?
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ozhoover
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Tom...
Freedom Permabag was a Dirt Cup/Box that had a filter attached to the top of it that you just clipped of the machine and empty into the bin. Only problem was it did'nt work and leaked dust. Their was also a Turbopower/ Sovereign, Permabag Freedom made see pic below.
The Permabag name was used on Turbopower 2 and Purepowers also but as Ian said the later one where made of what Hoover called "Permalon, a porous material which allows air to pass through, yet traps fine dust"
Not sure what date they where discontinued, may be one of the UK members knows the details
Andy...
sorry I cant take a picture of it as it's all packed up in a storage center at the moment as I have no more space at home.
Mark
Freedom Permabag was a Dirt Cup/Box that had a filter attached to the top of it that you just clipped of the machine and empty into the bin. Only problem was it did'nt work and leaked dust. Their was also a Turbopower/ Sovereign, Permabag Freedom made see pic below.
The Permabag name was used on Turbopower 2 and Purepowers also but as Ian said the later one where made of what Hoover called "Permalon, a porous material which allows air to pass through, yet traps fine dust"
Not sure what date they where discontinued, may be one of the UK members knows the details
Andy...
sorry I cant take a picture of it as it's all packed up in a storage center at the moment as I have no more space at home.
Mark
Mark/Tom/Austin,
Mark, your Turbomasters look great. I look forward to seeing more of your collection! Are your Australian market machines badged as Turbomatics?
Tom - the Permabag system was introduced around 1991ish (before the Dyson DC01), and was available as a Turbopower and a Turbomaster. It used an opaque plastic container to hold the dirt, with a large paper filter at the top to stop dust escaping.
Here are some pictures of the Turbopower Freedom I briefly owned. The best thing about this cleaner is that the burgundy plastic was actually glittery - I thought at first someone had painted it with nail polish but it was part of the original finish! You can see it on the 'bag door'.
The cleaner from the front:
Mark, your Turbomasters look great. I look forward to seeing more of your collection! Are your Australian market machines badged as Turbomatics?
Tom - the Permabag system was introduced around 1991ish (before the Dyson DC01), and was available as a Turbopower and a Turbomaster. It used an opaque plastic container to hold the dirt, with a large paper filter at the top to stop dust escaping.
Here are some pictures of the Turbopower Freedom I briefly owned. The best thing about this cleaner is that the burgundy plastic was actually glittery - I thought at first someone had painted it with nail polish but it was part of the original finish! You can see it on the 'bag door'.
The cleaner from the front:
The dust box...
... Splits in half. The bottom section contains the dust box proper (on the left), with the paper filter on the top half. Have also just noticed that the picture in the previous post kinda backs up the 'dust leaker' repuation!
... Splits in half. The bottom section contains the dust box proper (on the left), with the paper filter on the top half. Have also just noticed that the picture in the previous post kinda backs up the 'dust leaker' repuation!
Also
Apparently many Permabag Freedom cleaners were later modified to use paper bags instead. Hoover even sold a kit for converting your TP Freedom, although this would presumably have been little comfort to someone who'd paid the price premium for one of these.
Si
Apparently many Permabag Freedom cleaners were later modified to use paper bags instead. Hoover even sold a kit for converting your TP Freedom, although this would presumably have been little comfort to someone who'd paid the price premium for one of these.
Si
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Just curious, but what is that yellow thing? I think it must be a fan, but I am just making sure it isn't a siren. Sorry if this is off-topic. Thanks!
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vacuumkid3
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Wow! Very interesting! I have an old Emerson fan, so it is the start of yet ANOTHER collection for me!
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It is very interesting! Thanks! I especially love the design of the website.
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Ian and Si...I agree Hoover has always been the one for me. I always thought as a child if they did not have a Hoover they must be poor! How funny looking back. In reality, they paid a lot more for their Kirbys and Luxes than my dad paid for our Dial A Matic.
Happy Hoovering!!!!
--Tom
Happy Hoovering!!!!
--Tom
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Prices of Vacuums!
That is for sure, Tom! It is amazing how much more a Kirby was than a Hoover. Sometimes I wish I could go back in time with the money I have and buy a few vacuum cleaners, fountan pens, and stuff like that. If only, if only...
That is for sure, Tom! It is amazing how much more a Kirby was than a Hoover. Sometimes I wish I could go back in time with the money I have and buy a few vacuum cleaners, fountan pens, and stuff like that. If only, if only...
henrydreyfuss
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Tom...
I could only wish that my house grew up with a Dial-a-Matic... We had a Eureka ESP, and then a Eureka Whirlwind! In reality the ESP was really a very good vacuum (the Whirlwind on the other hand..). We had the ESP for almost 10 years... but I wasn't blessed with my first Dial-a-Matic until I was 17!
Corey
I could only wish that my house grew up with a Dial-a-Matic... We had a Eureka ESP, and then a Eureka Whirlwind! In reality the ESP was really a very good vacuum (the Whirlwind on the other hand..). We had the ESP for almost 10 years... but I wasn't blessed with my first Dial-a-Matic until I was 17!
Corey
Simon
Weird that I should be looking through here and see one of my vacuums posted on the forum! (Simon very, very kindly gave me the TurboPower Freedom last summer).
It's been polished to a perfect shine and is now a star in my collection. Nice to be able to thank you again!
Steve
Weird that I should be looking through here and see one of my vacuums posted on the forum! (Simon very, very kindly gave me the TurboPower Freedom last summer).
It's been polished to a perfect shine and is now a star in my collection. Nice to be able to thank you again!
Steve
