I've gone and bought another one!

[jmurray01]

I couldn't resist... Well, I almost did actually!

The reason being, I first went into my local recycling store (yes, the famous recycling store I always mention!) this morning at 10:30 but only saw a Vax tub and a HOOVER Aquajet, neither of which tugged my rug, or vacuumed it as it were.

So, I asked if there were any more, to which the man told me there was a load of uprights in the back which he hadn't PAT tested yet.

He said he'd have them tested by this afternoon, so come back then.

I asked if any of them would be cheap enough for me to afford, £9 being my maximum budget. He said he had one older model which took bags (he made that sound like a negative, hardly!), so I said I'd be interested in that.

I went back at 12:30 and didn't see any Vacuum Cleaners on display, but shortly after my arrival the man came through with the Vacuum Cleaner. Boy was I not expecting what I saw!

A HOOVER Turbopower! My initial reaction was, darn it, I've already got one!

Granted, it was the U2016 model in green without Autosense, but still, I have the U2812.

I actually said to him that I already had a Turbopower and declined the U2016.

However, while walking around looking at other things I saw the U2016 being thumped down on the ground waiting to be used and abused by a "general consumer" and I had a change of heart...

Heck, you can't have too many Turbopowers!

So, I went back over, appologised for being a pain and said I would accept the U2016 after all.

The price sticker they'd affixed to the bag door said £15, but they only charged me £9 as previously agreed - BARGAIN!

After walking the half a mile home with 16 Tonnes of a Number 9 HOOVER, I took a good look at it, here's what I found:

- It came with two spare Genuine HOOVER bags, plus a new one fitted
- The Exhaust Filter was black as coal (two Frankie Lane puns, wow, I'm excelling myself)
- The belt was almost new and Genuine HOOVER
- It is in damn good condition!

Oh yes, and it is dated July 1999 judging by the Serial Number.

OK, here is what I've done

- Removed the bag, filters, hose, tools (all intact), brush roll guard, brush roll & belt
- Cleaned up brush roll and lubricated bearings
- Cleaned out the belt area (they always get dirty on those Turbopowers)
- Replaced Pre-Motor filters and Exhaust Filter
- Cleaned the whole thing with soapy water
- Put underside back together
- Cleaned tools and hose
- Polished the body (it came up like new)
- Dropped a couple of Vanilla scented vacuum fresheners in the bag
- Tested her out!

And how did the testing go ? Brilliantly!

OK, she's louder than a Bugatti hitting the governor, but the performance is amazing.

Due to the fact the later Turbopowers had the wider hose, it lets more suction get to the cleaning head, so the activator brush roll works even better with the assistance of the added suction power.

So am I pleased ? Hell yes!

£9 for a Vacuum Cleaner with spare bags, a good belt and that looks like it has never been used!?

My theory on the Turbopower's life is that it was bought as an upstairs Vacuum Cleaner for an elderly person (even I struggle to lift if up and down the stairs, so I completely understand elderly people having a designated "upstairs vac"), a part of the house which only gets vacuumed a couple of times a month in most houses, thus why it has hardly been used in its 13 years.

I will post pictures later on, when my crappy Lidl "Tronic" (more like Chronic) batteries eventually charge enough to work for 5 whole minutes before dying again.

If only HOOVER made Nickel Cadmium batteries, eh ?

 

[jmurray01]

Here come the pictures!

 

[jmurray01]

Picture 2

 

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Picture 3

 

[bagintheback]

1999 Model?

Wow, I always thought those Hoovers were from the late-80s to the mid-90s. Amazing. Looks better built than our 1999 models. I've got to try one these one day.

 

[jmurray01]

Picture 4

 

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Picture 5

 

[jmurray01]

Picture 6 - Good ole activator brush roll!

 

[jmurray01]

The above picture also shows the "quick release" dirt passage window to quickly get rid of blockages.

 

[jmurray01]

And this wouldn't be complete without a picture of the two sisters together!

The 1994 Turbopower 1000 and 1999 Turbopower 2.

 

[jmurray01]

Finally, a picture of that very, very black Exhaust Filter. I'm pretty sure it is original and was never even looked at. It has been replaced with a brand new one now, thank goodness.

 

[jmurray01]

Correction, the model number is U2106, not U2016 as I previously stated.

As some of you eagle eyed members may have noticed, the only thing missing on this Vacuum Cleaner is the little yellow toggle that attaches to the hose to prevent the cleaner toppling over when in use.

I don't really care though and won't be adding one.

 

[rutger]

£9 for that! Bargain !!!!
Great looking Hoover, I really like that colour & the condition is great.
I agree it possibly was an upstairs vacuum for an old person, my parents used to have one for that purpose (oddly enough that too was a Hoover).

 

[jmurray01]

That's the one problem with the Turbopowers, they are damn heavy!

They are brilliant Vacuum Cleaners and when in use they glide over the carpets, but to lift you need muscles of steel.

 

[turbo500]

That's a great find Jamie, well done!
In reference to the noise, it shouldn't sound any louder than your TP1000. I'd also be more tempted to use the U2106 as a daily driver as the autosense feature drives me nuts. This, essentially, will be like running the TP1000 on the middle speed constantly.

 

[vintagerepairer]

The little yellow toggle is not missing. It was only ever fitted to the Turbopower 3 cleaners. After the TP3 went into production, both the TP2 and TP3 had the moulding where the yellow toggle would be fitted, but as I already said, only the TP3 had it.

Incidentally, this cleaner here is one of the last of the very best TP2. After this the motor used was of poor quality and Hoover inexplicably reverted to the narrow bore hose which they'd used back in 1992 & on the Turbopower / Master total system cleaners.

 

[alexhoovers94]

Jamie that is a very nice Turbopower 2 and like suggested i would be more geared to using the Turbo 2 to the 1000 is you were gonna use it as a daily, as the 1000 is more rare and a little older, but they are your machines so it is entirely up to you

"The autosense feauture dives me nuts" acually you will be suprissed, it doesn't go from low to medium all the time, it may be sensative but you need a decent amount of dirt on the carpet bfore it can think about activating the medium setting, but that is just from my experiance.

I also found that the regular Turbopower 2 sounds the same as an autosense Turbopower 2 in the High mode. Not sure about suction wise, to be honest there is very little difference in suction on the medium to the high setting.

 

[vintagerepairer]

My wife had a TP3 2881 and the constant up-down-up-down of the motor drove her insane. Well she was already insane, so maybe I should have said more insane than usual. She used to use it on full power.

 

[alexhoovers94]

The turbpower 2's are really heavy, they pull down on your arm and make it ake after a while however the the turbopower 1 is at the other end of the scale it is so light that when you lean the handle back it just stays where it is, it does not crash to the floor, unless the bag is almost full of course.
I really like the fact that when you use the turbo 2 in hose mode it does not fall over easily, you can stretch the hose quite far before it beggins to tip, less can be said for the purepower,URGHH, with just the slightest pull on the hose and it crashes to the floor, lol.

Maybe if you have pets and kids and you only vacuum once a week the autosense will go crazy but vacuuming daily even with pets and kids i have found it to be not to bad going up and down constatly, it does work propperly though, I just don't hear it go up and down constantly, maybe once or twice when someone has dropped crums after eating but I find it quite soothing how the motor pitch goes higher and then lower again, lol.