My Hoover Electronic 1000!

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A discussion about this particular model started in one of the threads on the off-topic forum... So, I was inspired to go pull mine out, and snap some pictures. I forgot what a wonderful machine this is!

Marty Rocha gave this to me a few years back... after I had mentioned that I had never seen one, and would love to have one someday. Unexpectedly, he shipped it to me. I nearly passed out when I opened the box! Thanks again, Marty... it's a beauty! And years later, it's still loved!

~Fred

 

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Control board powered up...

Ready to go, in "standby mode"

 

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The handle/controls.

This is a replacement hose... and is very much like a Eureka hose... (the texture and style of the hose).

I've never seen an original (beige) hose with the thumbwheel.

Power switch and rheostat.

 

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The Tools... under the lid.

Even these are European-looking.

 

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And Finally...

The bag, underneath the tools.

The Hoover "Type L" bag. These are still very plentiful.
I don't think that in my 5 years working at Hoover, we ever sold one of the three packages of "L" bags that we had in stock.

Must not have been a good seller...

 

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Spec sheet one more time

One of our pictures of the day...

Here's the original hose. Looks kinda heavy to me...

 

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I took a video of it running just now, but need to head to work.
Stay tuned, I'll upload it to YouTube this evening, after work (I work til 10)...

In the meantime, "discuss."

~Fred

 

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Oops...

Just noticed I forgot a picture..

Data plate:

 

[seamusuk]

Its a Sensotronic...

Hey Fred

Thats our Sensotronic System 5- just with a US Powerhead!

Those look like UK bags as well- H8 by chance??

Seamus

P.S Yours is from March 1982

 

[eluxca]

They are rare, beautiful machines. And you're right about the bags - every vac store that I have visited has original packages on the wall.
The Achilles heel of the vacuum is the plastic hand grip on the hose. It will snap if dropped on a hard surface or stepped on. The hose that came with my machine fractured at the retainer ring and it is useless other than operating the motor.
They are very powerful and seem to leak less dust than a Dimension.

 

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Here's the video:

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[westyslantfront]

I like a canister vacuum with on board tools. Very convenient.


Ross

 

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Thanks so much for the videos Fred, you have to have the cleanest carpets in NC!!!

 

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You have to have the cleanest carpets in NC!!!

I might have to fight Charlie (and Todd), Mark T., Hans, and Ron J. for that position!!
But I'm sure I'm somewhere in the running!



~Fred

 

[74simon]

It's a very nice machine Fred, do you know if a range of these were sold, or just the one model? In Europe as the Sensotronic there were at least five variations available at any one time. I wonder in which part of the world they were marketed as the Automatic?

Those hoses were indeed very heavy, so I've heard, and also very expensive to replace, quite the Achilles heel of this cleaner. This version is quite odd, in that the wands use the old style clip instead of locking rings, which every Euro Senso had.

It's great to have that though, this type of cleaner is pretty rare over here, they must be like hen's teeth on your side of the pond!

 

[tommymilan]

Hello, I love it! How I envy you that power nozzle...
Here's mine!

 

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WOW!

That hose is beautiful!!

I wonder if a foreign hose would work on a domestic machine..?

Your powerhead is neat, too! What's the brushroll like?

~Fred

 

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Here's the powernozzle!