repairman
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I recently bought a Hoover Elite Total System Performance 200 for $4.99 at Goodwill and didn’t know if this was the first Elite or if the Elite 200 was first.
Which one came first ?
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Excellent, excellent find!
The Elite 200 was the first Elite. Although yours is not one of the early ones, I would still call it an Elite 200, since it is basically the same thing. By the serial number, yours was made in April 1992. I think the Elite 200 came out in 1988 or 1989 and looked virtually the same. The bag pattern was a bit different as was the writing on the hood, and the motor drew 5 amps instead of 5.5, but that's about as far as the differences went.
I don't have an Elite 200, but I do have a C1403, which was the commercial version. Mine was made January 1991.
The Elite 200 was the first Elite. Although yours is not one of the early ones, I would still call it an Elite 200, since it is basically the same thing. By the serial number, yours was made in April 1992. I think the Elite 200 came out in 1988 or 1989 and looked virtually the same. The bag pattern was a bit different as was the writing on the hood, and the motor drew 5 amps instead of 5.5, but that's about as far as the differences went.
I don't have an Elite 200, but I do have a C1403, which was the commercial version. Mine was made January 1991.
repairman
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Thank you for the kind words
I actually had to clean the hood with a Magic Eraser and rubbing alcohol as it looked TERRIBLE when I bought it (I always forget to take before pictures). The roller does need to be replaced in a few months due to it being the original one and some bristles are missing.
I actually had to clean the hood with a Magic Eraser and rubbing alcohol as it looked TERRIBLE when I bought it (I always forget to take before pictures). The roller does need to be replaced in a few months due to it being the original one and some bristles are missing.
"I always forget to take before pictures"
You and me both! When I get a vacuum, I try to remind myself to, but then always get carried away and before I know it I have no proof of what the cleaner used to look like!
Anyways, I never would have guessed that your Elite looked shabby; it looks great. The hood doesn't look gouged and the decals are intact. Be careful with the rubbing alcohol, though...high concentration rubbing alcohol + magic eraser might = erased decals.
I use a spray bottle of car paint detailing spray and microfiber towels to clean my new acquisitions. Tough paint marks are precisely targeted with a magic eraser and detail spray. I try to use the eraser sparingly because sometimes it can haze up a previously glossy finish.
After the cleaning, I then use Carnuba spray wax, recommended to me by man114, to restore a glossy finish to the plastic.
You and me both! When I get a vacuum, I try to remind myself to, but then always get carried away and before I know it I have no proof of what the cleaner used to look like!
Anyways, I never would have guessed that your Elite looked shabby; it looks great. The hood doesn't look gouged and the decals are intact. Be careful with the rubbing alcohol, though...high concentration rubbing alcohol + magic eraser might = erased decals.
I use a spray bottle of car paint detailing spray and microfiber towels to clean my new acquisitions. Tough paint marks are precisely targeted with a magic eraser and detail spray. I try to use the eraser sparingly because sometimes it can haze up a previously glossy finish.
After the cleaning, I then use Carnuba spray wax, recommended to me by man114, to restore a glossy finish to the plastic.
