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Thread Number: 18479
Hoover Turbopower Total System U2798 |
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| Post# 203092 10/8/2012 at 17:05 (4,210 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
 Here is my Hoover Turbopower Total System U2798 which I picked up on Saturday just gone, mine is a later one and is one of the last of it's style and model, the Hoover U1060 replaced it in about 1997 which looked almost the same but had a 600 watt motor which made it extremely loud. Mine is in very good condition, the eBay seller said it had only used a few times as he preferred a cylinder, so was therefore put in storage. All it needed was a good clean, new belt, bag and brushroll bearings greasing. The motor runs perfect in it, like it is brand-new and there are no cracks on it what so ever, unlike my other Total System (U2602) and there are very few scratches on it. It was missing the crevice tool when I got it, so I nicked it from my Turbopower 2 for the photo. :P 
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| Post# 203093 , Reply# 1 10/8/2012 at 17:05 (4,210 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 203094 , Reply# 2 10/8/2012 at 17:06 (4,210 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 203095 , Reply# 3 10/8/2012 at 17:07 (4,210 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 203096 , Reply# 4 10/8/2012 at 17:08 (4,210 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 203097 , Reply# 5 10/8/2012 at 17:09 (4,210 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Just showing inside the bag compatment... | ||
| Post# 203098 , Reply# 6 10/8/2012 at 17:11 (4,210 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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No Hoover badge but it is sort of moulded into the plastic, | ||
| Post# 203099 , Reply# 7 10/8/2012 at 17:13 (4,210 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 203100 , Reply# 8 10/8/2012 at 17:16 (4,210 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Hoover lettering again, to cover the whole where the air fre | ||
| Post# 203101 , Reply# 9 10/8/2012 at 17:18 (4,210 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Edge cleaning... | ||
| Post# 203102 , Reply# 10 10/8/2012 at 17:19 (4,210 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Turbopower 2 style Activator | ||
| Post# 203103 , Reply# 11 10/8/2012 at 17:21 (4,210 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 203104 , Reply# 12 10/8/2012 at 17:23 (4,210 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Made in March 1995 | ||
| Post# 203105 , Reply# 13 10/8/2012 at 17:26 (4,210 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Cleaning tools... | ||
| Post# 203176 , Reply# 14 10/9/2012 at 04:35 (4,210 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
 None of the red TP total systems had a lower cord hook. I think it was more cost cutting than making it a feature. Remember, by the time these went on sale, the Turbopower 2 was out and Hoover had begun their first attempt at phasing out the Turbopower 1 cleaners, so any unnecessary cost would've been dropped and lots of corners were cut.
Still, the Turbopower 1, especially the red TS model's, sold in their thousands. They were EVERYWHERE when I was younger. Infact, my irish grandparents replaced their old Junior Deluxe with this model. Despite the cut backs on this cleaner, it was still a briliant vacuum and considerably cheaper than a lot of other cleaners on the market (such as the Lux Contour which isn't half the cleaner this is!). I believe the U2798 came with the 5 year parts guaruntee too, which had been phased out completely by the time the U1060 replaced it. | ||
| Post# 203470 , Reply# 15 10/11/2012 at 13:40 (4,208 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Chris... But if they were cost cutting by taking away the lower cord hook then how did it really save any money? The plastic cover that goes in it's place would cost to make as well, so...I can't really see how it is saving money. I do like this one (U2798) don't get me wrong but my true faveourite of all the Turbopower 1's has to be the U2602 Total System it is a beauty. Like you said, the U2798 was cheaper than alot of other Hoovers at the time but they still cleaned alot better and more efficiently than other brands that were more expensive, as you said the Electrolux contour and certainly the Dyson DC01! Hell, the suction threw the hose on the Turbopower Total Systems is ruffly the same as the DC01 Hose suction!! No joke. What I love about the Turbopowers, is you could get the bottom of the line Turbopower Junior and the top of the line Turbpower Freedom Total System and they would still performe the same on carpets, just with a few more features that push the price up. | ||
| Post# 203479 , Reply# 16 10/11/2012 at 15:30 (4,208 days old) by Rolls_rapide (-) | ||
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Agreed - the Dyson DC01 suction was a complete joke. The direct air Turbopowers were fantastic at removing grit from carpets. | ||
| Post# 203534 , Reply# 18 10/12/2012 at 10:23 (4,207 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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they would still performe the same on carpets, just with a Alex, the same could be said for any vacuum range. You can't just use that reason to like the Turbopower's. Look at the Dyson DC40 - the animal retailing at £299 doesn't clean any better than the multi-floor at £359. It's always been the same.
If you're looking specifically around the same time as the Turbopower, look back at it's rivals.
in 83, the Lux 550 and 560 and neither cleaned any better than the other, Panasonic 40 series were all the same apart from variable power and headlights added and the Lux 600 series just had variable power as the only difference. | ||
| Post# 204848 , Reply# 19 10/26/2012 at 14:24 (4,193 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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I now have a video of the U2798 | ||
| Post# 204943 , Reply# 20 10/27/2012 at 10:49 (4,192 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 205124 , Reply# 22 10/28/2012 at 16:42 (4,190 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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that activator cleans really well for a 20+ year old machine It cleans so well because it is a dirty air machine with excellent airflow and a great brushroll that beats and sweeps the carpets to release that grit. The main reason a turbopower cleans so well is because it's a HOOVER!!! The perfect brand for carpet care. Gosh I am flippant when I want to be, haha. :) | ||
| Post# 205125 , Reply# 23 10/28/2012 at 16:47 (4,190 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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Gosh I am flippant when I want to be | ||
| Post# 205127 , Reply# 24 10/28/2012 at 16:48 (4,190 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 205129 , Reply# 25 10/28/2012 at 17:15 (4,190 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 205132 , Reply# 26 10/28/2012 at 17:30 (4,190 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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we all know Hoover is the best | ||
| Post# 205134 , Reply# 27 10/28/2012 at 17:31 (4,190 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 205136 , Reply# 28 10/28/2012 at 17:32 (4,190 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 205137 , Reply# 29 10/28/2012 at 17:39 (4,190 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 205143 , Reply# 30 10/28/2012 at 18:00 (4,190 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 205155 , Reply# 31 10/28/2012 at 20:05 (4,190 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 205220 , Reply# 32 10/29/2012 at 10:26 (4,190 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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FIGHT!!!! hi all, now i love hoover but unfortunately i have to agree with the advertisment in reply #29 by turbo500...... they are prety powerful machines! thedysonman | ||
| Post# 279368 , Reply# 34 5/5/2014 at 06:29 (3,637 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 279370 , Reply# 35 5/5/2014 at 07:14 (3,637 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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