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Thread Number: 19333
1991 Hoover Turbopower Freedom |
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| Post# 214046 1/14/2013 at 11:52 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
 Here is my rare Hoover Turbopower Freedom which was a Christmas gift from my friend Michael. It is a non cyclonic bagless Upright that Hoover offered in the early 1990's which they called "Permabag" as a convenient way to dispose of the dirt without the cost of buying bags, this was released way before James Dyson released his bagless vacuum cleaner, the DC01. It is in very good condition with just a few dull spots in some areas on the metallic finish (I think whoever owned it prior to me were smokers). It has all of its tools and sounds good, although it does need a new fan as someone had sucked up a nail with it and there is quite a big hole in it, so it is a tad noisy. These freedoms do clog quite easily and they also leak a little bit of dust in normal use, unless you suck up something like flour, in which case will cover the machine in dust, lol. This was Hoovers Top of the line Turbopower of that time and it had all the bells and whistles, accept cord rewind. Despite some of its draw backs it is a very stylish, smart and sophisticated looking machine in my opinion. Well, here she is. 
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| Post# 214047 , Reply# 1 1/14/2013 at 11:55 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Showing the Hoover Badge and bag full light. | ||
| Post# 214048 , Reply# 2 1/14/2013 at 11:57 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Showing the "Hoover" lettering on the bag door relea | ||
| Post# 214049 , Reply# 3 1/14/2013 at 11:58 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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"Permabag System" logo on the dirt collection box. | ||
| Post# 214051 , Reply# 4 1/14/2013 at 11:59 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Cleaner head. | ||
| Post# 214053 , Reply# 5 1/14/2013 at 12:00 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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A closer look at the lettering on the cleaner head. | ||
| Post# 214054 , Reply# 6 1/14/2013 at 12:01 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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A veiw from the side showing the hose and extension wand, as | ||
| Post# 214055 , Reply# 7 1/14/2013 at 12:03 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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A view from the back. | ||
| Post# 214056 , Reply# 8 1/14/2013 at 12:04 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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2 speed motor | ||
| Post# 214057 , Reply# 9 1/14/2013 at 12:05 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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As you probably already noticed, mine has had it's cord | ||
| Post# 214058 , Reply# 10 1/14/2013 at 12:06 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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A view from the other side. | ||
| Post# 214059 , Reply# 11 1/14/2013 at 12:08 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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The Activator brushroll, The brushroll that gives this machi | ||
| Post# 214060 , Reply# 12 1/14/2013 at 12:08 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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The tools set up. | ||
| Post# 214061 , Reply# 13 1/14/2013 at 12:09 (4,113 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Very nice! It looks very high end even now! | ||
| Post# 214062 , Reply# 14 1/14/2013 at 12:11 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Inside the "bag" compartment, notice how the fill tu | ||
| Post# 214063 , Reply# 15 1/14/2013 at 12:12 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 214064 , Reply# 16 1/14/2013 at 12:13 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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The sticker on the back of the permabag box, I imagine these | ||
| Post# 214066 , Reply# 17 1/14/2013 at 12:18 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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How it looks when you unclip the permabag box. The dust blows into the permabag system, and gets directed down into the box by that plastic piece that situates near the inlet hole, the dusty air circulates back up and any large partiles hit the plastic mesh to stop those heavier particles clogging the filter, then the fine dust gets trapped in the filter and passes threw the air freshner and back into the room. 
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| Post# 214067 , Reply# 18 1/14/2013 at 12:19 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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permabag in 2 pieces | ||
| Post# 214068 , Reply# 19 1/14/2013 at 12:21 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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showing the air freshener and how the clean filter thing wou | ||
| Post# 214072 , Reply# 20 1/14/2013 at 12:55 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Rating sticker U2662 December 1991 | ||
| Post# 214076 , Reply# 21 1/14/2013 at 13:15 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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As you can see I just had a quick back and forth with it and | ||
| Post# 214083 , Reply# 22 1/14/2013 at 13:48 (4,113 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Great vac, as I always say I've got a u2718(the model below this) although hoover only offered the u2718 and the freedom as the TOL models, as although the freedom has permabag, the u2718 has auto flex. Great vac once again, outcleans pretty much all modern vacuums! | ||
| Post# 214087 , Reply# 23 1/14/2013 at 14:03 (4,113 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 214816 , Reply# 24 1/19/2013 at 14:53 (4,107 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Here is.. The bottom of the line total system Turbopower that I have, which I actually like a lot, and is so much cleaner, hygienic and doesn't clog like the freedom does. They both perform the same until the freedom clogs, which is not long after the first use with a clean filter, which is why it is imperative that you clean the filter and empty the box after each use. This one bellow is actually my daily driver and yes I use the hose :) I love using the tools on these, the suction is not the strongest compared to modern vacuums but it is enough and gets the job done, I really do not like the super strong suction of new vacuums, they fall over and the suction just sticks to things way to easily, which is so annoying!! 
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| Post# 217421 , Reply# 25 2/3/2013 at 18:01 (4,092 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Here is a scan from a brochure advertising the two (Turbopow | ||
| Post# 217424 , Reply# 26 2/3/2013 at 18:07 (4,092 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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And here is a Kays? catalougue with the two featured | ||
| Post# 217486 , Reply# 27 2/4/2013 at 03:36 (4,092 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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price difference The price between the Turbopower and Turbomaster would have been over £70 in todays money. To me, that is a good deal more, but of course it is subjective. | ||
| Post# 217498 , Reply# 28 2/4/2013 at 08:24 (4,092 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 217517 , Reply# 29 2/4/2013 at 13:21 (4,092 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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I guss the difference in price is a lot if you put it that w | ||
| Post# 217518 , Reply# 30 2/4/2013 at 13:25 (4,092 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 217528 , Reply# 31 2/4/2013 at 13:38 (4,092 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
Not forgetting the TM has a wider sweeping path for bigger houses and larger areas,
The height of the cleaner is also very differential and a massive plus to those over 5'5. Its size of head means that while using the same fan as the TP and a similar motor wattage if not a bit higher means that theres not as much suction at the base of the cleaner BUT this makes the machine ironically easier to move as it does not grip the carpet as much as a TP does yet it still cleans to the same standard as a TP. The higher handle helps the user to move the machine more easily when in use. Overall they are more convienient to use as a TP when dealing with larger areas. | ||
| Post# 217536 , Reply# 32 2/4/2013 at 14:10 (4,092 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 217573 , Reply# 33 2/4/2013 at 15:34 (4,091 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
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| Post# 217575 , Reply# 34 2/4/2013 at 15:36 (4,091 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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umm | ||
| Post# 217582 , Reply# 36 2/4/2013 at 16:05 (4,091 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 217583 , Reply# 37 2/4/2013 at 16:08 (4,091 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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I meant the Freedom models, Jamie. More TM freedoms than TP Freedoms. | ||
| Post# 217592 , Reply# 38 2/4/2013 at 16:45 (4,091 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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yes, I agree
that more people bought the TM freedom, probably because the TM freedom had a TV ad unlike the TP freedom (to my knowledge)
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| Post# 218018 , Reply# 39 2/7/2013 at 13:00 (4,089 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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