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Hoover Concept I/II info |
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Post# 21874 , Reply# 2   10/9/2007 at 13:11 (6,015 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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thanks for the info, I was guessing that the concept was a replacement for the dial-a-matic too. I love the look of concept ones, especially the green ones. I wish hoover still made them. |
Post# 21908 , Reply# 5   10/9/2007 at 22:34 (6,014 days old) by hoover1060 ()   |   | |
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do not clean carpets...a good brush and airflow do The Concept One had both, and it was/is an amazing performer |
Post# 21912 , Reply# 6   10/9/2007 at 23:42 (6,014 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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I just found a very nice light blue one on ebay, I put a bid on it :) |
Post# 21926 , Reply# 8   10/10/2007 at 09:10 (6,014 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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Could you please scan them and post? If its too much of a hassle you don't have to though. |
Post# 21940 , Reply# 10   10/10/2007 at 12:40 (6,014 days old) by swiveltop (Galveston, TX)   |   | |
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The pic looks ok once it posted,the date was not set,I also got this camera,its fancier than my old one,so I'm still figuring it out. Mark |
Post# 21942 , Reply# 11   10/10/2007 at 12:48 (6,014 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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the blue one looks exactly like the one I'm bidding on, very nice. The green and rust ones look great too, I like the striped bag and the little stencil design on the front of the green one. |
Post# 21946 , Reply# 12   10/10/2007 at 13:18 (6,014 days old) by swiveltop (Galveston, TX)   |   | |
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Thanks, The one your bidding on looks nice too,I just got the tan one and haven't cleaned or polished it,they clean up nice with Mothers Brand Polish,and others. Good luck, hope you win it. Mark |
Post# 21951 , Reply# 13   10/10/2007 at 14:14 (6,014 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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The green one is very nice. I have two blues and that's all I ever seem to see |
Post# 21953 , Reply# 14   10/10/2007 at 14:32 (6,014 days old) by charles~richard ()   |   | |
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hmmmmmmm. I guess it's gonna take me a few more years to appreciate the "beauty" of these machines....... |
Post# 21955 , Reply# 15   10/10/2007 at 14:46 (6,014 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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Why Charles, aren't they Dysonian enough for ya LOL |
Post# 21956 , Reply# 16   10/10/2007 at 14:49 (6,014 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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They're the last of the Hoovers I like. Once the Windtunnel came out next it was game over for me. |
Post# 21971 , Reply# 17   10/10/2007 at 16:39 (6,014 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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What's the round red button on the handle for? The one that I'm bidding on has one too and I can't figure what its for. |
Post# 21975 , Reply# 18   10/10/2007 at 17:30 (6,014 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT)   |   | |
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The red button is to disable the power drive. Used for delicate rugs or to push it with the motor off Nicholas |
Post# 21976 , Reply# 19   10/10/2007 at 17:43 (6,014 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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thanks for the info I just found this 1980's hardware commercial on youtube that shows a light blue concept, thought I'd share |
Post# 21978 , Reply# 20   10/10/2007 at 17:46 (6,014 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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my blue ones have that little flourish on the front like the green one above. Note my cord rewind button on this one is blue.. on my other one it's red |
Post# 21980 , Reply# 21   10/10/2007 at 17:54 (6,014 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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the little flourish must go with the striped bag models? It also seems like only the earlier models have the flourish but I'm not sure. |
Post# 21999 , Reply# 23   10/10/2007 at 19:40 (6,014 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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thanks for posting that, I was looking for some brouchures like that around the internet. |
Post# 22004 , Reply# 27   10/10/2007 at 20:02 (6,014 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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yeah, I'd definitely appreaciate if you guys kept the scans coming, especially any U.S. stuff that you have :). |
Post# 22011 , Reply# 29   10/10/2007 at 21:54 (6,013 days old) by swiveltop (Galveston, TX)   |   | |
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Is the one you are bidding on a powerdrive model? if so the small button on the handle disengages the drive,and the larger button near the cord is the release for the cord rewind. Mark |
Post# 22014 , Reply# 31   10/10/2007 at 22:10 (6,013 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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yeah, I'm pretty sure that it is |
Post# 22016 , Reply# 33   10/10/2007 at 22:50 (6,013 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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the one I'm bidding on has a white painted handle. |
Post# 22107 , Reply# 39   10/11/2007 at 23:43 (6,012 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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thanks for all the info everyone. just bumping to keep the thread going. |
Post# 22130 , Reply# 40   10/12/2007 at 09:42 (6,012 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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I checked a website to convert those old 70's prices into 2006 prices and it's quite interesting That $239 (1978) Concept would be the equivalant $738 (2006) The 1977 UK Powerdrive DAM at 121 pounds = 519 pounds (2006) |
Post# 22156 , Reply# 41   10/12/2007 at 18:55 (6,012 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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I was thinking that they would have been pretty expensive back then. |
Post# 22216 , Reply# 43   10/13/2007 at 00:22 (6,011 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Any chance of a link to the conversion site?? : Seamus |
Post# 22233 , Reply# 44   10/13/2007 at 10:37 (6,011 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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Yes, it's called Measuring Worth and it works as you'll see for UK and US dollars up to 2006, you can choose various methods, consumer price indexes, Values etc. CLICK HERE TO GO TO petek's LINK |
Post# 22234 , Reply# 45   10/13/2007 at 10:44 (6,011 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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In 1963 the 1334A Hoover Junior was advertised at £27/17/6(£27.87 In todays £s thats £403.15- or $800 odd!! No wonder they dont make em like they used to !! Seamus |
Post# 22235 , Reply# 46   10/13/2007 at 10:49 (6,011 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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In 1977 My U6033 Powerdrive was £109.9 Thats £472.19 or $940is Could Hoover sell a TOL model for that now? LOL!! |
Post# 22697 , Reply# 51   10/22/2007 at 00:28 (6,002 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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well, I just found one at the junk store this weekend. if someone else here is interested, theres one one ebay item # 160169097298 |
Post# 22698 , Reply# 52   10/22/2007 at 01:15 (6,002 days old) by ohio_tuec ()   |   | |
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Okay, but that's a Concept I. In fact, I see a few of them on eBay now. How about some early Elites? |
Post# 23515 , Reply# 56   10/31/2007 at 15:59 (5,993 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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Does anyone have that picture from when the concept was the vacuum of the day here? It was just a few days ago and I forgot to save it. |
Post# 23519 , Reply# 57   10/31/2007 at 17:22 (5,993 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT)   |   | |
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pod |
Post# 23528 , Reply# 58   10/31/2007 at 19:23 (5,993 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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I just noticed. The brown one is less deluxe, minus the chrome handle and cord reel. It has hooks on the handle for the cord which is conventiently missing for the photo op. |
Post# 23529 , Reply# 59   10/31/2007 at 20:08 (5,993 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Until a few weeks back I was a Power Drive virgin. There were no relatives with uprights in my family. This is Pete's 2nd U3101 that he sent back with me...so he would have room for more foundling uprights, as we see. :- Anyway, I am just luving this Hoover. Tonight I am taking down the shelf unit here in the Computer room and putting up the new one. There's simply no other place to put it right now until I do a major furniture shiftaround. I do so want to see all the cylinders lined up like Weapons of Mess Dustruction...and hoses hung by the chimney with care.. Pete, remember how you thought the vac was behaving oddly? Well, as usual I had to take it all apart last night to see how it works - engineering minds need to know. Amazing! So simple and rugged The two bolts holding the right side of the powerdrive transmission in place to the side frame had fallen out from vibration probably, causing the right tractor wheel to rub against the fan casing. Replaced them from the self threading screw jar and now the vac skitters across the rug easily and leaves such a nice path. On a smooth floor it literally tugs me along like a large dog. The edge brush got all the Kitty Litter crumbs against the baseboard in the pantry. No more stooping with the whisk. LO Thank you so much for this. I'm calling it my bionic arm vac, its so powerful. Really a hoot to drive around. Its an All Terrain vacuum. |
Post# 23531 , Reply# 60   10/31/2007 at 20:14 (5,993 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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Last of the great Hoovers they are imho and downright fun too. And they look nice. In fact I think when they stuck that minivac on front for the Concept Two they uglified it somewhat. |
Post# 23553 , Reply# 62   12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,811 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Got belts for my Concept-It now works well.Still like the Convertibles better.They are more refined.I do use the Concept on occasion.Good to have one in the collection.Don't care for its all plastic construcion-kinda flimsy. |
Post# 23592 , Reply# 63   11/1/2007 at 10:45 (5,992 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO)   |   | |
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Post# 23762 , Reply# 65   11/4/2007 at 23:56 (5,988 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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I've heard there was a commercial version of the Hoover Concept, with an orange bag, does anybody have pictures of one? A friend told me about it and I was wondering |
Post# 23783 , Reply# 67   11/5/2007 at 07:46 (5,988 days old) by hoover1060 ()   |   | |
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yes there was one, called "Commercial Power Drive" I have one, I'll try to post pictures tonight |
Post# 23868 , Reply# 68   11/6/2007 at 22:39 (5,986 days old) by ohio_tuec ()   |   | |
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I never knew such a machine existed. Too bad Hoover never produced a commercial version of the Dial-A-Matic. Could we see some photos of the Concept Commercial? Thanks. |
Post# 23881 , Reply# 70   11/7/2007 at 08:45 (5,986 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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I don't recall there ever being a tool set for the Concept One, where would they connect? |
Post# 23882 , Reply# 71   11/7/2007 at 09:49 (5,986 days old) by ian88 ()   |   | |
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A convertor surely? that would fit over the roller brush. |
Post# 23915 , Reply# 73   11/7/2007 at 19:13 (5,986 days old) by cart1531 ()   |   | |
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does anyone know when exactly the u4205 was made? I have the one with the avacado green bag and handle. From what I've seen it was between 1978 and sometime in the '80s but I'm not sure. |
Post# 23924 , Reply# 74   11/7/2007 at 23:04 (5,985 days old) by hoover1060 ()   |   | |
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Here it is, only one I know if in a collection too. |
Post# 23925 , Reply# 75   11/7/2007 at 23:05 (5,985 days old) by hoover1060 ()   |   | |
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hood detail |
Post# 23926 , Reply# 76   11/7/2007 at 23:06 (5,985 days old) by hoover1060 ()   |   | |
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triple layer bag system too |
Post# 23979 , Reply# 78   11/8/2007 at 20:41 (5,984 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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Missed this one... interesting. |
Post# 24002 , Reply# 79   11/9/2007 at 05:38 (5,984 days old) by ian88 ()   |   | |
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I suppose using both would give you that extra bit of filtration ; Which is always good I guess. |
Post# 24008 , Reply# 80   11/9/2007 at 07:48 (5,984 days old) by hoover1060 ()   |   | |
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I have both in there to keep the cloth bag clean. |
Post# 25638 , Reply# 81   12/1/2007 at 18:22 (5,962 days old) by dial-a-nap (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner)   |   | |
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Post# 25640 , Reply# 82   12/1/2007 at 18:49 (5,962 days old) by hoover1060 ()   |   | |
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from the middle-late 80's. It was the basic no frills powerdrive model, about $180 new. In the last two weeks I have seen two of those in the junk stores. |
Post# 309420 , Reply# 83   12/21/2014 at 00:05 (3,385 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)   |   | |
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Post# 339391 , Reply# 84   12/15/2015 at 17:26 (3,026 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA)   |   | |
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