As I said on the other thread Alex - you are very lucky to find one of these in working order - they are indeed a rare beast, and were made right at the start of the Purepower run way back in 1997 - that's 16 years ago, and they are still making the same vac now - but with none of the features of yours.

We look forward to seeing the finished article and the demo of it on youtube. I think this is your find of the year - the 1400S is a very desirable model to have, and certainly will be the most rare in the future years.

Look after it - there aren't many left of the 1997 models now.

They do come up very occasionally, but its usually at the opposite end of the country and the seller wont post.

At least one member of VL now has a working example that will be preserved. I really don't know why they got rid of autosense, its such a nifty gadget - but they did, and this makes the ones that do exist more collectable.

There is one in this job lot - take a look, I think its an autosense model - I thought this was the one you won

But the one you won said it was local collection only.

Have you got one of these yet?

but can you see what I mean about the ones you want always being in Kent or Cornwall, or the far north of Scotland?

How can you tell that that Purepower is not an autosense model? the green one looks like a U3120?

If that job lot was nearer to me I would have gone for it, as those are both early model purepowers

Yes Alex, I just watched your video on the U3330, and can see myself now that the one in the joblot is the base model from 1997 range. If they both work, they would be excellent for you to get, as you would then have nearly the whole first generation range

All you would need is the U3140.

How about asking dad for a trip down to Devon to get them then?

Bet you really want them don't you lol

They are only a mere 258 miles away from Denton, 520 mile round trip, should do it in a day- straight down the M6 then M5

Well that's a nice Purepower on Gumtree - but its in London!

Benny - indeed you may be right, but the Purepower Autosense was launched a good 4 years after the DC01, so by this time, surely they must have realised that bagged vacs were losing out to Dyson, especially as he had launched the DC02 and then in 1997, the DC03.

The autosense feature was useful as it told the user whether the carpet was clean - rather like the sensor feature on the modern Samsung and Miele canister vacs of today.

Alex - M34 postcode that you put on your Junior Ebay listing is Denton  lol

Here we have a lovely old Hoover Junior from 1984 to be precise, it is in full working order and has had a full strip down and clean, new belt, brushroll strips and empty bag fitted. So whether you are a vac collector or you just want an old upright "Hoover" then here is and opportunity for you.

These old Hoover uprights were the best, Hoover don't make cleaners like these anymore!

Cash on collection or pay via PayPal which ever you prefer, collection from Manchester in the M34 area.

Thanks for looking.

Alex - I am VERY observant, and when I saw that Ad for the junior, I recognised the carpet. I little more poking round and I realised it was you.

Benny - I do miss the gadgets on modern vacs - especially the lights and gizmos, but times move on I suppose and we can still get the Sebo X4 range which is bagged with all the lights and features. Whilst I do like bagless vacs - I will always prefer the good old bagged vacs of the 70's 80's and 90's, as these were the vacs I grew up with. They bring back memories.

Oh and we mustn't forget the flagship Miele S7510 and S7580 models - these really are feature heavy bagged vacs!

The bag full light was a very useful thing - so many people would carry on using a hard bag vac when full and not realise it was not picking up - the light draws ones attention to the problem very well and more easily than the piston type indicator.

If the light was on, there was a blockage - simple. That's one feature that they should have on more bagless vacs as although one can see the level of dirt in the bin, you don't always realise there is a blocked filter or hose, and many people are tone deaf to the change in motor noise when the motor is fighting a blockage.

No Purepowers nowadays feature a bag full light, although they do have pressure relief valves on the back of the bag housing.

I presume the delay is due to the way the circuitbaord is programmed, as the motor speed will be controlled electronically by the autosense device, and it may need a short time to prime the circuitry?

I notice Agro-s has released a new Purepower, but its called the Enigma, and its even higher wattage at 2200W! - and its £199.99!!

I presume that with the other "new" models they are going to be in the new catalogue next month, then marked down "save 50%". They are all out of stock which is nothing surprising.

Another advantage of the autosense was that it saved energy, running the TP1000 at about 800w on low, 900W on medium and 1000W on boost.

On the older 800W model, the economy mode would likely have used 600W, with the medium at 700W and boost at 800W.

I will agree that Autosense was a very funky feature, and more appealing to male buyers than female ones I suspect without appearing sexist. A woman just wants a vac to switch on, suck up and switch off again. Its younger men that want the gadgets lol - Alex?

Any news on this vac yet Alex?

God they aint very quick at delivery are they? Cant wait to see the Purepower Autosense roar into life on your landing carpet lol

Its crazy the price they charge for spares - no wonder so many people just throw a vac away for want of a simple part - a part which the likes of espares will charge through the nose for. (unless its a TP2 brushroll, then you've got no hope!)

How hard it is to replace a Purepower belt? You only have to pull a knob off and undo 2 screws, and then you can pull the brush out to replace the belt. That's an easy one. Try replacing the belts on a clutched DC07/DC14, and I mean both of them where you have to dismantle the clutch to get the clutch to brush belt off.

What happened to the bag full light? I seem to remember that this didn't work on testing?

Are we going to get a video on it? - still waiting for the dual purpose commercial vac video, come on lad, you are slacking - slapped wrist lol

The bulbs in the bag full lights are LED's and they last 1000's of hours - there must be a fault in the bag light circuit - have you tested the bag light sensor for continuity when a vacuum is applied to it? Have you checked the continuity of the wiring loom? have you checked the circuit board for dry solder joints? Alex - I am very surprised that you couldn't fix it - knowing how thorough you normally are with your Hoovers. Have you got a multi-meter to check the continuity of the circuit?

Alex, Your videos may be long but they don't really seem that long when watching. I always enjoy how explanative you are, plus it's neat for me to see some of the innards of vacuums from other countries, plus how they work, etc.

Scott