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Post# 279757   5/8/2014 at 14:09 (3,640 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)        

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I thought this would be fun, I copied it somewhat exactly the same way that the slogan from the orginal Turbomaster advert (from 1987) was written. There is an extra, cheeky little surprise near the end of the video aswell! Enjoy :)

 
Post# 279847 , Reply# 1   5/9/2014 at 04:47 (3,639 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)        

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Is the surprise supposed to show that the letters the second time pick up better with the suction only cleaning tool as opposed to brush roll that leaves an imprint of the letters behind?

Post# 279849 , Reply# 2   5/9/2014 at 06:14 (3,639 days old) by baglessball ()        
Sebo_fan

 #Burn ;)

Post# 279856 , Reply# 3   5/9/2014 at 08:55 (3,639 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)        

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Yes that was the surprise... Well flour does stain...There is always one.


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Post# 279860 , Reply# 4   5/9/2014 at 10:03 (3,639 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)        

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Using rice on carpet won't stain as much - try that the next time, Alex.

Also since I have never used never mind owned a Turbomaster before, do you have to go through that process of sliding the tool thing at the bottom each time you want to use the hose? I thought you just pull out the hose and you can use the hose, without having to slide anything.

Post# 279873 , Reply# 5   5/9/2014 at 13:12 (3,639 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)        

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Nope...you have to slide the conversion thing to tools so suction goes through the hose. A lot easier than a Turbopower Total System.
Post# 279878 , Reply# 6   5/9/2014 at 14:56 (3,639 days old) by citroenbx (england)        

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I always enjoy your vids and you don't talk to long

still cant wait to see Hoover vortex vs dc01 or turbopower

hope to see you soon

Post# 279880 , Reply# 7   5/9/2014 at 15:01 (3,639 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)        
Sebo-fan;

 There were no dirty-air upright cleaners I knew of which didn't have some sort of conversion process taking place before the hose could be used. The only way around it would be to have the hose "live" and contiually in the suction "loop" as it is on the clean-air machines. But as we all know, the dirty-air cleaners are incapable of pulling air long distance and as such the suction from the fan needs to hit the cleaning head as soon as possible to make it work as an upright. Were the air to go all round the hose first, there would be very little left to clean with.

I am trying to think of a dirty-air upright cleaner which automatically activates a convertor when the handle is stood upright, just as all the Dyson cleaners do (albiet clean-air style) and I cannot think of one. Maybe someone else can.

Post# 279883 , Reply# 8   5/9/2014 at 15:15 (3,639 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)        

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From what I believe the American Hoover Powermax did just that when erected. I am sure some of the US collectors can shed some light on this.
Post# 279884 , Reply# 9   5/9/2014 at 15:23 (3,639 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK)        

I'm not sure if the Dirt Devil Eclipse did an automatic changeover?

I had one years ago and can't remember needing to switch anything to use the hose?


Post# 279888 , Reply# 10   5/9/2014 at 15:43 (3,639 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)        

Matt

The Eclipse was a strange one. At least the dirty-fan version was. I never saw the clean-fan version as it was not on sale in the UK for long.

With the dirty-fan Eclipse, what happend was this; when the cleaner was stood upright, the cleaning head was raised off the floor and a flap was moved to block suction to the cleaning head.

On the back of the cleaner was the hose. The wand was stored in a hole which was solid. This meant that when the cleaner was stood upright with the hose stored, there was no airflow as all ducting was restricted. However, this was not quite the end of it, as underneath where the hose was permanantly connected to the cleaner there was a knob which activated another valve, though in many cases the knob had broken off. The point of it was to keep air out of the hose whilst the cleaner was being used as an upright machine. Turning it one way blocked off the hose altogther; turning it the other way allowed air into the hose.

I suppose to some extent it did help the amount of power avaliable at the cleaner head by having the hose shut off, but that power must have been minimal and as the hose termitated into a solid storage bracket, it was just as easy to leave the value set to "tools" even when using the cleaner as an upright. To that end it worked like the hose on the Hoover Turbopower Total System. The Eclipse was a half-hearted and overenginered attempt at an automatic changeover really.


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