Thread Number: 26758
1994 Hoover Turbopower Boost Autoflex U2718 |
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Post# 299550   9/24/2014 at 11:58 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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I just got this about two weeks ago and I love it to pieces. it has cleaned up well and is in really good condition, it is in a very nice colour, which Hoover call "Deep Ocean Blue Metalic". I have given it a new genuine fan and a headlight bulb, then cleaned between the metal strip things on the armature (I know, technical term) as they had big clumps of dust in them and was causing the machine to vibrate.
If you have a Turbopower that vibrates it will be one of five things or a couple of the five.... 1. Loose headlight lense, 2. Damaged or chewed up fan, 3. Clumps of dirt build up on the cooling fan, 4. Dust build up between the metal strips on the armature and 5.worn bearings. Check any of those and your Turbopower 1 should not vibrate. People say that these were common for vibrating but if everything is how it should be then it will not vibrate, non of my other Turbopowers vibrate. Anyway, after that little education lesson, here it is and yes, the Autoflex works. :D |
Post# 299551 , Reply# 1   9/24/2014 at 12:06 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299552 , Reply# 2   9/24/2014 at 12:09 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299553 , Reply# 3   9/24/2014 at 12:11 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299554 , Reply# 4   9/24/2014 at 12:13 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299555 , Reply# 5   9/24/2014 at 12:16 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299556 , Reply# 6   9/24/2014 at 12:20 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299557 , Reply# 7   9/24/2014 at 12:24 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299558 , Reply# 8   9/24/2014 at 12:27 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299559 , Reply# 9   9/24/2014 at 12:30 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299560 , Reply# 10   9/24/2014 at 12:38 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299561 , Reply# 11   9/24/2014 at 12:42 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299562 , Reply# 12   9/24/2014 at 12:46 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299563 , Reply# 13   9/24/2014 at 12:51 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Here is the pointless two speed switch...I really don't know what Hoover were thinking with this because you have to keep your finger on the switch while using the high speed, making it almost impossible to use the tools. But it is easy enough to hold the switch in boost while using it as an upright for "stubborn dirt".
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Post# 299568 , Reply# 14   9/24/2014 at 13:38 (3,473 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 299569 , Reply# 15   9/24/2014 at 13:51 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Well it was not THAT short lived really, it was originally a non onboard tool model sold exclusively to Currys and was called the "Turboboost" in around 1988 and of course there was a white version called the "Turbopower Boost" with onboard tools and of course the version photographed here so it stopped around 95. So a 7 year run.
I agree it is a nice coulour and finish. |
Post# 299572 , Reply# 16   9/24/2014 at 14:05 (3,473 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 299599 , Reply# 18   9/24/2014 at 16:57 (3,473 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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I too was surprised to see it with a moulded plug, never have I seen an Autoflex with a moulded plug before. I had a U2798 from 1995 a while back (red single speed total system) and that also had the dots missing on the cleaner head and bag door release pad, needless to say, that too had a moulded plug.
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Post# 299680 , Reply# 19   9/25/2014 at 07:51 (3,472 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299683 , Reply# 20   9/25/2014 at 08:34 (3,472 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299690 , Reply# 21   9/25/2014 at 09:31 (3,472 days old) by citroenbx (england)   |   | |
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Post# 299694 , Reply# 22   9/25/2014 at 09:49 (3,472 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299698 , Reply# 23   9/25/2014 at 10:47 (3,472 days old) by Richardc1983 (Leeds, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299700 , Reply# 24   9/25/2014 at 11:10 (3,472 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 299704 , Reply# 25   9/25/2014 at 12:04 (3,472 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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