1985 HOOVER PORTAPOWER S1126!

Well, it has been a while since I've posted a "new vacuum" thread, because it has been a long time since I've bought a new vacuum!! Or should I say, a new vacuum that isn't a Dyson, as I have been picking a fair few of them up for the purpose of cleaning up and selling on for a profit. Don't worry, I still detest them and would never own one for my own cleaning, they are a means of making money only.

Anyway, the purpose of this thread is because today I received a Hoover Portapower which I won on eBay for £5. There were no other bidders, which surprised me, but obviously resulted in a bargain so I'm not complaining.

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. It arrived well packaged and very clean (for a 31 year old vacuum), with the original hose and extention tube. I believe there should have been another tube and a set of tools, but they were missing unfortunately. I knew that from the listing though, and that's perhaps why there were no other bidders. The tools from the Senior will fit it in the meantime, but in the long term I'm sure I'll be able to find another tube and set of tools, as I don't think they were specific to the Portapower, so any Hoover tools from the 1980s should fit and be the same as the originals.

I've cleaned it up with soapy water, and vacuumed out the cloth bag, which was simply dusty and not in any way disgusting (unlike those that get damp, which are utterly revolting!), and perhaps most importantly, the motor runs like brand new! It is very quiet and smooth, with no bearing noises.

The only issue is the condition of the plastic, which looks nicotine stained, plus has spots of dark red paint or something. They do scrape off so I'll have to be very careful and do that one by one with some sort of scraping instrument, but I'm not sure I can get the colour back to the original white.

Still, for £5 it is a bargain and even if it never looks great, it will certainly be a functional cleaner! There is no such thing as retirement for my vacuums, even my 1940s models are still in occasional use. My motto is if you have it - USE IT.

I will now leave you with the pictures...

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Post# 365060 1/12/2017 at 09:23 (2,654 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)
Checkrate/Likes 1 Well, it has been a while since I've posted a "new vacuum" thread, because it has been a long time since I've bought a new vacuum!! Or should I say, a new vacuum that isn't a Dyson, as I have been picking a fair few of them up for the purpose of cleaning up and selling on for a profit. Don't worry, I still detest them and would never own one for my own cleaning, they are a means of making money only. Anyway, the purpose of this thread is because today I received a Hoover Portapower which I won on eBay for £5. There were no other bidders, which surprised me, but obviously resulted in a bargain so I'm not complaining. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. It arrived well packaged and very clean (for a 31 year old vacuum), with the original hose and extention tube. I believe there should have been another tube and a set of tools, but they were missing unfortunately. I knew that from the listing though, and that's perhaps why there were no other bidders. The tools from the Senior will fit it in the meantime, but in the long term I'm sure I'll be able to find another tube and set of tools, as I don't think they were specific to the Portapower, so any Hoover tools from the 1980s should fit and be the same as the originals. I've cleaned it up with soapy water, and vacuumed out the cloth bag, which was simply dusty and not in any way disgusting (unlike those that get damp, which are utterly revolting!), and perhaps most importantly, the motor runs like brand new! It is very quiet and smooth, with no bearing noises. The only issue is the condition of the plastic, which looks nicotine stained, plus has spots of dark red paint or something. They do scrape off so I'll have to be very careful and do that one by one with some sort of scraping instrument, but I'm not sure I can get the colour back to the original white. Still, for £5 it is a bargain and even if it never looks great, it will certainly be a functional cleaner! There is no such thing as retirement for my vacuums, even my 1940s models are still in occasional use. My motto is if you have it - USE IT. I will now leave you with the pictures... Photos... < > Photo 1 of 9 View Full Size

Post# 365070 , Reply# 1 1/12/2017 at 21:49 (2,654 days old) by Sensotronic (Englandshire)
Checkrate/Likes That Portapower is the correct colour and not nicotine stained. It was only the early USA made version that was white.

Post# 365100 , Reply# 2 1/14/2017 at 01:52 (2,653 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas)
Checkrate/Likes *As for the dark red spots...* cloth dipped in 91% alcohol should work. Do this only after you have completely cleaned all dirt, grime and oil off the vacuum. If you are concerned that the shine will be effected (mine never has) follow up with a plastic polish. I have one of those white versions, waiting to be sold.

Post# 365864 , Reply# 3 1/30/2017 at 04:24 (2,637 days old) by DaveTranter (Central England, U.K.)
Checkrate/Likes *Portapower* I have a Portapower which I 'inherited' some years ago, with bearing noise and a faulty switch, of which the first was soon cured, and the latter bridged out. Sadly it came with only half of it's hose, but is still my 'daily drive'. I've just looked, and the 'data plate' sticker is completely missing, so I have no idea of precise model or serial number, but the hinged covers at the hose and filter ends are brown plastic, if that signifies anything. The lady who gave it to me had named it 'K9' after Dr Who's mechanical dog, to which I suppose it bears a superficial resemblance ;-) All best Dave T P.S. AlexHoovers94 has seen this machine