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Thread Number: 12355
Hoover Convertible or Eureka? |
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Post# 132211 4/13/2011 at 20:08 (4,754 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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I was wondering what your guys' opinion was on this. Would you'd rather have a Hoover Convertible or a F&G type Eureka. They are both extremely popular and similar. I personally think the Eurekas clean better but the looks go to Hoover. But if could only collect one, I think I'd go with the Hoovers. What about you?
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| Post# 132212 , Reply# 1 4/13/2011 at 20:15 (4,754 days old) by LongLiveKirbys (Minneapolis) | ||
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I would have to say.. i like the looks of both types of machines but i would have to say convertibles clean better. (then again it also depends on the eureka model and brushroll) 
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Post# 132213 , Reply# 2 4/13/2011 at 20:17 (4,754 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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Hoover all the way! | ||
| Post# 132214 , Reply# 3 4/13/2011 at 20:21 (4,754 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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Post# 132218 , Reply# 4 4/13/2011 at 20:26 (4,754 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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Whoops! I guess I do have a Eureka | ||
| Post# 132219 , Reply# 5 4/13/2011 at 20:26 (4,754 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
 hmmm...Good question! When Hoover was using the Type C bag, I would have given the edge to Eureka for its F&G bag set up. But when Hoover went to the Type A bag, I'd have to say that the advantage swung back to Hoover. I think that Hoover's Type A design is better and Hoover belts seem to last longer. But they both clean very well and they both have some very nice aesthetic designs too. | ||
| Post# 132225 , Reply# 6 4/13/2011 at 20:37 (4,754 days old) by Brandon_W_T () | ||
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So hard to choose! I love Hoovers But I also Love Eurekas! Depends on the age I suppose. Ill take a 50s or early 60s convertible over most eureka uprights. Ill take a boxtop eureka or older cordaway upright over a late 60s to newer convertible. | ||
| Post# 132262 , Reply# 7 4/13/2011 at 22:12 (4,754 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
I may be biased, but I really feel the Eureka uprights sold in the same years as the Hoover Convertibles were better carpet cleaners. This is simply for two reasons. One was obviously Eureka's top fill F&G dust bags which kept a clean path for air to flow into the bag. The other was the front end height adjusters (Rugulator or Dial-A-Nap). It always seemed that adjusting the working end of the machine provided a better alignment for the cleaner on the carpet. Convertibles adjusted the rear wheels, and so the front was always at some odd angle to the carpet surface.
In Consumer Reports testing, even the old 260 was deemed a superior cleaner of carpets (even though it was not recommended due to the floor scratching caused by the Bottom Plate when used with attachments). By the 1970's Eureka uprights were consistently rated higher than any Convertibles. It was only with the arrival of the Concept uprights that Hoover became a real competitor to Eureka in the upright category. | ||
| Post# 132264 , Reply# 8 4/13/2011 at 22:38 (4,754 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 132271 , Reply# 9 4/13/2011 at 23:14 (4,754 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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um.........I MUST insist on a  | ||
| Post# 132276 , Reply# 10 4/13/2011 at 23:20 (4,754 days old) by djtaylor (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||
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| Post# 132304 , Reply# 12 4/14/2011 at 01:52 (4,754 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
Eureka Obviously Hoovers outsold Eurekas, but my favorite was the Eureka Twin Power Automatic with the F & G bag. I liked the rugulator in the 2000 series. I told someone earlier, that I bought one of those and the vacuum store still had a nos square handle with the two speed switch on the back, like the Model 260's. I had them switch handles. That was my favorite vac of all times, but when the ESP series came out I just had to have one and traded in......So sorry I did that. Now I am trying to find another one that is similar....
I agree with whoever said hoover did a much better job with colors. It was a joy to see all the different colors they came out with.
Also let me say this. Anyone buying either a Hoover or Eureka at that time would have ended up with an excellent cleaner.
Bud, no picture to share, wish I did. I found a youtube link with a video from hoover1060, except mine was blue in color with the square handle. CLICK HERE TO GO TO pr-21's LINK | ||
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Post# 132356 , Reply# 17 4/14/2011 at 13:19 (4,753 days old) by tazcatsdad (Buffalo, NY) |
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I just can't decide! I like them both! Both machines have their strenghts and weaknesses, and both were iconic cleaners in their time. Furthermore, if you think about it both are still around today albeit in commercial forms ... a testament to the design quality of both brands!
If I were REALLY forced to make a choice of one over the other, though, I would have to choose the Eurekas. I really do prefer their design over the Hoovers ... or at least I did until Hoover came out with the Type A bag!
BTW, Fred S. -- is this the Eureka to which you were making reference in your post? If it is, it's a late '70s - early '80s Eureka ESP model 2090A upright. CLICK HERE TO GO TO tazcatsdad's LINK | ||
| Post# 247307 , Reply# 19 8/23/2013 at 08:23 (3,892 days old) by ncovert (Grove City, PA) | ||
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I have to say... ...Eureka cleans better, because it has a bigger fan, better height adjuster, and the lovely F&G bag system instead of the crappy C bags... | ||
| Post# 247316 , Reply# 20 8/23/2013 at 09:39 (3,891 days old) by hoover78 (dallas tx) | ||
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I think that most of the early Convertibles don't reall HooverCelebrity, are you talking about the early 1960's/70s models? How would you say the later plastic convertibles starting with the 1979 U4119/U4127 models and so on, how do u think they perform on today's modern carpet? Just curious? | ||
| Post# 247342 , Reply# 21 8/23/2013 at 12:36 (3,891 days old) by ncovert (Grove City, PA) | ||
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In my opinion... Andy, I think the performance of the plastic base Convertibles is okay. They perform better with A bags over C though. | ||
| Post# 247357 , Reply# 23 8/23/2013 at 13:38 (3,891 days old) by ncovert (Grove City, PA) | ||
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I'm no expert, Andy... ...but a plastic base Convertible is fine. I recommend swapping the C bag fill tube for an A bag one, to improve the performance, and it will be less messy :D
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| Post# 247359 , Reply# 24 8/23/2013 at 13:41 (3,891 days old) by hoover78 (dallas tx) | ||
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thanks ill give it a try :D | ||
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Post# 247364 , Reply# 25 8/23/2013 at 14:05 (3,891 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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um, let me see now............ | ||
| Post# 247390 , Reply# 26 8/23/2013 at 16:46 (3,891 days old) by PoconoVacMan (Northeast Pennsylvania) | ||
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Post# 247420 , Reply# 27 8/24/2013 at 00:33 (3,891 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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"Run, Toto, | ||
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Post# 247442 , Reply# 28 8/24/2013 at 07:40 (3,891 days old) by Vinvac (Dubuque IA) |
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Just my two cents..
Although I think Hoover had a good vacuum, a Eureka will out clean a Hoover anytime. If you vacuum in your bare feet, you can feel the Hoover sending dirt back at your feet. The early model Eureka with the all brush Distribulator brush roll was an awesome cleaner. The woodin brush roll with the replaceable beater bar was not as good as the Vibra Groomer One or Two. The F&G bag was far superior to the C bag of that time period. Now that they have made the ST bag, it makes any older model Eureka a fine vacuum with much better filtration. The later model Eureka that used the front mount attachment sets that covered the brush roll were much better than the rear conversion of the Hoover at the time. When Hoover went to the front mount, that also improved. Eureka always had a longer cord, full wrap bumper, most had a handle grip...the Dail-a-nap was a much better design for rug height adjustment as well. It kept the nozzle level to the carpet. I think the design speaks for itself as it is still in use today and still very popular. | ||
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