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Post# 140875   6/25/2011 at 00:16 (4,661 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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how here are these things?

Post# 140903 , Reply# 1   6/25/2011 at 11:59 (4,660 days old) by thevacuumguy96 (Pocatello, ID)        

They aren't quite that rare I don't think. I have one the I got at an estate sale for $2 and it works great!

Post# 140908 , Reply# 2   6/25/2011 at 13:30 (4,660 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)        

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I wouldn't say that, they are somewhat rare, though not as rare as the better models. They sold quite well initially, though many wound up at the curb years ago with broken impellers and fan housings. When I worked at Woolworth's we sold the Elite 200 for $69.99, sometimes on sale for $59.99 sans tools. I recall thinking how flimsy they were in comparison to the convertibles, but seeing what TTI produces now, how times have changed....

- Hershel


Post# 140912 , Reply# 3   6/25/2011 at 14:14 (4,660 days old) by thevacuumguy96 (Pocatello, ID)        

So other Elite models are rare you mean?

Post# 140915 , Reply# 4   6/25/2011 at 14:24 (4,660 days old) by whirlsonicmore (South US)        

Elites are by no means rare. They sold millions of them. The Elite's predecessor, Innovation, would be considered rare in comparison.

Post# 140938 , Reply# 5   6/25/2011 at 16:47 (4,660 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)        

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I don't know about other parts of the country, but in New York they are RARE. People would suck up a piece of gravel or a penny, break the fan and out to the curb they went. Later 12 amp Elites are still fairly common, but the early Elites (pre-Elite II), not at all. And I can't even remember the last time I saw a Legacy. I will see an Elite 200 once in a awhile, but the better models (i.e. 350/400/600) almost never. They're not as flimsy as Dirt Devils or Regina Housekeepers, but people used and abused them. And yes, the Innovation is probably the rarest modern Hoover.

- Hershel


Post# 140941 , Reply# 6   6/25/2011 at 17:12 (4,660 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
I have 2 Innovations, a duplicate, and tools in orig box

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Not my favorite, I must admit

 


Post# 140946 , Reply# 7   6/25/2011 at 17:33 (4,660 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)        

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You must always remember, something rare to a certain person may be extremely common to another person in another area. It all depends on where you are. I love 1990's Dirt Devils, and those are VERY uncommon to find around here. I may find one a year, and that is not an exaggeration. But to someone all the way across the country, they could be a dime a dozen. It's something you have to keep in mind.

Chase


Post# 141102 , Reply# 8   6/27/2011 at 14:18 (4,658 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        
funny thing is,

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my says made in 1998.is that normal?


Post# 141445 , Reply# 9   6/29/2011 at 13:59 (4,656 days old) by whirlsonicmore (South US)        

Yep, they were still around then.

Post# 141697 , Reply# 10   7/1/2011 at 14:33 (4,654 days old) by capstan ()        

AH my favorite vacuum ! use mine every day

best vacuum i own


Post# 142171 , Reply# 11   7/6/2011 at 16:40 (4,649 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)        
Elite timeline

First ones were from 1988? & the last ones in 2003?

btw, I've NEVER seen an Innovation before. How well did the Innovation clean vs. Convertible & Elite? Does the Innovation & early Elite have metal Quadraflex roller instead of the plastic "spiral?"


Post# 142247 , Reply# 12   7/7/2011 at 09:45 (4,648 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)        

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I have an Innovation and it is a very good cleaner. It uses a very different kind of brushroll with a v belt. I was told that it is the British equivalent to the quadraflex. And none of the early elites ever used a quadraflex brushroll.

Post# 142248 , Reply# 13   7/7/2011 at 10:51 (4,648 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona)        
vacman117

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I've seen your video on your Innovation. The Innovation seems to have the same brush-roll design as the Conquest. Not sure if they are interchangeable, but they sure look the same.

Some European Turbopowers the same brush roll as well.



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