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| Post# 146047 8/6/2011 at 16:08 (4,978 days old) by hoover1 () | ||
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overall what vintage hoover do you think was the best ever? I think it would be the elites. | ||
| Post# 146053 , Reply# 1 8/6/2011 at 16:48 (4,978 days old) by dwhdarren97 () | ||
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Personally, I would say the Convertible series. But that's kinda biased seeeing how I love the old metal Convertibles ;) . | ||
| Post# 146056 , Reply# 2 8/6/2011 at 18:40 (4,978 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX) | ||
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| Post# 146057 , Reply# 3 8/6/2011 at 18:40 (4,978 days old) by Brandon_W_T () | ||
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The best. As in performance? Concept or conquest in my mind. | ||
Post# 146061 , Reply# 4 8/6/2011 at 19:23 (4,978 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Convertible (metal) | ||
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Post# 146062 , Reply# 5 8/6/2011 at 19:25 (4,978 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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the selection is | ||
| Post# 146073 , Reply# 6 8/6/2011 at 20:50 (4,978 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 146096 , Reply# 7 8/6/2011 at 22:03 (4,978 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 146101 , Reply# 8 8/6/2011 at 22:08 (4,978 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 146115 , Reply# 11 8/6/2011 at 22:47 (4,978 days old) by magnumpi () | ||
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it is a tie Elite, Concept 2, Caddy Vac, Portable, and of course, The convertible | ||
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Post# 146118 , Reply# 12 8/6/2011 at 22:58 (4,978 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs) |
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I Have To Agree With Hans | ||
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Post# 146119 , Reply# 13 8/6/2011 at 23:01 (4,978 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs) |
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But I Have | ||
| Post# 146120 , Reply# 14 8/6/2011 at 23:06 (4,978 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 146208 , Reply# 15 8/7/2011 at 18:01 (4,977 days old) by vacu-finder () | ||
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I mean, heck, just pick one! What a fine collection of Vacs.......! | ||
| Post# 146213 , Reply# 16 8/7/2011 at 19:29 (4,977 days old) by xraytech () | ||
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For meit would bethemetal base Convertibles with the 4 height adjustment. For something more modern my vote would be for a Concept One | ||
| Post# 146244 , Reply# 17 8/7/2011 at 21:37 (4,977 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Model O 1100 Dial-A-Matic 33 Convertible | ||
| Post# 146258 , Reply# 18 8/7/2011 at 22:06 (4,977 days old) by vacman1961 (North Babylon, New York) | ||
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I feel the best cleaning Hoover is the Commercial Soft Guard Model C1702-900, those machines really dig down deep in the carpet. | ||
| Post# 146268 , Reply# 19 8/8/2011 at 01:49 (4,977 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
Sorry to say but after cleaning a large 2 story house many times with wall to wall plush carpet with one, the WORST cleaning vaccum i ever used was a Hoover Dial a Matic.
With the suction path only being on one side of the brush roll, the opposite side only made the dirt and dust jump (on the no suction side),and didnt suck it away. Cleaning up to the baseboards of a room or hallway was a joke with no suction on the one side. The strength of the suction itself was pityful, even with a fresh bag. The "Check Bag" light never worked. The machine blew and belched dust out of its front exhaust like crazy, and the bag was a mess to take off and change. No way of holding the dirt in the bag when taking it off,(unless you lay the entire vac on its front and slowly open the back, all the while trying to undo the bag),dirt and dust always fell out and leaked out all over. The tool suction was pityful, especially if the bag was even partially full. I found the machine to be loud, obnoxious,clumbsy, heavy and hard to push, especially on thick carpet. It even burned a hole in the carpet one time from standing too long while using the hose. Not my idea of the best vacuum , but hey, to each his own! Wish we would have had a Convertible! | ||
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Post# 146337 , Reply# 20 8/8/2011 at 15:15 (4,976 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Although the DAM is not my favorite oamong the HOOVERS I NEVER had any of that trouble with any of mine. The tools work great, (better than our beloved Convertibles). They are great for Chinese rugs or any rug with fringe, it NEVER gets stuck. I will admit, it doesn't "swing" on a rug as well as the Convertible, but, then what cleaner DOES? It is amazing, that they aRE the forerunner to all of these current day cleaners. Too bad they never "tweaked" it a bit. Suffice it to say, if there were a fire, (God forbid), I'd take my 1076 before the DAM. Still like it, though. 
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Post# 146338 , Reply# 21 8/8/2011 at 15:23 (4,976 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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and, I'd NEVER "bash" another brand, I MUST s I was at my cousin's house. She was vacuuming with a vac with a "ball". She used to swear by it. Now, she swears because of it. That absloutely belched dust everywhere. She then asked me about my collection. Hinting in a rather sarcastic manner,"How many "sweepers" do you really have?" All I could think was, "Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, I'll have to get back to you on THAT one".If she had a brain in here head, it would be lonely. Her first mistake was marrying my cousin. I'd guess another was buying that "ball". Nothing in my house, including me, belches anything. | ||
| Post# 146344 , Reply# 22 8/8/2011 at 16:54 (4,976 days old) by pinkge (Indianapolis,Indiana) | ||
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Best cleaner would be... the Hoover 26,27,28,then the 60 series.They were very well built and cleaned you carpets and floors. | ||
| Post# 146349 , Reply# 23 8/8/2011 at 17:13 (4,976 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield. East Midlands) | ||
I agree with Hans & Fred
In my opinion the 150 wins hands down, with the DAM a close second - both in their ways revolutionary cleaners. The 150 was not in sale here, and I have always found it odd to see with the "fork" handle but I have used my friend Jack's and it really is the most well balanced cleaner for ease of use, not to mention the suspension and other such innovations like the bag full indicator.
Al | ||
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Post# 146368 , Reply# 24 8/8/2011 at 20:26 (4,976 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Alistair, you are very correct. I never ran a 150 until recently. I ran Rick Benedikt's in CAlifornia, then the one at The Historical Center. For a cleaner THAT old, it runs like a dream. a very "comfortable" feel to it, plus stellar performance. Now, if thew could make a retrp type cleaner modeled after it, you'd have something. 
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Post# 146373 , Reply# 26 8/8/2011 at 21:19 (4,976 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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Sadly, I haven't used a great number of Hoovers in my life, but the best Hoover for the consumer, I think, was definitely the Caddy Vac from the late 90s. The tools were easily accessible, had good filtration for the time, and was a great cleaner. It had a look that told you it was ready to destroy the dirt.
My grandparents owned a Caddy Vac from 1999 to 2008 and survived shag, small stones and a lot of dust. The fan needed to be replaced and the brush roll was going bad, so when I told my grandpa the price of replacement parts, they got a new vacuum. Which ended up being a 1989 Sears Hoover Convertible! I still miss the Caddy Vac. Here's a picture of the Caddy Vac, operated by me when I was 5 years old! 
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| Post# 146377 , Reply# 27 8/8/2011 at 21:38 (4,976 days old) by Brandon_W_T () | ||
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You know the 150 really wAs so far ahead of it's time. I wish I could use a nice one. My 2 model 150s are missing bags and don't run yet. But I'm getting there. ;) | ||
| Post# 146390 , Reply# 28 8/8/2011 at 23:01 (4,976 days old) by silverlux (Des Moines, IA) | ||
All this '150' talk made me- - - - - -  | ||
| Post# 146391 , Reply# 29 8/8/2011 at 23:20 (4,976 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
For me, | ||
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Post# 146456 , Reply# 30 8/9/2011 at 19:51 (4,975 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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I'm in the...................
150 crowd. The design is perfect. The 2-speed motor is perfect. The cushion handle grip is perfect. The color scheme is perfect. The use and ease of attchments is perfect. The length of the cord is perfect. The weight is perfect. The height adjustor is perfect. The bag full indicator is perfect.
All in all, a wonderful piece of functioning artwork that holds up today......and CLEANS! My runners up: 63,Citation 64, Slimline 66 and rare and beautiful 67. | ||
| Post# 146460 , Reply# 31 8/9/2011 at 20:06 (4,975 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Charlie... Don't you think it was much further ahead all the way around, than any other brand. | ||
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Post# 146485 , Reply# 33 8/9/2011 at 21:54 (4,975 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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I am at times perplexed by the advances of the Hoover 150 and the Air-Way twin motors at same, (or nearly the same), time frame.
The Dreyfuss designed Hoover 150 is, as I said is a functioning piece of art from the art deco era. It's simplicity, with wonderful performance, makes it a gem. However, the pioneering design of the Air-Way Chief and Super Chief are right up there in terms of brillance. The fact that Air-Way had TWO motors with a beater bar type agitator and the incredible wood pulp cellulose disposable bag............well, where does one draw the line? (Hoover was shaking out cloth bags for years to come.) Argruably, the Air-Way had more engineering but still maintained ease of use and with the hose sliding onto the hollow handle...........it was poetry in motion. I think the Hoover was better designed in terms of durability and that is why we see so many survivors today. It also had better marketing and a better sales force. Plus, the price was less than the Air-Way. In cleaning contests at past conventions the Air-Way twin motored vacuums have tied or surpassed the Hoovers of the same era. Since the club does not differentiate between pre WWII uprights with beater bars, the Air-Way's had a competitive edge with the 2 motor system. In terms of visual pleasure combined with design, I do think the Air-Way twin motors are unique and very much a, "one kind of machine". Put side by side in original,(or restored condition), I find the Hoover 150 and Air-Way Super Chief both just beautiful. That is why I have both and appreciate each for their uniqueness and wonderful cleaning abilities. These two vacuums and companies will always be like comparing Cadillac and Imperial. Cadillac had the volume and survives today with a very good product line that has kept up with the changes and made it a survivor. They are now manufacuring cutting edge automobiles with innovative changes for 2012 and beyond. (Although TTI acquired Hoover and, "dumb downed", the product, the Hoover name is still VERY powerful with those making a vacuum purchase.) Imperials were, like the high end European imports, hand made, hand built, hand crafted automobiles into the 1970's, but, were always lagging behind in sales and marketing. Ultimately, Imperial faded into the sunset like Air-Way has. Was Hoover, "better"? That is subjective. The Imperials of yesteryear in mint shape draw huge sums of money..............as do the Air-Ways. You be the judge. Charlie | ||
| Post# 146515 , Reply# 35 8/10/2011 at 09:16 (4,975 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
That's all very true, but companies like G.E., Westinghouse, Delco, etc. manufactured other electrical appliances besides vacuum cleaners, so it wasn't their main focal point. Hoover dabbled in appliances, but it was never the backbone of the company. Other makes competed with Hoover by offering vacuum cleaners in the low price field. And to an extent, it worked. I'm sure there are dozens of makes that went out business due to the depression. But for me, I'd say the best Hoover vac was the Dial-A-Matic. Despite its flaws, it was the originator of the clean air design, and the suction is adequate.
- Hershel | ||
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