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TurboBrushes Refusing to Live |
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Post# 201491 9/22/2012 at 22:35 (4,226 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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I have owned so many of TurboBrushes over the years. I first saw one at Kohl's in 2004, under the Hoover Windtunnel brand. I think it was selling for around $40, but I knew I had to have one. I think it was my last bit of birthday money that got me the TurboBrush. Then another came with my Hoover Empower, then the Kenmore Magic blue and on and on. It's doesn't matter what brand it is, how old they are, or how often they are used, but they ALWAYS fail on me. Sometimes they simply stop spinning, slow down considerably or rattle to the point of self-destruction. It's not like I'm picking up rocks with them and then smashing it to the ground; I just vacuum up bits of pet hair and dust my couch.
When they work, they work well. In fact, I much prefer them to regular upholstery tools. But really, what is the issue with these things? Why do they stop working so suddenly after I treat them so well? 
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Post# 201500 , Reply# 2 9/23/2012 at 00:28 (4,226 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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| Post# 201510 , Reply# 3 9/23/2012 at 08:38 (4,226 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
As far as handheld turbine tools | ||
| Post# 201516 , Reply# 4 9/23/2012 at 12:43 (4,226 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
I found with both Miele and Sebo mini turbo brushes that eventually the square clog plastic bit that holds the toothed belt holder often clogs up and needs a bit of oil to get the toothed wheel going again. This of course depends on the amount of uses you use the mini tool in the first place - but the Miele/Sebo ones are far easier to get into for this kind of maintenance and yes, the turbine impeller bits need cleaning once in a while too.
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| Post# 202041 , Reply# 7 9/27/2012 at 18:53 (4,221 days old) by djtaylor (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||
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| Post# 202045 , Reply# 8 9/27/2012 at 19:14 (4,221 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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the one that i bought still works. i bought it about 5 years ago and i use it on the stairs to get rid of pet hair. we have a golden retriever so lots of dog hair. still works perfectly fine. i use it about once a week with my central vacuum. but your vacuum might not be powerfull enough. CLICK HERE TO GO TO kirbykid's LINK | ||
| Post# 202093 , Reply# 9 9/28/2012 at 04:53 (4,221 days old) by jkbff (Dickinson, ND) | ||
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| Post# 202500 , Reply# 10 10/1/2012 at 17:25 (4,217 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Wessel Werk HEB160 There are adaptors that can fit most vacuum hoses; like the pic on reply 5 that fits Tristar, or U can use other adaptors to use with a Filter Queen or other vacs. | ||
| Post# 202501 , Reply# 11 10/1/2012 at 17:29 (4,217 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Another thing about the HEB160 is the base plate can be adjust to a more comfortable angle; unlike the SideKick or RainbowMate, that U can't adjust the angle & get good vacing results. | ||
| Post# 205593 , Reply# 12 11/1/2012 at 19:50 (4,186 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Bagintheback Did U get a new brush or fix the current ones that U had issues with yet? | ||
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Post# 205598 , Reply# 13 11/1/2012 at 20:47 (4,186 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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| Post# 205624 , Reply# 14 11/2/2012 at 09:13 (4,186 days old) by Danny () | ||
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HI i'M Danny from Ontario Canada I have wind tunnal tool that I use on my. Hoover power max delux alergin its hipa mondo groovy tubuler gravy wavy. Zowekapoie and fab and ger Danny. | ||
| Post# 205632 , Reply# 15 11/2/2012 at 11:32 (4,186 days old) by vacuumfreak95 (Aransas Pass, Tx) | ||
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| Post# 205900 , Reply# 16 11/5/2012 at 11:30 (4,183 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Filter Queen mini wand Can be purchased to use with a HEB160. CLICK HERE TO GO TO floor-a-matic's LINK | ||
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