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Thread Number: 19442
My hoover concept u3103 |
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| Post# 215545 1/23/2013 at 23:28 (4,109 days old) by hoover78 (dallas tx) | ||
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Hey guys.. Just got this beauty today!! Love it! Works like a dream! 
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| Post# 215546 , Reply# 1 1/23/2013 at 23:29 (4,109 days old) by hoover78 (dallas tx) | ||
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On Pic 2 
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| Post# 215547 , Reply# 2 1/23/2013 at 23:30 (4,109 days old) by hoover78 (dallas tx) | ||
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Side view Bag is in great shape 
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| Post# 215548 , Reply# 3 1/23/2013 at 23:32 (4,109 days old) by hoover78 (dallas tx) | ||
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Clean underside Bottom 
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| Post# 215549 , Reply# 4 1/23/2013 at 23:32 (4,109 days old) by hoover78 (dallas tx) | ||
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Label :-) 
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| Post# 215594 , Reply# 5 1/24/2013 at 09:12 (4,108 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 215595 , Reply# 6 1/24/2013 at 09:21 (4,108 days old) by hoover78 (dallas tx) | ||
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thanks im still kinda torn between the decision to stay with this one or buying a brand new Riccar/Simplicity Vac.. either the Vibrance/Symmetry models.. Any suggestions or do u think the concept would be better than both those machines? | ||
| Post# 215596 , Reply# 7 1/24/2013 at 09:38 (4,108 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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I personally can't comment on those machines, I have no experience with them myself. I do know of all my machines the Concept1 on carpet can not be beat! Period.Yes, no hose or tools onboard, but dead reliable, easy to use, quick cord release, large cheap bags, they will pry mine from my dead hands, it and my Silverado.Parts for this machine are not easy to find, but have never needed any either here.
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Post# 215627 , Reply# 9 1/24/2013 at 14:18 (4,108 days old) by jfalberti  (Visalia, CA) |
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I have to agree with David I have a Concept 1 with Powerdrive, and it is an awesome machine. In my days as a DTD vacuum salesman, the only vacuum I dreaded coming up against was a Concept 1, especially if the owner was the type that vacuumed daily. I was lucky to pull any dirt from the carpet. You can't go wrong with that cleaner.
Joe | ||
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Post# 215678 , Reply# 12 1/24/2013 at 19:05 (4,108 days old) by KirbyUltimateG (Troy Ohio 45373 USA) |
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Congrats! Enjoy! Here is my Hoover Concept One U3103: 
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Post# 215679 , Reply# 13 1/24/2013 at 19:06 (4,108 days old) by KirbyUltimateG (Troy Ohio 45373 USA) |
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Hoover Concept One U3103: 
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| Post# 215680 , Reply# 14 1/24/2013 at 19:14 (4,108 days old) by hoover78 (dallas tx) | ||
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Awesome!! I acquired mine for free! It belonged to my aunt and she told me to take it. So of course I did :-) lol it sat in her upstairs closet for years. Just cleaned it up put new belts and a bag good to go. My carpets look new again | ||
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Post# 215687 , Reply# 15 1/24/2013 at 19:38 (4,108 days old) by KirbyUltimateG (Troy Ohio 45373 USA) |
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In October 2002, I found my U3103 at the curb when I was trash picking aka treasure hunting. It needed a new brushroll and a new bottom plate and a new cord. It looks rough but it runs like new. | ||
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Post# 215688 , Reply# 16 1/24/2013 at 19:44 (4,108 days old) by KirbyUltimateG (Troy Ohio 45373 USA) |
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IMHO, The Hoover Concepts are the cream of the crop. They are Hoover's best cleaning uprights ever. They even clean better than the Sanitaire/Eureka ESPs. | ||
| Post# 215695 , Reply# 17 1/24/2013 at 20:04 (4,108 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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I got very lucky to be honest guys with mine. Neighbor across the street, little old lady, bought the place in 1942, gone now. She got it in 92? for her new carpet, the jerk of the power drive hurt her wrist, so when I started to check on her and clean, it still had first bag in it. She went to rest home soon after and I got it. So really I am the only one to use it, wish I had more plush carpet to work over. Vintage hard wood with 4 area/ oriental rugs.Still a favorite.
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| Post# 215717 , Reply# 19 1/25/2013 at 00:40 (4,108 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
I love love love Concepts one of the best vacuums in that era!!
I have almost 30 different models. When I was growing up my mom was a house keeper for all of the well to do in this area and over 90% of them had a Concept. I loved it when I could go with her in the Summer when school was out so I could do all the vacuuming. I always dreamed of having a new one of my own but they were to much $$ for mom to buy me one. If she was to spend that kind of money on a vacuum it would be another Eureka power team roto matic canister for herself so I always settled for Elites. My dad had a friend (Cappie) who had pasted away (older man in his 90s) and he had just bought a new U3109 (I believe) in the southwestern orange bag print a few years before he died. Dad was helping Cappie's daughter clean out the house to put on the market and his daughter told my dad to take that sweeper home to me. So you can imagine the thrill when he brought it home to me, especially since I already had a history with that vacuum. I played with it every time we went to visit Cappie. I still have it today. I remember before the concept Cappie had a 1961 yellow Convertible 561 and a rust color Decade 80 that was there one day and the next they were gone and a new concept was in their place. I really loved playing with that Convertible (so Tom Anderson gifted me with that model a few years ago). Dad also brought home Cappie's other vacuum that I did't really have interest in back them because it was a canister and I thought they were boring. It was a sand colored Sunbeam hatbox deluxe with everything including the turbo head but I stupidly gave it away. lol | ||
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Post# 215762 , Reply# 20 1/25/2013 at 09:23 (4,107 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Excellent | ||
| Post# 215778 , Reply# 21 1/25/2013 at 11:23 (4,107 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 215786 , Reply# 22 1/25/2013 at 12:30 (4,107 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
As uprights became heavier and carpets plusher, power drive was the answer.
Several companies had power drive options but in my experience, Hoover got it right. Properly adjusted and tweaked to original specifications, the Concepts actually aids you in vacuuming maneuverability, rather than tug you along. Dave | ||
| Post# 215792 , Reply# 23 1/25/2013 at 13:04 (4,107 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 216052 , Reply# 24 1/26/2013 at 18:03 (4,106 days old) by baglessball () | ||
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I woud love to try out one of these machines. They are just so frickin' rare in the UK. I have never seen one. One day.. | ||
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