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Why I need to stay the hell out of the thrift stores!
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Post# 21114   9/24/2007 at 00:35 (6,030 days old) by swingette ()        

More Vacuums!

Ever since Corey got a nice early Elite I've told myself that if I saw one for myself, I would get it.


Post# 21115 , Reply# 1   9/24/2007 at 00:40 (6,030 days old) by swingette ()        

I got it. Its a five amp model, just like I wanted. Of course I've seen many Elites before, but I never paid them any mind.

(I've already gotten ahead of myself and washed the bag and washed and polished the hood)


Post# 21116 , Reply# 2   9/24/2007 at 00:41 (6,030 days old) by swingette ()        

specs...

Post# 21117 , Reply# 3   9/24/2007 at 00:42 (6,030 days old) by swingette ()        

hmm... what's this under the hood??

Post# 21118 , Reply# 4   9/24/2007 at 00:49 (6,030 days old) by swingette ()        

This machine has done its share of work. Brushroll is worn. HESCO to the rescue!

One thing I'm gonna like about this cleaner is how you can remove only four screws and then dunk the entire base in a sudsy bath!


Post# 21119 , Reply# 5   9/24/2007 at 00:52 (6,030 days old) by swingette ()        

and then i got this...

(nevermind the focus...camera was set to *Glamour Vision*)


Post# 21120 , Reply# 6   9/24/2007 at 00:53 (6,030 days old) by swingette ()        

Look at this homespun bag!

Post# 21121 , Reply# 7   9/24/2007 at 00:55 (6,030 days old) by swingette ()        

They even stapled the top! Someone must have been inspired by the genuine Type C bag.

Post# 21122 , Reply# 8   9/24/2007 at 01:06 (6,030 days old) by swingette ()        

Before anyone scoffs at the Elite, think about this, Hoover has now been making this series of machines for TWENTY YEARS!. (maybe longer, Hoover guys?)

When my HESCO package arrives with the new brushroll... oops... AGITATOR, and motor retainer thingy, I will have a machine that will clean deeper than Oreck or Dyson. And sold for a fraction of the price way back when. (what did they sell for?)

The Convertible I'm not too excited about. It just hurt to see it sitting, probably to be ignored then thrown out. The Goodwill where i got it specializes in stuff on the verge of going to the dumpster. Price? Ninety-nine cents. One dollar and seven cents with tax. Fair deal?

Thanks for watching!


Post# 21128 , Reply# 9   9/24/2007 at 08:53 (6,029 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.)        
Leave no Hoover Behind!

I hear ya David, I've a acquired a few myself, even rescuing a couple from people's trash in front of their homes. People seem to just throw away what is good and solid for today's throw away vacs. I never discounted the Elite, my neighbor had one, bought it when they came out and after I vacuumed with it, became a fan, they do indeed clean very well, and lightweight as well. Great finds, both of them keepers. I'll bet you could fill the bag on that Elite pretty quickly if you do your "hotel" test!

Post# 21129 , Reply# 10   9/24/2007 at 09:34 (6,029 days old) by hoover1060 ()        
make no fun of Hoover Elites here please...

David I remember when the Elite came out, I never really thought much about it, only that it was one step closer to disposable.
I know Tom A. and I have had this conversation before, and we both chuckle, yes we've made fun of Elites before, BUT, now almost 20 years later there are still early Elites out there in use and working just fine.
A testement to quality, and being well cared for by their owners.
Your have an early model, made in September of 1988. That model sold new with a front conversion tool set for about $125 if I remember right.
Replace that brush roll with a dual row brush and that Elite will clean as well as any Concept One!


Post# 21132 , Reply# 11   9/24/2007 at 10:18 (6,029 days old) by ohio_tuec ()        
Hoover Elite 350

I remember that model Hoover Elite being used in the 1992 film "Hocus Pocus" where one of the witches used it to ride around on. I believe I saw it on display at Disney's MGM studios, but for some reason it was in deplorable condition. I have an early Elite 200 (which I remember being sold at Woolworth's for $69.99) and attachments were extra.

Post# 21141 , Reply# 12   9/24/2007 at 14:32 (6,029 days old) by earlieone (San Mateo, CA)        

I swear in Hocas pocas she was riding an old style Eureka upright. There was something funny about it though - the light was on the very front of the machine if I remember right


Post# 21143 , Reply# 13   9/24/2007 at 15:45 (6,029 days old) by myhooverco ()        

David...

Congrats! You did quite well. I too would have bought them both. If I don't need them, then I will find someone who has been looking for one. I try to find all of the old Hoovers a good home one way or another. Jeff is right. I have laughed at Elites, but now must take them more seriously since the new stuff is such junk. An older Elite (they were made from 1988 to 2002 sometime) will outclean many of the more expensive uprights like dyson and oreck. They were made very well and had long lived motors. They did not need 12 amps to make them good vacuums. The result was that they lasted much longer. At 12 pounds, it packs a punch. I have two of the very early Elites thanks to Jeff. I proudly display them along with all of my other Hoover items. I most recently found a very nice 80th anniversary Elite. I think that my favorite incarnation of the Elite was the "Caddy Vac" of the late 1990's.

Wow...Congrats on your finds!

--Tom


Post# 21144 , Reply# 14   9/24/2007 at 15:55 (6,029 days old) by eluxomarty (Palm Springs)        
David

I like that model Elite! I have an early model also. Also have a box of early front attaching tools.

BTW, the other Covertible that you saved was one that the Brady Bunch had. Model 1020 i beleive it is.

Marty


Post# 21145 , Reply# 15   9/24/2007 at 15:55 (6,029 days old) by petek (Ontario)        

I've picked up a couple of elites and given them away to friends and neighbors. They do work well but I found them a little too loud for my liking.

Post# 21170 , Reply# 16   9/24/2007 at 22:02 (6,029 days old) by swingette ()        

glad yall like my Elite, guys.

Rick, if i do one more hotel test, i swear they will take me out in a str8-jacket! nobody vacuums those rugs like i do (lol)...

Jeff, i remember when Elites came out as well.. a little fuzzy on things like price and exactly what year. Didnt the Eureka Ultra come out just a bit before? I remember thinking how weird it was to have a slide on the bag on such a modern machine.

Tom, so true about the power these have. i remember first using an Elite at a job many years ago. it was an orange commercial model, maybe six amps. i remember how surprised i was at the airflow that thing had. in my mind, six or seven amps is a lot for a vacuum.

Hey Martin, hope ur well. for your information, when i took the hood off my Elite for the first time, it had plenty of hair "down there"!

You might keep your eyes peeled for a five amp Elite, like mine, Pete. one or two amps can make a big difference in noise levels. think they are quieter than a Singer twin fan. and quieter than many Concepts.

little secret for yall... when i spotted my Elite it wasnt for sale yet, it was in that forbidden "employees only" area where the newly arrived merchandise is before it is tested and priced. i looked around... no cameras... nobody watching! in .25 seconds i had the machine upside-down to see the amperage and condition of undercarriage. i saw the clean (but worn) brushroll, original cord, nice bag and no yucky smells.

i turned it on. it runs very smooth, like new. any vacuum that lasts long enough to wear out its original brushes and still run smooth is a good machine IMO.

the store has signs that say "no unpriced merchandise will sell". i meekly and innocently say to the cashier " hi, sorry to bother you... i cant find the price on this vacuum... can you help me?" the young girl says "hmm... well how about four ninety-eight?" i said "ring it up!"



Post# 21181 , Reply# 17   9/25/2007 at 07:54 (6,028 days old) by eluxomarty (Palm Springs)        
LOL!

I can't believe you remember that! Why is that I wonder? Static? Or just like everyone, it happens after a certain period of time? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Marty


Post# 21182 , Reply# 18   9/25/2007 at 07:54 (6,028 days old) by dial-a-nap (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner)        

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These were good vacs, I've had a few over the years to use for work. Lightweight, good cleaners. One client had a BOL model (no height adjustment) that was one of my favorites. My parents had one until about two years ago in the basement - I probably should have kept it!

Post# 21184 , Reply# 19   9/25/2007 at 09:38 (6,028 days old) by ohio_tuec ()        
Eureka Ultra

Yes, Swingette, I think you're right. I can remember the Eureka Ultra as early as 1987. One of the things I liked better about the Ultra over the Elite was the perforated vinyl outer bag. I would love to find an Ultra, seems nowadays they're long gone. My first thought when I saw the Elite and the Ultra was OMG, they copied the Oreck! I guess Mr. Oreck's patent ran out by that point. And yes, even at that time, the Hoover's amperage was double that of the Oreck. Oreck's motor was 2.8 amps, Hoover's 5 amps and later more.

Post# 21185 , Reply# 20   9/25/2007 at 10:03 (6,028 days old) by hoover1060 ()        
Eureka Ultra

came along about 1985 I believe, and was pretty much a variation on the standard vertical motor Eureka Upright. Motors between ULTRA models and regular Eureka uprights were interchangable.
The Ultra was a decent cleaner, maybe a little flimsy, but an attempt no less at re-inventing the upright, and the result was a nicely balanced cleaner that worked well. I've had a couple of Ultras here and there, the damn bags were always too hard to change!
Of course the Regina Housekeeper came out in 1986, and changed the course of uprights forever...


Post# 21201 , Reply# 21   9/26/2007 at 02:49 (6,028 days old) by swiveltop (Galveston, TX)        
Hoover Elite

If we could only look into the future,one day we have something that seems like disposable junk and a few years later it seems much better than what is offered today,a few years ago my brother said he needed a vacuum,and having a few vacuums at the time,gave him the Elite,that was the only one I would part with,recently he said it stopped working and needed a vacuum,so again the only vacuum I would give him was Mom's Bissel Powerforce,She doesn't vacuum anymore,she said he could have it since I do all the vacuuming,I got the Elite back and thought it was just stopped up,the motor sounded great,but found out the fan was broken and stripped out, and the housing had many cracks in it. I think it still had the same bag in it when I gave it to him,so he doesn't deserve an upper end vacuum if he's not going to take care of it. Mark

Post# 21202 , Reply# 22   9/26/2007 at 03:38 (6,028 days old) by swiveltop (Galveston, TX)        
Eureka Ultra

My friend across the street got a new dirt devil,and asked me if I would help her put it together,so before we opened the box I asked her what was wrong with the old vacuum,she could still take the new one back,she said it was an old Eureka,and I could have it if it wasn't fixable,so I had a vision of an old all metal Eureka upright,but she came back with this Eureka Ultra,I thought it would be like an Elite but when I turned it over it had the center fan,belt and roller like the older Eurekas, the roller had some wear so it was becoming noisy,and the tool conversion wasn't up to standard so the dirt devil won the suction test and she said take the old Eureka home with you,she doesn't keep anything she does not use due to lack of storage,she keeps everything like new ,so I guess it might be worth keeping. Mark

Post# 21222 , Reply# 23   9/26/2007 at 16:42 (6,027 days old) by swingette ()        

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Post# 21224 , Reply# 24   9/26/2007 at 16:43 (6,027 days old) by swingette ()        

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Post# 21225 , Reply# 25   9/26/2007 at 16:44 (6,027 days old) by swingette ()        

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Post# 21226 , Reply# 26   9/26/2007 at 16:45 (6,027 days old) by swingette ()        

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Post# 21227 , Reply# 27   9/26/2007 at 16:47 (6,027 days old) by swingette ()        

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Post# 21231 , Reply# 28   9/26/2007 at 18:17 (6,027 days old) by hoover1060 ()        
very nice

Looks great David, congrats!


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