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Thread Number: 19736
I pick up my new Turbopower later |
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| Post# 220099 2/21/2013 at 11:40 (4,079 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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New to me anyway! Picking it up at half 8. Sadly my daughter will be in bed when I leave, and I'm out tomorrow night so can't hear it run straight away but never mind! The seller found all the tools to which is nice! CLICK HERE TO GO TO beko1987's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 220122 , Reply# 1 2/21/2013 at 12:15 (4,079 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Cool! I love turbopowers! | ||
| Post# 220155 , Reply# 2 2/21/2013 at 16:06 (4,078 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Got it. From an elderly gentleman who inherited it from his mum. He seemed shocked when I said I collected them! He then said how happy he was now was that the cleaner was hoping to a good home. Needs a bit of work first though 
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| Post# 220156 , Reply# 3 2/21/2013 at 16:08 (4,078 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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I love the style of font on these models 
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| Post# 220158 , Reply# 4 2/21/2013 at 16:09 (4,078 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Slight bit of damage. Will see how easy it would be to get sewn up, and ask my stepmother nicely if she could do something with it 
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| Post# 220159 , Reply# 5 2/21/2013 at 16:10 (4,078 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Dirty, well used and dusty. Haven't worked out if it has an air freshener in or not, forgotten how to open it up... 
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| Post# 220160 , Reply# 6 2/21/2013 at 16:11 (4,078 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Battle scar that I hope will polish out 
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| Post# 220162 , Reply# 7 2/21/2013 at 16:13 (4,078 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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1980 or 1988? Can never get it right! 
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| Post# 220164 , Reply# 8 2/21/2013 at 16:14 (4,078 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Undercarriage. Need some belts, is anyone selling any NOS belts? Brushes look OK, will know when I turn it on 
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| Post# 220165 , Reply# 9 2/21/2013 at 16:15 (4,078 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Lol oh dear. Still, better than no bag at all, and at least it was empty. 
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| Post# 220166 , Reply# 10 2/21/2013 at 16:17 (4,078 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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And stuff that wasn't in the listing 
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| Post# 220168 , Reply# 11 2/21/2013 at 16:19 (4,078 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Two generations. My parts tp is the auto flex version of this U1220, that's been refurbished and sprayed. Annoying as it would be nice to have a pair. Hey ho! 
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| Post# 220171 , Reply# 12 2/21/2013 at 17:10 (4,078 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
Nice! You were right the second time this one is dated June 1988 as it say "806" the 8 means the the last number of the year, so 198'8' (of course you need to know the decade which is of course the 80's!" and the 06 means the month, so the sixth month of the year, so June. I hope this helps you with using this hoover dating system in the future. Nice find anyway, I would love to get my hands on a turbopower junior, I love soft bags!! | ||
| Post# 220243 , Reply# 13 2/22/2013 at 02:25 (4,078 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Very handy Alex, thank you. Did Hoover keep the old style font on the junior for longer then? My TP Total System is about the same age and uses the later style of font. I always assumed the style of font on my U 1220 was earlier than that. Every day's a school day! Still not fired it up, cant wait for that! | ||
| Post# 220251 , Reply# 14 2/22/2013 at 03:40 (4,078 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Well as far as I am aware the Total Systems always had Turbopower written with a capital "T" and all other 90's turbopowers were too, as much to my knowlege. The very first turbopower Total Sytems had that newer style lettering like on your Total System, about 88-91but they changed the turbopower lettering again to all capitals, probably when the release of the final later series turbopowers in about late 1991. I have an early Total Sytem, U2602 from 1991 with the same lettering as your Total Sytem and then I also have a freedom from later on in the same year with the later lettering in all capitals, as can be seen in the photo, all the later turbos used this all capital type lettering. Hope this helps Alex. 
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| Post# 220252 , Reply# 15 2/22/2013 at 03:43 (4,078 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Oh god sorry, not all capitals, I thought it was before atta | ||
| Post# 220289 , Reply# 16 2/22/2013 at 11:13 (4,078 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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My tp boost looks the same! Sorry for the bad picture! 
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| Post# 220294 , Reply# 17 2/22/2013 at 11:55 (4,078 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Urgh the boost | ||
| Post# 220295 , Reply# 18 2/22/2013 at 12:23 (4,078 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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I have a boost and the suction in boost mode (or high speed as mine has the 2 speed switch) is really NOT at all good... | ||
| Post# 220298 , Reply# 19 2/22/2013 at 12:48 (4,077 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 220299 , Reply# 20 2/22/2013 at 13:03 (4,077 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Turbopower hose suction It is by no means strong ( should of worded it better) but it is adequte for most tasks you want to use it for, it gets the crumbs off the sofa and gets the dinge from the edges, I have cleaned the stairs with my total system before and it did just fine, not as fast as the turbopower 2 but it is ok. I would put it on the lines with the Dyson DC01, thats for sure... | ||
| Post# 220308 , Reply# 21 2/22/2013 at 14:16 (4,077 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Well yes it can clean the toast crumbs off the mattress, but if you have pet hair on the armchair then good luck at cleaning that up!! Still, like you say, around the DC01 level of suction | ||
| Post# 220314 , Reply# 22 2/22/2013 at 14:25 (4,077 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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| Post# 220396 , Reply# 23 2/23/2013 at 03:05 (4,077 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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It seems to be an excuse to have another model out for the sake of a different switch! | ||
| Post# 220398 , Reply# 24 2/23/2013 at 03:28 (4,077 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Mine has the switch from a 2 speed model so I don't have to hold it down | ||
| Post# 220402 , Reply# 25 2/23/2013 at 04:38 (4,077 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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If yours has a 2 speed switch... | ||
| Post# 220412 , Reply# 26 2/23/2013 at 06:26 (4,077 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
Boost
The boost feature is actually a Placebo enabling Hoover to have made extra models for the line up.
First and second generation TP's had 400w/410w/450w motors and ran on a 2 way switch with resistors to provide the 2 speeds. Around 400w on 2 and around 250w on 1. Third generation and total systems that have the 575/650w motors ran around 550w/650w on normal and maybe around 350w on the lower setting. Boost models used the lower setting 250-350w depending on the motor fitted as the normal button on mode requireing the user to flick back up the switch and hold with their finger in boost as desired. The switch is spring loaded and cannot stay on all the time. There is no higher power level as such giving the 3 levels one expected a boost to have. I was sorely dissapointed when we got our first one as I expected the 250w, 450w, normal levels and a boost to 575w. hope this makes sense. | ||
| Post# 220420 , Reply# 27 2/23/2013 at 08:32 (4,077 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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"The switch is spring loaded and cannot stay on all the | ||
| Post# 220427 , Reply# 28 2/23/2013 at 09:39 (4,077 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
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One has to remember that even back then the Turbopower 1 without tools was fast approaching being a BOL cleaner if it wasnt already seeing as other manufacturers had more advanced cleaners appealing to the average housewife.
The turbo was quite a good little money spinner for hoover and having many variations on what was a basic cleaner might of been enough to persuade Mrs Jones from buying the Lux twin turbo or a goblin lazer if she couldnt afford a total system or it was too heavy. Thinking about it, the Boost actually seems to be an added value product even if Mrs Jones didnt realise she was getting a TP1 that was dumbed down in a way - she may have not realised but it was no better than a basic junior TP or hardbag basic. I think the boost was actually about £10 more and cost no more to produce than a normal one. Hoover must have realised this and cashed in on it. She thought she was getting a powerful cleaner that boosted for tough cleaning yet was light, easy to use and modernish. Compared to a Lux turbo2 that had one speed, and was really quite basic. | ||
| Post# 220434 , Reply# 29 2/23/2013 at 09:51 (4,077 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Well Alex mine doesn't have it's original 575 watt motor, it has he replacement motor from an older red 2 speed model, that's why it sounds different | ||
| Post# 220441 , Reply# 30 2/23/2013 at 10:42 (4,077 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Right. I've stripped the tp down now and cleaned it up. Waiting for it to dry. However the plastic is very brittle, and it has been glued back together before internally. 2 screw fixings snapped on me too annoyingly. What is best to stick the plastic back together with? It has to be strong as heck! Will get some pictures of the progress in a sec | ||
| Post# 220455 , Reply# 31 2/23/2013 at 12:55 (4,076 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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Araldite or grip fill
I have found those to be the best. My friend mike has a basic red Total System U2798 and the handle locking piece with the groves out of it where the white plastic thing slides onto it attached to the bottom side of the body on the handle release pedal side (yes that sounds confussing) had snapped off all together. I thought it was totally hopeless. I bunged a load of araldite on it and left it for a day then put it all back together and although there is a lot of leverage on the handle it stands up perfectly straight and is as hard as... Nearly lost it there :p is as hard as a nail. I did that about six months ago and is till holding up strong, so if it worked for that it should work on some screw fixing holes.
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| Post# 220563 , Reply# 32 2/24/2013 at 03:26 (4,076 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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I know what you mean Alex. That's promising then, if it'll hold that much weight | ||
| Post# 220564 , Reply# 33 2/24/2013 at 03:27 (4,076 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Hey I just realised I have the manual for your new turbopower! 
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| Post# 220565 , Reply# 34 2/24/2013 at 03:28 (4,076 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Another pic 
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| Post# 220566 , Reply# 35 2/24/2013 at 03:29 (4,076 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Pic 3 
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| Post# 220568 , Reply# 36 2/24/2013 at 03:30 (4,076 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Pic 4,sorry for hijacking the thread, just thought you may be interested. 
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| Post# 220569 , Reply# 37 2/24/2013 at 03:31 (4,076 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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The bit about the air freshner you couldn't get in to... 
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| Post# 220570 , Reply# 38 2/24/2013 at 03:32 (4,076 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Activator maintenance and more tools info... 
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| Post# 220571 , Reply# 39 2/24/2013 at 03:33 (4,076 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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More activator maintenance and blockages... 
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| Post# 220572 , Reply# 40 2/24/2013 at 03:34 (4,076 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Guarantee on back cover... 
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| Post# 220573 , Reply# 41 2/24/2013 at 03:35 (4,076 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Bit in the wrong order, but contents... 
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| Post# 220574 , Reply# 42 2/24/2013 at 03:36 (4,076 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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And finally, the list of silly things they tell you not to do... 
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| Post# 220584 , Reply# 43 2/24/2013 at 05:43 (4,076 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England) | ||
Nice:o) | ||
| Post# 220589 , Reply# 44 2/24/2013 at 07:25 (4,076 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Lovely manual, thanks for posting that. I have the manual for my total system, all my other turbo powered are manual-less | ||
| Post# 235975 , Reply# 45 6/10/2013 at 12:26 (3,970 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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And so, into storage Well, I've dailied it a bit, used it with the tools and generally enjoyed it, but tonight I stripped the U1220 down and packed her into a box for tonight anyway, forgot to bring bubblewrap home so will finish it tomorrow 
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| Post# 235976 , Reply# 46 6/10/2013 at 12:30 (3,970 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Good job too, as taking it apart a screw thread I repaired previously snapped off. Will pack the tools in the box too, as they are getting in the way, and are in good condition, so the ensemble can sty together. Hopefully got a manual on the way too, so another complete kit! Ironically I'm boxing it up in its replacements box, a 2100w bagged purepowerless box. 
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