Thread Number: 21106
Another boxed cylinder - Electrolux Dolphin 2230 |
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Post# 236348   6/13/2013 at 14:21 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 236349 , Reply# 1   6/13/2013 at 14:22 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 236350 , Reply# 2   6/13/2013 at 14:25 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 236352 , Reply# 3   6/13/2013 at 14:27 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 236353 , Reply# 4   6/13/2013 at 14:28 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 236354 , Reply# 5   6/13/2013 at 14:30 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 236355 , Reply# 6   6/13/2013 at 14:32 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 236359 , Reply# 7   6/13/2013 at 14:40 (3,940 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 236361 , Reply# 8   6/13/2013 at 14:46 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 236363 , Reply# 9   6/13/2013 at 14:50 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 236367 , Reply# 11   6/13/2013 at 15:02 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Hi Will,
Welcome to the site! Glad you found us and sorry I couldn't help out with the Turbopower. Glad you managed to find a Turbomaster though, those are one of, if not THE best carpet cleaners you can find. Looking forward to getting to know you more :). Make sure you get some pics of that TM up when it arrives! All the best, Chris |
Post# 236372 , Reply# 13   6/13/2013 at 15:11 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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I'm sure you'll have a hoot on here, Will. There is a LOT of knowledge and information and some great people to meet :).
Anyway, back to the Dolphin's. Bit of info: The Dolphin's first appeared in 1989 alongside the original Lite. The Dolphin replaced the 2000 series as Lux's TOL cylinder. I believe this model was a mid-range model having variable power and the 1200w boost. There was a model above this, I believe, that was dark grey and came with a remote hose. The Dolphin went through very few style changes, apart from being updated in colour (later models came in royal blue and red). The Dolphin was superseded in 1996 by the Ingenio/Harmony cleaners. |
Post# 236384 , Reply# 16   6/13/2013 at 15:33 (3,940 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 236386 , Reply# 18   6/13/2013 at 15:44 (3,940 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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The grey model you speak about was actually purple. The lilac Hoover Turbopower and Turbomaster cleaners from the same time had the identical colour small tool and dusting brush as the Dolphin. |
Post# 236387 , Reply# 19   6/13/2013 at 15:46 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 236395 , Reply# 20   6/13/2013 at 15:49 (3,940 days old) by gwillim ()   |   | |
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I think it was the blue one...I seem to remember soverign or something like that on the front but im sure it was actualy a turbopower as it looked identical and was made by Hoover. Im guessing a rare machine? |
Post# 236396 , Reply# 21   6/13/2013 at 15:51 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 236400 , Reply# 22   6/13/2013 at 15:57 (3,940 days old) by gwillim ()   |   | |
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I maybey thinking of someone elses vac then. But my nan certainly had the blue turbopower. I remember being scared of it as a little one lol.Hope to get hold of a Dolphin myself someday. Great luxes. |
Post# 236402 , Reply# 23   6/13/2013 at 16:01 (3,940 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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There is one here: CLICK HERE TO GO TO vintagerepairer's LINK on eBay |
Post# 236404 , Reply# 24   6/13/2013 at 16:02 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Controversial statement coming folks...Hoover fans, avert your eyes...
Will, I actually much prefer vintage Electrolux's over vintage Hoover's. Especially the 500 and Twin Turbo series uprights. They just seem to perform equally as well on carpet and yet are so much lighter to use, more convenient and have the better filtration. Here is a pic of the U2198. Sorry it's not the best pic. |
Post# 236405 , Reply# 25   6/13/2013 at 16:04 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 236460 , Reply# 27   6/14/2013 at 03:38 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 236463 , Reply# 29   6/14/2013 at 05:57 (3,940 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Benny, I was more refering to the performance. The Contour just didn't cut it like the 600 did, mainly due to quite an underwhelming brushroll and that friction fit ridiculous handle release on the earlier models that ALWAYS broke.
I agree about the Turbo 2 and 1000, apart from the earlier models were prone to the bag door's splitting down the middle, but this issue seemed to be ironed out on the later models. |
Post# 236514 , Reply# 30   6/14/2013 at 14:27 (3,939 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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