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Just picked up one of my all time favourite cleaners :D :D :D |
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Post# 238609   7/2/2013 at 15:39 (3,921 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Rewind to 1993.
My childminder, Jean, her Hoover Turbopower Junior U1220 had broken. She had a U1104 Junior on loan but wasn't liking it. I still remember quite clearly sitting on the sofa in her living room, whilst she was vacuuming with the Junior and telling me "I'm getting a new vacuum tomorrow!". The new vacuum was a Hitachi CV760D. I loved it. I vacuumed her whole living room from top to bottom with it, and at 3 years old that was a lot of vacuuming. She replaced it in about 1999, but the memories of it always stuck with me. Once I started collecting, it was top of my hit list. Fast forward 20 years and I find this right on my door step. My very own Hitachi Powerhouse CV760D. |
Post# 238610 , Reply# 1   7/2/2013 at 15:40 (3,921 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 238611 , Reply# 2   7/2/2013 at 15:41 (3,921 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 238612 , Reply# 3   7/2/2013 at 15:42 (3,921 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 238613 , Reply# 4   7/2/2013 at 15:43 (3,921 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 238614 , Reply# 5   7/2/2013 at 15:44 (3,921 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 238615 , Reply# 6   7/2/2013 at 15:47 (3,921 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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A bit of background.
The CV50D pictured on the far right of the picture above was the first Hitachi upright from 1980. I have a lovely brochure for the CV50 which I will post later. This was replaced in 1986 by the first of the newer style, the CV60D and CV60DP (pictured below). In all honesty, the CV50D and CV60D are virtually the same cleaner in operation. Same motor, same brushroll but just a more modern looking design. |
Post# 238616 , Reply# 7   7/2/2013 at 15:49 (3,921 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 238617 , Reply# 8   7/2/2013 at 15:50 (3,921 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 238619 , Reply# 9   7/2/2013 at 15:53 (3,921 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Hitachi seemed to have the advantage. They had a lot of features that were not commonly found in uprights, such as cord rewind and brushroll on/off switches. Plus, they were relatively inexpensive and certainly a lot sturdier than the Hoover Turbopowers of the time.
I remember Hitachi uprights being everywhere when I was a kid. On my street alone, there were 3 - a CV460D, CV760D and CV60. A few people I went to school with had them as well. But sadly, not many seem to be around these days. Such a shame as they're great machines. I am so happy to have finally got one. Now, on with the vacuuming! |
Post# 238628 , Reply# 10   7/2/2013 at 17:55 (3,921 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)   |   | |
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Hi Chris. Glad you got it. It's great when you finally get a vacuum you've been after for years.
It's a shame the cord hook is broke. The one on mine has gone as well. In fact thinking about it I don't think I've seen one with a cord hook intact. I still have the black version of this cleaner as well with the cord rewind. Hope you enjoy using it:o) James:o) |
Post# 238633 , Reply# 11   7/2/2013 at 18:09 (3,921 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 238639 , Reply# 12   7/2/2013 at 19:02 (3,921 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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I remember always seeing Hitachi cleaners when I was a kid. My gran had a dark blue or black powerhouse cylinder, I used that a lot nice lineup! |
Post# 238694 , Reply# 14   7/3/2013 at 04:01 (3,921 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Benny, thanks very much for your input. As always, much appreciated. Good point about the security screws making repairs difficult. I noticed the security screw on my friends CV460DP when the cord winder failed and we were trying to open the machine up to get a look at it.
The CV50D is one of the easiest vacuums I've ever taken apart, so the security screws must have arrived with the CV60 style cleaners. Thankfully, with the CV760D being a base model, there seems to be far less to go wrong on it. |
Post# 238709 , Reply# 16   7/3/2013 at 07:43 (3,921 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 238715 , Reply# 17   7/3/2013 at 09:38 (3,920 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 238735 , Reply# 18   7/3/2013 at 12:53 (3,920 days old) by uksausage (eastbourne east sussex UK)   |   | |
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ive always like the hitachi vacuums the only down fall i think was the bearings on the brush roll, i saw quite a few with dodgey bearings congrats on the find |
Post# 238798 , Reply# 19   7/3/2013 at 16:56 (3,920 days old) by hi-loswitch98 ()   |   | |
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I do remember seeing loads of Hitachi cleaners in catalogues when I was little but not so anymore - much like Argos not selling Electrolux vacuums anymore |
Post# 239128 , Reply# 22   7/6/2013 at 10:08 (3,917 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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That's brilliant you managed to find yet another Hitachi.
It is fantastic to finally get your hands on a vacuum you've waited years to procure. Hope to see a video on YouTube soon! As for the 1990s heralding the start of a throwaway society - that may be true in some instances but not with the Hoover Turbopower 2 ranges. When the motor in my Turbopower 1000 blew last year I managed to replace it very easily as everything came apart with the removal of screws. I suppose you got what you paid for and since the Hitachis were budget vacuums they weren't designed to be repaired, whilst the more expensive Hoovers et cetera could be. That all ended once we got into the 2000s though and even the most expensive vacuums (especially the most expensive in some cases) were useless once a fault occurred. At least for us collectors we needn't worry about "putting up" with modern cleaners as most of us use older machines for our daily cleaning. |
Post# 239142 , Reply# 23   7/6/2013 at 12:53 (3,917 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Um.. the 1990s was not the start of the throwaway period but rather where production costs started to get more expensive in the UK not just for the buyer but to maintain the products. One reason alone to why Electrolux shifted production to other European countries such as Hungary and Poland. The answer lies in supercapitalism. See link to an old news report regarding this.
To quote some of this report, super capitalism: "...The economic logic is impeccable: the goods are made in countries where labour costs are low, while repairs have to be carried out here, where costs are high. But even when goods don't need repairing, we still throw them away. Supercapitalism's brilliant answer to increasing durability is to elaborate and refine so that goods feel obsolete almost as soon as you buy them. Even environmentalism has been turned to supercapitalism's advantage: always buy a new machine, you are told, because it will be more energy-efficient than the old one..." Jamie I would love to know of the "high expensive" vacuums that you refer to. Is there a brand that you have experience of where it can't be repaired? CLICK HERE TO GO TO sebo_fan's LINK |