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1989 Hoover Turbolite U4527 |
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Post# 240660   7/17/2013 at 16:37 (3,907 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Hey everyone, here is my rare Hoover Turbolite from March 1989...I got this off eBay for only £9.99 and it is in good condition and it runs very well, the cleaner head is a little yellow which didn't show up in the pictures, which I guess is a good thing! The Turbolite is the exact same cleaner as the Hoover Elite 200, which it is more commonly known as in America. We had two models of the Turbolite here in the UK, both looked identical, one was the U4527 (this one shown) and the other was the U4529 which came with a set of pan converter tools unlike the U4527 which the pan converter tools were available as an optional extra.
I have been after one of these for a while and my main dream cleaner to be found now is the burgandy, American Elite ll with the side mounted wrap around hose...It just looks SO cool!!
Here it is anyway... This post was last edited 07/17/2013 at 17:12 |
Post# 240662 , Reply# 1   7/17/2013 at 16:38 (3,907 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 240663 , Reply# 2   7/17/2013 at 16:39 (3,907 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 240664 , Reply# 3   7/17/2013 at 16:40 (3,907 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 240665 , Reply# 4   7/17/2013 at 16:41 (3,907 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 240666 , Reply# 5   7/17/2013 at 16:45 (3,907 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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And the lettering fadded off (as I heard through the grape vine, they do, when washed) so I asked my mum if she would fill it back in with one of her red marker pens, I asked her to do it as she is a paper crafter and I would of ruined it! She made a really good job of it! :) It did bleed a little due to the material the bag is made from. |
Post# 240667 , Reply# 6   7/17/2013 at 16:48 (3,907 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 240670 , Reply# 7   7/17/2013 at 16:52 (3,907 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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I replaced the cord hook, which by the way took weeks to get here from the states! The one that was on it had snapped and wouldn't hold the cord on, so I removed it and clicked this new one in, it is the wrong colour, but is exactly the same style hook it would of originally had and all that I am really bothered about is that it serves it's purpose, it holds the cord neatly at the back, out of the way. |
Post# 240671 , Reply# 8   7/17/2013 at 16:55 (3,907 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 240672 , Reply# 9   7/17/2013 at 16:57 (3,907 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 240673 , Reply# 10   7/17/2013 at 17:02 (3,907 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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It is no Activator but it still a damn good brushroll, I don't know what Hoover called this brushroll? Oh, by the way, if you hadn't already noticed the brushes are very short and it does need replacing, but I can only get one from the States and £50 including shipping, I can't justify it right now! This post was last edited 07/17/2013 at 17:30 |
Post# 240676 , Reply# 11   7/17/2013 at 17:03 (3,907 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 240677 , Reply# 12   7/17/2013 at 17:03 (3,907 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 240678 , Reply# 13   7/17/2013 at 17:04 (3,907 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 240679 , Reply# 14   7/17/2013 at 17:09 (3,907 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 240685 , Reply# 15   7/17/2013 at 17:23 (3,907 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Thanks Jamie, yh, it is a rare one! I have checked E-Spares, they don't stock barely anything for the Turbolite, just bags and belts, but really, why should they? It is rare as rocking horse shit. :P They probably think that there is hardly any owners of these cleaners now. I suspect you are right, probably eldrerly people would of bought them or people who wanted to buy into the Hoover brand (at the time, who wouldn't?) but couldn't afford one of the higher end Hoovers I.E the Turbopower/Turbomaster Total Systems...These cleaners are indeed very ligh, almost as light as an Oreck (but of course MUCH better!) I weighed it with the cord on it and it came in at 11 pounds. |
Post# 240688 , Reply# 16   7/17/2013 at 17:29 (3,907 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 240945 , Reply# 17   7/19/2013 at 13:43 (3,905 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 240946 , Reply# 18   7/19/2013 at 13:44 (3,905 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 241193 , Reply# 19   7/21/2013 at 10:17 (3,903 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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I found one of these at the side of the road years ago. Couldn't get it to work, and couldn't get into the motor due to the sealed box design. It was also truly screwed, heavily beaten up! Was a funky looking thing though, was always sad that I couldnt fix it and have a play! |
Post# 241394 , Reply# 20   7/22/2013 at 06:30 (3,902 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 241396 , Reply# 21   7/22/2013 at 06:37 (3,902 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 241435 , Reply# 22   7/22/2013 at 09:27 (3,902 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 241472 , Reply# 23   7/22/2013 at 11:59 (3,902 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 241474 , Reply# 24   7/22/2013 at 12:03 (3,902 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 420234 , Reply# 25   2/19/2020 at 12:06 (1,499 days old) by Rdwdcp (UK)   |   | |
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I have a Hoover Turbolite just like yours |