Thread Number: 23079
1997 Hoover Purepower Autosense 1400S U3141 |
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Post# 258152   12/1/2013 at 19:11 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Hey everyone, a couple of weeks ago I managed to snatch up this Hoover Purepower Autosense from eBay, I was super excited when I won it as I have wanted one of these very early Purepowers since I saw Ryan's (U5096 on YouTube) video of it that he made years ago, I am so lucky to of gotten it. I only paid £11.50 for it with £15 postage so it worked out ok. To anyone who doesn't know the Purepowers came out in 1997 and there were four models in the original line up as follows: Green 1200 watt U3120 - basic bag light, five stage filtration and stair cleaning. Red 1300 watt U3130 - variable power, bag light, air freshener, five stage filtration and stair cleaning. Blue 1400 watt U3140 - Autosense, bag light, air freshener, permabag, 5 stage filtration and stair cleaning. Red 1400 watt U3141 - Autosense, bag light, air freshener, S-Class filtration and stair cleaning. I obviously have the top end all singing, all dancing model, which, like I said am lucky to own as they are rare as rocking horse Sh*t now! The Purepower Autosense models didn't last very long at all and Hoover stopped making them with it, probably to cut costs as they got older. Anyway, this one is in Fantastic condition, it looks to have been "babied" which is a very good thing considering these are hard to find. The only set backs it has is it needs a new undercarriage and chassis and the bag light doesn't work, which I am hoping it is just blocked in the tube and or pressure switch which will be cleared when all put back together as it has been fully cleaned now, I am just praying it is not a burnt out LED on the circuit board, because I will have to replace the entire Autosense panel which they do still make, believe it or not, but E-spares want £106 for it!!! I am not going to be getting one!!! So, here are some before restoration pictures I will post the after photos once it is all back together. |
Post# 258153 , Reply# 1   12/1/2013 at 19:16 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258155 , Reply# 2   12/1/2013 at 19:18 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258156 , Reply# 3   12/1/2013 at 19:23 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258161 , Reply# 5   12/1/2013 at 19:45 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258165 , Reply# 7   12/1/2013 at 20:00 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258166 , Reply# 8   12/1/2013 at 20:03 (3,797 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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There is one in this job lot - take a look, I think its an autosense model - I thought this was the one you won CLICK HERE TO GO TO madabouthoovers's LINK on eBay |
Post# 258167 , Reply# 9   12/1/2013 at 20:06 (3,797 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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But the one you won said it was local collection only. |
Post# 258168 , Reply# 10   12/1/2013 at 20:08 (3,797 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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Have you got one of these yet? CLICK HERE TO GO TO madabouthoovers's LINK on eBay |
Post# 258169 , Reply# 11   12/1/2013 at 20:09 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258170 , Reply# 12   12/1/2013 at 20:11 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258181 , Reply# 14   12/1/2013 at 20:33 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Well there for start there is not as much lettering on the bag door of the U3130 as there is on the U3141 and there is also no rather large S on the cleaner head and there was only one red autosense with S-Class.
You can tell that is not a U3330 because it has the lettering specs on the bag door which the U3330 doesn't and the U3330 has to big arrows and say edge to edge power cleaning, which that one cleary says Purepower in the centre wich the U3330 does not and that information tells me it is a first generation model especially because of the lettering specs on the bag door. |
Post# 258184 , Reply# 16   12/1/2013 at 20:38 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258185 , Reply# 17   12/1/2013 at 20:39 (3,797 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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Bet you really want them don't you lol |
Post# 258186 , Reply# 18   12/1/2013 at 20:41 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258187 , Reply# 19   12/1/2013 at 20:41 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258188 , Reply# 20   12/1/2013 at 20:46 (3,797 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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They are only a mere 258 miles away from Denton, 520 mile round trip, should do it in a day- straight down the M6 then M5
Well that's a nice Purepower on Gumtree - but its in London! |
Post# 258194 , Reply# 23   12/1/2013 at 20:54 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258199 , Reply# 25   12/1/2013 at 21:00 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258201 , Reply# 27   12/1/2013 at 21:04 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258202 , Reply# 28   12/1/2013 at 21:04 (3,797 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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Alex - I am VERY observant, and when I saw that Ad for the junior, I recognised the carpet. I little more poking round and I realised it was you. |
Post# 258203 , Reply# 29   12/1/2013 at 21:07 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258225 , Reply# 34   12/2/2013 at 03:19 (3,797 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258233 , Reply# 36   12/2/2013 at 06:28 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258234 , Reply# 37   12/2/2013 at 06:33 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258238 , Reply# 39   12/2/2013 at 07:01 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258239 , Reply# 40   12/2/2013 at 07:31 (3,797 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Lordy, Hoover have wasted no time in tarting up old machines in a new paint job. Still doesn't make a machine "new" though in my eyes. The Purepower you have Alex probably has a bag indicator light which this model, like so many Purepower's before it still has a blanking plastic plate over where the original use to be.
And the name "Enigma" does nothing positive for the Purepower. Makes me think of the name, "Enema." |
Post# 258254 , Reply# 41   12/2/2013 at 08:25 (3,797 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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In theory, it did. But in practice, the autosense was just a nifty marketing gimmick. For starters, the autosense was operated by a microphone located at the opening into the bag housing, so there was a slight delay in the autosense picking up the sound of the grit, by which time the user had likely moved on anyway.
Secondly, it did not increase motor power for debris that did not make a sound, such as dust or pet hair which arguably need more power than surface crumbs. Using the autosense, what one ended up with was a carpet that was cleaner in some areas than it was in others - rather like a dust based patchwork quilt. Also, because the cleaner ran in low power 80% of the time (unless the user over-rided this with the boost button), it meant that the base model TP2 was actually a higher peforming cleaner than the TOL Autosense which made the TOL models a waste of money. My godmothers parents (who lived opposite my godparents) bought a TP1000 to replace a Turbopower U2194, but they always complained that it was rubbish unless you left it on boost all the time. Using the boost feature on constant caused it to burn the motor out after a few years and it was replaced with a DC01. I'm sure the same could be said about many other Autosense cleaners too. |
Post# 258257 , Reply# 42   12/2/2013 at 08:31 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258261 , Reply# 43   12/2/2013 at 09:49 (3,797 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Well, precisely, Alex - one has to leave a lasting impression on one's neighbours, dear. Mrs. Barker-Frinch at number 32 will be green with envy at your Turbopower 1000 against her Turbopower Freedom ;).
But, of course, the point being that whilst the autosense feature is a funky feature and the cleaners are certainly worth collecting, for your average consumer it provided no real advantage over the base model and was infact lower performing in day to day use. |
Post# 258267 , Reply# 44   12/2/2013 at 10:59 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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However the user was instructed to out the cleaner is "boost" for hose use and the Autosense boost button provided more suction power than the standard versions, I believe that the boost setting ran at a higher RPM than the standard models so it would of given you more suction for the tools on an Autosense model. where the Purepower is concerned it doesn't make a huge amount of difference where "sticking to the carpet" is concerned between the medium and low setting. |
Post# 258285 , Reply# 46   12/2/2013 at 12:08 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258286 , Reply# 47   12/2/2013 at 12:12 (3,797 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258356 , Reply# 49   12/2/2013 at 19:22 (3,796 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 258701 , Reply# 50   12/6/2013 at 15:04 (3,793 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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Any news on this vac yet Alex? |
Post# 258706 , Reply# 51   12/6/2013 at 15:44 (3,793 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258707 , Reply# 52   12/6/2013 at 15:50 (3,793 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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God they aint very quick at delivery are they? Cant wait to see the Purepower Autosense roar into life on your landing carpet lol |
Post# 258712 , Reply# 53   12/6/2013 at 16:05 (3,793 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258715 , Reply# 55   12/6/2013 at 16:16 (3,793 days old) by hi-loswitch98 ()   |   | |
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I bought a Turbo Nozzle for the Jazz off there...£25 but they only fit. |
Post# 258743 , Reply# 56   12/6/2013 at 17:18 (3,793 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 258849 , Reply# 57   12/7/2013 at 17:41 (3,792 days old) by Hi-LoSwItCh98 ()   |   | |
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Well I might persuade my Brother to buy it because he loves me. I never realised how hard it is to replace the belt on a Hoover Purepower though. |
Post# 258857 , Reply# 59   12/7/2013 at 18:06 (3,792 days old) by Hi-LoSwItCh98 ()   |   | |
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I found it quite hard to replace the belt as the brushroll was stuck with dirt that had built up. |
Post# 259069 , Reply# 60   12/9/2013 at 14:41 (3,790 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 259094 , Reply# 81   12/9/2013 at 15:59 (3,790 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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This was the original brushroll, the very early Purepowers must of not had Activator brushrolls. This post was last edited 12/09/2013 at 18:26 |
Post# 259156 , Reply# 83   12/10/2013 at 15:52 (3,789 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 259434 , Reply# 85   12/14/2013 at 01:57 (3,785 days old) by madabouthoovers ()   |   | |
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Post# 259602 , Reply# 86   12/15/2013 at 13:17 (3,784 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 259948 , Reply# 88   12/17/2013 at 20:24 (3,781 days old) by singingrainbow (Texas)   |   | |
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Alex, Your videos may be long but they don't really seem that long when watching. I always enjoy how explanative you are, plus it's neat for me to see some of the innards of vacuums from other countries, plus how they work, etc. Scott |
Post# 259960 , Reply# 89   12/18/2013 at 00:47 (3,781 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 260840 , Reply# 91   12/26/2013 at 13:11 (3,773 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 260863 , Reply# 93   12/26/2013 at 14:42 (3,773 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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I noticed it the other day when the hose end got caught on a plastic carrier bag I went to release the bag from the ose and the light began to flash and I was a little excited, I was like oooo it works!!
I was also pretty impressed that the Purepowers Autosense defaults back to Autosense upon turn on after being overriden to boost the last time it was turned off...Very high tech for the 90's!! |
Post# 260871 , Reply# 95   12/26/2013 at 14:58 (3,773 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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