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| Post# 301053 10/8/2014 at 13:48 (3,481 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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| Post# 301054 , Reply# 1 10/8/2014 at 13:49 (3,481 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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this was inside | ||
| Post# 301055 , Reply# 2 10/8/2014 at 13:52 (3,481 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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out | ||
| Post# 301056 , Reply# 3 10/8/2014 at 13:54 (3,481 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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inside | ||
| Post# 301057 , Reply# 4 10/8/2014 at 13:56 (3,481 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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floor head | ||
| Post# 301058 , Reply# 5 10/8/2014 at 13:58 (3,481 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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can | ||
| Post# 301059 , Reply# 6 10/8/2014 at 14:01 (3,481 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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this was in the bag | ||
| Post# 301060 , Reply# 7 10/8/2014 at 14:04 (3,481 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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label | ||
| Post# 301061 , Reply# 8 10/8/2014 at 14:11 (3,481 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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i will
be stripping this machine and giving it the spa treatment so look out for the photos .Just noticed that the handle /extension tube and the end of the floor nozzel are tinted in turquoise to match the rest of the machine.the little hose is good as are the other bits and bobs even the carrying strap is present all thats missing is the user manual as i said i have never seen one of these in the flesh before [just photos]so its a learning curve for me.Last pic is of the paper dust bag
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| Post# 301065 , Reply# 9 10/8/2014 at 14:42 (3,481 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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That's a fun cleaner - looks like it will clean up nicely. I wish that the version we had in the US had the same removable handle/wand configuration; it would have made for a much more practical cleaner at the time. | ||
| Post# 301066 , Reply# 10 10/8/2014 at 14:59 (3,481 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 301126 , Reply# 11 10/9/2014 at 03:04 (3,480 days old) by tolivac  (Greenville,NC) |
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Neat little "Hip"? vacuum or is it hand vac?But pretty cool nonetheless.Never seen one like that.Could this machine be the forerunner of the PortaPower? | ||
| Post# 301132 , Reply# 12 10/9/2014 at 03:37 (3,480 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
Hooverette
These pop up with amazing regularity although they were sold for about 20 years here from 1961 until 1981 (approx.). It is an direct equivalent to the Hoover Lark stick cleaner sold in North America. Although the Lark was not sold with tools there were later US models (which we did not have here) which did.
When using it as a stick cleaner it is important to use the sequence nozzle, cleaner, wand, handle. Not only does this mean the suction is as concentrated as possible but the weight distribution is better too. A couple of years ago, just for a bit of fun, I tried a Hooverette with a Hoover power nozzle - the results were surprisingly good with my "frankenhoover" :) Al | ||
| Post# 301174 , Reply# 13 10/9/2014 at 13:18 (3,480 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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like the photos Vacbear | ||
| Post# 301175 , Reply# 14 10/9/2014 at 13:19 (3,480 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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cute | ||
| Post# 301176 , Reply# 15 10/9/2014 at 13:21 (3,480 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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practically | ||
| Post# 301177 , Reply# 16 10/9/2014 at 13:24 (3,480 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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inside | ||
| Post# 301178 , Reply# 17 10/9/2014 at 13:25 (3,480 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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empty | ||
| Post# 301179 , Reply# 18 10/9/2014 at 13:28 (3,480 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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the dinky little armature has been cleaned | ||
| Post# 301180 , Reply# 19 10/9/2014 at 13:30 (3,480 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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the | ||
| Post# 301181 , Reply# 20 10/9/2014 at 13:32 (3,480 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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all washed | ||
| Post# 301182 , Reply# 21 10/9/2014 at 13:33 (3,480 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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even the flex | ||
| Post# 301183 , Reply# 22 10/9/2014 at 13:35 (3,480 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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thats it for now | ||
| Post# 301471 , Reply# 23 10/11/2014 at 14:18 (3,478 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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all done | ||
| Post# 301472 , Reply# 24 10/11/2014 at 14:20 (3,478 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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floor head | ||
| Post# 301473 , Reply# 25 10/11/2014 at 14:22 (3,478 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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this | ||
| Post# 301474 , Reply# 26 10/11/2014 at 14:34 (3,478 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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although
the suction is poor [i would compare it with that of a hoover junior with its tools fitted ]i was suprised to find this little lot in the bag after giving the kichen floor the once over .Wouldnt you think after going to the trouble od designing this machine that the guys at hoover could have given it a slightly more powerfull motor as its only 240 watts a three or four hundred watt motor would have made this little machine a really good performer
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| Post# 301475 , Reply# 27 10/11/2014 at 14:41 (3,478 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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last one
all cleaned up and ready to use .its not going back in the box i have put a hook on the inside of the pantry door and its going to live in there i will use it in the kitchen instead of dragging the connie out and i have already been having ideas on how to fit a more poerfull motor will let you know what i come up with
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| Post# 301539 , Reply# 28 10/12/2014 at 06:34 (3,477 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Hooverette
You have done a great job there Anthony, it looks like it has just come from the factory.
I was never quite sure why Hoover brought this out as there does not seem like there would have been a market then for a cleaner to bring out for a "quick run round" and there was the Dustette (with tools) for those who did not care for the bother of using tools on the Junior or were not impressed with the woeful suction of the 652 and onwards Seniors. And for those who wanted a cheap "first" cleaner there were plenty of more conventional cleaners around at a similar or cheaper price - Bylocks, the very many varieties of Siroma cleaner, cheaper Goblin models and later models from the Eastern Bloc. Yet it was in the product line-up (largely unchanged apart from colour) for nearly 20 years so it must have been selling somewhere. I suspect that many may have been bought as wedding presents (low price but with a good name) only to be consigned to the loft or the back of a cupboard fairly quickly. That may account for how many show up on ebay - this is by no means a rare model. As I mentioned above it might be worth keeping your eye open for a power nozzle at low cost(the hoses for both Sensotronic series to use them are notoriously fragile and replacement virtually impossible) or perhaps it might be possible to use one from another brand (Vorwerk springs to mind) and fabricate a connection with some spare Hoover wand. Having seen your deconstruction of your cleaner it looks to be a simple job to attach a power outlet for a PN, this will improve the performance considerably. By the way, the clip on felt pad was for use with parquet floors. Al | ||
| Post# 301546 , Reply# 29 10/12/2014 at 11:16 (3,477 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 301556 , Reply# 30 10/12/2014 at 14:21 (3,477 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID) | ||
Awww! 
It's adorable! I would love to find a nice Hoover stick vac. I almost had one, but that's another story. I have bags for the American models, I've got style E "Cassette", F long, and G short bags. I think I'll leave the E bags alone 'cause they're rare, but I would use the F or G bags if I got a Hoover HandiVac.
That Hooverette might not have much suction, but it has a lot of airflow for what it is. It looks like it did a fantastic job! Great for hard floors! Awesome find, and great job getting it cleaned up! | ||
| Post# 301557 , Reply# 31 10/12/2014 at 14:33 (3,477 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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| Post# 301558 , Reply# 32 10/12/2014 at 14:40 (3,477 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID) | ||
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| Post# 301562 , Reply# 33 10/12/2014 at 14:49 (3,477 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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| Post# 301566 , Reply# 34 10/12/2014 at 15:15 (3,477 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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used it again to clean the kichen floor its been happily hanging on the pantry door already plugged in ready for action and its cleaned todays crumbs and flour [yorkshire puddings]up no bother one thing i didnt mention is how quiet it is such a nice change from those modern stick vacs that seem to make a lot of noise while doing little else .I tend to agree with vacbear these were probably bought as wedding presents or maybe people thought it would be good because its a Hoover they probably used it a fiew times and then put it back in the box and forgot about it
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| Post# 301582 , Reply# 35 10/12/2014 at 16:28 (3,477 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID) | ||
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super-sweeper, | ||
| Post# 301590 , Reply# 36 10/12/2014 at 17:33 (3,477 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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