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please help me identify a Vintage Bagless Hoover |
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Post# 302288 , Reply# 1   10/18/2014 at 14:03 (3,448 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Could it be the Powerplus DustCup U4302 model you are referring to? Follow the link to the archive thread on here.
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Post# 302289 , Reply# 2   10/18/2014 at 14:06 (3,448 days old) by Hooverjedilord (Hampshire)   |   | |
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Yes! That's it, you know I think I have seen one of these many years back! Thank you for your help! |
Post# 302291 , Reply# 3   10/18/2014 at 14:17 (3,448 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 302292 , Reply# 4   10/18/2014 at 14:19 (3,448 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)   |   | |
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Post# 302374 , Reply# 5   10/19/2014 at 09:13 (3,447 days old) by Hooverjedilord (Hampshire)   |   | |
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So is the powerplus dust cup model- or any powerplus machine hard to come by? |
Post# 302375 , Reply# 6   10/19/2014 at 09:45 (3,447 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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These bagged uprights with the dust cup bottom have been around for a long time in North America. Both Hoover and Eureka/Sanitaire have offered commercial upright vacs with this feature since probably the 1980's if not earlier. The system offers an easier way to empty a shake-out bag in commercial and institutional settings. Similar to emptying a Regina Electrikbroom, you shake the fabric bag to dislodge collected dirt and it all falls into the removable dust cup at the bottom.
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Post# 302382 , Reply# 7   10/19/2014 at 11:00 (3,447 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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They were short lived in the UK. It wasn't a very clean experience. I too, had seen one in a shop and was very intrigued. I have had a bagged Powerplus before but much prefer the Senior even if it has a bottom fill bag. Anyway..I asked Roger about the dust cup model sometime ago (see link to archive thread).
Roger says: "...The Powerplus with Dustcup was launched in 1984 because I have a leaflet titled New For 84 that features this model, the bagged version and the first all plastic Dustette that was made in Hong Kong. I owned the dustcup model from brand new and it wasn't long before I wished I'd gone for the bagged version as it was very messy to empty and suction dropped off considerably during use. To empty the cleaner you were supposed to unhook the bag from the handle and shake vigorously so the dirt that lined the cloth bag fell into the bin at the bottom. Unless you waited a while before unclipping the dust cup, dirt would always fall onto the floor when the cup was released. I had to use a suction cleaner to vacuum the inside of the bag on a regular basis to keep the machine picking up and to stop it smelling...." CLICK HERE TO GO TO sebo_fan's LINK |