Thread Number: 30662  /  Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Hoover TURBOBOOST U2570 (december 1988)
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Post# 339360   12/15/2015 at 15:16 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Another one of my job lot machines, from what Ive gathered the TURBOBOOST is quite a rare machine and was sold exclusively to Currys, anyway here is the restoration and after pics, as I type this the machine is drying out on a towel after a bath scrub and a rinse.

Post# 339361 , Reply# 1   12/15/2015 at 15:20 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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before shots.

Post# 339362 , Reply# 2   12/15/2015 at 15:21 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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opened the bag door to find this, the bag weighed a ton.

Post# 339363 , Reply# 3   12/15/2015 at 15:22 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Post# 339364 , Reply# 4   12/15/2015 at 15:23 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Still had the original air freshener disk strait from the 1980's.

Post# 339365 , Reply# 5   12/15/2015 at 15:25 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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As you can see it hans't been sun damaged which this particular color named by hoover as lilac slate grey is prone to doing.

Post# 339366 , Reply# 6   12/15/2015 at 15:26 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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The handle release doesn't seem to be working, it appears that the pedal has slipped out of its normal operating position.

Post# 339367 , Reply# 7   12/15/2015 at 15:27 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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A very mucky set of bellows, with the older style black ratings sticker indicating this is an 80s model.



Post# 339368 , Reply# 8   12/15/2015 at 15:28 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Bag door off

Post# 339369 , Reply# 9   12/15/2015 at 15:31 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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The underside showing the activator brush roll.

Post# 339370 , Reply# 10   12/15/2015 at 15:32 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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As you can see the belt has been stuck in one position for a while, you can see the part of the belt where it has bent out of shape from being around the motor spindle for to long.

Post# 339372 , Reply# 11   12/15/2015 at 15:33 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Cleaner head cover off.

Post# 339373 , Reply# 12   12/15/2015 at 15:33 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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The underside of the cleaner head cover.

Post# 339374 , Reply# 13   12/15/2015 at 15:35 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Showing the suppressor and the wiring configuration.

Post# 339375 , Reply# 14   12/15/2015 at 15:36 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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The motor out.

Post# 339376 , Reply# 15   12/15/2015 at 15:38 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Under the motor.

Post# 339377 , Reply# 16   12/15/2015 at 15:40 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Again showing the belt.

Post# 339378 , Reply# 17   12/15/2015 at 15:41 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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This model came with a bag light which illuminated when full, I believe this was caused by positive and negative pressure.

Post# 339379 , Reply# 18   12/15/2015 at 15:42 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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A well needed bath time.

Post# 339380 , Reply# 19   12/15/2015 at 15:44 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Some of the parts drying.

Post# 339381 , Reply# 20   12/15/2015 at 15:45 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Now onto the motor.

Post# 339382 , Reply# 21   12/15/2015 at 15:46 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Not the nicest condition.

Post# 339383 , Reply# 22   12/15/2015 at 15:49 (3,026 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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All greased, oiled and lubed

Post# 339384 , Reply# 23   12/15/2015 at 15:57 (3,026 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA)        
Such a Nice Find!!!

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Yes, I believe those are on the rare side. I've seen one or 2 of them in some British sitcoms from the '80s & '90s!!

Post# 339484 , Reply# 24   12/17/2015 at 11:54 (3,024 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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All cleaned and ready for re assembly.

Post# 339485 , Reply# 25   12/17/2015 at 11:55 (3,024 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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The body is attached.

Post# 339486 , Reply# 26   12/17/2015 at 11:56 (3,024 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Here is is all reassembled this still needs a polis and a coat of wax.

Post# 339488 , Reply# 27   12/17/2015 at 11:57 (3,024 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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The bags that this came with for some reason all had holes in them as if someone made a slit through the pack with scissors, so for now I have had to put some tape on them as it is a shame to waste an entire packet of genuine bags.

Post# 339489 , Reply# 28   12/17/2015 at 11:58 (3,024 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Here is the switch which makes the TURBOBOOST the TURBOBOOST.

Post# 339490 , Reply# 29   12/17/2015 at 11:59 (3,024 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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After a polish it gets a good coating in wax.

Post# 339491 , Reply# 30   12/17/2015 at 11:59 (3,024 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Here it is completed.

Post# 339492 , Reply# 31   12/17/2015 at 12:00 (3,024 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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A side profile, as you can see this one doesn't suffer from the infamous Turbopower leaning syndrome.

Post# 339493 , Reply# 32   12/17/2015 at 12:01 (3,024 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Another view, I am very pleased with the end result.

Post# 339494 , Reply# 33   12/17/2015 at 12:02 (3,024 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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And here it is with its younger sister the mail order exclusive version of the U2806.

Post# 339617 , Reply# 34   12/19/2015 at 12:56 (3,022 days old) by Vintagerepairer (England)        

The reason for the handle release pedal being how it is, is because the wheel to the side of it has worn right through the chassis and into the pedal.

This was an early problem with Turbopower cleaners and one which was easily resolved long before this cleaner went into production. A thin metal washer was placed behind each wheel when the machine was built, and problem solved. Quite how the wheel has worn through on your cleaner, I just don't know. Is there a washer in place? I do know that the Turbopower wheels were known for falling off from time to time, and if the user put them back on without the washer, it would explain what might have happened.

The U2332 (green) Turbopower was a strange one as many of these did not have the wheel washers, even when other models in the range built at the same time did.


Post# 339848 , Reply# 35   12/23/2015 at 04:22 (3,018 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)        

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Another fantastic job, Michael! Bravo!

 

You should offer up a vacuum refurb service for us collectors. My to-do pile in the garage is getting a little out of hand lol.



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