Thread Number: 35882
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
My 1st Portapower! |
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Post# 384950   1/28/2018 at 08:29 (2,251 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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Hey everybody! So 3 days ago when my mom and I were out shopping, and I wanted to go to goodwill and see what they got new. So I went to housewares and saw some modern vacuums and on the shelf I
happen to saw an old Hoover Portapower box! Inside was the vacuum itself, hose, floor & rug tool, 1 wand, and a crevice tool. I tooked about a couple of minutes to think about if I should buy it or not, so I made the right choice of buying it! The box was really old so I left it there, along with the crevice tool and wand and tooked the vacuum, hose, and floor tool and paid $23.80, which is not bad. When I got the Portapower, it was a little dirty so I used my mom’s homemade cleaning spray and it made the vacuum almost like new. It’s funny because I’ve been thinking about wanting a decent portable vacuum like this and sure enough this one has my name on it! I also have attachments to go perfect with this. |
Post# 384951 , Reply# 1   1/28/2018 at 08:31 (2,251 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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The original filter was old and disintegrated so I used a Eureka filter by cutting it a lil bit and fits pretty well!
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Post# 384952 , Reply# 2   1/28/2018 at 08:31 (2,251 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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Love the blue color design.
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Post# 384953 , Reply# 3   1/28/2018 at 08:33 (2,251 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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The serial number. Anybody knows what month and year this one was made? I found out the S1049 was made from 1981 to 1987.
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Post# 384961 , Reply# 4   1/28/2018 at 10:37 (2,250 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 384968 , Reply# 5   1/28/2018 at 12:00 (2,250 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 384970 , Reply# 6   1/28/2018 at 12:13 (2,250 days old) by Vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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They are fun little vacuums.
I have only used one, was not impressed as it lost airflow very quickly. One of the ladies I used to help had one that she bought as a set with her Dial-A-Matic. The color scheme was the same. She always asked why I didn't use the smaller unit. The Dial-A-Matic had better airflow and maintained the air flow better. She had a cat and litter box and the litter dust clogged the porta power quickly. This post was last edited 01/28/2018 at 13:55 |
Post# 384972 , Reply# 7   1/28/2018 at 12:39 (2,250 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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Post# 384990 , Reply# 8   1/28/2018 at 16:49 (2,250 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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Post# 384992 , Reply# 9   1/28/2018 at 17:36 (2,250 days old) by broomvac (N/A)   |   | |
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Post# 385001 , Reply# 10   1/28/2018 at 20:40 (2,250 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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Post# 385002 , Reply# 11   1/28/2018 at 20:50 (2,250 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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