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Thread Number: 36369
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Convertibles rare around here now? |
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| Post# 389906 4/5/2018 at 22:11 (2,204 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
Convertibles aren't common much here anymore. I remember several years ago at Habitat there was a blue and white one with headlight from the 60s I think and another that was aqua/light gray. Both metal models. I also saw a lime green Hoover Convertible Deluxe model with the gingham green bag in great shape. Should have gotten it.
As a kid I found an orange/white plastic base Convertible in the trash once. Parents let me pick it up. I thought it was older than it was for some reason and I was afraid to plug it in, so I never used it. I wished I had kept it, I bet it worked. I used to play with one at a place my mom used to clean. They had a beige plastic base C Convertible and a Kirby. I was very afraid of the Kirby, because I figured it would be really loud and scary because of how it looked. I did use the Convertible a few times though. I liked the low rumble it made. I guess that's partly why I like my Eureka 1934A. I have seen a few old Eurekas turn up lately but no Hoover. Oh and I did see a maroon/white plastic base Convertible at an estate sale but it was in very poor shape. | ||
| Post# 389917 , Reply# 1 4/5/2018 at 23:11 (2,204 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
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| Post# 389922 , Reply# 2 4/6/2018 at 01:51 (2,204 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 389923 , Reply# 3 4/6/2018 at 01:56 (2,204 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 389936 , Reply# 4 4/6/2018 at 08:54 (2,204 days old) by Kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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| Post# 389937 , Reply# 5 4/6/2018 at 09:00 (2,204 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
Everything is relative. The last time Hoover sold the convertible in their residential lineup was 1992 ala the dowdy RS model which ironically I happened to see at a thrift store yesterday. It was missing the bottom plate and brushroll and they wanted $30.99. I passed on that one but I did find a Dial-A-Matic U6039-030 in EXCELLENT shape right next to it, so that one came home with me ;-)
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| Post# 389940 , Reply# 6 4/6/2018 at 09:33 (2,204 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
When Hoover brought out the "Elite" lineup, many people got rid of their Convertible for the new light-weight elite models. Especially after the Elites got on-board tools. The type C bag, used in the older Convertibles also help do them in. Once Hoover went bagless in the late 1990's, people were dumping the old Convertible left and right.
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| Post# 389944 , Reply# 7 4/6/2018 at 11:29 (2,204 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Post# 389954 , Reply# 8 4/6/2018 at 13:37 (2,204 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I rarely see them in my travels, too
But, just yesterday, in the Philadelphia burbs, I scored a "mint condition" Mint green Decade 80........... under $10.00. I have both shades of green, one is from the 'vault'.
Amazing how people dump things. I was told, AT Hoover, that Elite was never 'intended' to replace Convertible. But, they couldn't make them fast enough. The onboard tools helped a lot. Too bad they never designed an onboard Convertible. THat would have been a sight, I'm sure. | ||
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Post# 389969 , Reply# 9 4/6/2018 at 14:42 (2,203 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Of course, some of like them so much that | ||
| Post# 389984 , Reply# 10 4/6/2018 at 16:11 (2,203 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
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"Too bad they never designed an onboard Convertible"
True, but at least we had a Concept 1 with onboard tools when Hoover sold the final incarnation - the PowerMax. I RARELY see them anymore and when I do, the hose end that plugs into the machine is snapped off and the bases are horribly gouged. Pity they weren't produced longer. Much better build quality than their Elite counterpart IMHO. Imagine a Dial-A-Matic with onboard tool storage? It could've been the Dial-A-Matic II!
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| Post# 389988 , Reply# 11 4/6/2018 at 17:11 (2,203 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
 Still very common around here, but most are quite thrashed at this point, I'll save a nice one if it comes along, but I tend to avoid the more common machines and focus on the things you just not see much. I have nothing against the Convertible, other than simply not being a challenge to find for the most part. | ||
| Post# 390014 , Reply# 12 4/6/2018 at 23:14 (2,203 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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Post# 390095 , Reply# 14 4/7/2018 at 21:48 (2,202 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Kevin, oddly, the 1070 only
weighs 17 lbs! How heavy is your bag? Perhaps it needs to be changed. Or, perhaps you have the rug setting at the wrong setting. For instance, you might have the vacuum on "low" while operating it on thick pile, or, even shag.
On page 4 of your owner's manual, it gives explicit directions. "To select the desired rug position........". I hope this helps you enjoy you Hoover "Convertible" with ease. John | ||
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