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Thread Number: 42695
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Double Hoover thrift store find! |
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| Post# 447985 11/19/2021 at 01:03 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
The cropped-eared queen is back with another tale of vacuum collecting!
Dateline: 18 November 2021, 4:00 PM. It's a bitterly cold day. The house smells like Neenah-Menasha (my housemate was cooking with cauliflower), so I decided to go and try to fill up my tires at the Kwik-Trip. I get to the free air station and notice that it's too dang cold to fill up my tires. The Saint Vincent De Paul thrift store I mentioned in a previous post (post #446733) is right next door, so I thought I'd treat myself. The store closes in 15 minutes, so I kick up my feet and head downstairs. Here's a photo of the selection they had. If I had disposable income, I would have grabbed that Filter Queen Princess II. But I don't, so I grabbed the two Hoovers. Speedrun Timer: 06:21:29 (nice).
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| Post# 447986 , Reply# 1 11/19/2021 at 01:04 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the Hoovers in the back of my truck after arriving home. I had to torture the wheels because I wasn't strong enough to lift them out to the car. A kind older gentleman helped me get them up the stairs in the store, though. Thank you, kind stranger!
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| Post# 447987 , Reply# 2 11/19/2021 at 01:06 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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1997 Hoover Dimension U5209-930. Apologies for using camera flash so much in these pics, but I have plans for the next 2 days and wanted to show these to y'all ASAP.
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| Post# 447988 , Reply# 3 11/19/2021 at 01:06 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the left side of the Dimension. I like the '80s "wedge" style motor housing.
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| Post# 447989 , Reply# 4 11/19/2021 at 01:07 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the rear of the Dimension. I'm not a fan of the non-exposed wheels. They look nice, but they make going down a flight of stairs difficult.
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| Post# 447990 , Reply# 5 11/19/2021 at 01:08 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the right side of the Dimension. The attachment popped out when I put it in my truck. Not a problem, but I thought it was weird.
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| Post# 447991 , Reply# 6 11/19/2021 at 01:09 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the height adjustment of the Dimension. I'm not sure if it's supposed to look like that or if it broke off some years ago? I quite like the overly-'90s font used here.
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| Post# 447992 , Reply# 7 11/19/2021 at 01:09 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the underside of the Dimension. The brush roll looks good to me.
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| Post# 447993 , Reply# 8 11/19/2021 at 01:10 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the serial number of the Dimension. It's good to get a '90s vacuum!
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| Post# 447994 , Reply# 9 11/19/2021 at 01:11 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the Dimension's plug. I'm surprised that it wasn't a 3-prong, pronk.
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| Post# 447995 , Reply# 10 11/19/2021 at 01:11 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the Dimension leaned back. I like the colour here a lot. I need to buy a car in this colour!
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| Post# 447996 , Reply# 11 11/19/2021 at 01:12 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the Dimension turned on. I don't think the headlight works, but I don't need to do any 3:00 AM vacuuming anyway.
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| Post# 447997 , Reply# 12 11/19/2021 at 01:13 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the Dimension's brush roll spinning. Is it just me, or does it look like there's a pane of plastic in front of the roll? (There isn't.)
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| Post# 447998 , Reply# 13 11/19/2021 at 01:14 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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2002 Hoover Wind Tunnel Plus U5435-900. I didn't get a great pic of it here, but it was cold, and I wanted to go inside.
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| Post# 447999 , Reply# 14 11/19/2021 at 01:14 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the left side of the WT. Filtered by Microlites. Note the white spot in the photo - it was snowing a bit.
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| Post# 448000 , Reply# 15 11/19/2021 at 01:15 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the rear of the WT. It seems to be missing the extension attachments. Sad.
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| Post# 448001 , Reply# 16 11/19/2021 at 01:15 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the right side of the WT. No jokes to crack here.
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| Post# 448002 , Reply# 17 11/19/2021 at 01:17 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the height adjustment for the WT. If the Dimension has a performance rating of 19, and the WT has a rating of 25, then what does an old Kirby rate? 500?
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| Post# 448003 , Reply# 18 11/19/2021 at 01:18 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the underside of the WT. A bit dustier than the Dimension was.
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| Post# 448004 , Reply# 19 11/19/2021 at 01:19 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the WT's serial number. Two additional languages, ooh.
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| Post# 448005 , Reply# 20 11/19/2021 at 01:19 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the WT leaned back. Supposedly the ones with a semi-clear bag housing are rarer? I'm not sure. It just looks like a Nintendo 64 controller to me!
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| Post# 448006 , Reply# 21 11/19/2021 at 01:20 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the WT's plug. It looks the same as the Dimension, except for...
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| Post# 448007 , Reply# 22 11/19/2021 at 01:21 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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... The size and texture of them. Was there any reason for this change?
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| Post# 448008 , Reply# 23 11/19/2021 at 01:21 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of some electrical tape on the WT's cord. Not a big deal as I need to put some electrical tape on my Kirby's cord anyway.
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| Post# 448009 , Reply# 24 11/19/2021 at 01:22 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the WT turned on. Again, the headlight doesn't seem to work. Is this the Wallflowers?
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| Post# 448010 , Reply# 25 11/19/2021 at 01:22 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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SPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN
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| Post# 448011 , Reply# 26 11/19/2021 at 01:23 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the manual. The store threw in a manual for a newer model because the employees don't do anything more than glance at them. If anyone needs the manual for a 2008 Wind Tunnel, I might be able to hook you up.
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| Post# 448012 , Reply# 27 11/19/2021 at 01:26 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS AUGH
And, yes. That's a fridge in the background. I might make a post in the Household section of the website but I'm having a hard time caring because I'm wanting to move town.
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| Post# 448013 , Reply# 28 11/19/2021 at 01:27 (886 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Picture of the receipt. Only cost me $21.10. Sorry for the photo quality - my camera was fogging up.
That's all from me for now, before I disappear back into the aether. And remember this - $20 is $20!
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| Post# 448014 , Reply# 29 11/19/2021 at 01:37 (886 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Great finds! The transparent Windtunnels I believe were their top of the line models. The brushroll on the Windtunnel is fairly worn down but its not too bad yet. The Dimension is a well-loved model by a lot of collectors, and its in really nice shape too. Those tool caddy doors are usually always broken off and either taped on or gone.
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Post# 448017 , Reply# 30 11/19/2021 at 06:57 (885 days old) by Kloveland  (Tulsa) |
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| Post# 448020 , Reply# 31 11/19/2021 at 09:09 (885 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 448023 , Reply# 32 11/19/2021 at 11:18 (885 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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| Post# 448053 , Reply# 33 11/21/2021 at 12:29 (883 days old) by Mieles5380leo (Virginia) | ||
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| Post# 450252 , Reply# 34 2/21/2022 at 19:28 (791 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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| Post# 450259 , Reply# 35 2/21/2022 at 19:42 (791 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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