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Thread Number: 43525
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
I’m an official member of the Windtunnel Club! |
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| Post# 454568 7/8/2022 at 10:48 (650 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
So, the other day, I went to pick up my Birthday Gift. It was an older Maytag Self Propelled Windtunnel. I got a new belt for it since the old one was about to tear. The suction on it was really strong when I turned it on. It was also quiet despite what a a lot of collectors say..
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Post# 454571 , Reply# 1 7/8/2022 at 11:50 (650 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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They ARE great | ||
| Post# 454572 , Reply# 2 7/8/2022 at 12:10 (650 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 454574 , Reply# 3 7/8/2022 at 12:37 (650 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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Just tried it. | ||
| Post# 454577 , Reply# 4 7/8/2022 at 13:36 (650 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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| Post# 454589 , Reply# 5 7/8/2022 at 19:08 (650 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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| Post# 454597 , Reply# 6 7/8/2022 at 23:16 (650 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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| Post# 454600 , Reply# 7 7/9/2022 at 00:37 (650 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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| Post# 454603 , Reply# 8 7/9/2022 at 05:09 (649 days old) by OldCrankman (Lawrenceburg, Indiana) | ||
I own a Hoover wind tunnel S.P. | ||
| Post# 454612 , Reply# 9 7/9/2022 at 16:20 (649 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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| Post# 454621 , Reply# 10 7/9/2022 at 21:00 (649 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 454674 , Reply# 11 7/10/2022 at 21:16 (648 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.) | ||
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Windtunnel Club,sign me up! Victor, Belated Happy Birthday! Can you tell me the years that Maytag made the Windtunnel vacuums? Mine is model U5462-900 Deluxe, non self-propelled and glad. Heavy enough as it is! 2000-ish? Made in USA. Thanks, Billy | ||
| Post# 454677 , Reply# 12 7/10/2022 at 23:45 (648 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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So...
Maytag made the Windtunnels from 1996-2007 with the Original WIndtunnel Being released around 1996. The First Self Propelled version was during 1998. In 2000, they released the Windtunnel Twin Chamber and a year later Hoover Updated the Self Propelled and Twin Chamber Windtunnels to have a Turbine Tool. The Self Propelled Bagless was released in 2002 along with the WIndutnnel Dual V. 2006 was when they released and revised the V2 into the Savvy and the Windutnnel 2 was released.
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| Post# 454683 , Reply# 13 7/11/2022 at 01:56 (648 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.) | ||
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Thanks I'll just have to look up the model number in hopes that a clue as to the date of manufacture is mentioned. I believe it's older than the twin chamber I used to have. | ||
| Post# 454684 , Reply# 14 7/11/2022 at 02:14 (648 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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| Post# 454746 , Reply# 15 7/12/2022 at 14:31 (646 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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| Post# 454756 , Reply# 16 7/12/2022 at 20:38 (646 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.) | ||
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WindTunnel Hi Victor, The serial number to my U5462-900 is #110100039904 Made in U.S.A. Thanks for any help on this! | ||
| Post# 454779 , Reply# 17 7/13/2022 at 12:21 (645 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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| Post# 454785 , Reply# 19 7/13/2022 at 14:17 (645 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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| Post# 454846 , Reply# 21 7/14/2022 at 09:45 (644 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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Oh, that’s dangerous.
That actually happened to many people with Dirt Devil Turbo Tools and those eventually got recalled back in 2008.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO RoyalFan103's LINK | ||
| Post# 454851 , Reply# 22 7/14/2022 at 13:30 (644 days old) by wstonehockertv (North Carolina) | ||
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The Windtunnel actually came out in 1997, NOT 1996! | ||
| Post# 454852 , Reply# 23 7/14/2022 at 14:47 (644 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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| Post# 454887 , Reply# 25 7/15/2022 at 10:30 (643 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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Think there should be a post about this recall since I agree that there still could be a number of offending Turbine Tools in the hands of some collectors. There was a thread, but that was long ago. Luckily, I don’t have one these and my turbo tools have never exploded. I’m guessing Dirt Devil no longer offers repair kits for them and the solution now is to get a replacement.
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Post# 454889 , Reply# 26 7/15/2022 at 10:52 (643 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Wow! I totally forgot about that recall | ||
| Post# 454890 , Reply# 27 7/15/2022 at 10:55 (643 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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| Post# 454896 , Reply# 28 7/15/2022 at 14:20 (643 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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| Post# 454905 , Reply# 29 7/15/2022 at 17:24 (643 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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My Windtunnel in my video was a recalled model that was recalled because the handle switch could fail and catch fire. It's not happened and was never replaced.
Also about Dirt Devil recalls - don't forget the Dirt Devil Kone which was recalled because small debris could get past the filter when the vacuum was tilted at a certain angle, go into the motor, and be thrown out the motor exhaust into your face and eyes. | ||
| Post# 454907 , Reply# 30 7/15/2022 at 18:05 (643 days old) by niclonnic (Bonney Lake, WA) | ||
About the Kone...
Although it looks stylish (designed by Karim Rashid), I've never used one of those myself. However, I have heard reports about it spewing dust out of its exhaust.
In late 2006, Popular Mechanics did an "abusive lab test" where they pitted the Kone against two other then-new handheld vacuums: the Black & Decker Pivot Vac and the Dyson DC16 Root 6. I'll share the video here. | ||
| Post# 454909 , Reply# 31 7/15/2022 at 20:29 (643 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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An update…
Got the turbine tool! I retr0brighted the top since it was yellowed. After some lube for the tool. It works great!
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| Post# 454913 , Reply# 32 7/15/2022 at 23:59 (643 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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When I was living down in the Grand Canyon state a few years ago, one of the vacuums I used down there was this Eureka The Boss 4D Pet Fresh. That thing felt very hot on the fingertip switch like it would almost burn my thumb. I was surprised those never got recalled because I saw other online reviews at the time with consumers having the same issue as I did since I thought something was wrong with the one that I had used. I liked that vacuum overall but that hot fingertip switch was a deal breaker for me.
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| Post# 454920 , Reply# 33 7/16/2022 at 05:38 (642 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 454935 , Reply# 34 7/17/2022 at 01:18 (642 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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| Post# 454937 , Reply# 35 7/17/2022 at 06:54 (641 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.) | ||
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RetrObright Is that the name of a product you use to deal with aged and discolored plastics? If it is, then I've got some shopping to do real soon! | ||
| Post# 454939 , Reply# 36 7/17/2022 at 07:36 (641 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.) | ||
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Ordered! Went online and ordered a bottle. Any tips? I saw that it can take more than one application to achieve results. Someone wrote that it can sometimes make the plastic more brittle. Depends on the type of plastic and age/condition of said plastic I would guess. | ||
| Post# 454940 , Reply# 37 7/17/2022 at 09:18 (641 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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Sorry for the late response.
Retr0bright is the name of a process using H2o2 (Hydrogen Peroxide) and a heat source or UV light. You can retr0bright things without a UV light using Sunlight and if you wanna be less wasteful, you can use some Salon Care Volume 30 and some cling wrap.
Since you bought a bottle, what brand did you order? I’d like to look up the brand for tips.. | ||
| Post# 454959 , Reply# 39 7/18/2022 at 01:25 (641 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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| Post# 454988 , Reply# 41 7/19/2022 at 00:11 (640 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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The Taupe Inlet on my Hoover Windtunnel Turbo Tool.. Here’s some progress pics which showcase the before and after.
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| Post# 455018 , Reply# 43 7/19/2022 at 22:25 (639 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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| Post# 455049 , Reply# 45 7/20/2022 at 18:10 (638 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Regarding the Hoover WindTunnel Design
I find it fascinating that Hoover’s engineers delved into the aerodynamics of the air flow surrounding a spinning brush roll. It makes a lot of sense that the blow-back from the spinning roll could actually work against getting dirt and debris safely into the airflow of the suction. By creating segregated suction channels protected from the blowing created by the brushroll, you have a better chance of grabbing the dirt away from the brushroll chamber. And it indeed seems to work because all the WindTunnel uprights tested by Consumer Reports scored very well in deep carpet cleaning. Even the Hoover Platinum Lightweight upright has a WT brush roll chamber that helps get dirt off the carpet and into the suction airflow.
There also seems to be some benefit to adding a bit of a “shelf space” either in front of or behind the brush roll. Kind of like the physics of a carpet sweeper, these “shelves” provide a protective place for dirt to land after being flicked out of the carpet nap. I think the early Panasonic power nozzles benefitted from these “landing shelves” which helped make them excellent carpet cleaners. Hope Hoover continues to offer WindTunnel brush roll chambers on their cleaners in the future. | ||
| Post# 455053 , Reply# 47 7/20/2022 at 21:09 (638 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Yes....in the original WindTunnels, you could remove several of the plastic covers - using a screw driver - to clean out the suction channels. One of the segregated suction channels goes over the brush roll chamber to bring undisturbed suction to the front edge of the chamber. This is actually very very effective because a spinning brush roll often flings dirt forward to the front edge of the cleaner and away from the source of suction. The WT front edge suction channel sucks up the dirt that is flung forward. Imagine running a broom over the surface of a carpet - a lot of dirt gets flung forward - opposite from the direction you are sweeping.
This channel often needs clearing as it can easily clog with dirt. Whenever I used to change the bag on my parents SP WT Ultra, I would also remove the brushroll to clean out all the segregated suction channels. | ||
| Post# 455057 , Reply# 49 7/21/2022 at 05:37 (637 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Post# 455059 , Reply# 50 7/21/2022 at 08:01 (637 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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True | ||
| Post# 455062 , Reply# 51 7/21/2022 at 09:42 (637 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.) | ||
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RIP Mr. Pike I like my Windtunnel even more knowing it has a bit of Hoover DNA so to speak. | ||
| Post# 455067 , Reply# 52 7/21/2022 at 10:46 (637 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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RIP | ||
| Post# 455072 , Reply# 53 7/21/2022 at 13:33 (637 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 455078 , Reply# 54 7/21/2022 at 18:38 (637 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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Post# 455117 , Reply# 55 7/22/2022 at 21:00 (636 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Thanks for posting this. | ||
| Post# 455159 , Reply# 56 7/24/2022 at 13:23 (634 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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Did they try to put the windtunnel Technology into the
Turbine tool? I just noticed that there’s designs that resemble the Windtunnel Designs..
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| Post# 455185 , Reply# 57 7/24/2022 at 23:42 (634 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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As much as I really like the self propelled Windtunnels, I honestly don't think they are that great all around. A big major design flaw with these is that the idler arm can break if you're not too careful with it. I had to replace mine when I first got my Windtunnel. And unfortunately I'm passing up on this one that my local thrift store has, it's got the same problem which is a shame cause I love the looks of these newer green Mexican versions. I'm not replacing another idler arm ever again.
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| Post# 455188 , Reply# 58 7/25/2022 at 01:12 (634 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington) | ||
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