Turbo power!!! (Hoover Turbopower 2)

Member Name: wildtinsey

Product:	Hoover Turbopower 2
Date:	07/04/08 (221 review reads)
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Advantages: Its got a turbo boost

Disadvantages: heavy

This is quite an old machine now but i expect you can still get hold of them on ebay.
I bought mine many years ago and its still going strong. The purchase price was £99 reduced from £199.

It is an upright cleaner with a replaceable bag but a permabag is available. Spares are still readily available as both the bags and drive belts require replacement due to wear and tear. The bag is very easy to change, just open the front door by means of a button, unclip the bag, clip a new bag in and then close again and your ready to roll again.
The drive belt does snap occasionally mainly due to bloackages. Its fairly easy to replace, turn the machine off and unplug. Turn the machine on its side to access the base, undo a couple of screws and remove the base plate, remove the remains of the old belt, stretch a new one in place, replace the base plate and then carry on again.
The best feature of this vacuum is the autosense, this increases the power to pick up whatever has activated the sensor. Such items that can cause it to happen is normally a bit of gravel or grit that has come off someones shoes from outside.
After many years this feature is still fully functional. It is averagely loud in use but when the autosense kicks in the noise does increase some what.

The overall body colour of the hoover is a dark blue with sparkly bits but other colours were available such as red.
It has four height settings that raise or lower the hoover depending on floor type.
The floor type options are short pile, medium, pile, long pile/rugs and the final setting is for very long carpet pile which is also the setting for the use of the tools.

When using the tools it is recommended that the turbo button i s depressed to give maximum power, this turns off the autosense though.
Turbo power can be turned on or off on any of the settings.
For hoovering under tables and cabinets the handle can be lowered so its horizontal this is achieved by pressing the handle adjustment button with your foot.

The front of the machine is where the on/off switch is and also the turbo button. There are 3 lights between these two buttons that show you the power the machine is running at, below that is a light that is illuminated if there is a blockage or the bag is full. This light may flicker when using the tool setting though.
Tools with the machine are a long flexible hose, a 2 piece solid tube that can be used as one length or just one piece used. The long flexible hose is useful for hoovering stairs but due to the weight of the machine its heavy to carry up and down stairs.

The electric wire for the machine is adequate but a longer one would be better but an extention lead can be used. The wire is wound round a couple of parts to keep it neat. Teh top one swivels to release the wire quickly and the bottom one is also the carrying handle.
I would recommend it as it has lasted me a long time and will keep going for a long time yet.
The solid pipe has a crevice tool built in. There is a bristle brush and also an upholstery brush

Summary: great cleaner with turbo boost

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