Hoover Commercial Portapower Vacuum Cleaner - American Import 

Congrats on getting an American machine, Roger! I’ve done the exact same thing with vacuums from the UK in my collection. The only difference is that I use a step-up converter to kick our 120V current up to the 240V needed by my machines. You can see some of the UK machines I own in my RU-vid videos, if you’re interested. Meantime, enjoy your new machine!

Thank you for this i was looking at reviews because i can afford to replace our Electrolux , mine arrived today

Really nice review. Thanks

I have a simplicity synergy, 11 years of use and still going strong. The only thing repaired was the cord failed and the hose ripped after 8 years of average use. Great machines.

Yes the bag is definitely longer than the one we had. Ours was an older model too, switch different and handle as well. Black case and orange cord. The floor head on ours was a little different as well. I wish we would've known about the paper bags, that would've made a huge difference.

Hi Roger thats amazing dident know Hoover still made them we had porta power in Australia in the late 70s😮

I have the Hoover port a power and the SEBO Felix vacuums being used in my cleaning company. I like them very much. The Hoover also has the cloth case to wrap around it for safety and it also has a pouch on the side so to keep all the attachments in it. Thanks for another great video.Looking good in those black jeans Roger. LOL

Awesome! That's the one we had but no attachments. It was found in the trash at a commercial account, so we had to clean it out and it worked perfectly after it was unclogged. I made my husband throw it away after we used it during our cats' months of ringworm experience. I certainly didn't want to risk reintroducing that anywhere in the house again. What a nightmare that was.

Hi Roger, it's Mike from the United States. I'm also a vacuum collector, I currently have 46 of them, including several canisters, central vacuum units and backpack machines. I don't like uprights, I much prefer any type of canister. I have a suggestion of something you may want to see about getting. It's actually made by Tacony and it's called the volt power nozzle, it's also known as the hide a hose CX1000. This is a rechargeable power nozzle that will connect to any vacuum hose with a 32 MM size. Not only is it a power nozzle, but it also has its own fan, so it will turn any canister cleaner in to a tandom air canister machine. I would love to see you demo that with a Henry or one of your other canisters. I'm not sure how costly it would be to get this nozzle but it may be worth it since you can use it with any of your canisters that use a 32 MM hose end. Once you try this nozzle, you will never use a turbine nozzle again, there is no comparison. The other machine I would suggest you look at is also made by Tacony, it's called the Riccar Prima or Simplicity Wonder, same machine, this is an awesome canister that is very quiet and you can choose several different power nozzles, I would just get the two row full size power nozzle, the other ones are more expensive. Anyway, love the channel for sure.

In my opinion, that Hoover bare floor brush is the best design I have ever seen - excepting the Miele Parquet and the Shark Microfibre tools. The centrally positioned brush strip allows dirt pick-up on both the forward stroke and back stroke, and the compact size allows it to sneak into tight spots around furniture and toilets. No snowplowing with this brush! Also, I think the new grey style is designed to match TTI’s new Hoover HushTone Commercial line - these are all grey with orange accents. Enjoy your American Hoover!

I have one just like it but it's orange, has a 25 ft cord and has "Heavy Duty" printed on it. It's good for cleaning stairs and furniture.

Congrats Roger. I hope it brings many years of use. I have two vintage Portapower vacuums.

Very nice. So nice of you to go threw these efforts Roger. I use shake out bags in my Mighty Mites but I have HEPA filters on the back. One benefit is the high airflow that comes with cloth bags.

These are made, well assembled in the Oreck factory in Cookville Tennessee. Other Hoover Commercial and some Royals are manufactured there too.

That's awesome Roger!

Great. I have the reverse colour way of that machine, i.e. orange with black detail. That one actually was made in Canton, OH. Looking forward to seeing your Concept One too.

Started selling them in the US under the name "Swingette" in the late 60's and early 70's.

Reminds me of the Oreck. That is pretty retro in design. The fittings remind me of the attachments on my grandma's concept 1, at least the way you push the plastic thingy to release. Her's were white and I believe the wands were a brushed aluminum. They never got used due to the pan converter being an annoyance and the poor suction. Of course anything is easier than the Kirby method.

Those are very popular for home-cleaning services and maids where I am. I used to sell them and repair them. It was a top seller, but the quality is a little sketchy. Power switches and powercords go bad frequently. That being said, it looks like they have made improvements to their switches and cords. So they probably last longer now. Not a fan of Hoover products anymore because their quality has been decimated since selling out, but this product is pretty good!

I didn't even know that Hoover's commercial machines were assembled here in the States. I thought TTI moved everything to China. I don't think they're assembled in Ohio, as TTI closed Hoover's USA plant in North Canton not long after acquiring the company from Maytag. The only thing I know of in Glenwillow is TTI's headquarter compound facility for their floor care division; I don't think that facility houses any type of factory. But, I could be wrong.

I've got a scrap uk Porta power in the shed... You could fit the motor and have a brand new Porta power that is 240v! Only joking, lovely machine! Those small tools look very like the Maytag Windtunnel ones, bar the rubber teeth

Nice buddy

It's a 900 watt vacuum and the way to work it out you do voltage times amps equals watt so 120x7.5=900

Thank you for the video. Very helpful. This was very interesting, because so far I have only imported my vacuums from the UK (same voltage here in the Finland). I am very tempted to import US vacuums and I have the same problem. Need of the step down transformer and expensive import charges. I might still do it.

Love the vidio

Love your videos matey keep up the good work. A quick question what would be the best wet and dry vacuum to buy preferably one that can also be easy to manoeuvre in a car

I think they use sebo vacuum cleaners inside the Whitehouse

A commercial porta Power wow lol

Can you do a anther washing video please if you do thanks

i purchased one of them but mine has wheels and is grey from the usa

Want a Craftsman shopvac?

Have you ever considered purchasing a ProTeam vacuum?

sounds like a 240v hoover

You are like me you buy what you want when you can afford it and nothing is made in America any more and when will you do a demonstration of the Dyson v8

*plugs in Usa plug in UK mains

I love you videos mate I hop you u or u ok mate

The cord can rape around the handle

I live in 56th state (I dont )

I live in usa

See a relly good video on RU-vid keep up there good work on RU-vid keep up there good work on RU-vid u do a relly good job on RU-vid keep up there good work on here mate how are u ok mate u do a relly good job on here mate how are u ok mate hove a good day mate

What’s the matter

The extension wands are hiediys