Alright!
This is John Kohler with discountjuicers.com.
Today we’re gonna talk about vertical single auger juicers.
So on this side we have the Omega VRT 330 and on this side we have the Hurom HU 100
model.
Now the Hurom model has been out in the first generation and they just came out with the
second generation Hurom.
So I wanted to go over some new differences with the second generation Hurom.
The first difference is number 1 the warranty.
So there is actually Hurom USA has now actually closed it’s doors in the US and now they
actually have outsourced the warranty service and the customer service to a third party
and this is the new warranty.
The new warrant actually is only for one year.
It’s been reduced.
Formerly the warranty on the Hurom was a 10 year warranty on the motor and all the parts.
Now they’ve changed that to 10 years on the motor only and one year on all the parts.
So that being said it’s a really short warranty.
discountjuicers.com will still offer the Hurom but we highly recommend at this point to get
the Omega VRT 330 model which has a long year bumper to bumper so 10 year bumper to bumper
meaning 10 years on the motor and 10 years on all the parts.
Now when Hurom, just to remind you guys, when Hurom originally came out they came out with
a 1 year warranty on the full machine plus a one year extended warranty so for a total
of 2 years and then when Omega came out and Omega had a 10 year warranty then Hurom quickly
changed it’s tone to a 10 year warranty on everything to match the Omega.
And now they’re actually reducing their warranty to only 1 year so that’s a really
short warranty and I would encourage you not to order a Hurom juicer.
So if you are a current Hurom juicer owner don’t worry your warranty is still 10 full
years.
That’s when you bought the machine.
Only this new warranty on the 1 year for the parts only applies to the new Hurom juicers
that are sold after a certain serial number so if you do need service you’re gonna contact
now Rowlandproducts Inc. which is handling all the customer service and warranty support
in the USA for Hurom.
Their phone number is (323)731-1111.
Alright so now we’re gonna go over the differences in the second generation Hurom HU 100.
There’s basically only two small differences aside from the big difference in the warranty.
So the mini difference, we’re gonna go ahead and take the machine apart.
The first difference is this opening here on this screen.
It has been enlarged.
So you could see this previous screen here and the outlet, this is where the pulp comes
out, this outlet is much smaller on this unit.
Technically it’s about 7/16 is the width on that.
And then on the new one it’s actually 9/16.
So this is 28% larger.
Now with this it will allow for more pulp to come out easier so it won’t get as clogged
up.
So I think that’s definitely a good improvement.
The other improvement I saw is on this main body piece here.
They put this kind of like line in the plastic and I don’t know if that’s gonna help
prevent some pulp from coming out or what but otherwise there’s still the hinge piece
this is still all the same size and you know it pretty much remains identical.
Aside from those two small differences the machines are identical to the first generation
and the second generation and they’re gonna pretty much work the same.
You know I have heard of people giving comments with the screen cracking.
You could see a couple cracks in the plastic of the screen.
Now if the screen cracks a little bit that’s probably normal to happen but if it does crack
a bit more and it doesn't work then you could call and the screen will be covered under
warranty.
So that’s the updates on the Hurom HU 100 second generation.
Those are the only two differences plus the main difference with the warranty.
So as I said discountjuicers.com can no longer recommend you purchase the Hurom HU 100.
We have all along recommend the Omega VRT 330.
Omega is a US owned company.
It has been around for 30 years or more making juicers and other kitchen appliances and a
big thing in the United States and they will continue to be in the United States and they
have a full 10 year warranty.
Okay let’s go ahead and talk about the Omega VRT 330.
I know what you’re thinking.
You’re thinking okay “John does the Omega have that same larger outlet hole in the screen
as the Hurom?”.
Well absolutely.
They actually snuck that revision in probably about a month or two so they could be ahead
of Hurom and they’re continuing to stay ahead besides just the juicer itself and upgrading
it also with their warranty.
I mean 9 extra years on the warranty for this machine that’s actually $10 less.
So I don't know what Hurom was thinking but they’re just trying to get them out of the
juicer market by reducing their warranty.
It’s not really good to do.
Imagine a car manufacturer had a long warranty and they just said oh yeah we’re gonna reduce
it one day to 1/10 of what it was.
Anyways, let’s go ahead and show you the inside of the Omega VRT with the new larger
ejection port in the screen.
We’re gonna go ahead and take these two tops off and pull these out and you could
see there these are the both screens there and they both have the same 28% larger port
so that it’ll clog less.
So that’s it for all the updates with the second generation Hurom HU 100 juicer.
We continue to support the Omega VRT 330 juicer and Omega is continuing upgrading and making
improvements to make the vertical auger juicers even better.
So again this is John Kohler with discountjuicers.com.
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