84 of 84 persons found the following review helpful. Totally Perfect for Apartments, At An Awesome Price: Skip the More costly ones! By PithyTag For starters, consider that high-quality buyer vacs are running $200-$300, and substantially more if you go with a Dyson or something. We badly considered a Dyson canister, and I’m very, very happy that we skipped it. It not only would have been a waste of money, it would have been less convenient.
We have a triplex (3-story) apartment in New York. All hardwood floors, and a large total of stairs. This thing is absolutely, totally perfective for it. The suction is huge, even after weeks of use in an apartment full of dog hair. It’s designed so efficaciously that all the hair gets sucked deep into the bag, and doesn’t block the airflow. The bag is a long-lasting cloth bag that’s very easy to remove and empty, and there is no further and added cost for consumables. However, if you’d prefer a paper bag that you don’t need to empty, you may use those instead. Either way, it works great. It also works great on our area rugs, because the suction is very good.
It’s very lightweight, and comes with both carry-handle and shoulder-strap. So you may range all over the apartment, over and around things, up and down the stairs, carrying it comfortably all the way. My wife is a little littler than I, and likewise finds it very light and great to use.
The long, super-strong metal tube, with rotating head, works it is way in truth conveniently underneath and around the table, chairs, and other furniture. It comes with outstanding affixations for baseboards and other needs. The metal tube has a secure locking mechanism, so it’s both more comfortable to disassemble than a plastic one that many times gets stuck, and easy to reassemble and snap together. It’s going to last forever. The flexible hose is made of actually strong material, with a rigid, springy coil inside. It doesn’t crimp, fold, bunch or other than as supposed or expected cause problems. It also shrinks nicely when you’re not putting any tension on it. Which makes it very commodious to store: it’s super-compact to get started with, and you may speedily pop the hose & tube off the main body of it, so you may store them wherever they fit best. Incidentally, Hoover likewise includes a very rugged strap to snap the cord in place when you’re not using it. The power cord, by the way, is just fabulously long, so I may do a whole floor of the apartment, and get 2/3 of the way down the stairs, before I need to unplug and move the connection. It’s the longest I’ve ever had, even on a full-size upright.
We’ve had it for a month now, and use it often, and I have yet to find a single flaw with it. I suppose they could round the edges a bit more, so that when I’m dancing around the apartment with it slung over my shoulder, I don’t even detect them. But that’s in regards to it. Some reviewers suggest they integrate the attachment storage into the body of the vac. But that would dramatically increase weight and size, so it would be stupid. They could give you a little holder for them, but then they’d have to charge you more, and you in all probability have a bag or drawer or whatsoever for them already. If you want, you may buy the $20 “PortaPack” carry bag, which includes a spiffier shoulder strap, and a little mesh bag for the attachments. But if you don’t need it, they’ve saved you the $20.
Unless you have deep-pile carpets, or a dog/cat that perpetually sheds fine hair (and so you need a vac with a powered head), this is a genuinely extraordinary performer, and an amazing value, which is much more maneuverable than an upright could over be.
71 of 72 humans found the following review helpful. A Serious New Flaw, But Still a Good Vacuum By James Veith I have owned and applied three of these vacuums in my business over the last 25 years and have always loved them. Good Price, Great Suction, Small, Easy to Use, etc. I may echo all of the other user remarks in that this is a outstanding vacuum.
But, they changed one thing on the most recent vacuum I purchased that I just hate. They made the hose a short springy thing rather of a longer non-springy deal. So, when you set the vacuum down and commence using it to clean up, and pull on the hose to extend it, it yanks on the vacuum, even banging it into things or dragging it around. No more setting the vacuum on a ladder to clean something higher up, or setting it on stairs; it would tumble down in an instant. And the hose is so short that you are always pulling on the vacuum with it. I took my old vacuum hose and put it on the new vacuum. Hopefully I won’t without advance planning step on it and crush it as I have done before, since now I can’t replace it except with the new springy one.
I called Hoover to complain and ask if the old hose was available. Answer – no. So, as much as I like this vacuum, it is a bit of a deal breaker in ever buying another one, unless I want to spend the time attempting to find an older hose or galore other hose that would fit it, or making one on my own somehow. The Hoover rep seemed unsympathetic to my problem and offered not one thing – just what I expected with the way client service is these days.
As an aside, I purchased this on Amazon at a outstanding price, and recognise I could send it back, but did not. I genuinely love Amazon pricing and service that I have that option.
So, keep this new alter in mind in resolving whether to buy an other than as supposed or expected great vacuum.
42 of 43 persons found the following review helpful. Excellent Vacuum By Georgia Gurl I purchased one of these in the 80′s from a store in Naples, Florida and I am still using it today. It has been a workhorse from day one. I in the first place purchased it to vacuum out my vehicles but now use it for everything. It has no brushes so hair does not cause a problem for this little baby. I have four children and they all use it and I am still using it too. We use it to vacuum rugs, baseboards, the wood floors, furniture, drapes, etc. You name it, we use this little baby for it. I would like to have another because we all seem to want to use it at the same time. I purchased one of these for a friend when it comes to 10 years ago and she is still using hers too. She just loves it. Need I say more?
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Totally Perfect for Apartments, At An Awesome Price: Skip the More costly ones!
A Serious New Flaw, But Still a Good Vacuum