Hoover Reviews

just recieved mine today...what an incredible machine. Even sucks up dead frogs!!! (have two cats) In 20 minutes I de-dirted my driveway, three large sidewalks, a carport floor, and a garage. Works just like the street sweepers without the noise. I highly recommend.

This little sweeper is the best thing since sliced bread! I ordered one after seeing it mentioned in the gardening section of the paper, but was skeptical that it would really work as advertised. I have a large stable with a very wide concrete aisle that must be swept daily, so it gets some serious use. It works soooo good! The brushes pick up debris and dust and even the dead lizards the barn cats bring in. It is easy to push and easy to empty the container, so that you can dispose of the material where you want, without having to use the dustpan. It has cut my sweeping time down by 75% and does a better job than a broom.
My friends that have tried it have all loved it, and are going to order one too. Hoover needs to market this thing to horse owners!
I have also used it on my garage and patio with the same great results.

If they marketed this product to horsepeople, they'd sell millions of them! I don't own one - tried a friend's on her 16-foot-wide x 60' long barn aisle - but I'm buying one ASAP. This is an ingenious machine that looks like a mini street-sweeper. It is totally 'human powered' - the wheels on the bottom turn the large bristle brushes as you push it. It's about as wide as a push broom, and it picks up leaves/hay/shavings - it even picked up small plastic items we threw down (measuring cups, etc) just as a test! It has a large capacity 'tank' that holds the debris it sweeps up, and its design is very uncomplicated... and the faster you push it, the better it sweeps! It could double as aerobic exercise, and it works so well, and is so much fun to use, (really!) you'll be looking for places to use it! (If you have small kids, this is a perfect job for them!)

I love these vacuum bags because of the electrostatic liner that catches the smallest particles yet does not require a seperate HEPA filter like most others (which incidentally is ususally an extra item you have to buy and is sometimes hard to find). With this filter you do not get the cloud of dust in the room that others I have used leave behind which is very annoying and leaves you wondering why you vacuumed in the first palce. The fliter is easy to get to and change. Though not HEPA rated this filter IS the next best thing and a LOT LESS trouble and expense. If you are buying the Hoover Canister vacuum machine I suggest buying a couple of packs of these bags along with the machine.

I HAVE SEVERAL ALLERGIES WHICH INCLUDE HOUSE DUST, DUST MITES, AND CAT DANDER. I HAVE TRIED OTHER NAME BRAND VACUUMS WITH THEIR ALLERGEN BAGS AND/OR FILTERS. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO MY OWN VACUUMING OR EVEN BE IN THE SAME ROOM WHILE SOMEONE ELSE WAS VACUUMING, WITHOUT HAVING AN ALLERGY ATTACK, UNTIL I TRIED USING HOOVER TYPE S ALLERGEN VACUUM BAGS. THEY WORK GREAT! EVEN MY DAUGHTER, WITH ALL HER ALLERGIES, WILL ASK IF SHE CAN DO THE VACUUMING FOR ME.

This vacuum is pricey but you wont be disappointed in its performance.The motor is powerful and quieter than in most canister vacs.The suction is very good.Kudos to Hoover for making another great vacuum!

Pros:
- Looks fantastic.
- High quality design with lots of cool touches (e.g., retractable extension cord)
- Very easy to assemble. Everything just snaps in.
- It's bagless. Very easy to maintain and clean.
- Very quiet for a vacuum.
- Continuously variable power level.
- Cool carpet mode.
- Sucks well.
- HEPA (High Efficiency Particle Air) filter traps dirt, pollen, etc. for cleaner air.

Cons:
- It's a bit expensive.
- A bit heavy overall.

Hoover's S3755 vacuum is designed for two kinds of crowd: (1) those looking for high quality and easy to use vacuum and (2) those that hate vacuuming. I hate vacuuming. My fiancé nags me every week to vacuum, and I complain how the vacuum (Dirt Devil's upright model) does not suck well and that it's noisy, heavy, and too cumbersome to clean it up afterward. She got me Hoover's S3755 as a compromise. What a cool vacuum!

I feel like a kid for saying this, but when I vacuum with Hoover, I feel like playing with a toy. And I mean that in a good way. Finished in combination of metal and high quality plastic and painted in metallic silver, it resembles Volkswagen's New Beetle. Since it is a canister design (I rather call it an elephant design), the nozzle portion is very light and more flexible. It can easily travel where upright vacuums cannot.

When I first took it out from the box, I felt like a child opening a Christmas present. Everything just snaps in like a Lego, with a satisfying click. Once assembled, I powered it up and wow, it is QUIET! Slide the power level (which slides very smoothly) and it increasingly whirs louder and sucks in with greater force. Hitting the carpet button activates the motor - it rolls forward automatically. So cool!

Of course, none of this matters if it does not suck well. And I can say it sucks very well. In no time, the place became much cleaner. This Hoover model is equipped with HEPA filter, which is great for those with allergy. I can't wait to go home and vacuum some more.

These bags are better than the Sears brand type. They are also 20% cheaper too. I don't notice the dusty smell anymore. I guess the filtration must be better.

We purchased these bags for the first time in May 2001. I installed a bag and thought it worked OK. (I did not throw the former bags, not Hoover bags, out.) The next time the bag needed changing the lady who cleans the house (unbeknown to us) installed the bag we had been using previously. My wife who is very sensitive to house dust recognized the difference. After a very short time my wife said she could smell the dust when the vacuum cleaner was in use. I changed the bag in our vacuum back to a Hoover bag and the probem was cured. While not very scientific, it convinced us. I have thrown the other bags away.
Additional Comment:
Because of the small particles that are trapped in the bag, I take the vacuum outside to remove the filled bag. This prevents these particles from escaping back into the air in the house.

I cannot say enough about this vacuum cleaner. It picks up dirt great. It runs wonderful. I had a self-propelled Hoover vacuum cleaner for about 10 years before this one. It quit on me and I thought I would order this one for the upstairs and get another one later for the down stairs. I am going to keep this one for the down stairs. I was afraid that this would require some really hard pushing since I was used to a self-propelled but I was surprised it was so easy to work with. It is wonderful! I would recommend this to anyone, actually I already have to my 75 year old mother. This is something she would not have any problem with. The only con I found was the short cord. It has a 20 foot cord where my old one had a 31 foot cord, but I can either switch outlets or put a small extension cord on it. It is GREAT!!!

This is one of the better vacuum cleaners I have bought, did not expect it to have the self propelltion, it works great!

Just purchased the Hoover SteamVac Plus F5878-900. Nice machine, does a good job of cleaning, lightweight and easy to manuver. The 15 ft cord is far too short and a extention must be used for almost any room but that is minor. The machine is sturdy and well built, has a nice wide path, the tanks are easily removed and are easy to clean. The 5 brushes seem easy to remove and clean, and the placement of the water tanks make the machine well balanced and easy to transport.

But I am absolutely amazed that Hoover didn't bother to include the Nozzle Clean-Out Tool, a small piece of plastic (I assume, since tool was missing), this small item IS necessary to clean the debris that gathers between the suction nozzle hood and the housing. This is a very tight area and the booklet tells one 'how' to use clean-out tool (which is NOT supplied). The booklet then goes on about pouring two cups of water on non-carpeted floor and sucking that through the machine several times - a cumbersome and inefficient method plus requiring a surface suitable to pour water onto which in my case requires hauling the cleaner out to the garage.

The price of this little item in the Accessories List is [money]. ... - plus [money] to ship it. This minor item is almost enough to cause me not to purchase from Hoover again. Very shortsighted of Hoover, if I may say so...

I was surprised (pleasantly so) at how much dirt comes up as I am a daily vacuumer, leaves the carpeting fresh and nice smelling, it is just the lack of that clean-out tool that does indeed trouble me.

this thing works.
end of discussion.
it's an excellent product.

it might be little pricey, for as often as the average person might use it, but the investment is well worth it.

if your home is carpeted, this is something i can't imagine you could do without.
we have oak upstairs, and Pergo downstairs, so we use a lot of
area rugs.
the SteamVac is perfect.
we assemble the parts, add hot water, plug it in, and we're cleaning.
the dirty water, when we're done, tells the whole story.

i can't really think of any meaningful negatives.
it might be a little heavy for a woman, moving it around the house.
it can take a few minutes to assemble each time you decide to use
it, and another few minutes to take it apart and clean it before
you put it away again, but nothing compared to the time it would take to rent one.
and then have to return it.

it's probably not practical for small spills or spots.
but when your rugs and carpets need a good professional-style

cleaning, this SteamVac is definitely the ticket.

I had the little Hoover Steam cleaner and wanted to try the full size one. I could not be more delighted. When I moved in a year ago the three year old carpet was professionally cleaned. I used this machine and the carpets looked better than when the pros cleaned it. It was easy to assemble and use. I haven't used the the bare floor attachment, but that's next on my tile floors. I would highly recommend this machine

I received my Hoover SteamVac yesterday and couldn't wait to try it out. I put it together using the very easy to understand instructions. I just finished cleaning my daughter's bedroom carpet which is bubble gum pink and it looks GREAT!! I was surprised at the color of the dirty water that it extracted and I thought it was fairly clean. I have a Bissell Big Green Clean Machine that is very cumbersome to use and does not have rotating brushes, only the small brush across the edge of the extractor and only cleans a well as the muscle you put into it so I didn't use it very often and is collecting dust in the basement as I write this. Although the Hoover is a little on the heavy side, it's still much easier to use that the Bissell. I can't wait to try it on my other carpets! I wish I would have purchased the Hoover long before this!!

This is an excellent carpet cleaner! I just purchased one to take care of my new carpeting which is cream colored and in a house with 2 kids and two dogs. I had an extra piece of carpet bound and use it as a mat at the front door so people could take off their shoes. Even with all of the precautions it is amazing at how much dirt builds up! When I took the mat up to clean the carpet, the carpet under the mat was a good two shades lighter than the rest of the room. I used the Hoover, and now the whole room matches the color of the carpet that was covered! I did have a noticeable line in the carpet where the mat ended. Two passes with the clean surge button and the dirt was out. I was a little concerned with the amount I spent on the machine, but considering how much carpeting costs and how well this machine made the cream colored carpet look like it was just installed, I think it is well worth the money!! I would suggest this machine to anyone, the only drawback to the machines I used to rent is the water capacity is about a gallon which means more trips to the sink to empty and refill, but because the tanks are easy to remove and put back this is tolerable because it doesn't take too long to do. As far as cleaning it is superb!

My hubby and I had been seriously considering new carpet a few months ago due to very worn looking, dull (once light colored) carpet, but don't ring up my sale yet carpet man! I finally gave in to spending money on a carpet cleaner to replace my old Kirby shampooer, and now I wish I'd bought this Hoover Steam Vac a long time ago! It is amazing! My carpet, that I was ready to rip up myself, looks like the day we moved in..brand, spankin' new! I am so impressed with this machine! Very easy to use- easy to fill and dump water tanks- even the attachment hose is easy to clean out when you're finished. It looks heavy, but pulls itself along just fine when running and tilts back on the wheels very lightly to move from room to room. I really enjoy cleaning my carpets now, and as another reviewer stated, it is not much more than vacuuming-very easy and not time consuming. I was so impressed the first time I used it that I took all my floor mats out of my van and shampooed those, too! They were beautifully clean in about 10 minutes! I LOVE THIS STEAM VAC!
Great machine! Go buy it now! Mine's going with me to grandma's next trip so I can clean her floors too!

2 kids a dog and "oatmeal" carpet, this purchase was long overdue. Not only does it get out everyday dust and dirt, it works on juice spills, dog tracks, and red GA clay. The upholstery/stair attachment works great on the upholstery, stairs. I have used this on the car interior and it works perfectly! I highly recommend this model: it is affordable and will pay for itself the second time you use it. The only draw back is that the cord is a bit short, and the hose attachment is too short to reach my stairs: probably a sacrifice to the amount of suction the attachment provides.

I researched carpet shampooers on the Internet and asked friends what they thought about theirs. After eliminating the shampooers that had more features than I needed, the shampooers that looked too complicated, and those that were too small, I decided on the Hoover Steam Vac Deluxe Carpet Cleaner. Shopping for the best price, I found mine at Target on cleanance for $139. Because the floor model was the only one left, I got an additional 10% off that price! Plus, the shampooer was already put together! Even though it didn't come with a manual, I easily down-loaded it off the Hoover website.

I took my shampooer home and immediately cleaned my formerly light beige berber carpet. With two small children and a husband, there are coffee and chocolate milk stains all over the floor. I used the cleaning solution at double strength and followed the directions. The next morning, I could tell the stains were much lighter than they had been! So, two days later, I cleaned the carpet again. My carpet is now the light beige it was when it was new five years ago! There was even a rather large spot where someone had left their sippy cup filled with chocolate milk in the floor and all the milk had drained into a puddle. That stain was lifted with relative ease!

My Hoover Steam Vac Deluxe Carpet Cleaner has changed the life of my floor. Now I am no longer embarrassed to have friends over for dinner!

I'm single, w/minimal mechanical ability, and was able to assemble this cleaner quickly because of the user-friendly directions. With free shipping, it made sense to me to have it delivered to my front door, rather than my putting it in a shopping cart, then taking it out of my car. It was very easy to use and did as good of a job as "the professionals" who I used to call, so this machine will pay for itself for me. I shampoooed my living room, 2 hallways, my bedroom and the bedroom I am using as a home office. My rugs are fresh, clean and look new. Next I will clean my daughter's room and our guest bedroom. The 2 tanks are easy to take off: one for putting in the cleaner solution and hot water, and the second for pouring out the dirty water from the carpet. They are easy to put back on too. Because of that, I'm not dreading cleaning the rugs anymore, and have the satisfaction of knowing that my rugs will always stay clean now, especially since I have 2 dogs. Buy extra cleaner at the drug store before you start, because this comes with just one little bottle. This is a very good product - easy to use and does an outstanding job. I recommend it highly.