Upright Reviews

This vaccum is great. I was worried about the bag/filter light to see if the bag would really be full before it came on and low and behold the bag was stuffed when the light came on. I have not had any problems and would recommend this vaccum to anyone. It works great on picking up dog hair from the carpet and bare floors.

This is a great vacuum bag. It sucks up the allergans which is very helpful to those people allergic to pet dander.

I guess I was a little hesitant on reviewing about vacuum bags, but these are pretty good.

Though I know it may not be necessary for those without a Hoover Upright vacuum cleaner, and that they must be bought for a Hoover user, these are still good bags. If you are thinking of buying a vacuum cleaner, you should consider not only the power and quality of its cleaning power, but how easy it is to clean it's container or change its bags. And Hoover makes changing bags easy, plus the bags are quite strong. Did you ever see those garbage bag commercials where they test bags by rolling them down a hill? Well, these bags are stronger.

A great dirt bag shouldn't be a reason to buy the Hoover Vacuum, which is a great vacuum by the way, but it should be one of the considerations you make.

a powerful vacuum (1000w) that's fairly quiet and does a fine job on both hardwood floors and rugs. it's great around the apartment with its 26 ft long cord.

the miele s143 is solidly constructed without being overly weighty and is nicely balanced. the head pivots slightly side to side and is actually helpful vacuuming around things like a furniture leg. the head loses full contact somewhat when you bring the vacuum down to the level of the floor in the rug mode -- trying (ummph) to get deep under the sofa or bed but otherwise but generally does a fine job.

the heart of the s143 can be used with a smaller head/crevice attachment and without the long handle, much like a really powerful hand vac. a very useful feature for cleaning furniture.

there is an option to upgrade to a hepa filter (although the included carbon filter bag is good enough for me) and i believe an option to upgrade to a motorized head but i suspect if that's a serious consideration, the s147 is probably the way to go.

off tangent: i'm not sure why the description lists Ivory as the color but the s143, as far as i know, only comes in the mint green shown in the picture.

all in all, a finely built product that's nicely met the needs of this apartment dweller... though a tad on the pricey side.

This broom set is great for light sweeping and quick jobs. The dust pan does not leave that annyoing dirt line that takes forever to get rid of.

We bought my daughter and son-in-law an original Roomba for their wedding this summer. She's a little on the practical side, he's a little like me, likes gadgets. We thought this would be a perfect gift. They loved it! So much, that they were looking forward to bringing it back to our house to show us how great it was. If it passed their expectations, we had to have one ourselves. Low and behold...we found new models, the Pro & Pro Elite. After carefully searching the internet I found there are many different packages available. We ended up purchasing a Pro model package that included 2 extra filters, two virtual walls, and the remote that actually activates the same features the Pro Elite model provides.

There's Pro's & Con's depending on your expectations;

It can follow the outer wall perimeter of a room, work it's way around furniture and back to the wall. It has deliberation in it's pattern madness. It WILL cover the entire room. Unfortunately, the battery charge does not accomodate a very large room. We purchased a rapid charger (2.5 hrs.) and an extra battery to keep Roomba ready to go.

With minor room prepping to eliminate wires, "wedge" shaped areas under furniture, frayed area rugs, you can turn it loose and let it work while you're gone. It simply stops when the charge runs out. But you need to make sure the room is prepped as Roomba will cry for help if in a situation he can't get out of. I won't go into details but Roomba does have some personality.

The heavy elevated furniture (bed, couch, curio) that can't get moved weekly, can now be cleaned under weekly.

The only features that kept me from giving this 5 stars is: The catch bin is very small. The battery run time is around an hour, at best. The recharge time is around 12 hours. I had to buy more accessories to make Roomba fit my needs.

If you're looking for a hepa vacumn that will keep your home dust free, forget about the Roomba. If it requires too much work to pick up the clutter in your home to run Roomba, you need a bigger vac anyway. It's not a one shot house cleaning miracle.

If you want some low maintenance help in your busy life to keep your floors cleaner between regular vacumnings, Roomba will do that...in an entertaining fashion.

Roomba may be excellent at vacuuming up after me, but I think mine developed some sort of conciousness because I noticed more and more that it wasn't vacuuming but using it's little sensors to memorize my daily patterns. I'd notice it just looking at me from the doorway and I started calling in to ask questions. Roomba didn't like this and disapeared for a few days. That's when weird stuff started happening. I noticed objects in the path of my daily routine, found little piles of dead bugs just left around the house like a warning, and I'd wake up to weird pounding sounds.

When roomba finally returned it was different. The little green activation light was red. I thought it needed to be plugged in. I noticed more and more that roomba would continually run into the table if I left sharp objects out. Seeming to try for hours to get it to fall onto the floor. I thought it was all very funny until one night, I was in the bath tub, listening to the radio. I heard a tapping sound, and looked over to see roomba trying to knock the radio into the tub. At that point I was worried, so I took out the batteries. The next morning Roomba and it's AC adapter were gone.

Just be careful, these things will fight for their own lives!

I bought ROOMBA a few months ago. I use it every other day and it is the only vacuum I have. It is worth the money and I am so happy because I just watch how it cleans all my carpeted house.
I have long hair and I clean the brushes every 2 weeks.This is a great product I LOVE MY ROOMBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bought this vacuum because I really didn't need a big bulky vacuum in our apartment. I should have figured it wouldn't be that great since it was cheap. I only have one rug in my house that I need to vacuum and it still doesn't get it clean. The broom cleans the rug better. This vacuum will shoot dirt and dust out of the air vents. I will never buy another Eureka again.

I love this vacuum!! The vacuum is small, lightweight and gets into tight spots my larger upright can't fit into easily. This vacuum doesn't make dust in the air, a plus for the allergic. The vacuum has very good sucking power for a machine of it's size. I especially like the fact that the filter can be cleaned, it is bagless, with a visible dirt cup and it is an atractive color. The long power cord makes cleaning more quick and convenient. :-D!! The only reason I did not give the vacuum 5 stars is it is a bit difficult to adjust the handle to a different height, if need be. A great vacuum at a great price! It cleans my area rugs beautifully, that my larger vacuum keeps trying to eat up, even when I adjust the suction!!! You can't go wrong with this vacuum!!!

I was recently in the market for a new vacuum after my 10 year old Bissell died, so I decided to give this Eureka a try since it was on sale. It has turned out to be a great value for my money. I have two cats that I'm always cleaning up after and the Eureka easily sucks up pet hair, cat litter, and bits of dry cat food that sometimes make their way to the floor or carpet. And it does a much better job on the stairs than my old Bissell ever did. Best of all the Eureka is lightweight and does not take up much storage space, definitely a plus for me as I live in an apartment. On the other hand if you live in a house you may just want to have this for quick jobs where you don't need to use your big vacuum, as the dust cup has to sometimes be emptied midway through vacuuming one room. In all I highly recommend it.

This is a perfect, quick broom-vac for frequent easy cleanings. It’s so tiny, versatile, and inexpensive, that everyone should own one. This powerful broom vacuum does a great job on our floors and area rugs. The beater bar easily picks up the hair from our shorthaired dog, as well as my long hair. The small head allows you to get under objects that you never could with a full size vacuum. The filter is easy to clean with a quick tap and rinse. And you can also turn the beater bar off for floor cleaning. I own a noisy full-size Dirt Devil vacuum that I purchased in college. After moving out of a wall-to-wall carpeted apartment into a hardwood floor house I found it tiresome to vacuum the area rugs and then sweep the floor areas with a broom. You may ask why I didn't just use the vacuum on the whole house. Well, I found that the beater bar on my full-size vacuum was rough on the hardwood floors. And since I didn't have the option of turning off the beater bar, my only option was an old-fashioned broom. So when my husband and I had the opportunity to register for our wedding, we thought we would try a smaller vacuum. One gift, one year and one dog later, we still own the vacuum and love it! My only negative comment about this vacuum is the hard to use dust cup button. I have found it difficult to pull the button into an open position to remove and replace the dust cup. But considering that my full size vacuum hasn't left the closest for over a year, the button is only a minor flaw. You should keep in mind; this is a broom-vac, which is meant to take the place of your broom, not a full size vacuum. I love this for my hardwood floors and area rugs, but I do not think it would perform as well on wall-to-wall carpet. Also keep in mind; if this vacuum broke today, I would instantly buy another one tomorrow!

This is a perfect, quick broom-vac for frequent easy cleanings. It is so tiny, versatile, and inexpensive, that everyone should own one. This powerful broom vacuum does a great job on our floors and area rugs. The beater bar easily picks up the hair from our shorthaired dog, as well as my long hair. The small head allows you to get under objects that you never could with a full size vacuum. The filter is easy to clean with a quick tap and rinse. And you can also turn the beater bar off for floor cleaning. I own a noisy full-size Dirt Devil vacuum that I purchased in college. After moving out of a wall-to-wall carpeted apartment into a hardwood floor house I found it tiresome to vacuum the area rugs and then sweep the floor areas with a broom. You may ask why I didn't just use the vacuum on the whole house. Well, I found that the beater bar on my full-size vacuum was rough on the hardwood floors. And since I didn't have the option of turning off the beater bar, my only option was an old-fashioned broom. So when my husband and I had the opportunity to register for our wedding, we thought we would try a smaller vacuum. One gift, one year and one dog later, we still own the vacuum and love it! My only negative comment about this vacuum is the hard to use dust cup button. I have found it difficult to pull the button into an open position to remove and replace the dust cup. But considering that my full size vacuum hasn't left the closest for over a year, the button is only a minor flaw. You should keep in mind; this is a broom-vac, which is meant to take the place of your broom, not a full size vacuum. I love this for my hardwood floors and area rugs, but I do not think it would perform as well on wall-to-wall carpet. Also keep in mind; if this vacuum broke today, I would instantly buy another one tomorrow!

I have birds and hardwood flooring and love this vac for picking up the bird seed, etc. It is lightweight and easy to use. I am very happy with this STIC vAC.

This is the best vacuum I've had yet for hard wood floors. I have 1 child, 2 cats ,a dog and a bird and it literally was a breeze on all of their mess, such as candy wrappers, hair, cat litter and seeds. We have a large townhouse and I could do the first-floor and steps without having to replug somewhere else. The dirt canister is larger than I thought it would be and the suction was great! It's also very easy to clean. It is lightweight and easy to handle and the micro-fresh filter only needs to be replaced 2 times a year ... (Now that makes me breathe easy). The only thing I can come up with that I would change on this vac is that it does not have a retractable cord.

The perfect vacuum in this price range for hardwood floors and tile. Great design, long power cord, light (so it's easy to actually carry around, vs. dragging on the floor). Comes with handy attachments for getting into nooks and crannies.

Although I rated it 5 stars, this is NOT the vacuum for you if you have rugs or carpet. There is no "spinning brush" on this vacuum, so moving it across carpet is difficult and won't clean nearly as well as a vacuum designed for that purpose. Otherwise, I couldn't be happier with it.

This is the greatest little vacuum that I have used in a long time. It does wonderful job of sucking up pet hair, fir needles, lint, and dirt in no time. The attachments are conveniently placed on the hose wand for the small jobs that come along as you are tackling the hardwood, laminate, tile, and linoleum floors. The Dirt Devil Breeze is the perfect vacuum for use in cleaning the furniture, RV, auto, and home. I highly recommend it.

I bought this vacuum less than a year ago. I am most disappointed in how EXTREMELY loud this machine. Perhaps the dirt devil people should include a set of ear plugs for each family member with purchase. In addition to the jet engine sound it creates, the machine is pretty heavy, the hose seem to pop off several times per use, and recently the belt broke. I'm only using the vacuum for my upstairs (three bedrooms and a hallway) so it's not like I'm asking a lot from this machine! Overall, I'm really disappointed.

I bought this vacuum because of the great price and the Dirt Devil brand. It is very heavy and hard to move (the back wheels are small and narrow swivel wheels). Once it is set on the correct height (bare floor/high pile) it works great. Changing these settings is somewhat difficult (you have to lean the vacuum back with one hand and change the knob on the bottom with the other). It does do very well with pet hair, I have three dogs in the house and it gets up their fur! The attachments are nice (the hose is a bit hard to pull out, but it might be that it's still new and not worn in). If I had it to do over I'd probably buy a self propelled or lighter vacuum, your arms will get a great workout using this vacuum! Overall it's okay, it does it's job, but I know there are easier, lighter ones out there.

After searching high and low, I decided to go with this model. I am in awe at how amazing it works, and how reasonably priced it was. Suction is great, the onboard tools are fun and easy to utilize, and it works great for pet hair. I love it and highly recommend it to anyone!!!!