Vacuum Reviews

Since my wife works and I'm retired, it's my responsibility to take care of the major maintenace in the house. Saw the Floorkeeper and thought that this was the answer to my floorwashing problems. Lot of promises made on the carton . . . but actual use shows most of the promises go unfulfilled. Some examples:

1. The Floorkeeper falls over easily . . . particularly when
it's full of solution.

2. You never know when the solution is on or off . . . until
you see a puddle under the machine.

3. After the floor has been washed and you turn on the suction
. . . the suction will stop for some unknown reason. If I empty
the dirty water . . . it will start again . . . but it doesn't
hold very much dirty water.

4. When it does work . . . it works well. But it has so many
problems that it's too much of a hassle to use it. I've gone back to a mop and pail.

Would I recommend it? No way.

Since I retired I have assumed total responsibilty for cleaning the house and as a man I am always looking for the most effective (easy) method. The Floor Keeper is a great concept but unfortunately has several important flaws. These include:
1. The machine tips over too easily when the water tank is empty and the cord in wound on its holder...it is just a matter of time before something will break.
2. The shut off cleaning dispenser indicater is difficult to read...the only real way you know is when water is pooling on the floor.
3. The dirty water tank only holds 12 0z of solution (the amount of a large cup of coffee) before the vacuum shuts off. The time you spend emptying the tank makes mopping seem quick and simple. Back to the basics!

I bought this because my $300 Kenmore vacuum cleaner had broke. I figured I would go for less expensive because I couldn't believe that I my other expensive one broke after only 4 years.Plus,I had figured it would be nice to have a bagless too.I thought this vacuum was great for the first week that I had it. Then I started to notice all kinds of problems.First,it seems to get clogged way too easy.Second,THERE IS ALMOST NO SUCTION!!! This is a huge problem. The attachments are useless because there is very little suction.Half the time the stuff you just vacuumed up falls out when you go to put the hose back.I spend more time picking stuff back up off the floor. I have cleaned it out several times now since owning it(11/2003) hoping to make it work better.Also,the hose for the attachments comes off real easy.They made it so you could replace it easy or clean out a clog.This is a great idea except for one thing, they didn't seem to think about the fact that you would be using this and moving in different directions to clean.So,the hose comes detached all the time as well.They needed to make it lock in place.I do not believe that this product was ever tested because they never would have put it on the market if they did. I need something that works better than this. I have two cats and three kids.I vacuum at least once a day,everyday and this vacuum is not cutting it.I need a real vacuum with real suction.If you are a single person with no pets and no need for attachments,than you might be alright with this vacuum.If you're a mom with pets,forget it!!Spend the extra money for a better vacuum.You do not need your vacuum driving you nuts too.

Have owned this item for 4 months and had to clean the hose of clogs at least 5 times. It clogs on pine needles, trimmed hair, and darn near anything else. It doesn't even have the suction to get dry cat food into the collection bin, it all gets stuck in the roller area.

I have small children and this vacuum is just not up to the kind of things they spill.

Unless you are vacuuming dust and only dust I would not recommend this vacuum.

I bought this to replace my old Eureka upright less than 5 months ago. At first, I was impressed with the suction that it had, but disappointed with the "edging" feature. I had to use the crevice tool to actually get near the edge. Still, I had high hopes for this bagless cleaner.

I have cleaned and had to entirely replace one of the three filters since then as they are constantly getting clogged. I have to take this outside to empty it because it is so dusty and dirty, I would not want this in my house. I thought the idea behind bagless was that it was easier and cleaner to empty the container than to take out a bag and throw it away. As it is, I am in the driveway with a trashbag over the container every time I clean to empty it and struggling to put the fliters back in "just right" or the top won't stay on.

As was stated in the other review, it will blow dust all over your house.

I am VERY disappointed in this product and am ready to put this where it belongs---on the curb for the trashmen to pick up!

I bought this to replace my old Hoover (which I loved, and lasted me 10 yrs.), thinking I might like bagless. This vaccum was messy, loud and when I used a powder carpet cleaner it spewed dust all over my house. For the money, I would expect a lot better. I'm guessing to avoid the problem I had, you might have to change the filter constantly, which would become extremely expensive and wasteful. Considering I emptied the dirt cup every time I used it and it still was messy and dusty. Terrible, now I don't even want another Hoover vaccum.

I'm really sorry I purchased this vacuum. Yes, it has a beater bar, but the lightest pressure (such as gravity) will keep the bar from spinning. Whatever dirt it picks up often falls back out of the vacuum head/attachment head, so you do twice the vacuuming for the same effect. This is a very poor product and isn't worth any amount of money. My 10 year old Dirt Devil with the worn motor and clumsy attachments does a better job.

One positive thing - the box looks nice.

I made the mistake of buying this without reading the reviews first. I bought this because I wanted a hand vac with a revolving brush to vacuum my stairs. The problem is the brush stops revolving when it comes in contact with the carpet. What's the point? I took it back to the store the next day.

After having the Original Dirt Devil Hand Vac for over 10 years it finally gave out. I purchased the Power Reach and it has good power but we need the extension of the flexible hose and extension wands! The Power Reach has no accessories! And the old extension tools don't fit. I wouldn't call it "reach" at all! If you need to get up high I wouldn't purchase this one. I am returning it and getting the original.

This product is cheaply made, does not produce enough steam to clean anything! The idea and the price are tempting, but the Penguin does not live up to expectations. My thumbs are sore after tryng to clean my stove - I finally gave up and just scrubbed it. If the whole idea is for this product to make cleaning grime easier, it does not, and using something like this just on everyday "dirt" like a kitchen counter is not worth the time or thumb power.

and save yourself the frustration! Wish I'd read these reviews before I bought mine! Junk, doesn't do anything you hope for or expect and with the poor performance it stops looking so cute! Save your money!

I was given this product as a xmas present from my husband. I really just wanted to clean my pets cage. I'm not happy that you have to keep pumping the handle to get any steam! I really mean "pumping"-but the instructions says "don't not pump more than so many seconds, can break the unit" (plastic unit), but the steam doesn't come out consistantly unless you keep pumping!.
The steam is not powerful enough and that it's a plastic unit- you really can't get the performance to steam consistanly. Although the price is right -the performance is not, even on my stove and counter top- not enought power and to much usless pumping, just water no removal of grime.
B
Not recommended-

We bought the vacuume cleaner from Costco less than a year ago,
and the belts break every so often. I wonder why. We never had to change belts when we were using Hoover's.

Ok, I have had my upright for about 3 years and go through a belt a month. I have it in right, and even took it to the shop to let them put it in, and it still breaks or burns up in a month. I don't blame it entirely on just the belt, I'm sure the sweeper plays a part.

Minus the shipping charges, Amazon does have a good price on them.

I have been trying to order this since December and still have not had it shipped by March. I have found a newer model on here the av1210 in the Tools section. This one actually seems to be stocked, so I have ordered that one.

I had 3 of this programmable coffee maker. they all got broken.It was impossible to have customer assistance for none of them, and they all had a guarantee! someone in the bodum store in Paris told me that the programmable machine had never worked properly and gave me the advice to buy the simple one. So the questions are simple: why do they sell it? why do they give a guarantee but no assistance? it's a pity, wheh it works, the machine does a good coffee!

I would recommend that you stay away from this product. Don't even think about buying it. If you are sanding buy the 1" adapter for your sander and look elseware for a vacuum hose. Poor design, low quality plastic materials make this product a complete waste of money. RUN AWAY!

Dont buy this vacuum. I used it for 6 mos and then it broke (the belt would not stay on - kept sliding off the shaft). I tried everything and finally called. Eureka gave me authorized shop to take it to which I did. The guy at the shop did not even want me to show him what is wrong. He took one look at my vacuum and said "belt wont stay on huh?". I was stunned and asked him how he knew. He said he's gotten four of these in past year and all the same. He cant fix em, and told me Eureka would send me new vacuum which they did. Today I picked up a new vacuum (same model grrrr) from the shop. And sitting next to mine where two more broken units of the exact same model.

Words of advice - if you buy this vacuum save your receipt. Without receipt you wont be able to use warranty. Just my two cents folks.

P.S. When it works it works GREAT. My wife loves it. I was tempted to give it 2 star just because it does work well. I just worry that in 6 mos this new one will break again and now it will be off of warranty.