Skip this one. Good:
- Small, lightweight
- Relatively inexpensive.
- Better than not having any shopvac.
Bad:
- "Quiet Series"? Compared to what--a KISS concert? I've used a lot of shopvacs in my day, this one isn't any quieter than any of other ones I've used. Using my sound meter, I measured 88 decibels at the end of the hose. A jackhammer is 90 decibels.
- The ring that secures the filter element to the motor housing frequently falls off. Once that happens, the room instantly looks like the scene inside a snow globe.
- During the first 10 seconds it is turned on, the motor whines and then stops. The problem is likely a bad bearing, so I don't expect this thing to last more than a year or two.
If I hadn't received this as a gift, it would have been promptly returned. I'm not likely to ever buy a ShopVac brand unit to replace it once it does die.
Bissell 2x deep cleaner I found putting the unit together was easy,it cleaned the white carpets of all foot traffic and dog markings,some months old , and although the carpet was wet for a day, due to the heavy clean it proformed as I expected. It was fantasic on the bamboo flooring and doesn't need a wipe over with a dry towel as I've always had to do. Very good product for the price and cheaper than calling in carpet cleaners four times a year.
Almost Perfect for Price This works great even on hardwood floors when you figure out how to use it. Yes, it will blow stuff around if you stand it upright on hard floors. Hence, use you head for something and figure out you need to lean it back to stop the exhaust from hitting the floor. The only draw back is the filter that clogs fairly easy; however, since I cannot afford the Dyson, I guess I will just have to clean filters for the rest of my life.
Better than expected I just picked one up today, so I get to give you a "real" first impression.
My current 15 yr. old vacuum burned up a belt and I couldn't find a replacement, so I was forced to buy an entirely new vacuum. I chose this Hoover because my last one was a Hoover also, and performed great for years.
I guess my old vac didn't perform so well in the last few weeks of its life, because this new one picked up dirt, dust and cat hair I was missing before. The advantage to the canister vac is that you can see what you're picking up, and wow, the carpet that I thought was still fairly clean turned out to be disgusting.
The old Hoover seemed to have more suction than the Hoover Elite Deluxe, but it didn't equate to better cleaning. This new one really cleans well.
The attachment does not have an electrical connection to spin the brush, it spins by suction. I thought to myself "Self, that ain't gonna work too well." Well, it looks like I no longer need my noisy, heavy,hand held vac. The attachment cleans better than my name brand hand vac at removing cat hair from the couch.
If you're looking for a vacuum in this price range, I recommend the Hoover Elite Rewind Deluxe Bagless Upright Vacuum, despite its awkward name. I'd buy one again.