Best handheld vacuum cleaners

Finally a long enough hose!, September 6, 2010

I picked this up at Costco for considerably less than I see it advertised elsewhere. I have many unhappy vacuum experiences and thought was just fated to hate the product or spend big bucks. This one is just the ticket for me, on a budget but living in a kingdom of cobwebs and pet hair. I have vaulted ceilings with beams, and this is the first time I have not had to stand on a chair or lift the vacuum canister onto a counter to reach every nook and cranny. Long hose, long cord, very portable, and wow, it REALLY does adjust when you go from bare floor to carpet so that you don’t get sucked down onto the carpet. The suction adjuster is easy to use, but I didn’t even need it. Love the bare floor setting, which has little stiff brushes that loosen debris that might be a little stuck to the floor. I also have cabinets off the floor with space underneath, and this is the first time i have been able to easily reach all the way under cabinets and furniture with out having to assemble some…

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Electrolux v. Hoover canister, February 20, 2011

Since I’ve spent the past 24 hours (or more) researching vacuums — and bought two to try out at home, side by side — I thought I should share my findings with the rest of you.

First off, my 23-year-old Hoover canister finally died on me a few weeks ago. I’d had the thing at the shop maybe once for some work, but other than that, it still worked like a charm til the very end. It had a self-propelling power head that roared like a elephant and scared small children and pets, but it but really sucked the dirt in its heyday. It was sort of scary on hardwood, but I made do. After all, it was practically a member of the family — the same age as my oldest son.

So when it died, I knew it would be a hard act to follow. I knew I wanted a canister. To tell you the truth, what I like most are the long wands that I use to clean everything from ceiling fans to air vents to baseboards. The little attachment hoses on the uprights just didn’t seem like they’d do the trick…

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A New Cannister Vacuum Has Arrived In Town, August 31, 2010

Just bought this baby at Costco. Overall, I rank it very good, and I’ve been looking for a long time for a cannister vac. worth buying — most of them look like they should be marketed thru Toys-R-Us. And, guess what, it’s made in Hungary – big surprise – and well made at that. It’s well engineered and very powerful. Has a long vac. hose and a long, retractible power cord. The machine also runs fairly quiet. And, it has a continuously variable, motor speed control for varying the degree of vacuuming power – something I’ve never seen in a vacuum.

It does require three filters to operate: A rather smallish conventional bag on the intake side, a flat rectangular filter on the exhaust side, and a “motor filter” whose purpose I have yet to ascertain. These are collectively hyped as “HEPA” filtration, a term that has been misused to the point of being utterly meaningless. Be prepared to spend money for filters.

By way of accessories, it comes with two floor…

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