Bosch BSG71370UC Canister Vacuum

Bosch BSG71370UC Formula Electro Duo Plus HEPA Canister Vacuum Cleaner

Terrific Canister Vacuum

I do heavy research on everything I buy. Here are my thoughts on buying this canister vacuum:

Impressions

The Bosch Formula BSG71370UC is amazing: high performance, solid construction, convenient design. Small/light enough to be portable, but large enough to have built in attachment storage and a high capacity bag system. Suction power is adjustable, providing two things. First, full power is to powerful for some surfaces (there are warnings in the manual). Second, running at normal/low power, the unit is quieter than a microwave oven and you think its not pulling well until you put your hand over the hose - yeow! First impression of the first use on carpet that got regularly vacuumed: "wow, its looks like its been washed!"

Attachments

This is the top of the formula line, including the turbo upholstery attachment. This draws energy from the airflow on the suction and transfers it to a scrubbing brush, with the sound of a turbo charger. This and all the attachments work like gang busters. The main carpet wand has a switch for turning the large scrubber's electric motor on/off (carpet/floors), and the suction with the crevice tool is so strong, nothing gets away. Even with the integrated motor, the head of this unit is low profile enough to fit in and around most furniture. The cord auto retracts, just give it a tug and let go. You can pull the canister itself behind you, the 3-360 wheels turn on a dime, but getting around objects still requires pull. With cleaning power combined with multiple filters, this is ideal for people with allergies.

Floors

It handles bare floors mightily, just flip the handle located power switch to off to stop the spinning brush. For complete area cleaning, the small brush attachment hits the baseboards and low walls. The units wheels, of course, handle even better.

Hair

My main use for this and the reason I bought this unit is cat hair, a job it handles well. With 2 sizes of scrubbing nozzles, no unattached hair can hide for long.

Parts

In the configuration for full carpet/floors, it comes apart in 3 sections, hose, tube/handle, and powered nozzle. All 3 require both hands to disconnect, one to squeeze the release mechanism and the other to pull. One of the extra's on this unit is that the power wires for the motorized head are integrated into the tubes/hoses. This makes for quick dis/connects.

Negatives

1) The hose is supposed to spin 360 degrees to avoid tangles but doesn't spin freely enough to work without thought. 2) I like responsive switches. The power switch has a lag time, designed to be used by feet so you have to hold a moment to turn it on and off. 3) Price is high, but abcvacuum.com cuts right through this.

Surprise Use

Dust Buster replacement: Leaving it parked and plugged in, full time behind the sofa my cat frequents. Its so quiet on low, the bits moving down the pipe make more noise than the motor.

Long Term Update

Having it for many months now, here's what else I've learned. The bag full gauge is tough to read, so the easiest way to tell the bag needs changing is that suction goes down - ie when you find yourself using full power. The turbo attachment isn't much more powerful than the standard small nozzle nor as powerful as the electric nozzle. So provided its clean, the floor/carpet electric nozzle cleans upholstery with gusto, leaving the turbo nozzle doing just the hard to reach places. And last but not least, a WONDERFUL way to clean stairs is by connecting the electric power floor/carpet nozzle directly to the wand, leaving the extension tube off.

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Sanyo SCY130 PowerBoy Canister Vacuum Cleaner

Sanyo SCY130 PowerBoy Canister Vacuum Cleaner
Features: Powerful 10.0-amp motor. Includes both cloth and paper bags. On-board crevice tool and round brush. Edge grabber floor nozzle opens to clean right up to the baseboards. Wide air-driven floor brush with rug/floor selector switch with 10 cleaning path. On-handle power switch with electronic variable slide control. Large wheels for quick turns and easy mobility. Convenient wand holder for upright storage. Main body weighs less than 7 pounds. Flexible wire-reinforced hose. 18-foot cord with cord reel.

Electrolux 6833B 12ABoss Canister Vacuum

Electrolux #6833B 12ABoss Canister Vacuum
Powerful Motorized powerhead with MAXIMUM 12 amps. 2 Motor System: On/off brush roll deep cleans carpets and is gentle on bare floors. On-Board Tools: Crevice tool, dusting brush and upholstery nozzle for hard to reach areas. Whole Home Cleaning: Variable speed for delicate rugs or deep carpet cleaning. Easy To Use: Fingertip controls and automatic cord reel eliminate bending. BONUS!: Power Paw Turbo for cleaning stairs and upholstery.

great little vac

I bought this for my mom and she loves it. She said that it glides almost by itself.

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Eureka 6833B Boss Canister Vacuum

Eureka 6833B Boss Canister Vacuum - Dark Red/Gray
Powerful Motorized powerhead with Maximum 12 amps. 2 Motor System: On/off brush roll deep cleans carpets and is gentle on bare floors. On-Board Tools: Crevice tool, dusting brush and upholstery nozzle for hard to reach areas. Whole Home Cleaning: Variable speed for delicate rugs or deep carpet cleaning. Easy To Use: Fingertip controls and automatic cord reel eliminate bending.

Customer Review: Good For the Price, but Missing Old Eureka Terribly

We finally had to lay our 30-yr-old Eureka canister vac to rest. This is what we got to replace it, and I can give it four stars for price and basic use. However, I long for the way they used to make them. This would be perfect if it was metal and had a better "swiverable" hose, like the old Eureka canisters. This also has several "tiny" attachments that are barely usable. I would have settled for two normal sized ones that would function normally. I just wish they made them like they used to. I guess the lightweight is somewhat of a plus, but I have a feeling this isn't going to last me 30 years like my parents' hand-me-down did.

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