Hoover WindTunnel Air Bagless Canister, SH40070

LOVE IT
I have had only one canister vacuum before, a Miele and I HATED it. It was crap to drag around. THIS little guy on the other hand, is an absolute pleasure!! And since I am 6' tall - the first thing I did was make the handle wand longer, and you could be 8' tall, it would be long enough for you! YAY!!!

This is compact - PERFECT for a small apartment or small storage area. Great color - and you are going to think I am crazy, but this vacuum has a TON of personality. It follows you around, the receptacle is SIMPLE to dump, the hose is really long, and you can adjust how powerful you want the suck so if you have fragile rugs, you can set it with one slide of a button to a much gentler setting.

LOVE this thing. nice flat head, easy to get under my desk, my kitchen island, my lower raised shelves. Not loud, either.

A motorized beater head comes with it - you can have this on or off. There is also a head with no spinning brushes that interchanges in...

Powerful, lightweight, tiny, Dyson-like
The saying goes that imitation is the highest form of flattery. In the world of vacuums, the heavily advertised and sexy (if an appliance can possibly wear that adjective) Dyson line, seems to set the design standard other manufacturers want to copy. (This new Hoover looks remarkably like the DC47 which is three times the price.) But beyond the initial "curb appeal", what is this vac all about? The first reaction when lifting it out of the box is, wow, this thing is really tiny! That also makes it very light, compact and easily stored. The plastic canister is about the size of a gallon of bottled water. Overall design is equally compact and functional to make use of every centimeter. The exhaust, for example is directed sideways, out through the right rear wheel. Inside that wheel is a HEPA filter which is accessed by turning the wheel cover a half turn. There's another filter that can be accessed with another simple half turn of the top of the canister cover. That filter can be...

Great Compact Performer and an Amazing Value
How does the Hoover WindTunnel SH40070 compare to the more expensive Dyson DC39? I have an opportunity to compare the two similar vacuum cleaners with the Hoover at less than half the price point of the Dyson.

Here's the situation: We still have our working Dyson upright purchased nearly 10 years ago, so when we decided to replace it for home use (the upright can't get through tiny walkways and such), we went with Dyson again. We bought a canister model, the Dyson DC39.

At half the price point, Amazon gave my wife and me the opportunity to own and review the Hoover SH40070.

Both vacuums are nearly identical in build quality, features, size, attachments, ease of assembly, and suction power. Both are better for hard-wood floors. Both require more effort for carpets in part because they're both so light.

However, at half the price point of the Dyson, the Hoover appears (if its engine lasts) to be a better buy, not only because of the price but...

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