It SUCKS…..but totally in a good way 🙂
I may have cried a little when I was FINALLY asked by a vacuum company to review their product. The name Crunchy Carpets does not come lightly here. The amount of dog and car hair that is shed by 3 cats and 2 dogs is awe inspiring. We break vacuums in this house. They shrivel up and die when faced with not only the animal hair but the detritus of 5 humans, 3 of them small and prone to dropping a LOT of stuff. The Lego and other weird bits of toys cannot be easily avoided and a vacuum needs to be tough to survive the gauntlet.
We broke down and invested in a Dyson upright and it has so far survived a lot longer than the previous victims. Thus I was very keen to get to try the new WindTunnel Air Bagless from Hoover. It is a good deal smaller and lighter than the Dyson, so for invulnerability and storage it gets a thumbs up.
This thing SUCKS- like you can feel it pulling at the carpet sucks. It is a very powerful machine for something so small. This enables a deep down clean beyond the surface dust and hair. You can see how much it is finding when you go to empty the container.
My daughter and I have been suffering from various mystery allergies lately, so having a machine with a good Hepa filter like this one, has been easing the effects of dust and pollen and so on. But my favourite feature is the HUGE 8 foot stair hose that attached to the handle gives you 12 feet of sucking power for stair and cobwebby ceilings. The hose attaches near the bottom of the machine, making it very flexible depending on what you are trying to clean.
Tara spilled a container of cheerios down between the two couches in a corner and the flexible hose had no problem finding them. The Dyson hose extends from the top of the machine and so anything other than up HIGH causes a bend in the hose that blocks the sucking power. Nothing to worry about with the Hoover.
I have been having a great time (this is like CHRISTMAS for me) comparing my vacuum with the Hoover WindTunnel. It has been great seeing what it can do better. And you can too! Hoover has kindly provided a WindTunnel for me to giveaway to a lucky reader.
All you need to do is visit the Hoover WindTunnel website and tell me in the comments what feature you are most interested in. I will draw a lucky winner on June 3rd. (Canadian readers only)
Disclosure: As part of my affiliation with this brand I received product to review. The opinions on this blog are my own.
The feature I am most interested in is the suction aka the ability to actually pick up the crap on the carpet. Did I mention the suction? Yes, the suction. 😉
Extension wand for the cobwebs that have been collecting in the ceiling corners … AND I love the lightness of the machine (no more lugging!). Plus we all know Dyson makes THE BEST vacuums.
I love the idea of full recline to get those dust bunnies under the couch. And the 30 ft cord so that I can’t have that temptation of unplugging it and stopping before I’m done! Thanks for the uber appropriate review and giveaway!
love the lightness of it – usually need to vacuum with a baby under one arm, to clean up whatever he’s just spilled!
OMG suction. Yes. We have a shiba and her fur weaves its way into stuff and is pretty much impossible to get out. YES PLEASE. OMG YES PLEASE.
Omg i love the fact that you can just clean out the filter, I have had it with this bag BS!! lol
Deep Recline Handle – lets machine recline flat to clean under furniture
Crevice Tool! For my nooks and crannies!
it works great on those crannies 😉
I am most interesting feature is the Deep Recline Handle – lets machine recline flat to clean under furniture
thanks
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I’m interested in the fact that this vacuum is only 12.4 pounds – the lightest Hoover® full-size bagless upright available!
I’m interested in the carry handle on top of the dirt cup. I have carpeted stairs so that would make it so much easier for lugging up and down!
I love how light this vacuum is! It’s going to make a huge difference on the stairs!
Love that it is bagless and light. I have allergies and this would be great!
I like how light it is! My vacuum is way too heavy.
I love that it’s bagless! I always forget to buy bags, and then when it gets too full, I have to manually empty it…
I love the deep recline handle. I like that it can fit under furniture without having to move the furniture.