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Approximate retail price:
$399.99
Summary:
This 22-pound Electrolux bagless canister vacuum comes with an easy-to-reach power switch, suction control, and a full-bin indicator. The machine also has HEPA filtration and manual pile-height adjustment.
The 22-pound Electrolux UltraActive DeepClean EL4300A is a bagless canister vacuum that comes with HEPA filtration, which is intended to block fine particle emissions and may benefit people with allergies or asthma. The machine comes with an easy on/off switch and a full-bin indicator that notifies you when the bin needs to be emptied. It also features a brush on/off switch so that you can move between carpets and bare floors without scattering dirt. The Electrolux UltraActive DeepClean EL4300A has a suction control button to give you the option of changing the flow of air to clean curtains or upholstery. The vacuum also sports a 21-foot, retractable cord along with manual pile-height adjustment for adjusting the height of the vacuum to match your carpet's pile.
Features & Specs - Electrolux UltraActive DeepClean EL4300A
Bag Denotes whether the model has a disposable bag. A growing number of vacuums, particularly upright models, use a container that can be emptied, eliminating the bag. To capture fine-dirt particles, however, these models must use a filter (such as a HEPA filter) that can need routine cleaning or replacement. Replacement filters tend to be significantly more expensive than bags. While vacuums with bags may also use filters, the bag acts as a prefilter that helps to keep the fine-dirt filter cleaner, thus extending its performance until cleaning or replacement. Another caveat: Emptying the dustbin and cleaning a filter can be messy, and handling it may expose you to dust and other allergens.
Bag
No
Brush on/off An on/off switch for the rotating brush lets you stop the brush from rotating when using tools or cleaning bare floors. This helps eliminate scattered dirt on bare floors and reduces the risk of injury if the vacuum tips over during use. It also reduces the risk of damaging a carpet or the finish of a bare floor if the vacuum sits in place at the low-height setting.
Brush on/off
Yes
Easy on/off A switch that's located on the handle or where your foot can activate it is more convenient than one on the body of the vacuum.
Easy on/off
Yes
Manual-pile adjust Lets you adjust the height of the machine to a carpet's pile height to allow for easy movement and thorough cleaning. Adjustments are automatic on some models, but we prefer the manual control afforded by some models.
Manual-pile adjust
Yes
Weight (lbs.) Weight of the vacuum cleaner, to the nearest pound.
I purchased an Electrolux Ultra bagless canister vacuum EL4300A and although I've used it only once, I feel I'm going to be very happy with it. It's pretty well all made of plastic, which makes me wonder how well it will wear. But considering I paid under $300.00 on [@], I can't complain. I have arthritis in my hands and wanted something light. It's nice and light to pull around and seems quieter than my other vacuums. It takes a bit of thinking to figure out how best to keep attachments attached by its wrap-around elastic and I have found that the floor attachment's bristles are cut shorter in the back than the front…meaning that it only picks up the dirt when you fully extend your arm so that the shorter back bristles drop down to the floor. Oh well!! I'm going to use the floor attachment on the rugs until I wear down the front a bit. I love the fact that it's bagless. I got ticked off about the screws & washers on the floor after 2 months of waiting for my bidet to be installed and sucked them up….thought better of it and easily recovered them with a little shaking. That sure beat the heck out of buying vacuum bags and then ripping them apart looking for whatever that tinkling sound was that got accidently sucked up. The cord winds inside the shell at the push of a button but watch out as the head of the plug can flip around and come back to smack your fingers, legs, whatever. I have 3 dogs that have the run of the house but the rotweiller has to be the worse for shedding and I'm really looking forward to seeing how well the HEPA filter system works through dog hair, wood burning stove and living in the boonies with plenty of gravel, dirt and muddy little toesie prints.
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