The Hoover Multi-Cyclonic SH40060 canister vacuum cleaner includes a dusting brush, and crevice tool. It weighs 17 pounds and provides usability features such as a retractable cord, brush on and off switch, and a telescopic wand.
About This Brand
Hoover introduced its first vacuum in 1907 and has established itself as one of the most recognizable brands in America. More recently, Hoover was bought from Whirlpool by TTI Floor Care, the owners of Dirt Devil. Hoover sells a wide variety of uprights at mass-market retailers, with models ranging from as little as $50 to $300. It also makes hand and stick vacuums, canister models (about $80 to $300), deep cleaners, central vacuums, bare-floor cleaners, and an outdoor sweeper, though the company is best known for its uprights.
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
No
Weight (lbs.) Weight of the vacuum cleaner, to the nearest pound.
I have owned mine for just over 2 years. Never had a problem until now. The brush motor seized up. We have shedding dogs and I have to vacuum EVERYDAY. This little vacuum has worked great and stayed powerful up until this problem. I cleaned it all out, stripped it down to the motor, but its burned up. The suction is still working, but without the brush its impossible to clean the carpets properly. And on the hardwood/tile it just pushes the dust/hair around without sucking it up (because its sticking to the brush).<br />I hate to say that I am now leaning towards replacing it with a Dyson. I just hate to pay the ridiculous price for one though.<br />My Hoover was good while it lasted....which it did for quite a while. Maybe I'll save a couple hundred and just get another Hoover.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
By MN Mima
from Lindstrom, MN
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
2.0
It showed so much promise...
6/14/2012
Pros
Easy To Empty
Follows me well
Powerful/Good Suction
Cons
Clumsy on stairs
Poor Design
Short Power Cord
Best Uses
Carpet
Hardwood Floors
Tile Floors
Comment:
The reasons I bought it are features I like about it: good suction (but it still has trouble picking up items that should be easy for it), easy to empty, bagless, follows me nicely. The things that irritate me about this vacuum include: bad design regarding switches (On/Off switch is on the back of the canister, looks like the cord rewind AND is located near it), The switch on the handle turns on the beater bar, but doesn't turn on the vacuum, The combo beater bar/bare floor tool can't get under most furniture.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
By y2k
from midwest
1.0
Worked for a while
5/13/2012
Pros
Easy To Empty
Lightweight
Cons
Poor Design
Short Power Cord
Unreliable
Best Uses
Comment:
Primary vacuum motor failure, smells hot after only 9 months of light use. I verified this failure by disassembling unit to find motor brushes arced through commutator. It had good ratings when I purchased it. Looking at comments in other users ratings where I bought this unit, motor failure was one of the most common reported. Way too many reporting this problem.
7 people have reviewed this model.
Bag
