Hoover 5507-900 Elite Auto-Rewind Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner
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| The Hoover Elite Rewind Bagless upright comes fully featured with a powerful 12 AMP Motor for excellent cleaning performance. A cord reel with a 24 foot cord makes cord management easy. It automatically rewinds with a push of a button for quick effortless storage. The bottom dump dirt cup with lid allows the user to never touch the dirt when dumping the contents. A wide 14.5 inch cleaning path for faster cleaning of your carpet. Comes with a lifetime Hepa Filter. Never need to buy or replace filters, ever.Also, the Air Flow indicator alerts the user to clean the filter to maintain peak performance.The deluxe stretch Hose with a full complement of tools including a Powered Pet Hair Cleaning Tool gives the user over 10 feet of reach. |
- Bagless upright vacuum cleaner with powerful 12 amp motor
- 14-1/2-inch-wide cleaning path; 7 height settings; air-flow indicator; HEPA filter
- Headlight; 24-foot auto-rewind cord; stretch hose for extended reach
- Crevice wand, dusting brush/upholstery tool, and pet-hair tool included
- Measures 13 by 15 by 44 inches; 1-year warranty
 we don't need no stinking wands! |
| Review Date: August 7, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Lac, |
| This vacuum is great. yes, the rewind feature is awesome but also the sheer sucking power of this vac will have you wonder why you ever sat on your carpet without cleaning it with this sucker fist.
Great features: clear canister so all the dirt-a-phobes can see all the filth they are sucking up canister has a thumb release so your hands don't have to get near the dust super easy assebly on off power switch at the base of the vac so you can turn it on with a toe lightweight for a strong vac snappy red color no bags and a lifetime hepa filter(easy to wash) 3 levels of adjustment for bare floors, burbers and longer thick carpets Oh yeah and it doesn't cost a lot and you do get an attachment for pet hair that works great on just about anything..lampshades etc. Update: 2009 and I still have mine going strong despite a nicked cord (my fault) and babysitting the hairiest dog on the planet. The giant hair balls clogged the intake hose but I just had to detach it and take the garden hose and blast out the clog. New rule to live by: Don't let a dog into your house who's coat is in the "blow" stage. |
| Superb Performance |
| Review Date: February 15, 2007 |
| Reviewer: KBP619, San Diego, Ca United States |
| Having two different Eureka Optima's break within a six month period, I figured it was a sign to maybe try a different make and model. Then I saw this Hoover and figured I'd give it a try. I'll admit I was a little unsure at first because it was a little too big, especially for my apartment. But wow, was I surprised by it's performance and features. Setup was a breeze, took five minutes and a phillips screwdriver. The retractable cord is an awesome feature, but by far my favorite feature has to be how you release the dust cup. It's just common sense, but took forever for someone to realize "Hmmm, let's make it easy and prevent dirt going everywhere by having the cup release from the BOTTOM!" And you can do so one handed, with the flick of your thumb. Storage is the same as my old Optima, it's just a little taller, but I can tell this badboy is going to be around for a long long time. Five stars all the ways! |
| You think your house is clean? |
| Review Date: May 10, 2007 |
| Reviewer: SlicKitty, Washington, DC |
| Wow! What a vacuum! My husband and I just bought this vacuum for $99.99 at Best Buy (we used a gift certificate from a boss, so it didn't cost us a penny), the other day. I researched a boatload of vacuums, because ours was a scandal (as my mother-in-law fondly referred to it), so we needed something good. We'd narrowed it down to 3, including this one. The selling point for me was the washable filters (no expensive semi-annual filter purchases to consider) and the rewindable cord, plus all the attachments. There is something similar to the "Power Paw" which is a feature of other vacuums, however, the attachment on the Hoover does not rotate at the brush like it does on other brands/models. I didn't find this to be a problem.
When the rep. asked if I wanted the additional warranty, my gut reaction was to say "no", but then she asked me to consider: 1. She does not get commission/awards for selling the warranty. 2. The ext. warranty is $20 (gift certificate = costs me nothing). 3. If the vacuum loses suction in 3.89 years (or if I just think it does), I can bring it in and get $100 toward my newer, shinier vacuum. Enh...no skin off my nose, I guess. Sure! (Mark calendar for 3.89 years down the road when vacuum "loses suction".) The real test: We brought the vacuum home. My husband assembled it - by default, that means it was exceedingly simple to assemble (husband is a lover, not a fighter - he does not deal well with machinery). We thought our carpets were pretty clean. We didn't think this because we are such cleaning machines...we thought this because his mother (who IS a cleaning machine) cleans our house with HER vacuum cleaner, because she thinks ours is/was a waste of space. (Hey, I can't argue with that.) What came out of our carpet would make Pigpen jealous. Honestly, if I were a conspiracy theorist, I would believe that someone from Best Buy planted that dirt. I could NOT believe that so much dirt came out of what appeared to be a clean carpet! My mother-in-law didn't believe me. Afterall, she'd cleaned those carpets herself, right? They must be perfect. So, I gave her the reigns and let her give it a try in a different room. She was disgusted...and convinced. She went out that day and bought the same vacuum. Oh, and let's talk about cat hair. The first room that we vacuumed was a room that the cat does not enter. We did that because we didn't want skewed results. Our next challenge was to vacuum the cat's favorite spot. It didn't look too bad - sure, there was a little cat hair, but nothing that you wouldn't expect to find in a pet's favorite spot. What came out of that spot was unbelievable. Add some eyes and teeth to it, and we could have had a whole new pet! Emptying the canister is a cinch (once you figure out how to do it properly). One bit of advice - use a trashcan with a large mouth. I used a petite, designer bathroom trashcan the first time, and I made a big, fat mess. From now on, it's the kitchen trashcan for me. I am preaching the gospel of the Hoover Elite Rewind! For a mere c-note, you can't go wrong. My husband and I really look forward to vacuuming now. Sick, we know. If I were going to go looking for flaws, I would say that the vacuum has tipped on me while using the crevice cleaner. Perhaps it's not as flexible as it could be. The vacuum is also a little heavy at 23 lbs., but hey...for this kind of suction...I'll work out! Interestingly, we bought our last vacuum online, and I wonder if that's where the problems came into play. Part of me wonders if online product sits in storehouses and wastes away until someone purchases it. With this product, however, I don't think it's been on the market long enough to peter out in a storehouse somewhere. I'd feel safe buying it online, but I will say, given my last vacuum experience, I'm glad to have that extended warranty...just in case. So, there you have it. It's my new joy in life - to have a husband who has a fascination with the vacuum cleaner, and to get some kind of twisted joy out of vacuuming. As another reviewer stated, you will wonder how you could even place your feet on your carpet before you had this vacuum. You think your carpets are clean? Think again, June Cleaver! |
| Great Value |
| Review Date: August 27, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Scrutinizing Consumer, Los Angeles, CA |
| First, this vacuum vacuums well; it has great suction power. If you vacuum carpet that looks perfectly clean, you'll be surprised at how much debris this thing will find and pick up. Second, for the price I paid, this is a fantastic value (assuming this vacuum lasts for a few years).
This is a fantastic design. It maneuvers and gets into tight spaces. The collection cannister is easy to empty without getting your hands dirty/dusty. The rotating brush attachment is great. I used it to vacuum a white couch and was very happy with how clean this vacuum got it. It almost looked like I got the couch cleaned. The retractable cord is a convenient feature. And for and added bonus, this thing looks as good as it works. With its yellow accents, it looks like a Ferrari vacuum cleaner. RELIABILITY UPDATE (January 8, 2008): I've had this vacuum cleaner for about 9 months now. It still works great. No problems. (Caveat: I only vacuum twice a month). I wonder if all the broken belts I'm reading about are because the unit's height setting is too low. If you can hear the motor laboring or if the bristles are fraying... probably. |
| I love this vacuum! |
| Review Date: August 31, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Desert Belle, Tucson, AZ United States |
| I bought this vacuum when my Bissell was in the shop for the second time in three months! I chose this over the Hoover EmPower, which is recommended by Consumer Reports. (When I saw the EmPower though, I didn't like that the Hepa filter is in the dirt cup, and the plastic body felt cheap. It's also a pain to remove the hose to use attachments!)
PROS: *Pretty easy to push, even when on a low carpet setting. *It holds a lot of dirt and fur. *It has a lifetime Hepa filter. *There is a primary filter, which prolongs the life of the Hepa filter. *The cord is on a ratchet, so you don't have to wrap it around and around every time you use it! *There is an easy release mechanism on the dirt cup so you can empty it without getting your hands dirty. However, it's still easy to take apart if you want to clean it out thoroughly. *When you start your vacuuming with a clean dirt cup, you can see proof that you are really accomplishing something! *The attachments are very easy to use, and transitioning from floor to attachments is simple. CONS (What do you expect for under $100?): *The cord isn't all that long, so I do have to use three outlets to get three areas of my house. (But just how much would fit on a ratchet reel? Winding a long cord manually is more time consuming than moving the plug to another outlet!) *The primary filter, which looks like a small Hepa filter, needs to be banged on a rock or something to remove fine dust. (In Arizona, that's a lot!) It doesn't say it's washable, but I hosed it off one day and made it white again with no visible damage! *The only extension wand is also the crevice tool; I'd prefer to have a large bore tube extension in addition to the crevice tool. *The crevice tool likes to fall off sometimes while I'm vacuuming. *As with ALL bagless vacuums, the dirt cup should be emptied in an outside garbage can because dirt WILL fly around to some degree. If that's not convenient for you, you should probably stick with bagged vacuums. *I tried it on a bare floor near the cats' litter box, and just got my ankles sand blasted. Better to use attachments on bare floor, since the beater brush can't be disabled. So now I have a Bissell CleanView Deluxe and a Hoover Elite Rewind. Despite minor drawbacks, I find the Hoover so convenient to use that I've been vacuuming daily since I got it! This makes my home cleaner - and even fresher smelling! This vacuum was very reasonably priced, and I really feel I got a great deal for the money. |
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