Eureka Altima HEPA Upright Bagless Vacuum (Refurbished)

This is the best vac I have ever owned. I have 4 dogs and this gets up all of the hair....and even some I didn't know was there! Well worth the buy.

My husband and I bought this vacuum about a year and a half ago. We are now looking for a replacement. This vacuum is a mess. It is heavy and hard to maneuver. We struggle to store it in our townhouse. The "paw" attachment which worked great for a while, stopped working shortly after we adopted our first cat! The vacuum does not work on bare floors. It just pushes dirt around. I stopped using it on bare floors and sweep instead. We used this vacuum to clean our house top to bottom before having friends over who are allergic to cats. Even those friends who have mild allergies still had major problems. I just don't think the vacuum picked up the cat hair. Top it off, the unit clogs CONSTANTLY! It pulls up a ton of carpet fiber and then it clogs and backs up in the hose. We routinely have to stick our hand up in the vacuum and pull out tons of fiber and debris. Talk about dusty! The machine is messy. Even after a thorough cleaning, the dust cup just doesn't contain all of the junk. Don't even think about trying to use this monster on stairs. During the holidays it was totally ineffective at picking up pine needles and such. Not worth the budget price tag at all!

I ordered this vacuum knowing that mine was on it's last belt, but when it got here and I used it the first time I was shocked (and embarassed) by the amount of DIRT it was pulling out of my carpet. With 2 boys and 2 dogs and a cat, I knew I would get pet hair and some dirt, but this was pulling out the silty, sandy stuff that you usually find when you replace your carpet. The stuff that gets down in and under the carpet pad. I vacuumed the same little carpeted area in our hall, where you first enter the house and after the 6th time, I will still getting the sandy stuff. This vacuum really SUCKS! It is not awkward to use and moves across the carpet very easily. Although I think the cord wrap handles should stick out a little farther so you can wrap up the cord easier, if that is the least of my objections to this vacuum, then I am not to worried. This is a refurbished unit, but came looking brand new, in a brand new box with all the pieces. You would never know it was refurbished. Will definately buy another one when this one dies!

I was a little skeptical about purchasing a refurbished vacuum, but now that I've seen it and used it, I'm sold! It's an awesome vacuum for the price - it outperforms the more expensive model that it replaced. I have pets and it handles the pet hair with ease. My favorite thing about this vacuum, though, it that my carpet looks new again! It found dirt that I didn't know existed and in the process, fluffed up the matted areas of the carpet so it is soft and plush again. Excellent buy for the price, you won't regret it!