Eureka Altima HEPA Upright Bagless Vacuum (Refurbished)

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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!

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I have the exact same experience as the previous reviewer. I vacuum a hallway, a bedroom and a familyroom, once every 1wk-10days or so...Absolutely NO suction after less than a year PLUS that horrible burning smell which we can't find. Argh....total waste of money!!!! This thing is heavy and the hose doesn't extend far enough either.I'm getting a DYSON!!

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When I first got this vacuum (which I bought new) it was GREAT. After about six months, there is NO suction at all and there is a burning smell when I vacuum. I have checked everything and cannot figure out what is wrong. I can use the extensions just fine, but the base of the vacuum, that you use to vacuum the floor does not work at all!! I have taken it apart, cleaned everything and still NO suction. My boss just bought one and I told him to take it back, it does not work after a few months!! I am very dissapointed in this vacuum.

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I bought this vacuum and had it for about a year when it broke. I liked it okay so I bought another one thinking that I could use my old one for spare parts since my husband is very good at fixing things. The SAME part broke on my new vacuum only two months after I bought it. My husband looked at it and said that if I bought a third one, it was very likely the way they put the vacuum together that the same part would break. It worked great at sucking and cleaning but the parts they used for it do not last. This is a terrible vacuum and I would not buy this vacuum.

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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!

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