Eureka Altima HEPA Upright Bagless Vacuum (Refurbished)

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I bought the first one of these for the downstairs, so the kids wouldn't have to haul the long hose for the built-in vac up and down the stairs. When it came, I tried it out ....I was so impressed, that I bought 2 more. One for each floor of our house. This vacuum cleaned like nothing I've ever seen and the price is so reasonable!! For that price, my expectations weren't much. I just wanted a vacuum to put downstairs that would work ok.Our carpets didn't appear to be that dirty. We vacuum fairly often because our carpets are very light colored....but the dust cup had lots of stuff in it. Yuk!! Needless to say, I am really impressed by this vacuum.

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It's okay..but heavier and bulkier than I had hoped for. Also, the "dust cup", or whatever you call it, has to be emptied frequently...and it's a little inconvenient to take out to empty. I don't think I'll be keeping this vacuum very long!

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i have had this vacuum for about 1 year. we've already had to replace parts on it that cost about half the price of the vacuum. it gets clogged repeatedly and we have to take it apart and remove stuff from the inside. (what a mess!) i've never had to do this with any other vacuums i've owned. i would not recommend it to anyone. the only good thing is it was less than $100, so i guess i got my money's worth...

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I enjoy the ease of using this vacuum. I especially like how it's powered to go forward. It's great for those who don' t have much strength or maybe have thicker carpets.

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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!