Eureka 4870HZ Boss SmartVac Upright Vacuum, Blue
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Eureka 4870HZ Boss SmartVac Upright Vacuum, Blue
Customer Review: Has worked great for years!
Summary: 4 Stars
We have had a 4870D for something like 5 years now, and generally have been very pleased. Reading these complaints about the belts and rollers baffle me. Our belt has been replaced *once* in all these years, and the roller/brush not at all. I don't know what these people are getting on their floors that they are destroying these parts on a regular basis. Very odd! We have a fairly large house that is nearly all carpeted, and we have had two dogs and now have three cats. This vacuum has always gotten the carpets very clean. Another positive is the noise level, as it is much quieter than many vacs. Main negative that keeps me from giving it 5 stars is that the "switch" to stop the brush is very hard to use--stupid, mechanical design. However, we have not found it necessary to even use it when vacuuming the tiled kitchen, etc. I will also note that the HEPA filters are not cheap, and must be changed a couple of times a year, or the performance will degrade significantly. Still, highly recommended by me.Customer Review: I did my own carpet test
Summary: 5 Stars
Just like the carpet salesmen come to your home and vacuum up a ton of dirt from your supposedly clean carpet, well I did that on my own carpet, nothing scientific here, but it's enough to convince me. I set out to find a better vacuum than my Sharp Twin Energy vac, which is 2 or 3 years old, still working, but didn't seem to be getting the carpets as clean as I'd like, and I wanted one with a HEPA filter because I've lately declared war on dust mites.
My test ran for 3 days, and on the first day, I vacuumed all the carpets in my 3 bedroom home with the Sharp. We have about half and half Berber and Frieze (short shag). There's just me and my husband, no pets, and we usually take our shoes off in the house, and he wasn't even home during these 3 days, so there wasn't much traffic. The second day I brought home a Hoover WindTunnel, thinking that I might like going bagless. I re-vacuumed the whole house with the Hoover, and I got at least a full cup of dirt in the cartridge, but when it came time to clean it out, that was a mess! I couldn't just hold it over the trash barrel and let it fall out, I had to reach in a pull it out with my hand, and even then it wouldn't come out of all those little holes in the funnel, so I ended up taking it into the yard and blasting it with the air compressor, which removed most of the dirt; I seriously did not want to go through that every time I cleaned the carpets! The Hoover did have a HEPA filter, and if it hadn't been for that mess when cleaning out the dirt, I probably would have kept it.
On the third day, I returned the Hoover and bought the Eureka Boss Smart Vac, came home, put it together (I'm really tired of putting them together and taking them apart again), and vacuumed the whole house again, just general, daily type vacuuming, no moving of furniture or plants. I knew I had the right vac this time when I could hear tiny clinking sounds as it pulled dirt from the twice-cleaned carpet. It takes more strength and energy to operate than the old Sharp, but then it actually seems to be doing more than just rolling over the floor. I didn't measure the dirt in the bag, but it was heavy enough that I threw it away and installed a new one. My carpets feel and look new and fluffy once more. I hope the Eureka lasts for years because I think this might be love!
Customer Review: I hate this vaccumm cleaner
Summary: 1 Stars
My husband convinced me this was the vaccuum we should buy because it got such great reviews from consumer reports. They were way off on this one. The brush never really worked. I have replaced the belt numerous times but I eventually have to hold the vaccuum up off of the floor to get the brush to roll. I curse every time I have to use it. My carpets never really get clean because it's a piece of junk. Don't buy it!Customer Review: It's OK...
Summary: 2 Stars
Suction good. Everything else bad. The hose doesn't stay, doesn't work with the "bare floor". I have to sweep & then use the hose. Also, the hose easily chips off at the end.
It's also heavy. When you start it up, the thing nearly jumps out of your hand, then the "auto-mode" doesn't work anymore. I guess the good news is that it builds your arm muscles.
I would pass on this one.
Customer Review: LOVE THIS CLEANER
Summary: 5 Stars
We've had ours for months and it's as powerful as the day we bought it.