First the disclaimer.  We haven’t reviewed every vacuum cleaner in the world (yet!), so our choice for the “Best Upright Vacuum” will be culled from those machines that we have had the opportunity to review.  Fortunately we have focused many of our reviews on popular, best-selling units.

Also, we continue to review new vacuums every week (sometimes more often).  Some are vacuum cleaners we simply haven’t got to yet and others are newcomers to the marketplace.  As we move forward our “Best Upright Vacuum” choice may change as new machines are investigated.   

Our choice for “Best Upright Vacuum” is the Hoover UH30010COM Platinum Lightweight Bagged Upright Vacuum Cleaner with Canister. 

Why?

Consumers love it: Everywhere on the net where quality consumer reviews can be found this particular vacuum ranks very high (Amazon, Walmart, Epinions, Abt Electronics, Sears, etc.). 

Price:  Typically sells for under 300USD.  Not the cheapest machine out there but for the performance and features it is very reasonable and less costly than, for example, a Dyson.

Warranty:  6 years.  Not bad at all.  Try finding another vacuum cleaner less than 300USD with this kind of warranty.

Upright & Canister vacuum:  Yes this upright comes with a detachable canister that has it’s own carrying strap.  Although consumers report that the canister performance is only average.

Lightweight:  Weighs only 12 pounds and is reportedly easy to move about, lift and maneuver.

Headlight:  Comes with a lifetime LED headlight.  Many consumers that have used a vacuum with a headlight claim they will never go back to one without.

Power cord length:  Sounds like a small thing – well it is not.  The amount of complaints that a vacuum cleaner will receive if the power cord is too short is astonishing.  Fortunately the cord on the UH30010COM is 35 feet.  Anything less than 30 seems to cause grumbling.

HEPA filtration:  Yes it has HEPA filtration.  Many vacuum cleaners these days do so this is nothing special but it is nice that the Hoover UH30010COM has it.

Frankly speaking, if we had to go out and buy a new upright vacuum cleaner today (for under 500USD) this is what we would buy.  Read our Hoover UH30010COM Review.

Our runner up for the Best Upright Vacuum is a tie:

Bang for the buck is the Hoover U5140900 Tempo Widepath Bagged Upright – it is inexpensive (less than 80USD!) but it gets good consumer reviews and gets the job done.  Read the Hoover U5140900 Review.

But if you have cash burning a hole in your pocket (like 500USD) then our pick would have to be the Dyson DC25 All-Floors.  Fabulous ratings from virtually every source and a solid 5-year warranty.  Read the Dyson DC25 Review.

We will be expanding this section to include Best Canister Vacuum, Best Stick Vacuum, Best Bagless Vacuum, etc in the near future, and as we continue to review vacuum cleaners.  Check back for these updates!  This site is fairly active and new site content and articles are posted daily.

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