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 Click to see on Amazon We have reviewed many popular, best-selling upright vacuums in the past several years and some tend to stand out in terms of their features, warranty and consumer ratings. Pricing is also an important consideration for most buyers. After assessing many of these machines we have some favourites. Our choice for the “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 just over 200USD. 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. Vacuums cleaners under 300 that have this length of warranty are hard to find. Upright & Canister vacuum: Yes this upright comes with a detachable canister that has its 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. One thing to consider however is that the brushbar on this vacuum does not come with an on/off switch so it is best used for carpet. That said, if we had to go out and buy a new upright vacuum cleaner today (for under 300USD) this is what we would buy. Read our full Hoover UH30010COM Review. There are several good upright vacuums on the market today and our Top 10 upright vacuums are shown in the table below. It is difficult to rank these as they have different features, prices, lengths of warranty, etc. However we have tried.
In the table above numbers 7 through 10 are less costly than numbers 1 though 6. One can consider 7 through 10 as the best bang for your buck options. We’ve provided some details for each of these below as well as links through to the full reviews.
These are not inexpensive vacuum cleaners – in the $400 range on Amazon - however the reviews indicate that you get what you pay for. These units get extremely good grades from consumers and there are hundreds of consumer comments and ratings. Clearly consumers that purchased these products (regardless of their cost) feel that they were worth the money and do what they were designed to do. Read the full Dyson DC25 Ball review...
Miele have been manufacturing floor care products for 80 years and they are famous for making quality vacuum cleaners. The S7210 Twist is getting very good comments from consumers. It uses a powerful Miele-made vortex motor, has automatic height adjustment, a very long 39 foot power cord and also comes with variable suction control. It doesn’t come with some of the bells and whistles of the more luxurious models in the S7 series (like HEPA filtration, an LED headlight, filter change indicator, and others) but these sacrifices enable Miele to provide the Twist for a more affordable price. Read the full Miele Twist review...
The LG Kompressor Pet Care Upright Vacuum is selling well and is also getting some decent reviews. It uses Kompressor technology which is an interesting approach to storing and disposing of vacuum waste, and one which many consumers appear to like. Consumer ratings are also quite good for this machine and folks like the long power cord, the washable filters and the Kompressor technology. On the downside some consider it a bit heavy. Read the full LG Kompressor review...
The Hoover UH70015 has lifetime washable filters (with HEPA), very strong suction and a lengthy warranty of 6 years. This vacuum used to be fairly expensive ($400+ USD) rivaling the price of a Dyson, but the price has come down lately and it can be found for under $300 at some sources. Read the full Hoover UH70015 review...
Read the full Hoover U5140900 Tempo Widepath review...
The Bissell Healthy Home 16N5 is the newer version of the Bissell Healthy Home 5770 vacuum and it is getting some great reviews and ratings by consumers. There have been some improvements over the 5770 and it comes with a 5-year warranty. It is a bagless vacuum that comes with HEPA filtration and uses cyclonic suction. It has a long power cord and 7 height adjustment settings but tends to be on the heavy side. Read the full Bissell Healthy Home review...
The Bissell 21K3 Cleanview Helix Deluxe Bagless upright vacuum cleaner has slowly been climbing the best-seller vacuum list on Amazon. This machine is bagless, has HEPA filtration, comes with adjustable height and has a wide 15 inch cleaning path. It also has a long power cord and a headlight. It is one of the lower cost uprights and can be found for about $100. Read the full Bissell Cleanview review...
The Euro-Pro Shark NV22L Navigator gets solid consumer reviews, has a lengthy 5 year warranty and can often be found for under 200USD. It uses “Infinity Technology” which, according to Euro-Pro, accomplishes the same “no loss of suction over time” as a Dyson. Read the full Euro-Pro Navigator review...
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