Sales Rank: 497; Release Date: 01 September, 2002


Features:

Delivers powerful, edge-to-edge cleaning on carpet and bare floors

Bagless dirt collection

Beltless construction

Soft, non-marring wheels

Measures 15 by 14-1/2 by 43-1/2 inches

Average Rating:
Rating: - Good Vacuum, but disappointed overall
After spending (money) for a vacuum, I expected all my past vacuum woes to be history. I was disappointed after bringing this vacuum home. The hoover replaces my '96 Eureka 7 amp bagged vacuum that did fine for my apartment and smaller house, but I wanted something that was more powerful & trapped more dirt/pollen, etc. I started looking at the windtunnels, but decided not to go with them when I read review after review about the belts breaking too often. In comes the beltless V2 to the rescue. Add the fact that it has 2 brushes & 2 intakes, and I was sold. After 2 months of owning this vacuum, here is my verdict:

The good:

* Good job overall. The nap on my carpet is a lot better after vacuuming with the v2 than after vacuuming with my old vacuum. But that's to be expected.
* Headlight helps find dirt you might have missed.
* Stretch hose saves space on the unit & is convenient to use.
* Longer power cord than most vacuums.
* Switch to turn off the beater brush. I have alot of hard floors, and this a big help. All vacuums should do this.
* Soft wheels. I don't have to worry about it scratching my wood floors.
* Dust cup is easy to empty, and the HEPA filter is easy to clean by giving it a few twists while still in the cup.

The bad:

* Will not pick up my cat's hair. White cat hair + dark blue carpet = lots of noticable cat hair on the floor. The v2 pushes most of the hair instead of picking it up, even at the highest height! I need to "pop a wheelie" over the hair & pull the vacuum towards me to pick up most of the hair. Very frustrating. Luckily my cat stays in one room, or else I would have returned the vacuum the first day.
* Won't pick up cat litter. I use Arm & Hammer clumping cat litter. When I push the vacuum over the carpet with any cat litter on the floor, the brushes shoot the litter in different directions before the suction can pick it up. What I don't go through for my cat.
* It marks the walls! A cardinal sin in the vacuum industry. Hoover should know better than to make a vacuum that's edges mark the moulding around the floor. Why, hoover, why?
* Hair gets tangled in brushes more easily than other vacuums. Maybe because it has two brushes, maybe because it's more powerful, or maybe because my wife is losing a lot more hair lately, but I've had to pull tangled hair off the brushes at least 6 times in the two months since I've had the vacuum. And if I don't pull it off soon enough while it's running, the room becomes rich with the aroma of burnt hair.
* Dust cup could be bigger.
* Had to replace the headlight bulb after 2 weeks. Maybe I bumped it too hard. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt on that one :)

Overall, I enjoy using the vacuum. I don't think it's worth the price Hoover is charging, and I suspect it may drop soon. If I hadn't already had to take a Dirt Devil back to the store I may have taken this one back to. Sometimes I just wind up settling for things. I think this is one of those times.

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Rating: - Wedding gift makes complete "sweep"
Bought as a wedding gift and the Bride is thrilled with it. I, personally wouldn't want a "bagless" vaccuum - seems like it wouldn't clean as well, but I could be wrong, lol.

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Rating: - Don't waste your money!
My husband and I registered for this vacuum for our wedding and I wish we had read the reviews beforehand because it was terrible from day one! First of all, it's so heavy I refuse to use it for fear of hurting my back and because it's aggravating. Of course that leaves it up to my husband to vacuum. You can imagine how often it gets done!

His complaints: It CONSTANTLY shuts down which means it can take the whole day to vacuum even our little apartment. The main vacuum head doesn't pick up anything, so you wind up on your hands and knees trying to vacuum a big area with a little attachment. It's difficult to empty because the canister is hard to get in and out of its holder. Also, the HEPA filter clogs very easily and the tank must be emptied when it gets about half full or the vacuum power just gets even worse & it'll just shut down. We have only one cat, but it doesn't even take care of his fur. Even after we vacuum if you lean down to look across the carpet you can see a thin layer of cat hair. It's as if you did nothing all day in spite of all the aggravation you went through to try to get the thing to work in the first place!

We will NEVER purchase another HOOVER product! In fact, we're getting a Dyson -this time we read the reviews.