Hoover U5507-900 Elite Auto-Rewind Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner

I have given up my old reliable Hoover Wind Tunnel for this great model.

With Golden Retrievers in my home, I have been going through vacuum bags like they were peanuts. This baby eliminated that problem as well as getting my carpets, floors, and furniture really clean and free of dog hair.

I have a little trouble putting the top cover on the canister, but other than that, I feel I have found a treasure.

In spite of the good reviews, I was a little worried about the cord rewind. Having had a mixer with the rewind that is hardly able to pull have of the cord in, I was skeptical about any other cord rewind out there. But... it works like a charm. The cord itself is rather long, which is nice for large rooms, and this thing can pull the entire cord in with a slight push of the button.

Another amazing feature is the buttons (power on/off, tilting). They've managed to position them on the vacuum just perfectly. You can operate the whole thing with slight push of a toe - no need to bend over at all.

The dirt container is very functional as well. Not quite the "push a button and be done", as the other reviews may make you believe, but still rather easy to clean. The dirt easily gets on the sides of the filter (the yellow round thing inside the clear container), and doesn't magically fall through the opening in the bottom. Detaching the top of the container, that also holds the filter, with an easy twist releases the rest of the dirt. And all the pieces of the dirt container mechanism are very simple to wash with running water.

The minor cons are the weight - a little heavy for my taste, which makes maneuvering the cleaner somewhat hard; the hose doesn't expand as long as I expected, and doing the stairs isn't the blast I'm looking forward to again.

With all tried and said, this is one awesome vacuum for the buck. Can't imagine buying a better one for a mere $100.

We needed a new vacuum so we were searching on the internet when we came upon this vacuum, first I thought it would be cheap, but it was a hoover, plus our old vacuum was a windtunnel thats back wheel broke off , it was 12 years old and worked fine other than that. well we got it real fast and it was easy to put together, I started to vacuum my bedroom and couldnt believe the dirt and dust this thing was sucking up, I had to dump out the container after I vacuumed this one room! Then I went on to the next room ,a 5x9 wool rug this was also dirty beyond my believe It got rid of the loose pile and made the rug look new again! every rug I did looked new again! I would recommend this vacuum , also the accessories work great. So for the price this isnt bad!!

Good: I was amazed at how much this thing picked up for a sub-$100 cleaner. We vacuumed with our Kenmore(over 5 years old, it worked well when it was new) and then immediately with this Hoover. Just doing a 10'x10' bedroom filled the canister twice. The powered attachment cleaned our couches extremely thoroughly. The vacuum was better than I thought it would be on tile and hardwood floors, but there was room for some improvement.

Bad: A fairly heavy vacuum. Our old one was a canister, so I was used to a lighter weight. I can still handle it easily, as can my fiance, but a couple pounds lighter would make going up and down stairs more convenient. Also, as previously mentioned, you have to be careful where you set the main cleaner when you use the tools, as it will keep spinning and can damage a rug.

Verdict: Fantastic buy for under $100. I'm giving five stars because I feel it deserves about a 4.5 and is currently at a 4.1.

I really like this vacuum. I was impressed with it's pick-up power, the bag was full of all sorts of disgusting items when I was finished, things my other bagless vacuum used to miss. It was really easy to remove the waste, and having the release on the bottom made sure that I didn't make a huge mess which was really nice. The cord retrieval button is a really nice feature as well. As long as you have the cord relatively untangled to begin with, all you do it push the cord button and it gathers back inside the vacuum. I have to keep my vacuum in a pretty packed closet, so storing the cord inside the machine helps me from getting things tangled up and a big mess.

The only thing keeping me from giving it a 5 is the fact that it is pretty heavy, so if weight doesn't bother you, then this is a great vacuum at a really good price.