Hoover U6439-900 Self-Propelled WindTunnel Ultra Upright Vacuum Cleaner

Overall Rating
Suction
Weight
Accessories
Price

Pros
- durable
- affordable

Cons
- it’s a little heavy
- poor suction

My husband and I purchased this vacuum about three years ago based upon reviews we’d read and the fact that the price was relatively reasonable. We were able to find it on sale at Kohl’s for a significant discount. The vacuum is a little heavy. It’s self propelled, so it’s very easy to use on one floor.

The weight only becomes a problem when trying to carry it up and down the stairs. I also find it difficult to vacuum the stairs themselves as the attachments won’t reach from the landing all the way to the bottom stair – I have to awkwardly balance the vacuum on the staircase as I move down. We have two dogs and a cat so we needed a vacuum that could handle a lot of pet hair.

It does a fairly good job if you are standing up and looking down at the floor; however, when I lay down on the floor to play with my baby, I can still see a fair amount of hair stuck in the carpet. I don’t know if this is due to the fact that I don’t vacuum as often as I should, or if the vacuum needs stronger suction to get the hairs that are more deeply imbedded. The vacuum comes with a number of accessories that are neatly stored on the vacuum base.

They are attached well and rarely fall off. I don’t often use the attachments because most of the time I don’t have the time to clean out all the nooks and crannies, but they’ve worked very well the few times I’ve used them. For us, the pros of this vacuum cleaner are that it’s durable and affordable. It’s lasted over three years and we’ve had very few problems with it. The cons are that it’s a little heavy and it doesn’t pick up quite as much pet hair as we’d like, so the suction could be stronger