Hoover 5507-900 Elite Auto-Rewind Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Hoover 5507-900 Elite Auto-Rewind Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner
Customer Review: I love this vacuum!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this vacuum when my Bissell was in the shop for the second time in three months! I chose this over the Hoover EmPower, which is recommended by Consumer Reports. (When I saw the EmPower though, I didn't like that the Hepa filter is in the dirt cup, and the plastic body felt cheap. It's also a pain to remove the hose to use attachments!)
PROS:
*Pretty easy to push, even when on a low carpet setting.
*It holds a lot of dirt and fur.
*It has a lifetime Hepa filter.
*There is a primary filter, which prolongs the life of the Hepa filter.
*The cord is on a ratchet, so you don't have to wrap it around and around every time you use it!
*There is an easy release mechanism on the dirt cup so you can empty it without getting your hands dirty. However, it's still easy to take apart if you want to clean it out thoroughly.
*When you start your vacuuming with a clean dirt cup, you can see proof that you are really accomplishing something!
*The attachments are very easy to use, and transitioning from floor to attachments is simple.
CONS (What do you expect for under $100?):
*The cord isn't all that long, so I do have to use three outlets to get three areas of my house. (But just how much would fit on a ratchet reel? Winding a long cord manually is more time consuming than moving the plug to another outlet!)
*The primary filter, which looks like a small Hepa filter, needs to be banged on a rock or something to remove fine dust. (In Arizona, that's a lot!) It doesn't say it's washable, but I hosed it off one day and made it white again with no visible damage!
*The only extension wand is also the crevice tool; I'd prefer to have a large bore tube extension in addition to the crevice tool.
*The crevice tool likes to fall off sometimes while I'm vacuuming.
*As with ALL bagless vacuums, the dirt cup should be emptied in an outside garbage can because dirt WILL fly around to some degree. If that's not convenient for you, you should probably stick with bagged vacuums.
*I tried it on a bare floor near the cats' litter box, and just got my ankles sand blasted. Better to use attachments on bare floor, since the beater brush can't be disabled.
So now I have a Bissell CleanView Deluxe and a Hoover Elite Rewind. Despite minor drawbacks, I find the Hoover so convenient to use that I've been vacuuming daily since I got it! This makes my home cleaner - and even fresher smelling! This vacuum was very reasonably priced, and I really feel I got a great deal for the money.
Customer Review: Get more than what you pay for
Summary: 5 Stars
Plain and simply, this is an excellent vacuum. Some of the reviews(ers) point out that the beater bar does not stop when using the wand, this is true. Others lament that the hose is not long enough, (perhaps, but it is also well designed an unlikely to break). I believe one even carped that the cord rewinds too fast (huh?). At the core, this is just an excellent tool for cleaning floors, whether they be bare, carpeted, or covered with rugs. I have had mine for 2 + years and it works as well today as the day I got it. It is truly amazing how much fine dirt it pulls from the carpet (3 kids, 2 dogs, nuff said). Also the fact that it takes only seconds to empty the collection bin while eliminating all paper bags is just good design. If you do choose this machine I would recommend having a way to "clean" the HEPA filter (blowing out with compressed air works well for me) because it picks up so much micro dirt that it will need to be brushed or blow out regularly. But this is a good thing, because it is getting that grit out of the base of your rugs and carpet where it causes wear.
I previously owned a Dyson DC07 which I thought was excellent, and would say the Elite compares very favorably, for about 1/5 the price (got my Elite on sale @ Fry's for approx $80). A few other comments about the Dyson, that while an excellent vacuum with an extremely clever design, some of its parts are quite fragile, and Dyson will not always sell you an individual replacement part, many must be bought as a unit. So when the exterior latch (maybe a $4 dollar part?) on the collection unit broke, the only option was replacing that entire unit at $79.90. Same thing for the bottom collection door. Had to buy an entire new collection bin at $51, instead of just buying the door, which couldn't be worth more than $ 8 or 10 dollar at most. For the premium they charge for their product, you would think they would want to delight their customers enough to warehouse individual parts, or partner with someone that will. Since you buy a product for the life of the unit, therefore such a poor customer service policy oversight, would not allow me to recommend them any longer.
In summary, the Hoover Elite Rewind, is reasonably priced, has a nice design and is relatively sturdy and well built. So for the price, it just works extremely well.
Customer Review: In a word, amazing.
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a huge skeptic, skeptical of everything but especially all the good reviews for the product. It was hard to believe that for about $100 I could get a good bagless upright by a name brand company that unfortunately came with a stupid gimmick like the auto rewind feature. I figured if its $100 then about 99% of the cost justification went into producing and designing the gimmick and the rest, like the vacuum part, is tacked on to avoid lawsuits. Make no mistake the biggest feature of this vacuum is its ability to clean carpets not rewind its piddly cord. I had been previously vacuuming like mad because I got a new puppy but after using this machine I had to go back and make sure that the Oreck's roller brush was even actually spinning because the Hoover picked up a ridiculous amount of dust and carpet fibers in just one use.
Cons
-Autorewind is ridiculously useless and cheap. If you're a guy that knows quality, the second you use it you're gonna realize its going to the first thing to stop working. Its actually a hinderance because to get more length you have to bend down and yank the sucker. I prefer unwinding a coil of power cord manually but thats just me.
-Feels like cheap plastic, everywhere. It doesn't give you any sense of durability but everything is plastic these days even the Dysons. Think of the difference between a good Merck safety razor and a Bic disposable. This is the Bic but with a Merck blade in it and it does an amazing job.
Pros
-Bagless
-Easy to take apart and clean the housings for the filter, collection, collection filter.
-Easy to empty the collection bucket, which is quite large by the way.
-Cleans so damn well you cant help but feel like using it every day, especially after the first time you use it.
-It collects very fine dust even from a thick new carpet on the high setting (further from carpet). Even if you don't like the roller action its hard to deny that this thing has SUCTION.
-$93 shipped. If you break it, lose it or wear it out, its $93. Buyers remorse aint likely with that price tag and this performance.
Customer Review: Inexpensive? Yes... Cheap? NO!
Summary: 5 Stars
Everyone's skeptical about buying home appliances/products that seem a little too inexpensive... I am! Which is why I didn't get the vacuum that was thirty or so dollars cheaper than this one even though it had more reviews. We are all looking for durability, quality, lifespan, and performance. The reason I choose this vacuum over the hoover u5140, (which has over a thousand reviews at a 4.5 star rating), is because despite all the rave reviews for it, that vacuum cleaner looked like something you'd find at a flea market.
The Hoover 5507 Elite however, has a much more appealing design that illustrates quality. And these looks are not deceiving...
Assembly is far too simple requiring only one phillips head screw to connect the main handle to the base. This does not take anything away from it's durability & once connected & assembled, the vacuum is concrete. The material used for the vacuum is high quality, as is the material used on the hosing. The only issue with the design is that the attachment hose is connected to the vacuum with a rotating grip that can come loose when maneuvering the hose, but it isn't difficult to adapt and does not provide much, if any, frustration.
The performance is exceptional and the suction is above par while vacuuming carpet. I have limited bare floor space in my apt & I use the hose attachment for the tile I do have, so I cannot comment on how the bare floor functions. The attachment operation is perfect and performs as expected. The bagless cylinder is an added bonus and is fulfilling to able to see all of the crap you pulled from your "clean" carpet. The retractable cord is a relief from the annoying alternative and has provided no issue.
I've had the vacuum for 2 months now and use it at least once a week over a 800 sq/ft apt. No issues thus far.
Definitely, worth the less than $100 investment for a quality vacuum such as this. Unless you're an obsessive spender, there is no need to pay $250-$500 for a vacuum cleaner that will probably perform only slightly different than this model.
Customer Review: Fast Delivery for a great vacuum!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was in the market for a new vacuum, I've been using a very old Kenmore vacuum (probably about 9+ years, it was a hand me down from my parents). Suffice to say the Kenmore's motor finally kicked it, and I figured it was time for something new.
I searched for about 3 days and read to reviews on maybe 6 different choices on this website. This vacuum stood out the most so I decided to give it a chance. The price is very fair for this vacuum (it sells for about $126-150 still in hotel bulk order catalogs), and the shipping was amazingly fast from Amazon.
Pros:
- Very powerful suction
- Very light and sleek design
- HEPA filter, and bagless! (very easy to take the compartment off and slide the mess right into a trash bag, also really easy to clean filter)
- Auto-Rewindable power cable (it does rewind quite fast so be wary)
- Extremely quick and easy setup
- Fairly long reach on the detachable hose
- Very easy to toggle height settings
- Not as loud as I had expected it to be
Cons:
- Auto-Rewind cord is a little too fast
- No function to shut off the motor of the brush when you use the hose
- Mine did not come with the one screw you need for the handle, but I managed with one I had around the house.
- No other colors!
Overall this vacuum is very well priced for how well it cleans, you will be surprised how much dirt and pet hair you will pick up when you first use it! I have only just recently got it, so I do not know how it will stand up with the test of time, but from the other reviews it seems to be pretty sturdy.
*** A Year Later - April 13 2010 - Just changed the filter for the first time, works like new! Nothing else to report vacuum is still very strong, the attachments are all in mint condition and the beater works just like it did out of the box! Suction was becoming a problem until I changed the filter.