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Hoover Tempo Widepath Upright Vacuum, Bagged, U5140-900 by Hoover
Product DetailsManufacturer: Hoover Brand: Hoover Edition: Kitchen Model: U5140-900 Color: Catalina Blue Publisher: Hoover Studio: Hoover Music Label: Hoover Product features: - Quickly clean large rooms with less passes with a powerful 15-inch Widepath nozzle
- Allergen filtration system captures dust mites, ragweed, and common pollens
- Air passes through rinsable filters after leaving the bag and before it leaves the vacuum for cleaner air
- Powerful 12-amp motor; 5-position carpet height adjustment
- Includes onboard dusting brush, furniture nozzle, crevice tool, two extension wands; 1-year warranty
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Description of Hoover Tempo Widepath Upright Vacuum, Bagged, U5140-900Hoover Widepath Bagged Upright Vacuum with a powerful 12 Amp motor and on board tools for complete cleaning. The Tempo WidePath features a 15-inch cleaning path for super fast vacuuming when you need it the most. Plus, the WidePath cleans indoor air while you vacuum, thanks to an innovative allergen filtration system that traps 100 percent of dust mites, 99.98 percent of ragweed, and common grass pollens for cleaner breathing and fresher air. A powerful, 12 amp motor provides ample suction and doesn't leave anything behind. Onboard tool storage keeps attachments, such as a dusting brush, furniture nozzle, crevice tool, and two extension wands in close reach. A smaller profile and lighter overall weight makes the Tempo WidePath easy to push, and easier to maneuver around and under furniture, too. And, your purchase is covered by a Hoover one-year warranty. Get a Tempo WidePath, and never get behind on the housework again. Product Features Bag made with Allergen Media - Media filters and traps 99% of dust and pollens down to 5 microns Fabulous Filtration - Air passes through rinsable filters after leaving the bag and before it leaves the vacuum, so you can breathe easy Widepath Cleaning - 15" cleaner width gets the job done quickly 24' Power Cord - Plenty of cord to vacuum larger rooms 5 Position Carpet Height Adjustment - Adjust as needed to clean all flooring types easily and efficiently Powerful 12-amp Motor - Provides superior cleaning performance Limited 1-year warranty On-Board Tools -2 Extension Wands - lock together to extend reach of the hose -Crevice Tool - helps clean nooks and crannies -Upholstery Tool - helps get furniture clean -Dusting Brush - for molding, shelving, lampshades and more
Tools and Hardware Reviews of Hoover Tempo Widepath Upright Vacuum, Bagged, U5140-900Customer Review: Great all around Performance Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered mine because a local exchange raised their price from $67 (& no tax) to $89, so back to Amazon I went.
I got mine in under 2 weeks for around $68, (it's $67 currently) and even though it's a bit heavy, it's performance more than makes up for the heavy weigh before you turn it on.
Once you turn it on, even in the high setting, the brush digs into the carpet so well that it almost feels like a self-propelled version that Hoover used to make a few decades ago.
It has 6 openings in the brush all around 2" wide and I'm still amazed at the clean bag area as I have a dirt devil that has good suction too, but somehow the fine dust leaks out of the filter bag and into the bag shell (cover), so far, very little fine dust has leaked into the bag shell area, to me this means the bag is actually trapping all of the dirt, (well more than my dirt devil) and because it has an adjustable brush height, it doesn't loose suction like my auto surface adjustment dirt devil does.
The cord wraps sort of different than my old hoover, but the cleanliness of the inside and outside make up for this strange new layout.
It has one attachment that doesn't always stay in it's spot on the back of the vacuum, but it usually only comes off if you allow it to hit the floor too hard, it takes bumping against the baseboard quite well, it doesn't feel like it's going to start falling apart.
My old Hoover used only one screw to hold the handle assembly in place for the final assembly, the Tempo has 2, I think this will pay off in allowing it to withstand more long-term vibration without the screw coming loose prematurely.
The accessory hose is easy to use as long as you have the power cord fully payed out from the wraping posts, otherwise you'll have to do that first to avoid tangling the cord and hose.
One last observation: I really like the fact that my vacuuming time is much shorter as I don't have to re-sweep an area several times before the dirt is sucked up, that alone makes this worth the trouble lugging it around when the power is off, and contrary to some other reviews, some of my other vacuums require hearing muffs, (like my dirt devil), this Tempo isn't that loud compared to my old Hoover, which cost me twice as much to buy back in the 90's and the only thing I use it for is vacuuming a rug we have in the garage in front of the washer/dryer, I have to use hearing protection using this old hoover because if it wasn't for my wife breaking the motor mount on one side by banging it down too hard, I would have had to toss it if i wasn't able to jury-rig a motor mount for the broken side.
Anyway, I fail to see why some of the past reviews thought the Tempo was too loud, (although I did notice that if you don't fully seat the vacuum bag cover and you try to use it with the cover prongs seated in the first
indentation on the bottom, instead of the 2nd area closest to the bag, it will make a noticable hissing sound from the air leaking past the cover seal) to remedy this, make sure the cover prongs are placed into the larger of the 2 areas where the cover prongs will fit.
My bag is almost half-way filled and I still see little dust leakage inside the front cover.
One last note, the Tempo has a hardware seemingly permanent HEPA filter on the right of the bag area with the cover off, so far I don't see this as a problem as the air coming out of the filter smells really fresh unlike some vacuum where the Hepa filter is the first thing to clog up, especially on the bag-less type vacuums, for the money, the Tempo is the best all around performer, it has 2 easy to hold hand holds for using it on stairs, although I don't use it on bare floors, I imagine with the brush design, it might kick dirt around on a bare floor, for that, an auto-floor adjusting vacuum like my dirt-devil might be a better suited for this specific task.
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