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- Quiet
- Good suction, especially on hard floors
- Lightweight
- Expensive
- Small dust bags
- No power head
- Poor pet hair removal
The Electrolux Harmony does well in professional reviews, earning good test results for quietness and performance on hard floors, but it fares poorly in tests of pet hair pickup. User reviews are mostly positive, with some points docked for mediocre durability.
ConsumerReports.org does extensive testing of 22 canister vacuums including the Electrolux Harmony. There's good user-review coverage at Amazon.com, but only a smattering of entries at Epinions.com. ConsumerGuide.com has an editorial review, but it isn't backed by the rigorous testing that has become the hallmark of consumer advocacy sites like ConsumerReports.org.
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1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
ConsumerReports.org includes the Electrolux Harmony in its extensive testing of 22 canister vacuums. Each model is put through its paces on carpeting and bare floors. Readers can also add their own reviews, but all of this content is available only to subscribers.
Review: Canister Vacuum Cleaner Ratings and Reliability, Editors of ConsumerReports.org
2. Amazon.com
Amazon.com has about 150 owner-written reviews of the Electrolux Harmony. Feedback is mostly positive, and users say this canister vacuum is especially effective on hard floors. About 20 percent of owners note drawbacks, including durability and poor performance vacuuming pet hair.
Review: Electrolux EL6985B Harmony Ultra Quiet Canister Vacuum, Contributors to Amazon.com
3. Epinions.com
Epinions.com is a veteran on the user review scene, but its vacuum coverage lags behind Amazon.com's. There are about a dozen entries on the Electrolux Harmony, with good owner feedback.
Review: Electrolux EL6985A Bagged Canister Vacuum, Contributors to Epinions.com
Editors of ConsumerGuide.com recommend the Electrolux Harmony. The review here is more than three years old, though, and there's no mention of any testing to back up the rating.
Review: Electrolux Harmony EL6985A Powerhead Canister Vacuum, Editors of ConsumerGuide.com, July 28, 2005
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