Hoover Duros S3590

I never write reviews, but felt I should warn people out there considering this vacuum. I bought this vacuum spur of the moment because it was on sale. BIG mistake. Sure it may be light. But it's big and… bulky. LOUD. And to top it off doesn't work. You have to go over the same area 20x to get 70% of anything visible. I have little black fuzzys from a blanket, and it just would not pick it up. Needless to say I returned it. Don't waste your money.

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After the hose on my Kenmore broke, I picked up one of these locally. (It was somewhat of an emergency having 2 dogs, 2 cats and 4 kids :P) I really wish I had just waited for the Kenmore hose to come… in...the Hoover S3590 was a waste of money and does not work well on pet hair. It also does not perform well on hard surfaces and floors. The attachments were a joke! I would definitely not recommend purchasing this unit...save up the money and buy a Kenmore! :)

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I purchased this as I had another Hoover cannister albeit a more expensive one that was an excellent machine. I cannot say the same about the Duros. It appears to have reasonable suction with the crevice… tool and/or the step tool but it does not do a good job on carpets. I'm not sure why. I suspect the "powered" head is just poorly and/or cheaply designed. I usually end up using my older upright vaccum when I really want to clean my carpets. The Duros just isn't up to the task. It appears that $250 or $300 is needed to purchase a decent Hoover cannister.

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This vacuum has good suction and adjustable "motor torque" control. The hose is way to short and quite bulky. The so called on board attachments are quite small and I do mean small!! To the point the look… like they belong on a small vehicle vac. The attachment holder is supposed to mount on the wand but if you do that it makes it hard to go under things such as beds. It would just always get in the way. I put velcro on the wand and the attachment I use most and stuck it to the wand. I have berber carpet and it seems to do fair job of picking up.

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I had one of these for several years - I bought it in 2000 or so. It worked great for a long time and in 2008 it broke down - the fittings loosened up so that it wouldn't stay together. I duct taped it to… make it go as long as possible but finally bought another one in July 2008. This one lasted about 6 months! Same problem - seems there is a short of some kind. I pulled it apart (literally took it apart piece by piece to see if I could find the loose wire) and can't find a thing wrong with it other than the carpet brush won't rotate. I think it is just poor design on the electrical connections.

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