Eureka 71A

I previously had a Dirt Devel, and it was not good. I took it apart to find that there is no direct drive belt to the sweeper. It only turns by air flow, and is very weak. This Eureka has a direct drive… motor to drive the sweeper. This is the success to this little vac - the sweeper is a powerful little bugger! It also has a crevace tool that is stored securely in the unit. The dirt cup and filter are also easy to empty and clean. Lastly, the flip top front, which I thought would be a useless gimmick, really helps to make it easy to clean the vertical parts of the carpeted stairs. Buy this, and you won't be disappointed.

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Very powerful little handheld, great for stairs and hard to reach spots. Clearly would be a 5 star item EXCEPT... We only used the thing every few months on our stairs and a couple other tight spots.… Couldn't have had more than an hour or two of run time on the machine. The first time we used it after the end of the one year warranty, the motor let out all it's black smoke. It even left a stain on the carpet. I really expect products to last a bit longer than their warranty.

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I got it in November of 2006, and this little vacuum was pretty sweet. It did an awesome job on the stairs and the hose attachment was good for getting into some of the hard to clean areas around the… house. I was always amazed to see how much "stuff" it was picking up off the floor. Kinda gross. But, not all good things are meant to last apparently. In Feb of '08, this little guy died in a blaze of glory. The back end lit up like the Fourth of July and a bunch of sparks went flying out the back. 16 months after I had gotten it, it was dead. However, because it did such a great job while I had it, I'm considering getting another one to replace it. That's why I'm giving it three stars instead of 1. When it works, its a 5-star product, but its short life knocks it down a couple of notches.

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