Hoover Savvy Bagless Upright U8174-900

Could be the worst vacuum cleaner ever made, but I haven't used them all. Out of a couple dozen, from a variety of manufacturers, it definitely is. As others note, motor is good (with luck), for about a… year. Ours fizzled with smoke and ozone, but fortunately no meltdown or fire. In spite of the fire hazard though, it does have the added features of poor cleaning, weight, poor maneuverability, cheap construction, and poor engineering (plastic screw holes, power cord runs UNDER the floor plate where you run over it as you vacuum - I'm not kidding!). Not one of China's better products, but perhaps this is some sort of Cold War strategy. If you are one of those in love with this vacuum, get out more, stretch, broaden your horizons. Try another vacuum....

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We purchased this over a year ago on sale fortunately. While it worked well for awhile it is now a useless lump of plastic and metal. On the back is an access panel which lets you rescue things that have… been sucked up inadvertently, great idea you would think. However I have had to use this twice in the past year and now after the second time it wont suck. That is because the self tapping screws supplied have stripped the plastic and that panel will no longer stay tight, so the vacuum just sucks from around those edges. We did not have any problem with the belt snapping though. It is a shame because it has some good features, which worked well on both hard floors and carpet.

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I was very pleased with this vacuum for the first several months. The savvy had great suction, helpful attachments that worked great on furniture, and laid down flat to clean under beds. The light sensor… worked well too. I was constantly changing the bag, which is a good thing. Then the problems began. The vacuum became very heavy to push. The brush stopped spinning. The light was always red, never green. (Maybe that wasn't an error b/c the carpet wasn't cleaned?) The switch was very finicky. I just had a free estimate for a $158.09 repair in Brentwood, CA. $60 to replace the switch assembly, $40 to replace the lower motor cable, and $60 for labor and tax. I've looked online and found that ordering the parts for myself would save some money. However, after reading the other countless reviews condemning this vacuum, it is VERY CLEAR that my money should only go towards a NEW VACUUM. Do not put your money into repairing this vacuum.

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