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Hoover Savvy Bagless Upright U8174-900

*Est. $160

Hoover Savvy Bagless Upright U8174-900

pros
  • Despite a large number of durability complaints, some owners and experts say the Hoover Savvy does a fine job picking up dirt from carpeting and hard floors. It also has useful features like a full-bag indicator and dirt sensor.
cons
  • We found a large number of complaints for the Hoover Savvy on opinion websites, where owners complain of breaking parts or total breakdowns. We found far better reviews for other upright vacuums in this price range.
 
 
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Piling On, July 12, 2009

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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Great while it lasts, May 3, 2009

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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Had To Comment, November 17, 2008
I bought my Savvy by Hoover 2 years ago. Overall, the vacuum works very well. As stated by so many others here, the suction is great. The problem I had was with the finicky switch. I would have to toy with it to get it started and it would turn off as I was using it. Finally, the switch failed completely. I spent $85.00 to have it repaired. Seems to be a common complaint.
Savvy will self-destruct when warranty ends. Replace - DO NOT REPAIR!, October 21, 2008

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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NOT WORTH THE MONEY, September 28, 2008
VERY HEAVY AND DOES NOT CLEAN HARD FLOORS WELL AT ALL. I, TOO, WENT BY CONSUMER REVIEWS. NOW I DON'T TRUST THOSE REVIEWS.
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Our Sources

1. ConsumerReports.org

In its most recent roundup, Consumer Reports includes the Hoover Savvy U8181-900 in its testing. The Hoover Savvy receives ratings in several performance areas, plus an overall score.

Review: Vacuums: Top Picks for Pet Hair, Editors of Consumer Reports, Mar. 2007

2. Good Housekeeping

The Good Housekeeping Institute tests eleven uprights, and the Hoover Savvy U8145-900 receives the highest scores in carpet-cleaning tests. Unfortunately, this review is outdated.

Review: The Best New Upright Vacuums, Editors of Good Housekeeping, Oct. 2004

3. Amazon.com

Both the Hoover Savvy U8174-900 and a similar model, the U8181-900, earn mixed reviews from about two dozen owners posting about each. Some users are very pleased with the Hoover Savvy vacuum cleaners, but many more complain about broken parts and faulty power switches. Overall, both Savvys receive very low average grades.

Review: Hoover Savvy U8174-900 Bagless Upright Vacuum, Contributors to Amazon.com

4. Epinions.com

As at Amazon.com, the dozen or so owners posting here have wildly mixed opinions of the various models in the Hoover Savvy line. Some praise their Savvys, but others complain of broken parts and build-quality issues.

Review: Hoover Savvy Bagless Upright Vacuums, Contributors to Epinions

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