Hoover Tempo Widepath U5140-900

I've been using this vacuum now to clean up at our church for a year and a half. It picks up better than the comercial vacuums we had before and has been just as durable. The only drawback to this… vacuum over a commercial vacuum is the length of the cord. It is standard length for home use. I have to use a 10 foot extension cord when I use this at church so I can vacuum without having to move to a new plugin every little bit. I wish I had bought 2 of these as the price has gone up on these little gems. The hose attachment works OK... probably not quite as good as the commercial vacs but close. I hope they keep making this model as I fully intend to buy another to replace the one I am using now if/when it finaly breaks or dies. At 1/4 of the price of the commercial vacuums we were using this is a no brainer.

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Consumer Reports rating and Amazon's low price definitely made this a best bang-for-the-buck buy!!! We've had it for several weeks now and are VERRRRY pleased with its cleaning abilities - so far, so good.… Does a very good job on carpet and rugs, which is what we bought it for. Typical upright problems with getting under chairs, tables, etc. but not moreso than others we've had. A little cheaply made in areas of no stress but still definitely worth the price, definitely would buy again and definitely would recommend it.

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With three spaniels running about my house, regular vacuuming is a necessity. Having had it with our mini vacuum from college, my husband and I set aside a few hundred dollars and started our research into… the best model. We were SO surprised that after reading quite literally thousands of reviews on Amazon, consumer reviews, and blogs, we were left with this reasonably priced model and the, somewhat less reasonably priced, Dyson Animal. Once we realized that for the price of the latter we could use our budget to get both this Hoover vacuum and a carpet steam cleaner, we knew the decision was made. And now? Couldn't be happier with the Hoover Vacuum (or the Steam Cleaner for that matter, but that's for another review)! Pushing my old vaccuum across the floor used to be uncomfortable, but this one is lightweight and almost self-propells across the carpet; I feel like I'm holding it back from racing across the room! It also takes about a third of the time as my old vacuum and does a much superior job. The Hoover's enthusiasm for cleaning my floors has actually given me more drive to vaccuum more often, as it is pretty fun to 'drive,' and leaves my floors looking flawless. I purchased replacement belts and bags when I bought the vacuum, both of which are so cheap that it will be a very long time till it ever reaches the price of the dyson, and, call me old fashioned, but I find the bagless vacuums generally end up awkward to empty, where unclipping one bag and putting in another is a ten second ordeal that doesn't spill any dirt on my newly cleaned floors as was a problem with my previous bagless model. It is fairly light weight, carrying it upstairs hasn't been any trouble. As for the pet hair, it's gone. My old vaccuum used to clog with hair every time it was used, and generally several times during the session, but this Hoover has never clogged, stopped, faltered, or done anything other than energetically race to clean my floors with minimal effort from me. I can't remember ever having purchased an appliance that made such a big improvement in my house that was as matinence free as this vacuum.

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