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- Lightweight
- Good performance
- Expensive
- Noisy
The Riccar SupraLite RSL3 (also sold as the Simplicity Freedom F3500) is said to be a solid vacuum cleaner, with good cleaning ability on carpets and hard floors and features like a HEPA filter and overload protection for the blower fan motor. At 8 pounds, it's extremely lightweight compared to most vacuums, which typically weigh between 16 and 22 pounds. Although this has no bearing on this vacuum's quality, it's interesting that the Riccar SupraLite RSL3 and Simplicity Freedom are just about the last vacuum cleaners manufactured in the U.S. If you don't mind a heavier vacuum cleaner, the Eureka Boss SmartVac 4870MZ (*Est. $120) performs very well in professional tests and costs a lot less.
Because Riccar vacuums are only sold in brick-and-mortar specialty shops and aren't available online, reviews of these vacuums are thin on the ground. Fortunately, though, ConsumerReports.org includes the Riccar SupraLite RSL3 (which is also available as the Simplicity Freedom F3500) in its most recent roundup of vacuum cleaners.
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Our Sources
1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
ConsumerReports.org tests more than 50 uprights for its latest report on vacuums, rating them for effectiveness on carpet, bare floors and with tools. Editors also award scores for noise, emissions, ease of use and pet hair removal. This is the only professional review we found for the Riccar SupraLite RSL3.
Review: Untitled, Editors of ConsumerReports.org, October 2009
2. Mrs. Clean House Cleaning Specialists
Although not exactly a review, we found this interesting endorsement of Riccar vacuums on the website of a housecleaning service, which presumably has some extensive experience with vacuums. The light weight is cited as a major plus.
Review: Riccar Vacuum Cleaners, Editors of Mrs. Clean House Cleaning Specialists, Updated Sept. 15, 2009
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