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Vacuum Cleaner Ratings

Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Vacuum RatingsWelcome to Vacuum Cleaner Ratings!

We provide vacuum cleaner Consumer Ratings Figures.  We learned early-on that consumers want to know how previous buyers rate a product. This is often a critical purchasing point.

So we cut to the chase - no marketing-hype, just Vacuum Ratings.

We scan the net for quality sources of consumer reports and ratings related to each vacuum cleaner model. We then aggregate these into tables and provide weighted scores (out of 100). While not entirely "scientific", this approach provides a quick and accurate snapshot of consumer sentiment for each vacuum cleaner. Avoid the clunkers and quickly find the winners!


Just published - our latest TOP RATED VACUUMS lists



To date our average ratings for each brand (as a result of each rated model) are shown in the chart below:

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READ OUR LATEST 2011 & 2012 VACUUM CLEANER RATINGS...

 

Dirt Devil Power Reach Pet Bagless Upright (UD70095)

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

88.1 Consumer ratings for the Dirt Devil Power Reach Pet vacuum (model UD70095) are at the top end of the good range and this vacuum is also quite reasonably priced at less than $150 USD at most retail outlets. Owners report that the vacuum has very powerful suction and is easy to assemble.  It also has washable filters, an effective pet hair tool, several different height settings and a headlight.  Some owners feel that the hose is a little short however and that the vacuum is a bit loud.

 

Electrolux Ultra Active Canister Vacuum, EL4300A

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

90.6  The Electrolux Ultra Active Bagless Canister Vacuum - model EL4300A - is getting excellent ratings from consumers.  It has HEPA filtration, suction control, brushbar on/off controls, and a host of tools.  It is also lightweight and quite compact, however some owners feel the dirt canister is a little small and the power cord short

 

Shark Navigator Lift-Away Pro

Sunday, 04 December 2011

94.1  The Shark Navigator Lift-Away Pro has received a consumer ratings score of 94.1.  This places it comfortably within the “excellent” range and also near the very top of our top-rated upright vacuums list.  This bagless machine is lightweight, maneuverable, generates strong suction, and also not too expensive.  It can often be found online for under $200.

 

Bissell Spotbot Pet Spot and Stain Cleaner

Monday, 26 December 2011

87.7  The Bissell Spotbot Pet gets good ratings from owners and most feel it does a very good job of removing stains related to pet “accidents”, coffee, wine, grease, etc.  The Spotbot Pet also has an automatic cleaning mode which allows one to set the machine over a stain, choose the stain mode (from the control panel) and walk away while the machine works.  Consumers find this unit easy to use and effective on stains but some feel that it goes through a lot of cleaning solution and there are also some comments related to the unit leaking.

 

Electrolux ErgoRapido EL1022A

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

83.1  The Electrolux ErgoRapido EL1022A gets good ratings from consumers.  It is liked for its light weight, quiet operation and 2-in-1 stick-vac to hand-vac feature, but some owners are less happy with the long battery recharge time and the fact that the unit is only average on carpet.

 

Dyson DC41 Animal

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

94.7  The Dyson DC41 Animal is Dyson’s latest upright.  It is getting consumer ratings in the “excellent” range and owners seem very pleased with the machines powerful suction, automatic nozzle height control, long power cord and ability to pick up pet hair.  It is, however, rather expensive.