Customer Reviews

Electrolux EL 7055A Twin Clean Bagless Canister Vacuum

5 star:		(51)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(16)

 

 

Until I purchased this! This nifty little vacuum achieves what no other vacuum can. It's powerful and robust yet light to handle. I was thinking about buying a Dyson, but they are so heavy to push around and I needed a flexible power head that can reach under furniture. The power head lays almost completely flat and slides easily under beds, sofa's and other furniture. All of the components are tough yet light. The hose is excellent and the telescopic part is made from aluminum, it's very solid.

It comes with a crevice tool and a dusting brush which are located on the hose handle and a separate well made hard floor brush that has real bristles and wheels, and an upholstery brush. The fact that I don't have to pick fluff and dust off the filter is a real plus, the bagless models are usually so annoying for that reason. This vacuum cleans its own filter with a simple maneuver.

The controls are located on the hose handle and are push buttons not switches, there are 3, the on/off, bare floor/carpet and suction control of which there are 2 levels. There are two lighted (a cool neon blue!) indicators on the canister for suction level and filter cleaning.

It is very easy to lift off the dust container and you press a lever to empty it out. I found it better to do this without shaking or tapping the dust out too much as it can cloud out all over the container if you are not careful, I then just dusted the lid and body with a swifer duster to clean up the fine dust.

I was quite shocked at what the cleaner picked up, it seemed to remove dirt that was really embedded in my medium pile carpet and I had been vacuuming regularly with my Kenmoore.

The only problem I have is that the power head is noisy, but I can forgive that because it works hard. The canister itself is not noisy when you switch to bare floor it is quieter than average. Also, I am not sure that the power head picks up that well on the bare floor option, I got a better result using the bare floor brush.

All round a super stylish high tech piece of Swedish engineering. It is expensive, but you are buying the Rolls Royce of vacuum cleaners.

I bought this vacuum last year and yes, it was the vacuum of my dreams. Easy to use and very effective. BUT I made the mistake of leaving it plugged in overnight. I came home from work to find that it had stopped working. I realized that it is not made by Electorlux but by Eureka and got it to the correct repair shop, where it has been for the last 3 months. Seems they are still waiting for a part.
What I was told is NOT to leave these plugged in. There is a product defect in the power wand that caused these to short out.
Think hard before choosing this vacuum.

I honestly dread trying to sort out household appliances like this. I purchased this, however, after my typical review through Consumer Reports, searching the net, etc. The most important part of it, however, was actually getting my hands on one and trying it in the store. It is definitely one of the more expensive vacuum cleaners one might find. But my wife wanted a canister and we wanted something light and easy to get around. And that's where I was sold on this thing. It is ergonomically very friendly. It is compact, pretty light, and it just feels solid. I wanted that didn't require us to bend down to change the settings and this thing seems to have all of that. The handle length is very easily adjustable, the buttons allow a quick switch from having the brush in the motorized head go from on to off and to adjust the height of the head, the buttons to push with your feet are solid and not thin and skimpy. As far as how well the thing vacuums - it seems to do an excellent job. We have lots of bare floor, persian carpet, and wall to wall. And it does an excellent job with all of them. The accessories are standard. There's nowhere to store the accessories on the canister that I can see.

The bagless system they have here seems very easy to work with. We haven't had the thing long enough to know if it's a good thing or a bad one.

I feel I paid a lot of money for it, though, and I hope it lasts. It has a two year warranty and Dyson's uprights have a five year warranty. I purchased an Electrolux upright in 1990 and have changed the belt twice myself for about twenty bucks and the thing is still going. So, I've been happy with them as a company. I think some of the Kenmores might be an interesting comparison product. I just thought this thing was more solid for a few more bucks.

I took a chance on this vacuum after reading the mixed reviews. Big mistake. Within the first couple of weeks, it only worked when it felt like it. After 3 trips to the Electrolux warranty center (45 minutes away), *I* finally figured out that it was a connection issue where the hose meets the canister and where the powerhead attaches to the hose. Yes, both places. The warranty center told me nothing was wrong because it worked for them perfectly on cue. I contacted Electrolux and demanded that they send me to a new powerhead and hose. Then it worked well for a few months. Now the connection issues are starting again, and the retractable cord no longer works. I'm ready to throw it in the garbage. I'll never buy another Electrolux product again.

So you either love this vacuum or you hate it. I've had mine for three months and have been able to vacuum with it 3 times. I keep sending it to the repair shop because the power stops turning on. One of the other reviews mentioned that if you leave it plugged in it shorts out the power button, this is true even if you only leave it plugged in long enough to move some furniture. When I have had a chance to use it I have loved the job it does, it really has great suction and the filters are fabulous absolutly nothing is coming back out. The power head is very noisy. Be sure you check the return policy, I bought mine from another retailer here on Amazon and they won't take it back past 10 days (it was in the shop for the first time at 10 days) and Electrolux won't take it back either so I'm stuck with the thing til I can afford a new vacuum. At least I'm not paying for the repairs the Electrolux warranty is covering them. Still I'd like to vacuum more than once a month. ;)

The Electrolux EL 7055A bagless Canister Vacuum is a remarkable fusion of perfect engineering and ergonomic design.

I've gone through 3 vacuum cleaners in short time. Most have parts that easily break or get really gross and dirty. It's almost as if most vacuums are designed to fail to make you buy a new one. Not so with the Electrolux EL-7055A.

The Electrolux 7055A has been built differently from most other vacuums; its built to last. The elegance of the 7055A is in its simplicity. The clever bagless design traps most of the dirt and particles inside the easily removable container. The air is then sucked through one of two identical Hepa Filters. When one gets dirty, you simply rotate the Hepa Filter holder, and the filter cleans itself out. There's also an third Hepa filter on the exhaust of the vacuum.

These filters don't easily get dirty because most of the dirt gets trapped in the main container. I'm usually very hard on my vacuums, using them to clean things they were never designed for, such as work shops. I've been using this vacuum solid for 3 months and there are very little visible buildup on the main HEPA filter, and NONE on the exhaust filter.

The EL7055A is extremely powerful yet remarkably quiet and simple to use, with all of the controls on the main handle. Most of the cleaning tools fit in the handle as well. The self retracting power cord is well engineered. The entire vacuum feels very rugged.

I have mostly hardwood floors in my apartment, with several smaller carpets. This vacuum made my carpets cleaner then they ever were before, and with its included hard floor cleaner, it's ideal for hardwood floors as well. I usually like to walk barefoot in my apartment, and I can feel how much cleaner the floors have become using the 7055a vs the old broom i used to use.

In fact every part of my apartment is significantly cleaner thanks to this wonderful little vacuum. I've used it to dust the ceiling corners, vacuum my memory foam mattress, and cleanup sawdust in a work shop. There's nothing this vacuum can't do. But what's more impressive is the solid feeling that this vacuum will be around with me for a long time despite my abusing it. Why can't they make everything this solid?

This is an ideal vacuum for ultra plush carpets. We recently got a 75 oz carpet. It was really difficult to push around our Hoover Windtunnel upright on it. Also, it was difficult to get into the nooks and crannies.

I looked over all of the available vacuums and decided that I needed a canister vacuum with an adjustable height power head. Also, it should be bagless because the new carpets is shedding a lot and fills up the bag every time I vacuum.

I decided to get the Electrolux because one of our previous Electrolux lasted 20 years and the Twin Clean got very good reviews.

I really like it. It is much easier to maneuver over the carpet. I can get the head easily under tables. The unit is so light that I often just carry it around. The self cleaning filter seems to work OK, but I only tried it once. I still fill up the storage container every time I use it, but it is very easy to empty. I really like the self retracting cord. I can adjust the height with a toe pedal. All of the controls (power on/off, power brush on/off, suction force) are on the handle.

The only negatives is the power head has too many joints and is hard to steer. The holder for the extra nozzles isn't very secure and the nozzle keeps dropping out.

Nice Vacuum with excellent suction and easily picks up pet hair with ease. Bought refurbished - super price and highly recommended - I couldn't tell the difference between refurbished and new. I've own several different name brand vacuums and this one is on the top of my happy list.

I bought this vacuum as a replacement for my Hoover Wind Tunnel Upright. Although this vacuum does very well cleaning the carpets it is not as good on the non carpeted areas of the house. It has a switch to turn off the brushes for bare floors but the suction just isn't strong enough to clean well. The attachments that come with this vacuum are the small upholstry brush, a crevice tool, a small flat tool and a larger brush that might work on bare floors if it didn't have the brushes on the edge or the two small wheels on the side. Only 2 of them are able to store on the handle and one usually ends up popping off during vacuuming. This vacuum is also very loud when the beater bars are running....it sends both our dogs running for cover!! The dust bin is fairly easy to empty...as with all bagless vacuums this is best done outside the house. We have also found that taking an air gun to the dust bin removes any remaing dust (also do this outside). I have not had to self clean the HEPA filters yet and have had this vacuum since January 2007. All-in-all if I were to purchase another vacuum cleaner it would probably not be this one as I think there are other comparable vacuums with much smaller price tags.

I have had this vacuum for about a month. I did sweeep with it right after sweeping with my old one for a test and you wouldn't believe how much more it sucked up! Also, it is the quietest vacuum I have ever seen. Yes, it makes noise but it is probably not even half as loud as other vacuums. You can change from carpets to bare floors with the touch of a button. Accessories are easily taken on and off. The handle pipe extends with the touch of a button. I couldn't be more pleased! It was absolutely like new...couldn't tell it had ever been used and I received it in just a few days. A great buy and I would highly recommend it to anyone. I just wish I had had it before now. Do not hesitate to purchase this item.