Electrolux Ergorapido Bagless Cordless Handheld/Stick Vacuum Cleaner, EL1014A

by Electrolux

• Ultra-lightweight cordless vacuum for cleaning bare floors
• Bagless design with no-touch dust cup and a snap-spring filter
• Wall-mountable charging station for storing vacuum plus crevice and dusting brush tools
• 9.6 volts of power, Energy Star qualified battery charger
• Weighs 5-1/2 pounds, measures 42 inches tall; backed by 2-year warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 10.8 x 43 inches ; 10.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Origin: China
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B002IAY3N0
• Item model number: EL1014A
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (410 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,755 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)
  • #18 in Home & Kitchen > Vacuums & Floor Care > Vacuums > Stick Vacuums & Electric Brooms

Product Description

Quick Cleaning with No Strings Attached

The lightweight Electrolux Ergorapido stick vacuum EL1014 is a great choice for quick cleaning of your bare floors as well as using as a hand vacuum for quick pickups around your home. This cordless vacuum is always at the ready when you are, and its bag less design--with no-touch dust cup and a snap-spring filter that removes all the dirt--is easy to empty and eliminates costly replacement bags.

The 2-position switch lets you flip from high to low power and back again in an instant. The Ergorapido features a motorized brush roll that completely clean your tile, hard wood and other bare floors throughout your home. The wall-mountable charging station provides an easy storage place for the unit, and the Ergorapido takes between 15 to 20 hours to completely recharge after fully discharging the battery.

Other features include 9.6 volts of power, crevice and dusting brush tools that are stored in the charging stand, and Energy Star qualified battery charger. It measures 42 inches high and weighs 5-1/2 pounds, and it has a 1/3-quart dust cup capacity. It's backed by a 2-year warranty.

Getting the Best Results

• Do not use outdoors or on wet surfaces. This vacuum cleaner creates suction and has a revolving brush roll. Keep hair, loose clothing, fingers, and all parts of body away from openings and moving parts.

• Place Ergorapido in the charging station. Always make sure that Ergorapido is turned off when placed in the charging station. The blue indicator lights will illuminate and always remain on when Ergorapido is docked properly in its charging station. It takes up to 24 hours to fully charge the batteries before the first use. When fully discharged, approximately 15-20 hours of charging is required for the battery to regain full capacity. Ergorapido should be left on charge when not being used. The adaptor may become warm during charging but this is normal

• Lift up the vacuum cleaning cover. Vacuum clean the dust container by placing the hose handle of another vacuum cleaner against the vacuum cleaning hole. Release the whole dust container by pushing the release button, remove the filters and empty the contents into a wastepaper basket. Return the filters and press back the dust container until it clicks into place.

• Turn the Ergorapido on. When pushed upwards the vacuum operates in full power. When pushed downwards, it operates with intermediate power for longer periods of use.

The 2 in 1 feature provides the benefits of both hand and stick vacuums

Product Features

2-in-1 Combination
The Ergorapido offers the cleaning maneuverability of a lightweight stick vacuum, with the convenience and ease of a handheld

Versatile Tools
The crevice tool and dusting brush are stored conveniently in the charging stand, always ready when needed.

Goes Where You Go
Clean under and around anything with the patented 180-degree swivel power head

Cyclonic wind technology allows this 2 in 1 vacuum to pick up dirt with high suction power

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

361 of 367 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Gets the job done pretty well February 20, 2010

By Chelsea Liddle VINE™ VOICE

Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought this after loving and then being disappointed with my Swivel Sweeper, which scratched up my hardwood floors and is put together cheaply. So second time around I went for something a little more expensive, hoping that it would be a better product and engineered to last. This vacuum seems to fit the bill in many ways.

THE GOOD: It appears to be well made and durable, with the parts fitting perfectly together and nice details that show that there was serious time put into the development of it. I LOVE the fact that the head swivels around (not a 360 like the Swivel Sweeper, but it does move nicely). Emptying the debris is a total breeze, and it easily snaps in and out. The weight on it actually feels good -- like it's sturdy -- but it's not at all cumbersome or heavy. I use it often and have never run out of power, so it seems to have a good charge. It does a good job picking up along the edge of the wall. The built-in hand vacuum option is really nice for getting into corners, doing detail work along the walls, cleaning up the stairs, chairs, etc, and it has stronger suction, so you can use it to suck up bigger items the vacuum won't pick up. You just push the two release buttons on the sides and the hand unit pops off the front.

THE BAD: I wish it would stand up on it's own. It was designed to stand up on the charging unit, which is great for charging, but I wish it could stand it up on its own without the unit. I wish the head was a little larger because I find that to do my entire upstairs with hardwood takes a while. Finally and MOST importantly, I wish it had better sucking power. It does a pretty decent job at picking up little crumbs, dirt, etc., but it generally cannot pick up larger objects like a Cheerio. Sometime it goes straight over the top of an object or pushes it around in front of it and sometimes it flings junk out behind it. It also sometimes has trouble getting little crumbs out of the grout. On my tile floor I have to go over it slowly and several times to get everything up.

Overall I am happy with it. If the suction was greater I would be thrilled, but I suppose if you have reasonable expectations about the abilities of a cordless vacuum you'll like it too.

** UPDATE: This vacuum also leaves marks on the hardwood floor. If you get this item be sure to clean the wheels on a VERY regular basis and also EXPECT some scratching to occur. If you roll the same direction as the grain it certainly helps and if you avoid lots of swiveling and curving around that also helps to minimize scratches (which slightly defeats the purpose of the swivel head -- oh well!).

*** UPDATE: It's been 2 years, mind you, two years of serious use, and it has reached the end of it's life. The battery was clearly starting to lose power so I took it to a battery shop to see if the batteries could be replaced. They couldn't, so I started looking for its replacement. I have since replaced it with a Hoover LINX cordless stick vacuum and am SO pleased and actually wish I got the LINX sooner since it's sucking power is far, far superior.

262 of 267 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great, compact, maneuverable, and cute! November 1, 2009

By Love Keeping it Simple

This cordless stick vac is lightweight, compact, and has an appealing design and color! It has a convenient base station, and has a built-in hand vac. The filter is easy to clean and has not only an easy to empty canister, but also a "twang" feature that helps you rid the filter of dust without soiling your hands. Awesome! The stick vacuum cleans my 850 square foot condo (all hardwoods) in a single charge, with charge to spare for using the hand vac on upholstery. (I haven't had to use it on carpet or in larger settings, so can't speak about it's performance there). It's compact, perfect for apartment-dwellers or for use in designated smaller areas of a larger home like kitchen, foyer, pet areas, etc. And frankly, I think it's adorable and LOVE the orange color - - very cheery when you're doing mundane work like vacuuming :)

People should have reasonable expectations of what a stick vac can do. A stick vac will never have the suction and power of a regular-sized vacuum, and you shouldn't expect it to! I keep a neat home, and vacuum once a week with my "regular" vacuum, a powerful, full-sized bagless upright with HEPA filtration that works great, but is kind of cumbersome and heavy to use everyday.

I use the ErgoRapido just for daily use in between "real" vacuumings, to keep my place neat and tidy everyday, free of cat hair/litter, crumbs in the kitchen, dirt tracked in the foyer from shoes, etc. - - and it works AWESOME for this purpose. I wouldn't expect it to do the job of a corded, full-size vacuum - - but it's awesome for everyday use to clean up little messes and dusty areas here and there.

I've owned other stick vacs in the past, and been disappointed with their performance (Dirt Devil "Vac-n-Mop" = TERRIBLE!). But this product so far is much better! I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a maneuverable, easy-to-use and sleek vacuum for light-duty work or cleaning in between "regular" vacuuming.

165 of 172 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars BAD rechargable battery design - DEAD batteries in 6 monhts April 27, 2010

By Pete C

It did work well for about 6 months. After 6 months battery would last less than 5 minutes. I also noticed that the motor seemed to be running at "low" speed.

A year later decided to have a look inside of the unit as it was useless sitting in the cradle not working anymore / not getting a charge.

I opened it up and found 3 of 8 batteries had burst.

I decided to try to replace all of the 8 batteries with new one.

It was a bit time consuming. I was able to solder on tabbed NICAD batteries and arrange them as the old ones.

Well it worked! The vacumn is like new again. Motor sound very powerful, picks up everything, runs for a long time and charges up every time.

The replacement 8 batteries were about $18.00 with shipping and well worth fixing.