Eureka 6984A Power Team HEPA Canister Home-Cleaning System

by Eureka

Product Features

• 12-amp machine: power of bag canister with ease of lightweight vacuum
• HEPA filtration system filters both intake and exhaust air
• Nozzle base features foot-controlled handle release and height adjustment control
• Includes two power levels, two speed levels, and the capacity for carpets or bare floors
• Features auto-rewind cord, carrying handle, dust-bag hatch, bag-full indicator light, and accessories

Product Details

Product Manual [498kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 23 x 11 x 8.5 inches ; 23 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 28.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00005QX3W
• Item model number: 6984A
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,290,095 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

This two-part home cleaning system from Eureka combines the power of a bag canister with the ease of a lightweight vacuum. The nozzle (the part that you push around) is light and maneuverable, with a looped handle, a headlight, and thumb-controlled buttons. Eureka builds in several options, including two power levels, two speed levels, and the capacity for carpets or bare floors. The system's nozzle base features a foot-controlled handle release and a height adjustment control for different floor types. You can also use the nozzle without the standing extension for cleaning up windowsills or high surfaces.

A boon for allergy sufferers, the HEPA filtration system on this 12-amp machine filters both intake and exhaust air, trapping particles 75 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. The HEPA filter itself is stored in the wide end of the canister, which releases easily for the recommended twice-yearly replacement. The auto-rewind cord feature on this machine, as well as the handy carrying handle, wide dust-bag hatch, and bag-full indicator light, are all great features. As for storage, you can't exactly stash it in a drawer, but the canister does stand up on its heel for reduced space. Better yet, the accessories are stowed in an on-board compartment. They include a crevice tool, a dusting brush, and an upholstery attachment. --Emily Bedard

Product Description

Eureka 6984A - This two-part home cleaning system from Eureka combines the power of a bag canister with the ease of a lightweight vacuum. The nozzle (the part that you push around) is light and maneuverable, with a looped handle, a headlight, and thumb-controlled buttons. Eureka builds in several options, including two power levels, two speed levels, and the capacity for carpets or bare floors. The system's nozzle base features a foot-controlled handle release and a height adjustment control for different floor types. You can also use the nozzle without the standing extension for cleaning up windowsills or high surfaces.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars worked well at first but broke after 6 mos of light use..., September 16, 2002

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Heather F. (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eureka 6984A Power Team HEPA Canister Home-Cleaning System (Kitchen)

I liked this vacuum at first. It cleaned well when it worked. Here are my problems:

1. The canister easily overturns when trying to move around corners. It needs two swivel wheels or needs to be balanced better.

2. After a few months of use, the carpet attachment started to squeak from what sounded like the wheels. Annoying for a product that is only a few months old.

3. A few months later, only 6 short months after the unit was purchased, the carpet attachment quit. The brush won't turn because it is rubbing plastic on plastic. It is poorly constructed. It smells like burnt rubber when I try to use the carpet attachment. You will notice that the canister is made in Sweden but the wand and floor/carpet attachments are made in China. They should have spent a few more dollars and had the entire thing made in Sweden.

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointed, November 3, 2002

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Mark Sullivan (Mt. Shasta, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eureka 6984A Power Team HEPA Canister Home-Cleaning System (Kitchen)

At first we were very happy: the suction on the vac is very strong, the roller also very effective, and the hepa filtration seemed to be working perfectly. Within a week or two the wheels on the powernozzle began to squeak. And now, just a little under two months(!) after we bought it, the roller brush is not working at all. Because the design of the roller is to have plastic end pins inserted in and spinning in a plastic holder, they wear, get hot and melt. What a teribble design. Maybe the better metal roller on the more expensive Eurekas work better, but this one seems to be fatally flawed. Not recommended except, perhaps, if you have little or no rugs and carpet to do. But why pay for such an expensive powernozzle then?

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Flawed Engineering!, January 24, 2003

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B. Lewis (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eureka 6984A Power Team HEPA Canister Home-Cleaning System (Kitchen)

The design of the beater brush system on this machine suffers from a fundamentally flawed design. The beater brush bearing surface is felt on plastic. The drive belt applies a significant lateral load on the beater brush. Inevitably, the plastic on the housing gets hot and melts. In some instances this is likely to result in fire if you have hair or lint in your carpets.