Customer Reviews

Hoover Flair Bagless Stick Vacuum, Bagless, S2200

5 star:		(62)
4 star:		(60)
3 star:		(17)
2 star:		(17)
1 star:		(24)

 

 

After reading some of the reviews here, I was concerned about buying this cleaner, even though it seemed to be exactly what I was looking for to replace my expired 1974 model Eureka electric broom (Brand loyalty lead me to look for another Eureka, but unfortunately, the company has been bought and sold several times, and they no longer make the quality product they did when I purchased my electric broom.) I visited my local independent vacuum dealer that I had used in the past in keeping my Eureka going all these years; and when he informed me he couldn't get the parts to rebuild the motor; I asked for his recommendation, and he endorsed the Hoover Flair. When I voiced my concern about the breaking housing, he showed me how the problem area has been reinforced - I mean the plastic tapers to 1" thick at this point. Hoover is now owned by Maytag, and they are concerned with making a quality product. Based upon that, and the strength evidenced by the thickness of the plastic in this area, I laid my fears to rest and bought the machine.

The vacuum performs EXCELLENTLY on both carpet and bare floors - I like the fact there is no metal on the nozzle to scratch my hardwood floors; and it also handles cat hair and cat litter with ease.

In summary, I recommend this cleaner WHOLEHEARTEDLY!!!

With new low pile carpeting (berber) and tile floors elsewhere in my home, this seemed to be the perfect solution and alternative to my trusty Kenmore. The Hoover was easy to handle, descent suction, fairly easy to empty the canister (albeit slightly messy as the dust/dirt tended to "fly" a bit), long electrical cord and an overall lightweight appliance easy enough to manage under tables and chairs and such. However, the third use resulted in a crack in the foot that attaches to the body - this resulted merely from preparing to turn off the machine - too much pressure when placed upright? One crack lead to another, then chunks flew off to the point that the bottom no longer stayed attached to the unit, no way to replace the part without replacing the entire base/foot - not cost effective and of course, past the 30 day return. If the hard plastic connection from foot to base were reinforced or if a preventive measure of duct tape or such around the connection were made I believe this minor adjustment would resolve this unfortunate complication. A call to Hoover netted "ah, sorry to hear of that, never heard of a problem like that before". I didn't know the one I bought for my sister had done the same thing until after I shared the details of my call to Hoover with her. She agrees it's a good concept, but plagued by an otherwise minor flaw.

I bought this vacuum along with another regular vacuum (eureka 480?) at the same time from amazon. The quality is not too good, but decent, but what do you expect for such a cheap cost. I paid $25 by using the gold box. It works pretty good for light use like picking up small dirt, dust, and hair from the hardwood. It works on carpet too, but since there is no real aggitator, it only does an OK job. Just surface debris. The bag system is a pretty big pain in the ***. You have to use your fingers to pull out disgusting dirt stuck to the filter. It is pretty light and glides through the floor very easily with it's rollers. This vacuum is good for when you have hardwood floors and you don't want to use the big heavy vacuum all the time. I would reccommend it to people as a secondary vacuum. Most I would pay is $30-35 for it.

This was easy to put together, and works for what I needed. We have large stone tiles in our den/kitchen area and I wanted something quicker and easier than sweeping for cat litter and such. The swiveling head takes some getting used to, but seems to make it easier to get under kitchen cabinets up to the kick board. Also, picked up whole potato chips. I have only had it for 24 hours and used it once, so these are just my first impressions.
BUYER BEWARE: You have to hang this thing up for storage. There's really no other way to stow it in a closet. The head does not sit flat on the floor when you hold the body straight up, like a traditional vaccum. It is at about a 45 degree angle to the body. The head does, however, flop to hang straight down when you put the vaccum on a wall hook.

After much research, I am now the proud owner of the
Hoover Flair stick vacuum/electric broom. I just used it and all I can say is WOW! I honestly wasn't going to use it today because Iswiffered yesterday and didn't really think I'd pick up much. Boy, was I wrong! After a once through on my hardwoods and area rugs, the canister was over half full of my Golden Retrievers hair!
I chose this broom vac for the price and features. It has the swivel head, which is really nice. It
also has a switch for changing from a hard floor surface to carpet.
I wanted that so it could do my two area rugs as well as my hardwood floors. I wouldn't
use this as my main vacuum by any means, but for what I'm going to use it for I think it will be perfect! Hopefully it will hold up nicely!

My Hoover Flair Stick broke the 5th time I used it, snapped right off at the neck. Apparently this appears to be a common problem, and I wish I had read these reviews more closely before purchasing.
To add insult to injury, because it was past 30 days (but less than 60), Amazon will only refund a portion of the price. What a ripoff! I understand it is not their fault, but they should honor products they sell.
If you still insist on purchasing one, do so at a retail outlet that will refund the full purchase price when it breaks off.
Good luck.

I purchased this vacuum because I was tired of being pregnant and lugging my heavy Hoover upright around the house. The Flair does a great job on bare floors and a reasonable job on rugs (I don't have wall-to-wall carpet, so that is fine with me). It also does a great job picking up dog hair. Because it's so easy to maneuver, I vacuum almost daily, and it's amazing how much dirt it picks up. It's also much quieter than my regular vacuum. A few complaints: this model doesn't stand up by itself, so you have to lean it against something sturdy or leave it flat on the floor when it's not in use. I would upgrade to the next model because this is an annoying problem. The bagless filter needs to be emptied often, about 3 times before I finish the house. Like other bagless vacs, you need to be careful emptying the filter so that you don't disperse the dust back into your house. It would be nice if Hoover made a bagged version.

I first saw this product in a retail store where they had only the floor model and none new and boxed. I asked the salesman about it and he said he was not aware they had sold out and that he would take the floor model off display until they restocked. In taking it off the display, he leaned it against a wall and it slid down and instantly the neck attaching the beater bar to the unit cracked irreparably -- a problem a number of other users here have noted. I purchased the unit online anyway, keeping this fact in mind, and have been ultra-careful with it and have had no problems. The duct-tape reinforcement idea another user suggests sounds good, if unsightly, and I believe I will try doing that as a preventive measure. If Hoover can de-bug this one problem, this would be the ideal mid-sized vacuum. Work on it, Hoover!

I love this little vac. I used a Hoover Quik Broom for 15 years until it finally wore out. I couldn't find another so I bought a Bissell Easy Vac last summer. It was terrible; didn't pick up well and the side vents blew the light weight dust & cat hair all over. Finally I found the Hoover Flair. It works better than the Quik Broom!!! I would definitely recommend this vac to everyone.

Fairly good stick vac. We use it mostly for cleaning our tiled kitchen area. Has adjustment for bare floor vs carpet. Good suction and light weight for easy handling. Only critiques are the base floor piece does not have a locking attachment to the body, though its unlikely to come off easily. Also the flaired, oblong shape can make maneuvering a bit funny at times.