Customer Reviews

Hoover U5262-910 EmPower Bagless Upright Vacuum

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(21)
3 star:		(12)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This is a very good vacuum...It is identical to U5262-90.Despite being very powerful,It shares the same problems of 900..The unit needs to be cleaned,after each use.!!!A real pain!!Further when you empty the dust cup,i put a plastic bag over it,and take it outside of my home so i dont spread dust,inside it...I use a long narrow brush to clean the hepa filter...This takes about 10 minutes or less...So as with the 910.The suction is fantastic..It picks up cat hair quite well...If you willing to put up with the filter cleaning,and spending 20 minutes to vacuum,and 10 minutes,to clean it,its a good deal...The unit is a real pain,but great for cleaning!!!This is a tough call...I conditionally recommend the 910...

I really like this machine for the job it does, it picks up Everything!! BUT i find i have to empty it after everytime i use it, and after about the 3rd use, i have to clean the filter, and everything completely or it starts to emit an odor in the air of stinky dust...lol I know that sounds silly, but it is true, the filter needs to be cleaned thoroughly after every 3rd-or 4th use or is will smell. I have priced out new filters for it, and the cheapest i can get them for is $30.00 at canadian tire. This would be expensive, if i had to keep buying replacement filters. I got this as a gift for Christmas, and it really does do a good job, BUT it makes a lot of work afterwards taking it apart and cleaning the canister and filter.

I am very impressed with this Vacuum. I've never had a Vacuum cleaner that picked up so much dust and debris. I was surprised when I used it the first time around. I could not believe, my living-room was so dirty. It does a great job and gets to the bottom of the carpet and pulls out fine dust and small hair! I think this also has the wall-hugging technology/feature, as I have noticed it picking up small stuff from the corners...unlike my old vacuum. This is a much stronger and better machine than my old Bissell. I have always preferred Hoover over Bissell. And I could not wait to get the new EmPower as soon as my Bissell died on me.

EmPower is great but it needs cleaning after each use!!! Which for me, is not a big deal; I just take it outside, empty the dust container in the trash bin and wash it ... takes only a minute to do that. Also the HEPA filter requires a little bit of cleaning. I slowly tap the filter from the rim and clean it with a paper towel and put it back together. I agree, it's a little messy, but I can deal with my hands being dusty for a few minutes, rather than dusty rooms!!

The Hush Button is USELESS, it does not make much of a difference in the noise level. The power surge feature could come handy, I guess - no comments, as I have not used it! The Vaccum is very well built, but I am not very happy with the accessories, they are made of cheap plastic, you would think, a brand like Hoover would be have given good quality accessories too ?? !! hmmm ... not really !

Overall this is a very good product. I think it's an imitation of Dyson for much less. And I give it a FIVE-STAR rating. Go for it, if you can spare a few minutes of cleaning after each use... if cleaning is not an option for you - then NO Bagless Vacuum would serve the purpose as all Bagless Vacuums require some amount of cleaning.

When stationed overseas, our Exchange store frequently ran out of the vacuum bags I needed, so I bought the earlier green version of this one. For the most part, it has worked fairly well on carpeted area.

Pros:
-The long cord is great.
-Despite what earlier reviewers have said, I find the "hush" mode works well and allows me to listen to music while vacuuming.
-The attachments are stored on the unit (well, until the little piece of plastic holding the tubes breaks, that is.)
-The clear container is easily removed for emptying and allows you and your children to marvel at just how much dirt and hair was on your floor.
-Objects accidently sucked up are easily seen and retrieved.

Cons:
-Hush mode does an adequate quick pickup job, but you'll more often use the regular mode, and it is rather loud...but I've had louder ones.
-Replacement filters are $25 a pop and are very, very difficult to clean. I've banged one against the metal fence post for 10 minutes, and the dust still flew. Perhaps cleaning it after every use would help, as some suggested, but that seems rather inconvenient.
-And, while it is extremely easy to empty the container, dust tends to fly about. Stuff always falls out of the filter (the bottom is open) and leaves a small pile of dust to vacuum after you finish emptying it. Holding a plastic bag closed around it helps, but be careful when closing the bag or else the dust will escape in your face.
-There is a sharp U turn in the dust pathway, and longer items will get stuck. There are special shaped screws, of course, to prevent you from getting to it. Holding a 20# vacuum upside down and shaking it is not fun, I'm here to tell you.
-It cannot pick up small objects you want it to. (It will however, manage to suck up a popsicle stick...see above) Small rocks, for example, rattle around inside the brush area for a while making an incredibly loud noise.

Overall, this is not a bad vacuum, especially for under $100. Not having to buy bags is a plus, too. For light work, it should be convenient and adequate. If allergies, children, and pets are involved then I think it worth the while to look around more and compare.

On a day when I am not faced with having to go knock the filter against a hard object to clean it and stand in a cloud of who-knows-what, the Empower might have gotten 4 stars from me...but not today.

I bought this vacuum after reading so many confusing reviews that I thought I should write one myself.
I paid 99 bucks for it at Sears and for that much I have to say it is a great machine. It collected so much dust off my carpet that I was disgusted.
I have only used it 10 times so my review might change in the future but for now I give it 5 stars.
Yes it has minor problems, like the power cord being in the way of the hose and little things like that. But for me what really matters is how well it cleans my carpet, how long it lasts and how easy it is to clean.
BTW it is very easy to clean. I heard a lot of people complaining about cleaning this vacuum and I cannot comprehend why.
Bottom line it works great but if you are really picky buy a Dyson for 599.00

great on carpet, really picks up pet hair, terrible on tile/hardwood floors, just pushes dirt arround. If you ONLY have carpet good product.

We just received the vacuum today, and I was quick to sweep two rooms in my house. Listen, I am a clean freak, and clean the house multiple times a week. The last time these rooms were swept was about a week ago, and I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW MUCH DUST AND HAIR AND OTHER nasty things came out of the carpet after 2 minutes sweeping!! Judging by the amount of things it picked up, and the lines it left on my carpet, I say this thing rocks for the money! Yes, I had to take the filter outside to clean after one use, and others complained about that....Those people need to get a grip! The reason they're cleaning the filter so often is because of all the dust and whatever that just came out of their carpet! I agree that the design could have been better,but it's a one hundred dollar vacuum, so I would say it's a pretty good deal!

One downside....the black attachment rollers (which adjust the vacuum for bare floors, medium or high carpet) broke within the first 2 minutes of use, so I'll have to see if it affects the performance. Ususally I have the vacuum on the lowest setting anyway for the best cleaning! For those of you that need the adjustment setting, I am giving it 4 stars.

Final summary: For $100, you can't beat this thing. If you want performance AND super ease of use, spend $400!

In the first place I picked Hoover because of Consumer Reports, they have a lot of good things to say about most Hoover vacuums. To tell you the truth, I pick this one because it was just under one hundred dollars. I also picked it because it is a bagless, I just hate vacuums with bags. Well all I can say is that I am more than happy with this Vacuum. It has all the power you need plus some. It basically has a high and low speed which they call quite mode but basically it just cuts down on the power so it is a little more quite. But it also has a boost mode to give you even more power when you need it. The handle folds down which I like so it's not in the way when I'm trying to get something off the shelf. It is also very easy to clean. I would highly recommend this vacuum for anyone who is looking for a great vacuum at a cheap price who might be on a tight budget like we are. I almost for got one thing, the attachments when you need to use them work great.You just pull the hose off the front of the vacum put an attachment on the hose and you have just as much power as when you are using the vacuum, unlike my other vacuum which was like half the power. It also has a mini vacuum head for doing stairs and getting into tight places and works just as good as the vacuum, I couldn't believe how well this attachment worked. Five STARS all the way!!!

I received my vacuum last night and immediately put it to the test. I couldn't believe the amount of cat hair and dust this unit sucked out of my carpet -- I had enough hair to make at least four cats! Yes, you have to dump the container often -- but that means it is working; get over it people. This is a small unit, perfect for an apartment or small house so it doesn't have a huge dust cup capacity, but it is so easy to remove, dump and put back into place that it hardly slows me down -- and I have not had a problem with dust going everywhere... The suction is outstanding; between it and the roller it actually pulls the vacuum across the carpet. The 15-inch wide vacuum head is a little big in tight spaces, but speeds up cleaning in larger ones. This is also the quietest vacuum I have owned, which my cats and neighbors appreciate . All in all, this is a solid unit so far, and a great buy at this price -- I am very pleased.

I wasn't sure what to expect since I had never used this style vacuum cleaner before, but I was pleasantly surprised. The price was a bargain, the suction was better than my standard Hoover, and it was easy to use. The only drawback was emptying it. But I think after a few more times, I'll get the hang of it. Definitely a deal!