- 14-amps -- more than any corded vacuum
- Interchangeable power packs never leave you without power
- Long-life HEPA filter lasts 7 years
- Rotating brush shuts off for bare floor cleaning
- No bags to buy or broken belts to replace
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Early Adopters Pick: June 2003. The World's first full-powered cordless Vacuum, the Westinghouse WST1600, requires no bags or replacement belts, sports an advanced filtration system, and utilizes a floating head that automatically adjusts to bare floors, deep shag carpets, and everything in between.
Up until now, all full-powered upright vacuum cleaners shared the same irritating feature--a cord. While vacuuming with one hand, we hold the cord with the other hand to keep it out of the way of our cleaning path. As we go around furniture this leash gets caught, and we continually stop our work to free it. Westinghouse has finally done away with the cord, and included other recent vacuuming innovations to offer what may be the easiest to use floor cleaner we've tried. The vacuum is bag-free and uses a long-life HEPA filter to trap the smallest particles and keep your air clean. It has a clear dust canister that lets you see when it's full, and emptying the collected dirt is quick, easy, and mess-free. The canister pops out of the machine, you twist out the filter and empty it--a quick rinse and it's as good as new. There's also a built-in telescoping cleaning wand on a stretch-hose for above-floor cleaning. The vacuum adjusts automatically to different rug heights and thicknesses, and it's also great for bare-floor cleaning.
Out of the Box
The Westinghouse Unplugged comes with a great easy-to-follow manual, and you'll want to give it a read before getting started. Once you do, you'll find the one disappointment with the machine: you can't use it immediately after arrival. The vacuum uses an advanced battery system that requires the Ni-Cad batteries to be conditioned in the charger before your first use (and again about once a year). So, once your exciting new machine arrives, you'll have to find some patience, put the included fuses in the battery packs, and put a battery in the charger for a 24 hour conditioning. Since you need both batteries to operate the machine for more than a half hour, it'll be 48 hours before both are conditioned, fully charged, and ready for service.
The wait is worth it. Each battery lasts for 30 minutes, and it takes the charger only 30 minutes to charge the back up, so you can clean continuously with his machine. Switching the battery is simple--it pops out with a simple lever on the back of the machine, and the fresh battery snaps cleanly into place. One caveat to the continuous cleaning is that use of the telescoping wand tends to drain batteries faster, so your best bet is to do all your floor cleaning first, and then move on to the drapes and such. The included battery charger is designed to detect problems with battery packs, and to prevent problems from arising during charging. It has a built in cooling fan to prevent overheating, and can tell you if you ever need to put new fuses in the batteries.
Does it Work?
We found the Westinghouse to be as powerful and effective a bagless upright as any corded models we've tested. While they spent considerable effort and research coming up with the cordless functionality, they didn't sacrifice anything else you'd expect in a well-designed modern vacuum. They even have a separate motor for the brush head that you can turn on or off while working (and that will relieve you of the need to constantly replace belts). Westinghouse also designed the machine to help you preserve battery power. Even after pressing the power button, the machine stays in stand-by mode until you release it from the upright position, and when you stop to move furniture, or shoo the cat out of your way, the machine powers down until you need it again. The initial wait while you condition the batteries is a one-time only, short-term frustration easily overshadowed by the quality, cleaning power, and leash-free operation of this machine. The Westinghouse Unplugged comes with the vacuum cleaner, two battery packs with fuses, the advanced charging system, a long-life HEPA filter, a dusting brush attachment, a universal cleaning tool attachment, a crevice tool, and onboard storage for the three attachments.--Brian Trinen
Product Description
With the Westinghouse Unplugged Cordless Vacuum, you can say goodbye to plugging and unplugging the power cord as you move from room to room. This full-performance, 15.5-amp upright runs on 2 Charge-N-Go Power Packs that are interchangeable for continuous cord-free operation. Each Power Pack provides 30-minutes of cleaning, and there's no drop-off in cleaning power throughout run time. Power Packs recharge in 30 minutes. Sleep Mode conserves power while vacuum idles in upright position. The telescopic handle-wand instantly extends for above-floor cleaning, and the rotating brush shuts off for bare-floor cleaning. Plus there are no bags to buy or broken belts to fix. Includes 3 on-board tools.
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
great idea/little power,
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This review is from: Westinghouse WST1600A Unplugged Cord-Free Vacuum (Kitchen)
I too was talked into buying this $300 vacuum,after reading the review.I absolutely hate cords,so this was perfect for me.I charged it as it instructed,the battery charger is loud,but I figured that if it worked it was well worth the noise.It was fun to use,the kids even enjoyed helping,which is very rare.It picked up dirt,and pet hair,but then I put it to a test vacuuming ,first with it,and then with my old corded model.My vacuum was nearly full,after,I'd already cleaned good with this vacuum.This vacuum,was fun to use,but didn't pick up deep down dirt,or anything on my carpet with a deep pile.I even gave it another try,hating to return it.I recharged it ,making sure nobody messed with it.It didn't help any,so we returned it.I miss the ease of the cordless,but after all I vacuum,to remove dirt,and no matter how much fun it was to use,it just didn't do the job.
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as powerful as expected,
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This review is from: Westinghouse WST1600A Unplugged Cord-Free Vacuum (Kitchen)
I had high hopes after reading "We found the Westinghouse to be as powerful and effective a bagless upright as any corded models we've tested" in the Amazon.com review, but after having tried it for myself, I am frankly amazed that anyone would have made such a statement. It was only because of that review that I was willing to pay $250+ for this machine.This vacuum is acceptable for a light cleaning, but is in no way a suitable replacement for a corded machine - it just doesn't have the power. It is not totally inadequate, but the power is marginal at best. Even on my low carpet the brush motor "bogs down", causing the brush to spin so slowly it doesn't have the power to give the carpet that "just vacuumed" look (sorry, I'm a guy with a poor "house cleaning" vocabulary). The vacuum does appear to be of high quality manufacture; the batteries do work about 30 minutes each; and the ease of cordless operation is great, but I think you'll find you need to follow up periodically with a corded unit to adequately decompress the carpet to restore its appearance and extend its life.
41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Early on, but so far so good,
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This review is from: Westinghouse WST1600A Unplugged Cord-Free Vacuum (Kitchen)
I have just had this vacuum for a week now but so far I am pleased. I must say I was concerned that it would not have enough power but after using it for the past week I feel it certainly has enough power for my use. Pros Cons
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