James M. Say: Special Offer Eureka AirSpeed Gold Bagless Upright for Sale
Fine Machine, 2011-04-28
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Eureka AirSpeed Gold Bagless Upright with AirSpeed TechnologyThis vacuum assembles easily without tools. Don't be concerned when Step 1 states that the main handle snaps into place when pushed down and it doesn't. The main handle actually becomes locked only when the "carry" handle is attached in a subsequent step.I already own a Dyson and this vacuum compares favorably. Both have powerful suction. I actually prefer the Eureka's utility tool hose operation to that of the Dyson. The stair/upholstery hose attachment works especially well.The Eureka is bagless, but it does have two filters which require periodic replacement. The DCF 21 canister filter is $15.18 each on Amazon. The EF6 exhaust filter is $8.37 each. In total, filter replacements will probably amount to $50 plus per year based on Eureka's 3 to 6 month replacement instructions, although one can extend the canister filter life somewhat by keeping it brushed out. By contrast, the Dyson's filter is washable and lasts for years.The ergonomic centrally located carrying/lifting handle on the Eureka is a strong plus for users like me with steps, stairs, and lots of immovable objects that require the vacuum be placed into small spaces. The Dyson's thin handle is at the very top of the machine which makes it difficult to lift.The power cord on the Eureka exits the machine at the bottom rear of the vacuum, directly in the footprint of the user. I've now become somewhat used to it but one must constantly avoid stepping or walking on the power cord.Overall, I probably still prefer the Dyson but by only by a slight margin. The Eureka should be an excellent value if it turns out to be durable and dependable.

L. Cabrera Say: Special Offer Eureka AirSpeed Gold Bagless Upright for Sale
It's going back to the store, 2011-05-17
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Out of the box, I loved this vacuum. It has powerful suction and I can't believe how much dust and dirt it picked up - it really does a great job at cleaning!Now to the bad part. I have never owned a vacuum that required this much maintenance and cleaning. According to the product maintenance tab on this page, after each use you are supposed to empty the canister and then clean the filters. doing this, took us 15 minutes and made a dusty mess of the air and our hands. Who wants to play in the grime that you just vacuumed up and get the dust all over the place?On top of that, you are supposed to replace several of the filters every 3 months. This is where they get you. It's almost $40 to do this.I am taking it back to the store. This vacuum may be inexpensive to buy, but it's not worth the cost and hassle to maintain.I am surprised that there aren't more reviewers that are mentioning this. While browsing thru the reviews the only thing I can come up with is that the people are reviewing it after just buying it, before they probably realize what a pain it is to own.

J. Jannotti Say: Special Offer Eureka AirSpeed Gold Bagless Upright for Sale
Wow!, 2011-05-05
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I had to break down and buy a new vacuum. The one I had was literally falling to pieces. I wanted one that had similar features, upholstery vacuum, extendable wand, etc. I was also looking for one that had good cleaning abilities. I was a little hesitant at first, when I ordered this vacuum it had just become available on Amazon and had no reviews. I decided to go for it.Had it for less than a week, but so far it is a cleaning beast. I have two children and really only three bedrooms that need cleaning, rest of the house is tiled. I just emptied the canister and wow is all I can say. It had stuff, more than likely was sitting deep down in the carpets for a long time. I commented to my wife the carpets actually looked clean after vacuuming them. Had the other vacuum for 4 years.Pros: (so far)Easy to manuever, does not seem unwiedlyOn the lowest carpet setting will actually pull itself forwardLots and lots of suctionLong reach with cord and hoseNot very loud, pretty typical noise outputSeems to be well put togetherCons: as I see itCannot turn off beater brushDoes not make coffeeLongevity remains to be seen, but for the money I would say give it a shot.

Jennifer Ray Say: Special Offer Eureka AirSpeed Gold Bagless Upright for Sale
Great bagless vacuum isn't perfect, deserves 4.5 stars., 2011-08-24
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After years of using an inexpensive (cheap) Hoover vacuum, I discovered the beauty of a really good vacuum. Don't get me wrong, my old Hoover met my basic requirements when I bought it - it was within my budget, worked decently. It was a good vacuum, just not a REALLY good vacuum.By the time I bought my Dyson Animal, I had acquired five house-bound cats, making the need for a really great vacuum something more urgent. That Hoover just couldn't handle the job as well and required way too much upkeep in terms of belt changing, bag changing, etc. The worst was that a belt always seemed to break when you were up late cleaning house just before some event and it wasn't easy to run to the store to get a replacement. The Dyson freed me from the drudgery and expense of bags and belts while doing an outstanding job of vacuuming my carpets and upholstery. Without going into detail, the Dyson Animal set the bar pretty high for me in the vacuum department.Cut to this year when I got my hands on the Eureka AirSpeed Gold Bagless Upright Vacuum (AS1001A). I'll start by saying this vacuum is one of the best I've ever used - it isn't THE best, but that Dyson is hard to beat. If I had never used a Dyson, I would say that Eureka's AS1001A model is the best I had used. Considering that the price for the Eureka is usually several hundred dollars less than the vacuums in the Dyson line, and the Eureka model would be the clear choice for most consumers. Don't get me wrong, I do think the Dyson was worth every penny I paid for it, but I used a Christmas bonus to buy it and not everyone has the budget to splurge on the Dyson when a Eureka does such a fantastic job at a lesser price.CONS:Like I said, the Eureka is a pretty darn good vacuum, but not perfect enough to give it 5 stars. If Amazon allowed half stars, I would give it 4.5, though. I'll start with my few disappointments regarding the Eureka AirSpeed Gold Bagless Upright. First, it may be bagless, but you do still have to deal with belts. I really hate changing the belts, so this is of particular note for me. I haven't had to change one yet, so I can't say how easy or difficult it is, but the manuals make it look easy enough. On a good note, they do include a spare belt in the box, so you have one ready the first time it breaks.Second, you do have to put the vacuum together when you pull it out of the box. This isn't an issue for me - my problem is that the instructions for this were a bit vague in some areas. I spent quite a bit of time on step 2, where you are instructed to "place handle on vacuum; push down to snap into place." I kept pushing, expecting to feel or hear the `snap' referenced in the instruction but it never snapped. I finally moved to step 3 and found that the handle piece doesn't really snap in place, it relies on the carry handle being inserted during step 3 to secure the handle. This is a small thing, but could save another user like me some time if it were worded slightly differently. Still, this is a rather minor issue and I would not count off points for it.Another disappointment is the `hook' where you snap the top of the wand to hold it on the vacuum. This feels a bit flimsy and I haven't been able to get it snapped in with a solid feel. It slides or falls out of this hook with minimal touch. I would like this to be more secure.PROS:Now that the bad is out of the way, on to the GOOD stuff. First off and most importantly, the unit vacuums very well. I've used it on linoleum, carpet, and upholstery and found it does an admirable job, especially considering the kitties I live with. There is a path selector dial that controls whether it is set to using a hand tool or floor and another dial that allows you to set a carpet height or bare floor. All settings have worked equally well for me.The bare floor setting was especially impressive. Many of the vacuums I've used in the past have a harder time on bare floors and leave some debris behind, but I've not experienced this issue with the Eureka AS1001A.One of my favorite features on this vacuum is the hose length. I live in a 3-story townhouse, and vacuuming staircases is a huge hassle when you have to carry the entire vacuum up the staircase with you, balancing it with one hand while trying to vacuum a stair-step with the other. With the Eureka AS1001A, the hose is long enough for me to leave the unit at the foot of the stairs and stretch it up to the very top step. This leaves both hands free to vacuum and keep myself balanced rather than the machine and is much safer for a klutz like me. I honestly couldn't believe that the hose stretched that far - it compacts so well that it wasn't until I actually tried it that I realized the full length. When I was done, the hose compacted nicely again.Still on the subject of vacuuming stairs, the machine comes with a `turbo nozzle' for vacuuming stairs. My Dyson has something similar and both work very well. Where some vacuums only offer a few basic hand tools that really don't do the stairs very well, the Eureka's turbo nozzle not only gets all of the dirt and other debris up from the stairs, it also refreshes the pile height on the steps just as the vacuum's floor setting does in a standard room.As for the other hand tools, it comes with the typical dust brush and crevice tool that you find on pretty much any vacuum. Both tools work as well as any other I've used and I consider both necessary so I appreciate having them.The wand has an extension that stores over the base part of the wand. When you want the extended length, simply slide it off and slip it back on the opposite direction, just as with most other vacuums.The Eureka model also sports a decent area for wrapping the electrical cord when the machine isn't in use, complete with a little groove on the end to snap it back onto the cord and hold it in place. This sounds like a no-brainer, but I have used vacuums that don't have this features, so I very much appreciate it when it is there.On to the clean-up: the bagless dust bin is great. I wouldn't purposely own another vacuum without this feature after being spoiled by the Dyson and now the Eureka. With my Dyson, emptying this bin is pretty much a one-handed operation. With this Eureka, you need both hands free to do it. This isn't a big issue, but when you've experienced a machine that allows for one-hand bin emptying, you get used to it. The reason I prefer this is that I can hold a trash bag with one hand while flipping the switch to empty the bin with the other hand. While the Eureka method may need two hands, it is still VERY easy to maneuver, so I would call this point `room for improvement' rather than an `issue'.The package includes a filter cleaning brush so that you can clean the vacuum filter easily. This is nice to have and it would be even better if there was a place on the vacuum to stow this brush. I haven't found one yet, so if anyone has figured this out, please leave a comment for both me and other consumers with that information.Other than the one issue I had with the instructions while assembling the unit, I have found the documentation to be very good. It comes with paper manuals, but you can also download the Owner's Guide, Quick Start Guide, and Maintenance Guide in PDF format from the Eureka website. They also have the accessories and parts for this model available for order on their site so if you need extras, replacements, etc. you should be able to easily find the parts and order them. There are also instructional stickers strategically placed on the machine to provide quick reminders when you need to empty the bin, etc. but don't want to take time to pull out the manual.All in all, I highly recommend the Eureka AirSpeed Gold Bagless Upright vacuum. This is a really great vacuum at a moderate price that most people will find affordable and effective.

Jmom4 Say: Special Offer Eureka AirSpeed Gold Bagless Upright for Sale
Great power. A little high maintaince, but worth it!, 2011-04-29
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I have had this vacumn for about a month. I do not think I have had it long enough to write a appropriate review, but I know I will not remember to do it a year from now! I bought this to replace a $200 Kenmore that I had for two years. Two years is good for me. I usually have to replace them every year. I have 4 kids and 3 German Shephers...therefore I vacumn every day, sometimes twice a day. I really like the Eureka Airpeed . The first time I vacumned with it.... I was SHOCKED (at a little grossed out) at how much dirt/hair it got up. I did a 3x3 area and it almost filled the canister! It has great suction. I have low area rugs and this vacumn gets everything up, even dog hair. It also do very good on hard wood floors. It is easy to empty, but the filter and the area around it get DIRTY FAST. I have to clean it alot. I did not think that it would be that dirty that fast, but it started losing suction and I looked any it was not geting any air flow. As soon as I cleaned it, it went back to cleaning perfectly. It is very easy and pretty quick to clean. I rinse the filter about once a weeks. The cord is not quite long as I would like and it falls off the clip a lot while vacumning. It also does not have a light. My favorite thing about the Eureka AirSpeed is the power of the hose! It is equal to a shop vac! It is awesome. The attachments stay on the vacumn nicely (while in use and while not in use). It also gets very close the walls, unlike my old one. If you do not mind a little maintance, it is definitly worth buying. It also comes with a 2 yr warrenty.

L. Young Say: Special Offer Eureka AirSpeed Gold Bagless Upright for Sale
Not recommended, 2011-09-12
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The only good thing I have to say about this vacuum cleaner is that it does work really well on carpet. If you don't have any stairs or bare floors, this should work fine. On bare floors however, the cleaner brush spins the dirt back behind the cleaner before it can be sucked up and you cannot turn the brush off. Even on the proper "bare floor" setting it still spins. This vacuum actually makes bare floors more messy by shooting debris all over the place. This vacuum also has poor edge pickup. I have to use the attachment tool to get next to my walls. And if you notice in the picture above, the lady using the hose has the vacuum pulled against the bottom step. That's because you can only pull it out about 4ft before it turns over the vacuum. I guess if you wedge it up against something, you might get 14ft out of it. This vacuum also overheats easily. If you use the vacuum tool too much or don't empty VERY often (every 15 minutes), it'll overheat and then you have to wait about 45 minutes before it will start up. I would not recommend this vacuum!

Megan Jentzsch Say: Special Offer Eureka AirSpeed Gold Bagless Upright for Sale
USED, ABUSED AND STILL AMAZING, 2011-11-08
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We've had this vacuum over a year. Right away we could see it was incredible. The suction power is so strong if I got too close to a sweater it would literally suck up the ENTIRE sleeve. So watch out for that. I have really put this thing to the test and it passes every time. Anything you can think of that a toddler would leave around this thing will suck up. I mean LITERALLY (I'm not talking about the hose, the actual vacuum). This will suck up whole crackers and chips, little bits of dried food dropped on the floor (chicken, beans, veggies), chunks of cheese, big pieces of old dried bread, and EVEN BIG CHUNKS OF THICK DRIED FRUIT. I didn't mean to do that and it handled it just fine. This thing is amazing, along with it's price. And I don't mean a piece here and there that it sucks up. I mean a big pile of nasty scattered all along the floor and it gets it all in one amazing swipe. It's only plugged up and lost it's suction power once, but I just cleaned out one of the filters (it was all clogged) and then it was like new again. I do clean out the filter pretty regularly (which is really simple and fast), but if you're not as bad as I am, you probably wouldn't need to. Everything else like the hose and accessories work great and are very easy to use. My ONLY complaint is for some reason, after I empty it out, I have trouble putting part of it back together. It seriously takes me FOREVER. I don't know why. But it's an annoying sacrifice for the amazing suction power.

Prakash K Mandgi Say: Special Offer Eureka AirSpeed Gold Bagless Upright for Sale
Plastic parts fall apart.., 2011-10-01
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Very bad fit with internal plastic parts. Fell apart within 2 cleaning cycles. Suction power is good though. First the spring latch broke off and now the filter is not going back into the socket. Very bad construction quality. Very frustated with all these vaccuum cleaners.

R. Harry Say: Special Offer Eureka AirSpeed Gold Bagless Upright for Sale
Solid Buy, 2011-10-26
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I haven't had this thing for more than a few hours but I will give you my first impression. This thing has great suction. In fact, one reviewer here compained that this gets stuck on carpet and they can't figure out why. It is because this thing has really really good suction and if you set the heighth too low, it will suction to your carpet and become difficult to move. That is how awesome the suction is. Only time will tell if it remains this good after years of use. In particular, I was thoroughly impressed with how well the suction was good all the way to the very edge of the vacuum head. It totally picked up all the pet hair that resides near the baseboard by the wall. On my old Hoover, I would have to get out the hose for that. This thing is already saving me time.People are complaining of build quality. Honestly, other than some of the plastic hooks to hold the hose, this is as solid as my old Hoover and it seemed just as solid as the current Hoovers, Sharks, Bissels, Dysons, and other comparative brands at the store. In fact, one of the reasons I liked this is because I noticed it was one of the only display models that could stand up to customer abuse.People are also inaccurately reporting the maintenance requirements. The canister is emptied every time (and you need to do this because of how much this thing picks up). The filter is cleaned periodically. Additonally, for the person complaining about belts. Probably one of the only reasons this occurred to the reviewer is because Eureka was awesome enough to include a complimentary replacement belt in the box. To my knowledge, ALL stand-up vacuums like this require belts. In fact, one of the reasons I bought this is because my old Hoover started breaking its belt every 3 months and I got sick of it. In the end, is this vacuum high maintenance? A BIG NO. This vacuum's maintenance is on par with every single other bagless vacuum on the market. All of them tell you to empty the canister after each vacuum. The owners should be HAPPY that Eureka allows you to clean the filter at all. Many models don't have cleanable filters and just require you to periodically replace them. The filters for this vacuum can be purchased for about $15 on Amazon. Check around at other models and I bet they won't be that cheap... I do recommend cleaning the filter after the first vacuum though. My old vacuum left behind literally years of dust that this thing picked up in one pass and that made the filter crazy dirty after the first vacuum. After that, it is all about maintaining the clean...My biggest gripe about this is the configuration of the accessories. They do have spots for the different hose attachments but they are kind of sticking out of the front and back of the vaccum. In particular the brush that goes on the back of the vacuum sorta rubs up against the power cord which is a little annoying and honestly a very obvious design problem that eureka could have taken care of. Ironically, they have a different smaller model of the airspeed, called the airspeed vuum, which is difficult to find (I saw one at only one of the several Targets in my town). The way they handled the hose design and attachments on that vacuum is awesome and I wish they had translated that to their larger models. In the end, this is more of an annoyance. I bought the vacuum for its cleaning power, not as a room decoration. So, I will deal with this to get this quality of product at this price point.Lastly, it is a little heavy. Of course, I am coming from a bagged vaccum which are always lighter. I can make no comparisons to other bagless systems but I would wager this is on par with them. This really isn't a huge deal except when attempting to do stairs.Pros:1. Sucks Awesome - both floor and through the tube.2. NOT high maintenance.3. Great quality for great price point.4. Cheap replacement filters.5. Worked equally well on carpet and linoleum flooring.Cons:1. Slightly heavy.2. Poor design on attachment clips.3. It does not vacuum on its own? Where is my sandwhich vacuum!?!?!If you are on search for a bagless vacuum that doesn't cost $400, this is the one you want.

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Very mixed on this, 2011-05-01
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Overall I rate this vacuum as 2 stars. However, if you have a 1 story home I would generously give it 3 stars.Here's what's good about it:- This vacuum really sucks! In a positive way. The suction is great! The air path knob works well, sending suction from the vacuum to the tools. The Turbo nozzle is very powerful for stair use.- No vacuum bags. It's nice to not need to deal with them.- Air filtration. The Hepa filter captures 99.97. That's a really great attribute. You don't want that dust and dirt flying back into the air. Keep in mind that you do need to replace these periodically.Here's what's not so good about it:- This vacuum is very heavy. If you have a two-story home, it will take a lot of effort to bring this up and down the stairs. We've had an Oreck for years, which is only about 9 pounds, so anything will be heavier than that, but this Eureka AirSpeed is really, really heavy. You need some strength to lift it. Getting it up and down the stairs is very awkward. The main vacuum head doesn't fit on the stairs (it's too large), so you'll need to really carry it.- The directions are too complicated and difficult to follow. There are just too many parts to install that in my opinion could have been installed by the manufacturer prior to delivery.- The instructions are not well written. For example, in the quick start guide (with "quick start" being anything but quick), they tell you to in step 2 to place the handle on the vacuum by snapping it into place. The handle does not snap, EVER!!! Only after you've completed the second step do you actually snap anything into place. Also, all of the instructions for the hose connectors are confusing at best.- The directions assume that the person assembling this vacuum has the thumb strength of Hulk Hogan. The 4th step of installing the turbo holder into place is very frustrating. This is where Hulk Hogan thumbs come into place. They tell you to "place thumbs on each side and snap into place." My thumbs could not do this. I needed to pound it into place using the base of my palms.- I find the power switch to be in an awkward place as well as the height adjustment knob. It's not very easy to adjust with your foot as they show in the instructions.So I'd say that if you don't mind the challenges associated with getting started, and you don't mind the weight of the unit, the good sucking power may make this an okay choice for you. Otherwise skip this one.