Hoover - ONEPWR Blade+ Cordless Stick Vacuum with 2 Batteries - Gray

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• Rated 4 out of 5 stars

  Very good vacuum for small areas

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  Let me start with the great things about this vacuum. First off, I love how easy it is to take this apart to keep the interior dust bin and brush roll clean. As we all know with bagless vacs. The dust bunnies get stuck on the prefilter mesh and just opening the door to drop the dirt from the collection bin doesn't always get/let everything out. They made it very easy with this model for those times when the hair and fur and other fuzzies get stuck. The whole dust bin can be pulled apart by simply lifting it out through the filter side. Then simply tap it or even rinse it out in the sink for like new condition. And the same for the brush roll. Simple take a coin/flathead screwdriver and twist the brush roll out. Now you can pull the entangled hair or whatever may have wrapped around the brush head. Both are super simple and not hard to do. Second thing that makes this a great little vacuum. It sucks! Combined with the torque of the powered brush roll and using the carpet power setting this vac will clean any floor you aim it at. Plus, if you like carpet lines...this vac grooms the carpet like a pro. Third thing I found was that the powered brush roll can be separated from the extension wand and mounted directly to the motor for a compact fully powered vacuum to clean stairs or what I really needed, the cargo area of an SUV (mini vans will also love this). And if you didn't notice in the specs. The brush roll has LED lights to help you see in those dark areas you will send this vac. Great when doing the car. Lastly, everything you need to start your journey with the ONEPWR system of tools makes this vacuum a great place to start. You get (2) 3.0 batteries. Not base model 2.0. They also have a larger 4.0 battery. But I think for the best balance of price/performance for this vacuum the 3.0 battery is a great choice. Now, for those who want to know the bad side of this vacuum. It's a very good vacuum, so these are really just minor nit pickings that you might want to know if this is your first battery powered vacuum. The vacuum sadly won't replace the big boy vac you likely already own. The brush roll while powered and has a lot of torque to groom the carpet/floor. It's also fairly light and doesn't have a lot of downforce like big uprights. This is fine for open areas, but it floats a bit under furniture. Secondly, runtime on eco settings is good and likely as advertised. But if you have carpet, you will probably never use eco settings(slower brush roll, and less suction). On carpet setting you get about 20min per battery. That's plenty for my modest house. But a mansion might be disappointed. Also, this is a top heavy tool and it can not stand on it's own. They have included a wall mount for storage, but if you stop mid-cleaning...LAY THE VAC ON THE FLOOR...if you don't, it will find its way to the floor on its own. That probably will damage something! To summarize. While it's my first week with the Blade+. I like it and happy with the performance on the highest setting(carpet). Sure the batteries only last about 20min each. But that's plenty for the purpose of a battery powered vac. And, there is a second battery if you need another 20min. And since bagless technology needs to be clean to keep maximum suction. This vac is super easy to disassemble and keep in peak suction readiness.

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  Posted 5 years ago by JinOH

• Rated 3 out of 5 stars

  15 Minutes of Limited Convenience

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  The Hoover Blade+ is 3 stars because the battery life is abysmal, the suction is fair, and because it sits too low to be able to suck up crumbs, or piles of dirt. This stick vacuum is affordable and is well equipped for quick cleanup, but the convenience packed into the Blade+ is often overshadowed by its limitations. The vacuum is lightweight and appears to be designed in a way that is helpful with nearly any clean-up task, but it always seems to do just an average job. And, every single time I use it, I am amazed by how short the battery life is. Battery Life: At first it seems impressive that the vacuum comes with 2 rechargeable batteries, but it turns out that one battery will only provide about 15 minutes of use. (There are lower suction modes that provide slightly more time, but they are not worth using.) Providing the 2nd battery is basically required, or nearly everyone would return the vacuum furious that it can never finish any clean-up job. - I suggest purchasing the Hoover Dual Charger which charges at 3 times the speed of the charger that comes with the Blade+. With this charger upgrade you won’t have to wait literal hours to charge a battery that only lets you vacuum for 15 minutes. Suction: I say that the suction is only fair because the vacuum has a difficult time reaching corners and edges where walls meet the floor. It is also very apparent that the vacuum is only sucking dirt off of the surface of the carpet/floor. You are absolutely NOT getting a deep clean. Perhaps stick vacuums aren’t promising a deep clean, but it is annoying to know that I will need to re-clean with a standard vacuum to actually get more than a superficial touch-up. Also annoying about the suction is that the design of the vacuum head (and accessories) creates an obnoxious whistling. Both my wife and my 5 year old separately asked why the vacuum whistles while it works. Low Design: Because we have a 5 year old, we frequently have crumbs on the kitchen and dining room floors. I quickly discovered that the vacuum sits so close to the floor that it cannot suck up crumbs. Instead it pushes debris across the floor. Example: Last night my wife dropped a tub of Strawberry Milk Mix. The powder went all over the floor - so, naturally she grabbed the Blade+ to clean the hardwood. She was surprised to find that the vacuum just pushed the powder into a pile that it couldn’t suck up. (Yes, she could have disconnected the standard vacuum head and sucked up the strawberry powder with a different attachment, but this is just a good example of how incredibly low the vacuum sits. And with only 15 minutes to work with, you want to work quickly before you have to swap out for a fresh battery.) For small & short tasks, I would recommend the Blade+, but I would definitely make sure to explain the limitations. This will definitely not replace a standard vacuum, but it is definitely more convenient than a broom. I personally feel that the various Hoover ONEPWR products are only worth purchasing if you plan to purchase more than one tool in the product line. Since the Blade+ comes with two batteries, you can save money by purchasing the other tools independently (without batteries). Pros: + Lightweight + The wheels are coated in rubber so that they do not damage hard floors + Works well for Vacuuming stairs (although it cannot reach dirt/hair from front or side edges) + Suction Head has an LED Light + Comes with multiple accessory attachments + Accessory Attachments clip securely into place when being used + All accessory attachments can be used with, or without the pole + The brush roller has a groove that spirals around the cylinder which allows you to more easily cut hair & string that gets tangled + The Blade+ does a good job of vacuuming area rugs (although this is technically because the suction is not strong enough to suck them up (which typically clogs standard vacuums) + The filter is washable + The door of the dust bin is spring loaded - which means the lid stays out of the way as you dump out the dirt. + Design allows for two different grip positions. Can be held like a standard vacuum, or you can hold in a more forward location like a hand held dust buster. + Comes with two batteries + Batteries can be shared with all other Hoover ONEPWR tools + Comes with wall mount Cons: - Extremely poor battery life - Frequently produces a whistling noise - Only Moderate suction - Sits too low / cannot suck up crumbs or larger debris - Does a poor job of sucking up dirt from edges (where a floor meets a wall). - Stick vacuums cannot stand up like a traditional vacuum. You have to lay it on the floor or return it to the included wall mount - which can be a nuisance. - Only one accessory can be held on the vacuum - The included charger takes hours to charge a single battery that will then only work for 15 minutes.

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  Posted 5 years ago by TheDuke

• Rated 4 out of 5 stars

  Surprisingly Powerful but a Battery Drainer

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  Let me start by saying back in the late 90's I was a door-to-door vacuum salesman for what could be argued as one of the strongest vacuums out there. In fact I bought one for myself and still use it, 23 years later. Over the years I've tried all the latest and greatest, but always end up going back to that same vacuum. I didn't expect this to replace it either, but was looking forward to having something lighter, smaller and more convenient to handle the hard surface floors in my house. For those surfaces it works perfectly! But it doesn't really take a lot of power to vacuum up a flat hard floor either. But then I tried it out on the carpet to see what it would do, and all I can say is WOW! It completely blew me away as to how powerful it was on the carpet. You could literally feel the suction power of this vacuum pulling it tight against the carpet surface. The power was verified by seeing everything it was pulling up into the canister. It performed so well in fact that this little vacuum accomplished something no others were able to do over the past 20 plus years, it officially put my old "rhymes with Derby" vacuum into retirement! There is however one very big downside to all this power, it drains the batteries incredibly FAST! In fact, if batteries were gas, there'd be a guzzler tax! I've honestly never seen anything drain batteries as fast as this. To give you an idea of how fast, after fully charging the battery to 100% prior to its first use, it only took about 10 minutes before the red light started flashing indicating a low battery. I only have a 1550 square foot house and didn't even get to my 3 small carpeted rooms before the battery was pretty much dead. That probably explains why this vacuum comes with 2 batteries in the box. You'll need them both for sure. The only other downside I found with this vacuum is that since the motor is at the top by the handle, even though it's not that heavy overall, you'll start to feel it in your arms after some use. The motor being on top does come with a huge positive though. I have 2 dogs in my house, and with other vacuums I end up chasing fur as its being blown around by the motor. But since this has the motor on top, it doesn't blow anything around! Storing it is so much more convenient too. It comes with a wall mount that makes it easy to hang up in the utility room and keeps it out of the way. The batteries actually have a light panel built into them where you just push a button on the battery and instantly know how much charge it has. This is a very cool feature you don't find on most batteries. Overall, this vacuum is pretty amazing and surpassed all my expectations. I want to give it 5 stars so badly because of how well it performs, but I just can't do it just because of how fast it drains the batteries. I almost wish there was a corded option that allowed you to use either battery or a cord.

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  Posted 5 years ago by CKent