Hoover - WindTunnel 2 High Capacity Bagless Pet Upright Vacuum - Purple

I live in a 1 bedroom, fully carpeted apartment with a Lab/Pit bull mix who sheds year round, and I myself have long hair; my old vacuum just couldn't take it anymore. no matter how often i took it apart and cleaned it, it just wasn't doing the job. I found this Hoover vacuum on sale for under $100 and took the plunge and splurged. I am so glad I did. This vacuum has serious suction. it has adjustable floor settings-bare floor and 4 carpet settings. the bare floor and low carpet settings are insanely strong. i started out on mid level carpet (3) but switched it down to 2 just to see and it was like I deep cleaned the carpet! the attached picture shows how much the vacuum picked up in just my living room, and I had vacuumed 2 days earlier with the old one. The powerful suction makes the vacuum feel heavy but it isn't unwieldy. the power pet hair attachment is like a vacuum on steroids and I was able to pull tons of dog hair out of the pet beds and the couches. There are 2 negatives: the dirt cup empties at the bottom and the conical wind tunnel shape makes it really hard to get clumps of pet hair out without banging it against the garbage can or sticking your hand in. the hose for the hand tool is very stiff and I'm hoping it will loosen up with use.

I like this vacuum because it is easy to navigate. It picks up dirt and dust pretty good. And it is easy to empty.

My Hoover Wind Tunnel beats any heavy, expensive vacuum I've ever used as a Care Giver

Got this vacuum cause my old one wasn't doing a good job picking up the dogs hair from the carpet. It did an excellent job. Has a powerful suction. A good buy.

So far so good! Hopefully I want have any problem.

Minimal assembly out of the box. Decent sucking; hose is a bit short however.

This vacuum works well with cleaning pet hair on the hard flooring.

We LOVE this vacuum! We have 2 cats who love to shed all over the house. I hate cat hair and dander, but love the cats. We got this model and have been amazed how much it picks up! We ran it the first time and it was nearly half-full with dust and hair that I didn't even know we had! My wife likes that it has an adjustable level so that she can use it on both the carpets in the house and the vinyl in the kitchen and bathrooms. It also has nice attachments for cleaning the bedding and couches after the cats sleep on them. I am glad we got this unit that does not have the retractable cord. First, because I am lazy and I don't have to empty this one as often because the dirt container is bigger because it doesn't need the room for the cord retraction part. Second, I've know a few people who had vacuums with retractable cords. While those units are easier to put away without winding the cord, they inevitably broke within a year or two (usually right after the warranty expired). The manual cord is a little more work, but lasts alot longer if you take care of it. This is definitely a light vacuum that can do some serious work!