What’s the best bagless upright vacuum cleaner? One of the advantages of being a vacuum ‘hospital’ is that we get to see (and hear) every brand being sold in the marketplace and get continuous vacuum reviews from our customers. We also get to see the changing environment of the vacuum cleaner market, vacuum repair, vacuum reliability and the vacuum parts availability. You may be aware that bagless uprights represent the majority of what’s offered in the Big Box Stores (BBS). If you weren’t, that’s great because it means you’re happy with what you’ve bought from us! But we realize that if you’re in the market for a new vacuum, you want to make sure you’re getting the best vacuum for your money so you may dare to look at the BBS offerings or look at the vast array online.
So what will you find in the BBS stores? Hoover, Bissell, Dyson, Dirt Devil and Shark (EuroPro) are the predominant brands these days. Bagged vacuums are scarce in the BBS retail world. As you probably know, we are advocates for bagged vacuums but we do feel the Dyson is the best bagless vacuum on the market. Why? Their relentless attention to engineering the best bagless vacuum cleaner is what motivates them to come up with new offerings every year. They recently introduced the DC50 upright and a small canister DC47 in May and you’ll see a great deal of advertising in the coming months. Dyson’s investment in research & development is impressive. “Every assembly within has new technology. Over 100 engineers contributed and over 1000 prototypes were tested.” For example, the technology of the brush roll is based on the very popular hand vac except the brush motor is located inside the brush roll itself. Not an industry first but still an innovation in its relatively small size brush. A list of the new features is on our VacuumHospital.com Dyson Sales & Service Page. Take a moment and watch this video.
So what shouldn’t you buy? First and foremost, be aware that the Shark vacuum is a poor imitation of Dyson’s cyclone technology (and so is Eureka’s upright for that matter). In addition, Shark makes very few parts available to the independent dealers so if you need a repair we may not be able to order parts for you. You’d have to order it yourself – after you diagnose the problem – and then bring it to us after you’ve waited a week or more to get it. Not an easy path in today’s hurried lifestyle. Weigh that against the confidence in having Vacuum Cleaner Hospital as a Certified Dyson Warranty Center.
The second brand to avoid? It’s a vacuum cleaner by a well-known appliance maker, LG. Already off the shelves at Sears and HH Gregg, it will soon only exist in the virtual world of the Internet BBS websites until LG finally kills it a couple of years from now. That’s speculation on my part but let’s just say Consumer Report’s recent love affair with some of their models didn’t exactly create shelf space for them in the BBS.
I hope this helps you when it comes time to buy a new vacuum. Of course, we’d love it to come from us and we’d be glad to help you when you’re ready. While we can’t carry every top quality brand that exists, we certainly do hand-pick every vacuum that’s in our store.
