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JohnnyHucky /r/VacuumCleaners
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1970-01-20 11:38:00.403 +0000 UTC

The Orecks, aside from being relatively expensive for what type of canister they are, would not be great for the carpet that you have. They are not terrible vacuum cleaners and have their purpose for sure, but the Buster is not something I think you would like based on your needs.

The Bissell 3059 is not as bad as it could be, but also not totally worth that price, in my opinion. The manufacturer for that particular Bissell model, Eup of China, makes relatively decent budget machines and the CleanView Lift-Off models are fine and quite a bit better than most of what Bissell offers, but you listed better vacuum cleaners within your options and it would not be my first choice.

The Hoover T-Series bagged is a decent vacuum cleaner. A lot of folks on here love them. I am fairly neutral on them. They clean well and are "no nonsense" in how simple they are. The model, according to Hoover, is technically discontinued, so the price has inflated quite a bit. They used to be sold for as low as $99, but regularly sat at around $130 or so. To me, they were a better deal at that price since the build quality is not great on them and things such as the attachment clips often break through normal use. Still, they work well, are pretty user-friendly, and are lightweight.

The Hoover WindTunnel 3 Max Performance Pet is a model and its variants that I used to recommend for somebody who wants a cheap upright bagless vacuum cleaner, but Hoover has substantially cut back on the features and build quality to the point where it is practically a different vacuum cleaner than when they first released it. Despite it being pictured in the listing with a belt tensioner that would allow it to have the brush roll turned off for use on hard floors, it no longer arrives with that feature. Also, it used to come with a changeover that provided a more direct air path to the head, giving it extra power, but they removed that too and I can see that they bothered to remove it from the pictures in the listing, but I can see where they just blacked it out on the left side of the units in the pictures. They also reduced the quality of plastic. I had one and it was so flimsy that I could grab the top of the handle, twist it, and the bin would pop off the unit just by that. This is definitely the worst vacuum cleaner you listed and Hoover should just discontinue it.

The Hoover MAXLife Swivel UH75210 is quite different than the WindTunnel 3, being a fresh design that trimmed much of the fat of the WindTunnel 3 and is better about being cheap. There is not much I have to say about the MAXLife. They clean alright and are priced right. The build quality is nothing spectacular, but the price reflects that and it at least stays together in one piece. One thing worth mentioning is that they take stretch belts that need to be replaced every so often and there is also no way to stop the brush roll. Nonetheless, since you seem to not have any delicate flooring, the spinning brush should not hurt them.

The Kenmore Elite 21814 is a solid budget option when it goes on sale, but I would not go for it in your situation unless you really think you need all those extra features. I typically recommend the fancy Kenmore canisters if somebody wants to have some of the features of a premium canister, but is on a budget that cannot stretch beyond a certain point. Kenmore even sells cheaper canisters ranging from the 200 Series to the 600 Series bagless and so forth that would likely be in a more comfortable price range. The Kenmore canisters are not bad machines. They are a step above the Hoovers in build quality and also some of the only power nozzle canister options for folks on a budget in the United States.

The Kenmore CrossOver DU3017 is my go-to suggestion for a bagless upright. I personally think it is the best budget machine on this list because it provides attractive features such as a lifetime belt, brush roll shutoff with a separate brush roll motor, a lift-away mode, a quick-draw wand, a multi-cyclonic bin with a washable cloth pre-motor filter, sealed exhaust filtration, and so forth. Kenmore does sell some garbage bagless uprights that look similar to the CrossOver, but the CrossOver is different because it was designed by Panasonic and is made in their own factory unlike some of the cheaper bagless uprights that I do not recommend. The build quality is significantly better than the Hoovers and Bissell too.

Out of all the units you listed, I would pick the CrossOver DU3017 or the WindTunnel T-Series UH30310. The WindTunnel is nice if you want a bagged and lightweight unit that is simple and easy to maintain and the CrossOver is nice if you want a competently designed bagless machine with a bunch of extra features that is more versatile in attachment mode. Between the two, the quality of the CrossOver is a whole lot better, which is what sways me towards the CrossOver, but you may like the simple design or cheaper price of the WindTunnel. Either would do the job, though. Both have brush roll shutoffs for hard floors, some kind of HEPA filtration whether it is HEPA bags or a HEPA exhaust filter, a couple basic attachments, and so forth.