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I use it a lot to vac hardwood floors of the houses I clean and it does a great job. First I bought a Dirt Devil vac and it was so loud it was deafening and I had to return it. I clean houses for a living and one day my Shark vac died and I had to buy another vac right away to replace it. I didn't think I would use the rotating brush option much because I didn't think it would do as good of a job as a big upright, but looking at the stuff that collects in the cup, I have to believe it does a pretty darn good job. I saw favorable reviews on Amazon for this vac so I thought I would give it a try. It really is a nice vac. I especially like using the brush option in small areas like beside toliets and in rooms that just have a lot of stuff in them and it is hard to manuver a big upright vac. Overall, this is just a great vac and a great price.
It picks up things that our regular Oreck vacuum misses. I was looking for something that would work well on stairs and small areas. I found this product to be as good as the reviews I had read. It is also extremely easy to clean out. I would highly recommend this product.
I used my last one so much I killed it. I will use no other stick vacuum.It has great suction, picks up every thing, does not scratch my floor and even works pretty decently on my area rugs. I'm on my 2nd Flair and absolutely love it. It wasn't a malfunction, just basic wear and tear. I love that you can clean the canister and filter. And the cord is perfect, I can do each room w/out having to replug.It does get warm after a long use, but what wouldn't. I see some users expect it to last a life time. Every electronic will eventually stop working and for $50 you can't go wrong.
The Hoover Flair is great. Most vacs say they are designed to do it, but you usually have to use the hose manually to pick up the dirt next to the baseboards. I love how lightweight the vac is and how the head swivels effortlessly to maneuver in tight and awkward spaces. I was using a $60 Kenmore model 26082 yellow canister vac, but it has always had poor suction and the wheels didn't roll smoothly (they rub against the wheel wells due to a flawed design). It's also much quieter--it doesn't have that high-pitched whine that some vacs have.The only thing I would change would be to add 5 to 10 feet of cord length. I have a top-of-the-line Kenmore upright that does an outstanding job on my carpets, but it doesn't do that well on the floors.I was concerned at first about the nozzle not being as wide as my old vac, but it is twice as efficient and I can get into more spaces. I needed a good vac to use on my slate tile floors (about 1,000 sq ft). The amount of dirt and pet hair in the dirt cup from a weekly vacuuming with the Hoover Flair is more than twice what the Kenmore canister would pick up.
The suction is strong over the full width of the nozzle. This is the first vac I've ever owned that actually sucked up dirt and cat litter on the sides of the nozzle against the baseboards. Much easier than dragging around my old canister vac. Other than that, it is an excellent design and a great value for the price.
A few weeks ago the head fell off and when I was pushing it back on, the neck piece broke. I've owned this for 6 months. I had difficulty attaching the body to the head as it never seemed like it clicked into place and I couldn't push it in any more. Now it can't be used at all. while it worked, it worked great, but they need to rethink the connection at the bottom
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