Hoover Freedom 3in1 Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, FD22G, Handheld, Above Floor, Lightweight, Wall Mount, Tools - Silver/Grey

First the downside, I paid £114.99 and took delivery on Tuesday, the following day I saw the same Hoover in my local B&M store for £99.99.That said this is a really good little Hoover, It's the first cordless, handheld Hoover that we have owned and it's so much easier not having to unwind cables then twist your back finding plug sockets that are usually behind furniture or out of the way. It's light and easy to handle, it has good suction and the tools that come with it do a good job.We have laminate floors, tiled floors and shaggy rugs downstairs. I found it easy to Hoover underneath our sofas which stand on 4 inch legs allowing room to access underneath. We have a coal fire in our living room which can cause a mess on our shaggy rug but the power nozzle picks up small debris that falls off the hearth into the pile of the rug. Upstairs we have short pile carpets in the bedrooms and lino in the bathroom,this little Hoover does a good job on all these surfaces. I found it perfect for the stairs using the crevice tool for the corners then the 2 in dusting tool for the treads and risers. The battery lasts long enough to Hoover through the whole house so no problems there. All in all a good product at a fair price, I much prefer it to our G Tech K9 which was far more expensive , comes with no tools and is no good on stairs or under furniture. However, my advice is to shop around.

So let's get the bad stuff out the way!1. They must have battery issues as there is a big sticker on the front of the box regarding not sending back to shop and contacting hoover. Battery would not charge on my first one or last for more than a few minutes.2. The emptying of the canister is frustrating, it's designed that stuff should simply fall out but it never does! Always have to get you finger in there and help gravity do its job!3. I have just asked for a refund as the inner red lock/latch that holds the main outer canister to the grey body snapped mid use! Just before a viewing of our house!Now some slightly better points!1. It's light and easy to use!2. I was impressed with what it does collect in the process of hoovering although anything larger than a pea and it struggles.3. Battery on the second one is better last 15mins.In a nut shell I'm buying a Dyson!

Reading the reviews I didn't really expect much from this Hoover but as it was cheap enough from Amazon Warehouse I thought I would give it a go. So far I haven't had any issues with it, hoovers wooden and tiled floors well but struggles going forward on a carpet with a bit of a pile but on the back pull it works fine. Stair cleaning has become alot easier and it works well on a flat (no pile) carpet. The brushes in the head need regular cleaning as alot of fur seems to get stuck in it but that's easy enough as the brush comes out easily. I can manage to hoover the house (6 rooms, 2 halls and the stairs) easily on a single charge. It is never going to replace a mains hoover but for running over the house daily it works well but I will still use the main hoover on the rugs and carpets once a week. A lot of complaints seem to be about it cutting out but from what I gather it's down to poor maintenance, because the brush head is powered it shuts down when it too full of hair/fur. Most of the people who have complained have said it works no bother with the other attachments when they do have a problem so I assume that's the issue. All the filters can been cleaned out and are reusable. So far I'm happy with it.

Battery broke after 2 months, looking at the reviews it seems I'm not the first person having this problem. Hoover refused to return despite registering warranty however Amazon processed return/replacement asap.Product itself is fantastic (when it works) - light, powerful, easy to use.

Overall I'm pleased with the purchase. Our house is about 2500 sq ft and if I sped around it I can get all the downstairs done in 1 charge. Light and well balanced to hold. Doesn't suck tight to the floor so wondered how much suction it actually has but it does appear to suck up plenty of crud?! Good for going under seats etc as head goes completely flat which is great. Obviously needs frequent emptying as you would expect. Easy to empty into bin but you do need to delegate a thin knife or equivalent for hooking the fluff out of the upper part of the chamber. This fact plus the slightly limited functioning time (cuts out when battery low giving the illusion that it has broken down, just to warn you) is why I dropped one star but overall I like it. I have several pets and hoover once a week at best so it is getting a true test! Only owned it a month though so can't comment on its longevity...

What can I say, this cleaner is superb! It's made vacuuming a pleasure instead of a chore. I used to hate vacuuming the stairs or moving my old heavy cleaner from room to room.It looks good, the bracket to hang the cleaner is great. I've hung it up in my cupboard under the stairs. If anyone is worried about hanging it on a plasterboard wall, I would suggest you use some of these fixings (M4 x 38mm HEAVY DUTY METAL PLASTERBOARD CAVITY WALL FIXINGS ANCHORS PLUGS (10)). They were bought from Amazon and only cost £1.85 for 10. They are easy to fit and easily hold the weight of the cleaner.The suction is far better than I thought. Easily on a par with my old corded cleaner and good enough for me, in a small 3 bedroom house, to use as my main cleaner.Battery life is good although of course be prepared to charge it quite regularly. For me though, this small compromise is well worth it.I would highly recommend this cleaner.