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Brand: Hoover
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$369.99~~
Buy New: $170.99
You Save: $199.00 (54%)

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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

227 reviews
Sales Rank: 5634

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Shipping Weight (lbs): 27.8
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Warranty: 1

MPN: U6439-900
Model: U6439-900
UPC: 000000000000
EAN: 0073502025987
ASIN: B00009R66C

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New - Ships within hours - 30 Day money back guarantee

Customer Reviews:

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Hardwood Floors? FORGET this vacuum!! October 10, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I have laminate floors in part of my home. I also walk barefoot a great deal of the time. Yesterday after I vacuumed, as I was walking around I noticed that the floor felt dusty. I got out my handy-dandy Swiffer(TM) and went over the floor in ONE room with it. The Swiffer cloth was absolutely FILTHY - covered with dust and dirt. I've always like my old Hoover but because it hurts my back, I thought buying the self-propelled vacuum would be a good purchase. Although the self-propelling saves my back on my carpets (I don't need to use the self-propelling feature on the hardwood), it is not worth my purchase if it leaves my house dirty.

3 out of 5 stars

Cleans well but poor design October 3, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

We have owned this vacuum for just about a year and from week one have had trouble with the on/off switch - about half the time the switch doesn't turn the vacuum off without unplugging it from the wall. Don't get me wrong, the cleaning power of the vacuum is great; but as stated in other reviews, the hand attachments are not real usable for cleaning more than a foot or two away. We have a hard time cleaning the sofa without the vacuum falling over and forget trying to vacuum the stairs. If we didn't have two Huskies we would have replaced this vacuum, but it gets up their dog hair. Unfortunately, we have a seperate vacuum for the stairs and furniture as well as the hard floors.

5 out of 5 stars

LOVE THIS VACUUM September 19, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I love this vacuum. I had a Hoover Canister for 8 years before I got this one. It had belonged to my parents. They had had the canister vacuum for three or four years before I even got it. Finally, after 8 years of tireless service, the upright started falling apart. I hated to buy a new vacuum. They are expensive. I shopped all over. Target had only bagless models. I hate bagless vacuums ! I hate to clean my dustbuster, and it is tiny. There is NO way I want to clean out the dust bin in my vacuum cleaner. Gross. I know my limitations. So, I was in the market for a bagged vacuum cleaner. I wanted to stay with Hoover, if possible. The only place I could find any selection at all was at Sears. A very similar model as this one was being sold at Sears for over $300. I am glad I shopped Amazon. I got free shipping too, which was great (saved about $20), BUT it did take about a month to get it. The wait was well worth it though. I have been very very pleased.

3 out of 5 stars

U6439-900 Self-Propelled WindTunnel Ultra Upright Vacuum September 12, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Althought happy, I am not totally satisfied with the 6439 Windtunnel. It came without the filter and I had to go buy one. However, I did call Hoover and they are supposedly sending me one, but so far I have not received it. They could not reimburse the $13.89 it cost to purchase one. Also, the self-propel switch will not stay in the lock position--constantly switches back. The vacuum is awesome in its pick up power, although the hose could definitely be longer when using the stair/upholstery tool. I think the value was great and the company fairly quick in shipping. I did not get back to them with my problem as I felt these are no doubt one time type purchases for them and they had no way to make it right. Also, the box was destroyed after I unpacked it. Thank you for the opportunity to air my thoughts. Let it be said that I truely believe in the Hoover products other than my 'little' small issue complaiint. Anne

2 out of 5 stars

ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR VACUUM REPAIR CUSTOMERS! September 10, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

The only reason I gave this vacuum 2 stars was for the cleaning ability. When the machine is new, with brand new belts, the vacuum does a great job!

After approximately one year, the vacuum will start going downhill. This is by far one the most repaired vacuums out there. This machine has a very bad design for the belts. It's a combination of two belts, on driving the agitator brush, the other driving the self-propelled. What happens is as soon as one belt goes bad, it causes the other to go bad.

You will be having to replace the belts, at least once a year, if not more. One other problem is when customers pick up the machine by the handle (lets face it, this is the most convienent way to carry) it causes the self propelled actuator arm to break. There's too much tension on the arm, and it will rip the screw right out of the plastic actuator arm.

You need to carry the machine with the carrying handle on the back of the vacuum to avoid this. There's not much you can do to avoid the belt changes, as it is a flawed design by Hoover.

When the machine is working, it actually cleans very well. It is very heavy, so if you are carrying up and down stairs, this will be a concern of yours.

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