H-Lift 700 Pets XL HL700PXL

You don't realise how rubbish your old vacuum is until you get a good one. And that's exactly what happened to us! We have had a Henry for quite a while and this seemed to be doing a great job, but in an effort to stop using bags we wanted to look for an alternative. We came across the H-Lift 700 Pets XL and went all in (purchased at £170) as we didn't have Dyson money to spend, and the feature set looked perfect for us. Well, let me tell you, that first vacuum session after it arrived was eye opening! After putting the Hoover together, which was incredibly easy by the way, and running this round the first half of the room I was astounded and what this thing was picking up! You think you have everything clean until something like this comes along. We had to empty the bin several times during our excursion through the house, making up for years of cleaning missed by our poor little Henry. He really had his work cut out for him poor little guy. The vacuum itself is easy to manoeuvre in it's upright form, with movement forward helped by the spinning brushes. But if you need to get underneath some furniture, or just find it too heavy to move like this, you can take the main body off and just use the stick. My wife found this particularly useful especially as she is 37 weeks pregnant! And for those edges, corners and hard to reach places, the house detaches from the stick to enable you to use the many tools provided for all such nooks and crannys. It's simple to use, it's mighty powerful, and so far we have thoroughly enjoyed how much cleaner our carpets have been. And for the price, this is a perfect buy for any family looking to replace an old vacuum.

This is an incredibly powerful hoover, the amount of dirt it picked up from my living room rug despite the fact it is hoovered every day was amazing. It has a large amount of attachments and I like the way you can pull it apart to use it in a different way. Its very quiet given its size and this is definitely a bonus. This cord it long enough to hoover our entire bungalow and you can find an attachment for any job. It picks up pet hair really well and we have two long hair cats so I was really pleased about this. However there are a few downsides. This hoover is so heavy its borderline not useable, my arm aches from using it and I have to swap arms, I can't do the whole bungalow in one go - it's too heavy - this is a major downside for me. The tube at the back sticks out too much - its gets in the way and some of the attachments fall off when put in their spot - These are just minor issues. I would recommend this hoover, it's really powerful, however just bear in mind - its heavy.

Wow, have always used a dyson, but this product exceeded my expectations. Easy to manouvre, lots of additional tools, great attachment for pet hair, easy to dismantle for hand held element. Most impressive suction, gets down deep into the carpet fibres, lifts all dust / hair (you won't believe the amount of dust...) For the price, it is probably the best in the market on comparison. Highly recommend. Scored 4 on the weight as like all modern hoover's that have the removable hand held, can feel a little heavy on the push, but it is not as heavy as the Dyson. I love it, it's a really great hoover.

So just over a year ago I purchased this item to replace my aging vacuum, Initially very impressed with the suction and despite being a bit heavy it was quite good to use. After a while I started to notice problems. 1, There are several points in the run from collection to bin where clogs can occur, so every couple of uses i have to clean the tubes of dog hair (yes it was the pet version that i bought to try and eliminate this issue) 2, At the point where the tube meets the bin it goes through 2 90deg turns and then the opening into the bin is small so is forever getting clogged at this point. (make sure that you have something that goes round corners to poke out the blockages) 3, When you empty the container because the top near the filter is so small you get a collection at this point and have to take it apart to clear. 4, The extension tubes just push in and do not lock in place, so expect these to fall out a few times when trying to reach high places. 5, The pet brush for the extension again just pushes on so makes it next to useless as everytime you try to push against something it will fall off (now sitting in a cupboard for over 6m) 6, To top it all off after just over a year the motor for the brush head has decided to pack up, and the cost of replacement, well i was offered a 25% discount as it is just outside of warranty, comes at £59.99 as they dont sell just the motor (so £79.99 if your not lucky and this is almost 50% of the cost of the machine new) The rubber band connecting the motor still looks like new so at least i don't need one of those.. 7, The weight of the machine is quite something, even when you take it apart to do the stairs it is still quite a hefty item. (my wife makes me do the stairs every time and even when its her turn i have to lug the machine upstairs for her, yes she can do it but just hates it) So to summarise, if you want a vacuum that will work well for a bit, then fail after a year, you enjoy cleaning your cleaner and you like lifting weights then this is the machine for you (well for about a year anyway)

I have seen a few negative reviews on this cleaner, all I can say is read the manual! Prior to use. Suction is good, keep in mind that it was replacing a 1300 watt Hoover. It is clever how it works. It has a very long lead which is very useful. Unit very adaptable and you can switch off the rotating brush at will. It has a soft head for tender wood flooring. Only slight criticism could be deemed as no light weight. Again READ THE MANUAL PRIOR TO USE!