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Hoover WindTunnel Max Bagged Upright Vacuum Cleaner, with HEPA Media Filtration, 30ft. Power Cord, UH30600, Red

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WindTunnel Max
Brand Hoover
Special Feature bagged, HEPA
Filter Type HEPA Filter
Included Components Nozzle, HEPA Filter, Crevice tool
Is Cordless? Yes
Surface Recommendation
Carpet, Hard Floor, Upholestry, Upholstery, All floors, Hardwoods See more
Power Source
Corded Electric
Voltage
120 Volts
Item Weight
6800 Grams

About this item

  • WINDTUNNEL 3 TECHNOLOGY: Creates channels of suction to lift and remove surface and deeply embedded dirt
  • HEPA FILTER: Traps in 99. 7% of dirt, dust, pollen, and allergens down to 0.3 microns and one simple touch releases the bag into the trash, so you never need to touch it
  • MULTI-FLOOR ADJUSTMENT: Features 7 floor height adjustment settings so that you can move between hard floors and deep carpets with ease
  • ABOVE FLOOR CLEANING: Up to 17 feet of above floor cleaning to reach ceilings, fans, crown moldings and more
  • TOOLS INCLUDED: Telescoping Extension Wand, 12 inch crevice tool, upholstery/dusting brush, and a air powered hand tool

Customer ratings by feature

Easy to assemble
4.7 4.7
Versatility
4.1 4.1
Suction power
4.1 4.1
For cleaning up hair
3.9 3.9

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Customer Ratings
Suction power
4.1
4.1
4.3
4.5
4.5
4.5
Maneuverability
3.7
4.0
3.7
4.2
4.4
For cleaning up hair
3.9
4.2
4.2
4.4
For stairs
3.4
3.9
4.0
3.7
Light weight
3.3
3.7
3.2
4.1
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power source
Corded Electric
Corded Electric
Corded Electric
Corded Electric
Corded Electric
Corded Electric
hose length
15 feet
13 feet
8 feet
special feature
bagged, HEPA
Automatic Cord Rewind,Bagless,Washable Filter,HEPA
No Touch Bag Technology,HEPA Filtration, Bag Fill Indication, PowerFlow Bag Chamber
Lightweight, Bagged ,3-Motors Suction, HEPA filter
Stand alone, allergy upright vacuum cleaner, certified hepa vacuum, upright vacuum for carpet and hardwood floors, plastic, includes flexible hose, crevide tool, upholstery tool and dusting brush, corded vacuum
Bagless, Wheels, Automatic Cord Rewind
surface suggestion
Carpet, Hard Floor, Upholestry, Upholstery, All floors, Hardwoods
Hard Floor,Carpet
Carpet
Carpet, Hardwood floor, Pet hair
Laminate, Carpet, Hardwoods, Ceramic tile, Bare Floor
Carpet, Hard Floor, Upholstery
capacity
2.9 liters
1.3 pounds
12 pounds
22.62 pounds
4.3 liters
1.06 quarts
voltage
120 volts
71350 volts
120 volts
120 volts
110 volts
230 volts

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Tackle dirt wherever it hides
Powerful bagged performance
Optimized for any floor

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Hoover WindTunnel Max Bagged Upright Vacuum Cleaner, with HEPA Media Filtration, 30ft. Power Cord, UH30600, Red


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Product Description

The new Hoover WindTunnel MAX Bagged Upright is amped up with many great features. WindTunnel MAX Technology offers 3 channels of suction that remove dirt with less scatter. Consumers can clean quickly and efficiently with up to 17-feet of above-the-floor cleaning reach, seven floor settings for every floor type, and a 15-inch wide nozzle that devours anything in its cleaning path. The WindTunnel MAX Bagged Upright takes cleaning to the MAX! For people with allergies, a bagged option offers excellent filtration - the nature of the bag itself keeps dirt contained. Requiring minimal maintenance, each Hoover WindTunnel MAX Bagged Upright comes with two bags made with HEPA media that utilize the Clean Drop Bag System, which allows homeowners to dispose of a full bag without ever touching it.

Customer reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
3,653 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the suction, performance and value of the vacuum cleaner. For example, they mention it works well, the attached hose is easy to deploy and that it's great value for money. Some are happy with ease of assembly. That said, opinions are mixed on quality, weight and cord length.

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640 customers mention464 positive176 negative

Customers like the suction of the vacuum cleaner. They say it has excellent suction, and the attached hose is easy to deploy. They also say dust bunnies are easily sucked up and the vacuum is efficient. Customers also mention that the bag is easily attached and does come off cleaner than other models. They mention that it rolls easily and that it's the best HEPA bagged vacuum.

"...PRO - very strong suction, spinning brush head on hose attachment (works by air-power--better than expected), feels light when in use, power button..." Read more

"...As A lower priced model I consider I got what I paid for. good suction on carpets.Have not evaluated the hand tools yet...." Read more

"...Pulling back isn't hard either since it rolls easily. The foot pads to stop the roller and release the handle work the way they're supposed to...." Read more

"...cup, dust and hair goes everywhere (we vacuum daily), and the filters soil quickly requiring washing two-to-three filters, plus slotted plastic tubes..." Read more

434 customers mention315 positive119 negative

Customers like the performance of the vacuum cleaner. For example, they say it works well on linoleum floors, has a pet tool for hair, and does well on different heights of carpets. The small rolling head attachment works well for getting under and behind furniture. The rotating head works well, and is powered by the vacuum suction. It's still running like a champ.

"...The on/off for the brush bar works great. We ordered extra belts to have on hand...." Read more

"...Things I like1. the power button is on the handle.2. Its BAGGED. Im SO DONE with bagless and the entire mess.3...." Read more

"...And lastly, the AIR-POWERED TOOL (“turbo tool”) just doesn’t work at all, and is ineffective when it does work...." Read more

"...Overall, this machine is adequate and performs well (of course, it's only been in use for a month), but I was disappointed with the quality of the..." Read more

208 customers mention165 positive43 negative

Customers like the value of the vacuum cleaner. They mention that it's great value for money, all parts are affordable and readily available, and it has good performance at a good price. Some say that the bagless model is cheap yet cleans surprisingly well.

"...Remember folks, this machine is $150 and is a serious vacuum. Worth every penny." Read more

"...Overall a good vacuum for the price." Read more

"...This vac is lighter, cheaper, less featured and costs more. On very low pile carpeting, the highest pile setting is almost too low...." Read more

"...all the plastic (all the new vac's are that way) but for a very reasonable price this is a great vacuum cleaner...." Read more

204 customers mention157 positive47 negative

Customers like the ease of assembly of the vacuum cleaner. For example, they mention the bags are easy to attach, the attachments are easy-to-use, and the hose is long and convenient. That said, they say it was easy to assemble and no help was required.

"...This is an initial impression. It's very good.Assembly wasn't hard at all...." Read more

"...I am a fan of a bagged vacuum, easy and dust free to change...." Read more

"...I bought extra HEPA bags, which are easy to install and take out...." Read more

"...The HANDLE RELEASE PEDAL is tucked away under the vacuum and hard to get to...." Read more

425 customers mention186 positive239 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the vacuum cleaner. Some mention it's a great product if you need to vacuum large areas, it'll perform well, and is a good and solid unit. However, others say that it'd be a better choice if the outside plastic was made of cheap plastic, as it breaks and melts over time.

"...The locking mechanism is a friction design and is pretty weak, even when new, and tends to allow the wand to collapse if you push too hard against..." Read more

"This vacuum cleaner arrived today. This is an initial impression. It's very good.Assembly wasn't hard at all...." Read more

"...If they also can't do edge work next to floor boards and do not suck properly Ill be back to amend my review.5...." Read more

"...vacuum is a bit on the heavy side but I feel like they clean better when they are heavy...." Read more

234 customers mention103 positive131 negative

Customers are mixed about the weight of the vacuum cleaner. Some mention it's lightweight enough that it' easy to carry, while others say it'd be better if it was a tad lighter. The attachments work nicely and pack away without issue. However, some customers feel the unit is too heavy and bulky.

"...2. its heavier than expected or rather as compared to my $50.00 red devil...." Read more

"...hose attachment (works by air-power--better than expected), feels light when in use, power button is easy to reach with thumb...." Read more

"...This machine is a bit heavy but the weight isn't a problem for me when using it...." Read more

"...OVERALL: I would highly recommend this vacuum. Works great, not too heavy to lug around, scared the bejeesus out of my cats." Read more

125 customers mention85 positive40 negative

Customers are mixed about the cord length of the vacuum cleaner. Some mention that the hose is super long and convenient, while others say that it's too long and excessively long.

"...7. the cord is super long. I can do my whole house by plugging it in near the center. Im in a small ranch style home8...." Read more

"...The hose is supple and has a release button that lets you pull it off the power head for hand accessory use...." Read more

"...I’m literally sore at Hoover.The HOSE is too long for the vacuum, and it flops around the back of the vacuum a little while you’re..." Read more

"...The hose is long enough that I was able to get all the way the top of my stairway, but it was cutting it close...." Read more

185 customers mention41 positive144 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the noise produced by the vacuum cleaner. Some mention that it is somewhat louder than they are used to, making strange sounds when turning off. Some say that the belt started making a noise relatively soon after they bought the product. Overall, some customers find the noise annoying.

"...4. Yes, this vac is a bit loud, but no louder than any other vac I've used...." Read more

"...It is a bit on the noisy side, but so what, it’s not as if this is a library study hall or a movie sound stage!..." Read more

"...When the vacuum is turned on, the motor is loud...." Read more

"...no problem with the sound, its a vacuum they make noise but its not too loud as far as my standards go. Would definitely recommend." Read more

Good Thing It Gets Pet Hair because Hoover Screwed the Pooch on This One
1 Star
Good Thing It Gets Pet Hair because Hoover Screwed the Pooch on This One
Let me start by saying I am (was) a die-hard fan of Hoover. After previous disappointment with Kenmore, Kirby, and Shark, I was impressed with my Hoover WindTunnel Anniversary Edition (U6485-900). It was so flawless that I swore off all other brands. These days, Consumer Reports recommends a Kenmore (#1) over this WindTunnel Max (#4), but there are a lot of comments on their site and Amazon about how Consumer Reports got it wrong and how this vacuum is terrible. I dismissed those and bought this vacuum anyway. Now I, too, am very disappointed with Hoover.Let’s start with the ATTACHMENTS. The EXTENSION WAND is a friction-telescopic design based on the Kenmore model that I hated (for that reason). The friction design is flawed to begin with. It’s just not robust enough—if you’re extending it, you’ll invariably pull the wand out of the hose, and if you’re vacuuming with it, you’ll push it back into itself. It's not even that long, and the friction joint loses suction. (The WindTunnel AE has two static extension wands housed on the side of the vacuum, and they were great.) The CREVICE TOOL hides inside the extension wand during storage, which is supposed to save space, but it really doesn’t matter. The tool is too narrow to do any real good (1/2” square vs. the 2” x 1/2” tool on the WindTunnel AE), and it has an odd shape on the tip which misses dirt by baseboards. A narrower tip does increase suction, but the one thing this vacuum has going for it is suction. So the narrow tip is generally moot. The BRUSH TOOL is pretty standard. I never use it. But this WindTunnel Max vacuum no longer has a hard plastic FURNITURE TOOL, which is more useful than the brush tool on the WindTunnel AE. And lastly, the AIR-POWERED TOOL (“turbo tool”) just doesn’t work at all, and is ineffective when it does work. I used it for about 30 seconds before it jammed up and stopped rolling. I unplugged the vacuum and pushed the brush with my thumbs to unjam it, and ended up cutting my thumbs when it suddenly unjammed. I’m literally sore at Hoover.The HOSE is too long for the vacuum, and it flops around the back of the vacuum a little while you’re vacuuming. The long hose is supposed to reach more “above-floor” areas, which is prominently advertised on the website and box. (I want to say that the box said something like “up to 20 feet,” but you’re lucky to get two feet away from the vacuum.) The problem is that the hose feeds around a hook on the back of the cleaner and is forced to always jut out the left of the bottom of the back panel, so you have to angle the vacuum with its hot air venting at you from the vacuum’s left side to reach anything 2-4 feet away. And you can’t thread the hose out of that hook; the hose end is too wide to feed though. If you want to use attachments on the vacuum’s right, forget about it. I can’t even use the extension wand to get baseboards while standing fully upright—the hose simply isn’t long enough, and I have to waddle along, crouching. Compare this with the WindTunnel AE, which has the hose port in the middle of the back panel, pointing back, and an optional long hose (~15 feet when stretched out, ~7 feet when compressed) that you can swap in.The vacuum has a HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT KNOB with six settings, but the manual says to only ever use the first two (off and shortest-comb). I got new carpet a year and a half ago, and on the highest setting, I can move the vacuum without issue. (It’s regular carpet, not shag or anything.) The other settings glue the vacuum to the floor. The vacuum also has a BRUSH ROLL SHUTOFF PEDAL so you can turn off the roller on the fly. But I can’t figure out a scenario when that would be useful. Like, if every-other room in your home is hardwood flooring, and you simply must vacuum them all at once without turning the vacuum off? Maybe if you have an area rug on hardwood floor? But even then you’d suck up the entire rug regardless. The HANDLE RELEASE PEDAL is tucked away under the vacuum and hard to get to. That pedal is used almost every time you use the vacuum, so I don’t know why it’s in a cave while they put the brush roll switch on top of the base. Of course the WindTunnel AE has the release pedal easily accessible, like someone who’s actually used a vacuum cleaner would design it.Even the OWNERS MANUAL that came with the vacuum is terrible. There are graphics covering text, missing labels on diagrams, and features omitted from the manual, such as the hook for the power cord at the top of the vacuum. The manual says both to always keep the unit at the bottom of the stairwell while vacuuming stairs and to hold the vacuum over each stair individually. The manual also covers two models, with varying features, but it doesn’t ever say which model is which, or which feature applies to which model. The included manual’s pictures are even horribly aliased like they were done on Paintbrush from Windows 95. The online manual looks better, but if they’re not going to bother with the manual, why include one? When you buy a product, your money pays for the whole product, right down to the packaging. And I feel that Hoover took my money and gave me a cheap Chinese knock-off product and manual instead.And lastly, I have to mention the COLOR. Other Hoovers are blue, green, or red. I’m not crazy about this color. Red would be fine; brown would be fine. This color… why? It’s like some bigwig looked at the toilet paper after his sixth chipotle and said, “This! This color. Get engineering on the phone and see how cheap it would be to make them all this color!”PROS to this vacuum are that its suction is really high (at least so far). Although choosing a vacuum on suction alone (which is what Consumer Reports was going for) is like buying a car based solely on horsepower—a lot more goes into using it and owning it, and there’s not really a discernible difference between comparable models. This WindTunnel Max also has an easy bag drop feature, so you don’t have to touch the bag when changing it. This seems pretty neat, but I haven’t used it yet. This vacuum is a little bit lighter (17 lb) than the WindTunnel AE (21 lb), but it’s not noticeable to me. It’s better at picking up pet hair than the WindTunnel Anniversary Edition, allegedly, but I don’t have dogs or cats. (I have birds who scatter their Nutriberries.)THE BOTTOM LINE: if you’re considering this model, instead get either the Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Anniversary WindTunnel Self Propelled Bagged Corded Upright Vacuum U6485900 (if you can find one) or the Kenmore 31140 Pet & Allergy Friendly Upright Vacuum in Blue/Silver (which I plan to replace this WindTunnel Max with within a year). I’d rate this model two stars, but Hoover should know better, so I’m taking a star off for that.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2012
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5.0 out of 5 stars A very good vacuum cleaner at a great price
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2012
Our Eureka "Boss" SmartVac was just not doing very well anymore after 6 years of faithful service. I don't know what would make a vacuum not work as well as it once did, but even after thorough dis-assembly and cleaning it just wouldn't pick things up like it should.

After careful research here and in Consumer Reports, we decided to find a bagged vacuum under $200. In that price category, this Hoover is a great buy based on our first experiences with it. Despite being similar in specs (both 12-amp, bagged, etc.) the difference between the Hoover and our old vacuum made both my wife and I laugh out loud when we first tried the new one. It is astonishing how poorly our old one was performing. Hopefully this one will stay strong and problem-free over time. I will report back if anything bad happens.

Thus far we have used the new vac to clean the whole house a couple times, including stairs and attachment use. My time is valuable and limited, so making the effort to leave this review says that I'm pretty pleased with my purchase.

PRO - very strong suction, spinning brush head on hose attachment (works by air-power--better than expected), feels light when in use, power button is easy to reach with thumb. The on/off for the brush bar works great. We ordered extra belts to have on hand. They are actual rubber belts as compared to the weird ribbon belt that the Eureka uses. The bag comes out attached to the front panel of the vac, which you can then carry serving tray style to the trash bin--no trying not to squeeze the bag while removing it for fear of dust billowing out. Also, the wheels are rubber and there is a good rubber strip around the edge of the vacuum head to protect furniture.

CON - no review should be totally without some criticism. The hose extension wand is a two-piece affair that can be extended and turn-locked. The locking mechanism is a friction design and is pretty weak, even when new, and tends to allow the wand to collapse if you push too hard against something when using the crevice tool or other attachment. It isn't as good as two connecting wand parts that cannot collapse. It isn't a terrible problem, but if you do a *ton* of hose/wand work, you may want to try before you buy. That is the only thing our old Eureka did better than this Hoover.

We have newer carpet that has been vacuumed many times with our old vac. After using the new one, I couldn't believe how much carpet fiber was picked up that the old machine left behind. I went through two bags the first time I used it, so it doesn't just seem to be more powerful, it really is.

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Update 7 months after purchase: Still going strong, and I like it enough to take the time to return for an update. The front collector tends to clog a bit with carpet fibers and such, but there are three easy clips to remove the bottom plate, allowing for easy clean-out using the attachment hose. Also, the front is clear so you can easily see if this maintenance is needed. We're still very happy with this upright vacuum cleaner.

I wish vacuums were made with a larger bag and/or a bag compartment that allowed use of the whole bag. This seems to be common among all cleaners, so it's either a design requirement or a way to sell more bags, I'm not sure. Maybe a weight concern? Regardless, more bag capacity one way or another would be nice.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good value and performance
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5.0 out of 5 stars Works great!
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Jim
1.0 out of 5 stars Absolute garbage. The noise level is at a dangerous level ...
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