Is this vacuum easy to self service?
508872
This vacuum is super easy to clean. The dust buster that pops out can be disassembled in two quick steps and emptied out. I have a two bed room condo, about 800 square feet of carpet, a long haired cat and a Shiba that sheds like no ones business. I empty the canister after every use and am baffled at how much hair it picks up. The brush roll self cleaner isn't perfect, but you can unhinge, cut the hair wrapped around it and empty in a few seconds. Could probably clean all of this after every use and reassemble in under five minutes!
508873
In our opinion, yes. We have three daughters, mom, and a cat. Trust me, there's hair in this house. We have had this vacuum for about 5 months or so and have had Dad clean it out about a month ago. There was so much hair caught into the roller brush, so he unhinged the piece that holds the roller brush in, detached the brush itself, cleaned it out for us, then reattached. Probably took him all of 30 mins to do it. He said it wasn't difficult, but that the pieces are a bit on the cheap side, so one must not shove or force things. Easy to disassemble and clean, yes. As for servicing any other part of the vacuum itself, we have not yet owned it long enough to require doing so. In our opinion, yes. We have three daughters, mom, and a cat. Trust me, there's hair in this house. We have had this vacuum for about 5 months or so and have had Dad clean it out about a month ago. There was so much hair caught into the roller brush, so he unhinged the piece that holds the roller brush in, detached the brush itself, cleaned it out for us, then reattached. Probably took him all of 30 mins to do it. He said it wasn't difficult, but that the pieces are a bit on the cheap side, so one must not shove or force things. Easy to disassemble and clean, yes. As for servicing any other... » Read More In our opinion, yes. We have three daughters, mom, and a cat. Trust me, there's hair in this house. We have had this vacuum for about 5 months or so and have had Dad clean it out about a month ago. There was so much hair caught into the roller brush, so he unhinged the piece that holds the roller brush in, detached the brush itself, cleaned it out for us, then reattached. Probably took him all of 30 mins to do it. He said it wasn't difficult, but that the pieces are a bit on the cheap side, so one must not shove or force things. Easy to disassemble and clean, yes. As for servicing any other part of the vacuum itself, we have not yet owned it long enough to require doing so. « Show Less
508874
Sorry...I gave it to someone else because I was so dissatisfied with it. It happened so long ago that I really don't remember what the problem was. I really wouldn't recommend it.
508875
yes, i popped the filter open and dump the dirty stuff in the trash then run it under water but always making sure I wipe it completely dry before I pop it back in. one thing is not very good is the capacity of this filer is tiny tiny tiny so you will do a lot of steps listed above
918574
No it's not self propelled but I am a 72 year old heart patient, and it is very maneuverable and rolls very easily. I do all the vacumm work at our house because my wife is disabled. I can do three large rooms with no problem. One of my favorite features is the roller brush cover. It removes without any tools so that socks and corners of bedspreads can be cleared easily and quickly. You know that without fail objects will accidentally get sucked up and cause your belt to burn up or even your motor. I know of no other vacuum that this feature.
210959
it does come with attachments that are easy to use and very accessible. the easy of use of the attachments is amazing. I had a kenmore and you practically had to take the vacuum apart to use the attachments. i'm not well versed on the warranty, but this is the best vacuum i've ever used. i have let numerous people run it in my home and a couple of them purchased it.
546464
What do you mean by "self propelled"? If it vacuumed on its own? Regardless of what ur question is I would recommend looking at other vacuum cleaners all together. Dyson is just a big name hype, and expensive.
2194062
Nope.I've had this model in our frequently used RV for approximately 2 yrs. Decent vac. Several attachments. Retractable cord and easy to clean/change bags. Bags hard to find-I bought unit at popular DIY store but order bags through Amazon. Suction is good. Wouldn't recommend as a whole house vac, but small space-yes.
1975359
Pretty easy. The moisture makes it a bit tough and the more pressure you apply the more scrubbing action you get. But my floors get pretty dirty and I need to really scrub.
2232018
No. You can do it yourself. Although a little hand pump would make the job easier and faster, but over all it wasn't too difficult.
1435696
This vacuum doesn't have a feature specifically called "self-propelled," but I do not find it difficult to navigate on carpet and floors. It might help you to know that I replaced a self-propelled Hoover WindTunnel with this Kenmore. I think the handling is just as agile as the Hoover even though the Kenmore is a heavier vacuum. I'm a 5'2", female baby boomer not in particularly robust shape, if that bit of info helps you.
1552095
The hose itself works fine and is very easy to use. The hose is permanently attached to the machine. You can change out the cleaning attachments. The brushes clog up easily and are very hard to clean. The item you are cleaning needs to be well vacuumed first or you will have a hard time cleaning the attachments. The suction is very poor. I read where some people use fans to completely dry their carpets. I bought a wet vac because I am allergic to mold and cannot risk any fluid being left in the carpet. The wet vac probably soaked up about 25% of the fluid in the carpet. It will leave it wet. The hose itself works fine and is very easy to use. The hose is permanently attached to the machine. You can change out the cleaning attachments. The brushes clog up easily and are very hard to clean. The item you are cleaning needs to be well vacuumed first or you will have a hard time cleaning the attachments. The suction is very poor. I read where some people use fans to completely dry their carpets. I bought a wet vac because I am allergic to mold and cannot risk any fluid being left in the carpet. The wet vac probably soaked up about 25% of the fluid in the carpet. It will leave it wet.
162554
Rita, Yes it is. It is just as good on carpet as any of the much larger machines that I have owned. There is a slight trade off with the self adjusting head in that it doesn't pick up large pieces (dropped peanuts for example) without some maneuvering to lift the head. I do not find this problematic as the unit more than makes up for it by being able to go directly to bare floor cleaning without any adjustments.
1121690
I have an 1130 sq ft condo and it cleans it all in about 1 hour. It will go all over the house until the bateery is low then it will go recharge itself. Keep in mind that the vacuum is not very powerful. The way it cleans is by going over the same area multiple times. It also does not have hugh storage area for dirt, dust, crumbs, hair, sand, or whatever is on your floor. And it does not clean shag carpet well. Good points are you start it and then leave it. It goes under the bed and most furniture. It will not fall off an upstairs area by going over the edge.
232661
It is very easy because the vacuum is so light in weight. I bought this Oreck because I have a very serious back problem, & this vacuum is the answer. I give it a 5 star rating.
550053
Very easy. Every thing gets caught up in the filter and you just hose it off. My only complaint is that I have had this vacuum one season and it has already broke, (won't move). So now I have to look drive 45 min one way to the closest repair person. Wondering what that is going to cost me?
1036221
I have 1 dog and 1 cat the machine was incredibly easy to take apart and clean after use.All the suction parts are easily accessible to remove hair.The shampooer even sucked up sand out of the carpeting that the vacuum didn't get. I have used it 3 times and very happy with it.. You can also look on youtube to see demonstrations on how to take it apart and clean the unit.
1930102
Yes, that is what I ended up doing as well. I actually ended up buying this vacuum as well, because of the warranty. So far I am happy with the purchase, which has only been about two weeks.
1841902
Don't buy an Electrolux, their service after the sale is atrocious. As long as you don't have a problem it's an average vacuum. If you have trouble it is well below average.
1865272
This is a pretty nice vacuum cleaner. Yes it has some small attachments. A small one with brush housed in a pocket on bottom of vacuum, a medium sized one, a large floor attachment and 2 extension tubes. It is very powerful, I use the tubes with no attachments to clean many tight places like around mini blinds. The large Hepa filter is washable. I've had this vacuum for some time, I like it, it really helps me keep my place clean and eats dust really well.