| First some numbers. 68% of owners on Amazon | | | | you do not have to use it for very long each |
| give the Eureka 71B model, 5 stars and 22% give | | | | time. |
| 4 stars. That is from 685 comments left by | | | | What is it good for? If you have pet(s), it gets all |
| owners. | | | | the pet hair off the couch, furniture, bedspreads, |
| Why would you get a hand held vacuum with a | | | | chair cushions, or any other place they can sleep |
| cord? A hand held vacuum should be cordless! | | | | while you are not at home. I know, I have a cat |
| Well yes, it should be running on batteries but that | | | | that has a different point of view depending if I |
| is exactly why the Eureka vacuum has such a | | | | am at home or not. It is good for cleaning the |
| powerful suction. It could not get this level of | | | | car, RV but especially the stairs. And since you do |
| power with a rechargeable vacuum. So, you are | | | | not have to hold it like an upright vacuum while |
| not as free as you would like because of the cord | | | | you do the stairs, the 5 pound is not a problem. |
| but on the other side, the cord is 20 feet long. | | | | Less interesting facts: This hand held vacuum |
| What do we get with this vacuum? When you pull | | | | comes with a clear plastic dust cup so you can |
| the vacuum out of the closet, you have | | | | easily tell how much dirt you are picking up. It also |
| everything you need to do the job. A tip | | | | reminds you to empty it often. That is the |
| attachment for the hose that fits into the | | | | unpleasant part of using this vacuum but it is the |
| backside of the vacuum, a hose that extends to | | | | one disadvantage of using any bag less vacuum. |
| 3 times the device length and a 5.5 pound Eureka | | | | But remember that since this filter is reusable and |
| 71B hand held vacuum. The weight might be a | | | | washable and there are no bags to replace, you |
| disadvantage for longer use but since it is not | | | | never have to worry about buying more bags. |
| meant to be the replacement of a big vacuum, | | | | |