Eureka 71B Hand-Held Vacuum | 
| Brand: Eureka
List Price: $59.99
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Rating:  370 reviews
Sales Rank: 77
Color: Sunflower Yellow
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.9
Dimensions (in): 15 x 7 x 7
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 96514
Model: 71B
UPC: 023169117174
EAN: 0023169117174
ASIN: B0006HUYGM
Release Date: June 27, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Strong 5.5 amp suction with stretch hose cleans cars, upholstery, stairs | | • | 1 motor powers the revolving brush, second motor for suction | | • | Onboard crevice tool; Riser Visor for carpeted stairs | | • | Bagless filter and clear dust cup clean easily | | • | Weighs 5 pounds; 20-foot cord wraps for storage |
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Product Description
Quick-Up Handheld Vacuum
Amazon.com Review
Hand-held but very powerful, this Eureka model eliminates the hassle of lugging around a full-size vacuum for cleaning car upholstery, sofas, and carpeted stairs. A long 20-foot cord (which wraps for storage) provides good reach, as does the deluxe hose that stretches to three times its length. With the crevice tool on the end of the hose, this vacuum reaches into all kinds of tight places. And, with two motors, one to power the revolving brush and one for suction, the 5.5 amp vacuum cleans deeply. One of Eureka's innovations is the Riser Visor, a clear plastic cover that stays down for cleaning horizontal surfaces and flips up so the revolving brush can reach the vertical carpet on stair risers. There's no bag to change, just a filter and clear plastic dust cup to shake out when necessary. --Ann Bieri
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| Customer Reviews: Read 365 more reviews...
 I was Dramatically Impressed. December 12, 2005
Nancy Beiman (Ontario, Canada)
220 out of 224 found this review helpful
I have a cat. The cat has fur.
I bought the Eureka EZ-Kleen to get the fur off the furniture.
Did it ever.
I was slackjawed with amazement to see the sheer amount of cat hair the little machine got up off visually pristine sofas and carpets. While Kitty does not have the Olympic shedding capabilities of my late hound dog, she still produces about an inch of vacuum cleaner fill per day.
This is a great little machine and I will recommend it from the housetops.
A great little vacuum October 12, 2005
yupi (Long Island NY USA)
162 out of 164 found this review helpful
Two cats and two fabric-covered couches, can you feel my pain? After a while, I was going nuts. I'd go broke buying the adhesive type lint rollers, the rubber ones (search for "sweepa") and the reusable brush type didn't do the job. All I'd heard about was dysons, dysons, dysons, so I started saving. But then I thought, hey, what I want is the little motorized roller brush attachment -- so I got online, started searching, and found this. I figured $40 as opposed to $500 was worth a try, especially with the good reviews.
and it *was*. It gets all the cat hair off my couch, and the nice thing is that the hose just tugs right out and you can also get the little cracks and crevices without missing a beat. The "riser visor" thing, I thought was kinda silly til I started using it -- and it's great. You can vacuum horizontally and vertically, and for furniture, stairs, etc--a great feature.
My only complaint is that it's just a *bit* heavy, especially for longer use. Wears that arm out, but that can be a good thing, too.
I'm still hoping to get a dyson eventually, but for the job I wanted to do, getting pet hair off my furniture -- this is *perfect*.
A Perfect Machine. November 17, 2006
SLP (Elk Grove, CA United States)
91 out of 92 found this review helpful
I'd planned to get the small Dyson, but the reviews of this vacuum persuaded me to give it a try. It's absolutely excellent. It's the best handheld vacuum I've ever tried, and I've thrown more of these things away than I can remember. Fortunately, I've always saved the attachments. Sometimes they fit another model, sometimes they don't. Since there's no fancy coupling required to attach tools to the hose end of this one, its just friction, most fit it.
This is a solid, powerful vacuum. The filter is heavy-duty and seems very durable. It's easily removed and reattached. I use those over-priced compressed air duster cans to blow all the dust and dog hair off of the filter. Between this and my full-size Dyson, there's probably more of the family dog outside the house than in by now. As for the weight of this machine, it is a little heavy, but then I only have to support its weight when doing vertical surfaces or carrying it around. When it's vacuuming stairs and furniture, I let the horizontal surfaces support most of the weight.
Everything about this machine suggests its maker really put a lot of thought and effort into making an absolutely excellent product. And, I commend them for packaging it in protective plastic that can be easily removed without knives, pliers, bolt cutters, or a chain saw. The engineering on this one was obviously thoughtful and thorough.
 This vacuum and I had bad karma March 10, 2007
madaboutphil (CentralOhiO)
54 out of 69 found this review helpful
We bought this small vac to do carpeted steps because we have 3 levels in our home and I didn't want to schlep the upright all over the house to do stairs. We wanted a vac with a rotating brush since steps tend to take a beating. We also wanted something that could really get in and suction the dirt up once it had been brushed loose. We thought a small handheld vacuum would be a good choice for the kids to use - small, not too heavy, filter shouldn't be too difficult to empty.
The cord was nice and long - and if you don't have a cordless a long cord is a great feature for doing stairs. The suction was fairly good, and the weight was very manageable for the kids. All I needed was a little more enthusiasm from the kids!
Since my primary purpose for buying the vacuum was for doing steps, I'm reviewing it from that point of view. After using this vacuum, I didn't think it was the best shape for really getting into the angle of the steps and getting dirt and pet fur out. It was mainly because of the rounded shield in front - which does come off, but if you take it off the brush is ineffective at the juncture of the steps that seems to capture the most dirt. The vac also bows out a bit on the sides - so if you're vacuuming near a wall, and trying to get tight, you run the risk of scraping the wall - so don't over focus - or you'll have clean carpet, but have to repaint!
The filter was a real bear - difficult to get off, and made a mess when we pulled it off to empty. The kids couldn't undo the filter by themselves - heck I had trouble with it, which wasn't a big deal except that this vac doesn't hold too much - average for a vac of this size, but it's not an easy to pull off filter like a dirt devil, so they needed help pretty frequently to empty the filter.
Unfortunately, we had the vacuum for less than 6 months before it broke and then all it did was blow dirt out the side - maybe it was just bad karma between me and the vac (just kidding), but it was okay - I love my Dust Buster Cyclonic and I'm happy to use it for the stairs until I find something cyclonic with a rotating brush, and then a suction attachment, to really get into the carpet and clean the steps.
Any ideas? I'd be glad to hear them! ; )
Happy vacuuming!
Great Vacuum February 25, 2006
Pamela K. Peterson (Kent, WA USA)
33 out of 33 found this review helpful
I'm shocked at how well this little vacuum works. After vacuuming with my expensive German-made vacuum, I used this machine over the same area. I could not believe how much dog hair and dust this handheld unit picked up! I did one bedroom floor and had to empty the handheld canister four times.
Besides the suction power, the things I like best in this vacuum are the attached hose and clever storage for the crevice tool (inserted into the base of the vacuum). I also really like the flip up guard over the roller that lets you get the vertical rise on the stairs without having to do contortions.
The only thing I think could have been done better is the handle. A more ergonomic design would be more comfortable----especially since I am going a little nuts with it now on the entire house.
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