A Perfect Handheld Vacuum Machine

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 Eureka 71B Handheld Vacuum.

This is a solid, Eureka 71B 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.

I purchased Eureka 71B with only one real use in mind. Cleaning cat hair off of our furniture.Well this thing works great. We could not believe what it pulled out even after using our fullsize machine. I had been thinking about buying the Dyson Animal because of the rotary brush attachment but it seems most reviews of it basically called it useless for furniture, its vacuum driven and doesn’t spin if much force is applied.
The rotary brush on this machine is power driven and does the job well.