I was intrigued by the claim that this cordless can run ‘for up to 30 minutes without any loss of high suction capacity’.

After ridding our stairs and landing of enough hair to produce a human-sized wig, there was no ick-inducing unclogging required. It rotates at high speed on carpet, to flick dirt out of the pile and into the path of the suction tube.While some cordless vacuums will comfortably suck up dust from a flat hard surface, floorboards with deep crevices often prove a lot more challenging. You can easily change between hard floor mode, when the brush bar spins more slowly to clean delicate surfaces, and carpet mode when it spins faster to lift up dirt from deep beneath the surface. Hoover recommends using the brush and hook supplied to clean the interior of the bin – it’s not difficult, but it is a messy job. The dust bin element with the prism to catch hair was especially similar, and one of my favourite features in the Stratos, so I was excited to see how this fared. Yes, you can empty it without removing attachments, but it means fluff and dirt needs to pass through a tight u-bend as it transitions from the upward pipe to the bottom of the collection bin.

This score shows how well the vacuum cleaner sucks up fine Arizona desert sand from deep within the pile of Wilton carpets. is lightweight enough to carry up and down stairs or clean the car, good news for anyong with dexterity or mobility issues.

To bring the name we all know and love into the newest vacuum sphere (the world of cordlessness) Hoover has engineered the HF9 - their new Cordless Vacuum Cleaner with ANTI-TWIST™. Whenever you need to access the brush, the top window pops open for instant access, taking the hassle out of maintenance. Within the first access point of this vacuum, there's a comb that prevents hair from becoming tangled. Henry is Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, ensuring he and the team covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about for readers and viewers all over the world.