Luckily that's far from being the case with the HF9, which was as capable on hard floors as it was on my carpet. Our Ecommerce Editor Molly oversees appliance content at Ideal Home, including vacuums and cleaning . But in my testing it could not grab stubborn fibres that had been trodden into fairly low pile carpet, and the unit regularly didn’t turn on even when it had a charge, prompting me to plug it in to wake it up. We tried all of the accessories, from hoovering sofas to skirting boards and we also tested the suction head on hardwood floors, lino and rugs.

If you struggle with mobility or carrying a heavy vacuum around for a long period of time, this might be a big help for you.The light on the front of the suction head showed us exactly where the dust was while the wheels made manoeuvring the device easy. The HF9 has a run time of up to 30 minutes – which is quite standard across the industry – although our device offered 33 minutes when fully charged. HF9 delivers optimised runtime of 30 minutes* - long enough to clean your entire home, with no drop in performance (according to EN 60312-1 clause 5. It’s certainly much more capable in the suction department, even if the battery levels do seem to go down faster than my trusty H-Upright 300 Pets model.

The easily removable battery can be charged separately from the Hoover or when connected to the unit. It even left those lovely triangles on the carpet surface that cleaning influencers on Instagram often show off. Throw in crevice and upholstery tools, plus the option to upgrade to a Pet edition, you have a machine that can pretty much take care of cleaning every nook of your home.The suction head was also able to twist sideways to get into tight spots, which we thought was a great feature. I like to use the crevice tool to get around my bin as it's curved which means sometimes things can get missed. With some cordless vacuum cleaners, you can just rinse the entire bin, plus the filters, and allow it to dry.

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™.Whatever type of flooring you have in your home, the highly portable HF9 will tackle the job perfectly. It’s worth noting that Hoover recommends you run the battery flat before recharging each time, which is not very helpful if you’re just short of enough power for your regular clean. By weighing the collection bin before and after a single pass over the spillage, we can tell exactly how good a vacuum is at picking up in each situation.

The design also features anti-twist technology that minimises the chance of hair – both human and pet from getting entangled in the rollers. The Hoover HF9 (full nameHoover Cordless Stick with Anti-Twist HF9 Pet Model) is the flagship of Hoover’s current range of cordless sticks. One thing I like to do with any vacuum I test is to throw rolled oats down and vacuum in a line, so that you can clearly see what's not been picked up by the vacuum. Fully assembled, it has dimensions of 21 x 26 x 111cm and there’s the added ability of allowing it to stand freely as you go, in case you might need to move a piece of furniture, or just take a break. This uses a series of prongs to prevent long hair and threads from wrapping around the cleaning roller.

The Hoover lacks a soft brush for hardwood floors but I didn’t see any damage to mine, and the turbo mode is good for giving heavy carpets a good spring clean. Failing that, why not bag a best robot vacuum… Meanwhile, read on to hear how I’ve been getting on with the Hoover HF9 Cordless Stick vacuum cleaner. It lives up to the hype: we charged this at 9am on Saturday morning and it was good to go at lunchtime and it lasted up to the half hour claimed. Still, with 65% collected in a single pass, I was left with no doubt that it was capable of capturing the remainder without having to make too many more passes. At first look, I thought that this vacuum looked very similar to the Shark Stratos IZ420UKT cordless vacuum, which was also released in 2022.