The Best Home Vacuum Cleaner

The best home vacuum cleaner is a versatile tool that is easy to operate and use. The ideal model will be lightweight, quiet and efficient.

This model provides excellent suction at a reasonable price. It also includes an anti-hair wrap floorhead which is efficient as well as an anti-odor puck. It has a large bin that is easy to empty.

1. Power

A powerful vacuum cleaner can effectively manage household debris, making it simple to control messes. Whether you have a pile of pet hair or a blocked kitchen drain, it should be able to suck up the mess with minimal effort. It will also be able to remove dust particles and stop the growth of bacterial, for a healthy, fresh air. The best model to meet your needs is contingent on factors like floor type, household size and budget. The most popular types include uprights, portable handhelds light sticks, and handy robots.

The Black+Decker Flex Vac is a lightweight handheld vacuum bot that has an impressively high-quality performance. It is perfect for households with multiple pets or large homes. It also comes with an easy to empty trash receptacle that will help avoid messy cleanups. The vacuum can be used as a mop in order to allow users to complete two jobs at the same time.

Consider a full-size upright or canister-corded vacuum for households with a lot of furniture. These models usually have larger motors as well as a motorized floorhead to tackle stubborn dirt and embedded carpeting. They are also available in a variety of power modes to provide different suction and a longer battery life. If anyone in your family suffers from allergies, it's a good idea for you to select one that comes with a HEPA filtering system.

2. Flexibility

The most effective vacuum cleaners can tackle many tasks around the house including dusting, to deep-cleaning carpets. They are typically lightweight and easy to move. They should also have various attachments that suit your needs.

You should consider a vacuum that is designed to deal with hair from pets if you own pets. They typically have an exclusive power brush that sucks pet hair from the main floorhead, and then directs it into the dust cup to ensure it doesn't get stuck or become stuck around the vacuum's brush roll.

Some of the top vacuums come with smart features, that can be integrated with your home systems, or adjust to different floor types and dirt levels. This is particularly important for people with allergies, as these features keep dust particles from circulating back throughout the air.

Vacuums are costly, but they go on sale during major events such as Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. You can also find great discounts in spring when retailers plan sales to coincide with customers' annual spring cleaning.

The lifespan of a vacuum can vary depending on the model and the way you make use of it. Most of our top-rated vacuums last for an average of eight years. If you want to be sure that yours will last longer than the competition, look for one with an extended warranty.

3. User-Friendliness

A automated vacuum cleaner should be easy to maneuver and use, even during a longer cleaning session. This means a light and compact body, easy controls and attachments and a large bin that doesn't require frequent emptying. This convenience is possible thanks to a number of features, such as motorized power heads that clean carpets and rugs, a large and tall floor head that can reach under furniture as well as rotating nozzles to clean corners and LED lights that illuminate the path.

Shark Stratos, for example is our top choice and was the most easy to move around. It also had the least battery power in our tests. It also features an automatic adjustment of suction, a sleek LCD display that has an indicator for the battery and the ability to switch between Auto, Eco and boost modes.

In our tests, the Stratos picked up kibbles, coffee grounds and flour effortlessly. It also worked well on flooring with low pile and was able to remove the sand, rice and other particles in just a few passes. It also has a soft front brushroll to capture small particles and stop pet hair from spitting out and a rigid rear brushroll that sinks into carpeting.

The budget-friendly Kenmore Elite also has a dual brushroll design that is able to pick up messes and wet spills from hard surfaces. It's light enough to carry to and from the stairs and around the house, without breaking the sweat. It's also easier to maintain than upright models, with the HEPA filter that's easily removable and a disposable dust bag which can be replaced once it's fully stuffed.

4. Versatility

The Levoit is a versatile model that can tackle most cleaning tasks. It lacks many of the advantages offered by more expensive models however, it does come with several important features that ensure it is suitable for daily use: it has multiple cleaning modes that vary suction power and battery run-time (including Eco), an 8-foot hose for reaching over floors, and a large, easy-to-empty dust cup.

Its brush roll is designed to collect and suck up hair without wrapping it around the bristles which makes it a great choice for households with pets who shed hair or even people who shed often. Its performance in tests proved that it was able to take on a variety of debris, including carpet with low pile and hard floors. It even removed rice, sand and Cheerios.

In addition to its versatility in its use, the Miele Flex Vac has an impressive amount of power for an electric vacuum cleaner. It was particularly effective in sucking up pet hair, and also picked larger particles like cereal. However, it was unable to deal with more caked on debris such as car dust. It also has a wide variety of attachments, such as a motorized power nozzle that can make short work of dirt and pet hair on upholstery.

5. Battery Life

A good home vacuum cleaner should run for at least an hour without needing to be recharged. For a cordless model that's important because it allows you to take on cleaning tasks without stopping to start again.

Our top pick, the Shark Stratos Cordless Vacuum is a great choice, with a long battery life as well as impressive debris removal. The three cleaning modes Eco Auto, Boost and Eco help you to manage the power to allow you to clean for longer without draining the battery too quickly. The vacuum features an elegant LCD display that shows the presence of a blockage or blockage, how long you've got left and your battery status.

This model is a fantastic option for families with pets that shed hair, since its brushroll is non-tangle and is very effective in getting rid of pet hair. It's also very effective at cleaning dirt and dust but it struggled to pick up fine particles such as flour from floors and could not remove coffee grounds from carpeting.

If you're looking to deal with wet spills too then the Tineco Floor One S7 Pro is a great option. It is an upright vacuum that comes with features such as an iLoop sensor that can detect dirt and stains; self cleaning vacuum-cleaning, which dries the brush roll; better edge cleaning that gets into corners and along baseboards and a battery that can last for 40 minutes - longer than any other model we've tried.

6. Cleaning is a breeze

The top vacuum cleaners make it a breeze to deal with the mess. The Levoit LVAC-200 is a lightweight compact vacuum cleaner that's also powerful. It was able to take in everything from ground coffee to kibble and hair of dogs in our standardized tests. Its dual brushrolls catch pet hair and other particles without spitting them out or wrapping them around the cleaner's head. This helps it avoid blocking. The motorized tool can also remove pet hair that has been embedded in upholstery, even in hard-to reach places.

Another notable is the Shark Stratos Cordless, which easily handled pet hair and other debris in our tests. The main floorhead is a soft front brushroll that collects fine dust and debris, while the secondary floorhead with stiff bristles penetrates deeper into carpeting for tougher dirt. The dust cup is plenty of space and is easy to empty.

If your house is carpeted, you should consider an upright or full-size vacuum with beater bars for more thorough cleaning sessions. Choose a wet-dry vacuum cleaner that can handle both flooring and the mess caused by food or water. Examples include the Miele Cat & Dog or the Henry Hoover. These machines can handle all kinds of household debris from small crumbs to larger messes, and could provide more advanced features than the handhelds on this list.