Eureka Hand Held Vacuum Cleaner 71B Review

If you want a lightweight Hand Held Vacuum Cleaner for your stairs...you're search is over! It is light weight and cleans stairs perfectly without lugging a heavy upright vacuum around. It's powerful and works like a champ! Highly recommend!

The Eureka 71B Hand Held Vacuum Cleaner is powerful handheld vacuum that takes care of those jobs that you don't want to bring out your upright for, then this is the perfect vacuum. Cordless, rechargeable ones may be convenient, but I have never found one this powerful.

This hand held vacuum cleaner is remove deeply embedded dirt from anywhere in your home or car. Ideal for cleaning stairs and auto upholstery, this hand vacuum cleans with the help of a revolving brushroll with Riser Visor, a stretch hose and attachments for getting into tight spaces.

High power suction

The onboard crevice tool gets into those places too small for the brushroll. 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 hand held 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.

Onboard Crevice Tool
The Eureka 71B makes cleaning tight spaces and behind furniture simple with its onboard crevice tool. This attachment fits right in to the end of the hose and allows you to get into all of the really annoying tight spots which are always a pain to clean.

I found it easy to remove or attach, and it certainly made a difference in the depth that I could clean without having to move furniture around or overextend my reach. The hose itself stretches up to three times its length, which when combined with the crevice tool makes getting just about anywhere from bookshelves to under beds a nonissue.

Simple Clean up
Cleanup is far simpler than with a traditional model as well, as the Eureka 71B features a bagless, reusable filter and a simple to attach and detach dust cup, and although the filter may need to be replaced occasionally, there are simple instructions on how to do so included.

on bare floors

Although this handheld vacuum cleaner is not of the rechargeable variety, it includes a 20 foot cord which allows you to reach around almost any area without needing to seek another outlet. Weighing in at no more than five pounds, this handheld vacuum is both portable and powerful.

The Riser Viser
One of Eureka’s innovative developments designed for this hand held vacuum cleaner model is the Riser Visor. This is simply a clear plastic cover which remains down for cleaning horizontal surfaces and flips up so that the rotating brush can reach the vertical carpeting on stair risers.

There’s absolutely no bag that needs to be changed, merely a filter and clear plastic dust cup to empty when required. Although I was initially skeptical of how well this feature would actually perform, I’m happy to report that the Riser Visor works exactly as advertised and intended. This simple yet brilliant characteristic makes cleaning carpeted stairs faster than you dreamed you ever could.

Here are some of the great features of Eureka Hand Held Vacuum Cleaner 71B
Brushroll
Brush Roll
Brush roll action to clean flat areas, stair steps and upholstery
Crevice Tool



Crevice Tool
Crevice tool gets into those places that are too small for the brush roll to reach
Riservisor



Riser Visor
The riser visor feature with a rotating cover over the brush roll
Dust Cup



Dust Cup
Pull back on the power switch to the “open cup” position and lift dust cup to empty
Finger tip controls



Fingertip Controls
Easy to use fingertip controls allow you to operate the hand vacuum and turn the power switch on and off
Rearview



Cord Wrap
Cord wraps easily at the back of the hand vacuum making it convenient to store





Here’s what one of the owners had to say about the Eureka Hand Held Vacuum Cleaner 71B

Nice unit. Does the job; it really sucks!, January 9, 2012

By Steven C. Rogers "Steve R." (Pasadena, MD)

This review is from: Eureka Hand Held Vacuum Cleaner, 71B (Kitchen)

I have had this handheld vac only for a few weeks. I have vacuumed cleaner the stairs twice and vacuumed my two cars. This little guy has some serious suction action (that's why I said it really sucks); as strong as my upright push vacuum. It probably is a bit heavy for some people, but for me it's way lighter than carrying around a full-size vacuum. And cleaning out the filter can be a bit messy, but as the directions say, I use a brush to clean the filter off. I like it a lot and I am impressed by it. I would recommend it, unless you are a very petite person in which it may be a bit too heavy; but hey who I am to say; it would be good exercise so what the heck.

Recommended for cleaning staircases with ease

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