eureka WhirlWind Bagless Canister Vacuum Cleaner, Lightweight Vac for Carpets and Hard Floors, Blue

I just replaced the carpeting on my second floor with engineered hardwood and was looking for a vacuum that was light and maneuverable. Initially, I looked at rechargeable stick vacs, but they all had very small capacity and seemed overpriced. I then looked a small corded vacs. The Eureka Whirlwind bagless appealed to me because it looked very light and the reviews called it powerful, which it is. Ive been using this vacuum for about a month and Im happy with my purchase. Here are some pros and cons: Pros Inexpensive bagless lightweight strong suction great on hardwood floors head has retractable bristles easy to empty retractable cord clever built in brush attachment Cons not great for carpets smallish head no crevice nozzle limited capacity tippy backwards, especially for tall users vac power control slider on handle easy to hit accidentally I like bagless vacs for their simplicity and they are good for most chores. However, if you plan to use this vac for very dusty jobs, like plaster dust, you may want a bagged vac instead. Bagless machines will do occasional dusty jobs, but usually require cleaning of their filters thereafter. Good luck.

I bought this to replace a similar vacuum (different brand). And I absolutely LOVE this guy! It has great suction, and is a quality, sturdy item. Much more than the last one I had. I love that the brush attachment is always attached to the hose (so no more hunting around for it). The hose has a solid metal piece that has a click on attachment that keeps the hose connected. My last vacuum would drop the plastic piece off the hose all of the time - really annoying. All in all, super happy with this!

It really sucks! Powerful suction for such a little vac. Easy to use, lightweight, great for floors but curve on the wand makes it difficult to use for dusting. Also wish it had a crevice tool. But overall a great little vac!

My Eureka canister I got new in 1980 finally died ..so I obviously went to look for another Eureka canister and am so pleased with this one! I like all its features ... bagless, extended/adjustable wand, retractable brush on the main wand, and probably my favorite is the button on the floor unit the extends or retracts the brush inside the sweeper unit --- allowing me to go from carpet to tile quickly and not having to change attachments...I just tap the button in the top of floor unit. Love it!

Absolutely love this! I needed a powerful vacuum for my sofas and pillows ( my dog sheds ) this little vacuum is mighty and easy to carry and minuver. Great for cleaning lampshades too!!!!

Excellent for the price. Pros: Cleans as well as the overpriced Dyson it replaces. Light, easy to maneuver, with nice feature of building the small brush attachments into the handle so you never have to find them or lose them. Brilliant! Bagless canister very easy and quick to empty, and less messy than the dead Dyson. Cons: -3 point wheel base makes it easy to tip over with normal motions. Good news is it doesnt shut off when that happens. - The toggle for floor/carpet is convenient on top of floor attachment, but sticks up in floor mode, making it get stuck under sofas and furniture. Very annoying when you try to vacuum UNDER things. Easy redesign to fix by making a sliding toggle instead of seesaw design - The nice retractable self winding cord is much shorter than expected, which limits the reach. I have to reposition plug 5 times to do one level of house, when the previous vacuum only needed two times. Easy and cheap fix for Eureka..should be a recall.

Last week my expensive vacuum died at a time that I could not afford to replace it with something of like value. I had this in my cart and then instead, I ordered the Bissell Zing because it was cheaper and Bissell donates to animal charities when you purchase from them. I ended up returning the Bissell as the price reflected the extremely cheap quality of the attachments and the suction was so strong, I could not vacuum rugs or dust with it. So then I went back and ordered this. The attachments are definitely of sturdier construction and they lock together nicely, unlike the Bissell attachments. The suction is strong, but not so strong that you cant dust with it. I also like that the dusting brush is attached right to the wand handle, so it easily clicks into place and just as easily releases. This is a good vacuum for the price.

I only have tile and wood floors and it works great.

I very rarely write reviews, but I felt obligated to do so today after using the Eureka WhirlWind that was delivered today from Amazon. Yesterday when ordering this machine after my 3-year old Bissell Zing finally bit the dust with the smell of burning plastic and loss of almost all suction, I was looking for a review like THIS ONE to let me know if I should buy the same Bissell Zing again (the devil you know) or try this Eureka WhirlWind out (the devil you don’t). For those looking for a fast answer, I will tell you right now, the Eureka WhirlWind won by a mile. This is a far superior machine and comparatively priced. For those who are looking for the reasons I feel this way I have quite a bit to write. At the beginning of the pandemic, 3 years ago, I was forced to downsize my living space significantly. I moved from a very large multiple level place to a small apartment of 500 square feet. Like everyone else during the beginning of the pandemic I was forced to buy pretty much everything online. When I moved into my new place I ordered 4 area rugs from Amazon and chose high pile shag rugs (all are in my photos) as well as a no pile indoor/outdoor rug for the bathroom. My old upright vacuum cleaner from the old place would have handled these rugs wonderfully, but it was too huge to store anywhere in my new place, so I had to give it away. What I needed was a small vacuum cleaner that could be broken apart in sections and stored under the kitchen sink. I found the Bissell Zing on Amazon and ordered it immediately. When it arrived it seemed to fit the bill. It was the right size and easy to store. But right from the first use on my high pile shag rugs and it was a struggle. The Zing was very limited- did not move easily along the shag rugs and really seemed to do a poor job. Vacuuming was HARD and it was not fun- it was like an aerobic workout and the rugs never seemed to be fully free of my cat’s hair and my long hair. Still it was all I had and I just lived with it. Also with the Zing, which is bagless, like the Eureka WhirlWind, the filter was a paper honeycomb-like thing, which I hated right away. It was not easy to clean at all. I truly hated cleaning that filter! So ok, that’s what I was dealing with and I vacuumed about once a week, hating the process. After less than a year the extension wand sections, which were plastic, began to crack. It may have been all of the pressure I was forced to use to vacuum the shag rugs. Maybe if I had just low pile rugs or floors that might not have happened. But it did. It made vacuuming ever HARDER. Oh, what a chore. I got out my friendly duct tape, bandaged the plastic and resumed and went on this way for another 2 years until yesterday when I plugged in the Zing and started vacuuming and heard an unhappy sound from the motor and smelled burning plastic. Then I lost almost all suction. It had been used approximately 150 times on the rugs and floors shown in my photos. I threw it in the trash. Since my main concern was being able to store it under my kitchen sink, I could find only 2 options under $100 here on Amazon- another Zing or the Eureka Whirlwind. I read all reviews for both. I knew the Zing quite well and knew it’s limitations and was scared to get stuck with something worse (god forbid!) but I went with the Eureka WhirlWind instead. Mind you, there are a million better vacuums out there & more money will get a better machine, but the Eureka Whirlwind is much better then the Zing for MANY reasons. First of all, it was simple & brainless to put together. I think the Zing was simple as well. But as soon as I used it today it was OBVIOUS to me how much stronger the suction was and I did not have to struggle in the same was as I did with the Zing to get it across my high pile rugs. It picked up MUCH more and I honestly think my rugs got the best vacuum they have ever experienced. They are cleaner with the WhirlWind and it was EASIER to vacuum with the Whirlwind. Other features that I found make the WhirlWind better: The extension wand is METAL with the WhirlWind, not plastic, like the Zing. So even if I had to apply the same kind of pressure, the wand is stronger and will not crack. Also, the cord is 2 feet longer than the Zing, meaning I only have to plug it in to one outlet to do my whole place. But another thing I find incredible is NO MORE honeycomb paper filter! Thank goodness! The filter on this Whirlwind is FLAT and appears so much easier to wash. Hallelujah. My vacuuming experience just now with the Whirlwind took 1/2 of the time than it took with the Zing and came out cleaner and it took less physical effort from me. So that is something you should know. This is an EXCELLENT low priced, basic, small vacuum. I will do my best to update this review only if something goes wrong and I end up hating the WhirlWind,, but so far I am thankful I did not get another Zing.

Light weight, liked to auto retacks ion cord, Nice for light work, I give It a 5 star...