Tineco A11 Hero Cordless Lightweight Stick Vacuum Cleaner, 450W Motor for Ultra Powerful Suction Handheld Vac for Carpet, Hard Floor & Pet

We used our vacuum for the first time yesterday, and I was quite surprised about the amount of sand that was pulled out of our garage carpet runner. The rug always looked clean, but when this vacuum was turned on the high speed mode, it had so much suction that I had to push rather hard to get it to move. We bought a battery operated vacuum several years ago and bought one we could afford. I do not like paying $230 for a battery operated vacuum but it is many time more powerful than the cheap one. We were going to buy the $500 Lupe vacuum because it is so powerful, but it did not have headlights. So we purchased this one, our second choice. The headlights are very bright and the suction is amazing. Would I recommend it? Absolutely yes!!

I’ve had my vacuum for a little over a week now and I am in love with the suction power and all the attachments that make cleaning so much easier now and I’m able to clean better with the attachments as well. The battery dies so fast. Took my vacuum off the charger and started to vacuum my stairs. About half way up I notice I’ve already lost one of three battery lights but no big deal I can finish. I get to the top and it’s blinking red. 12 steps plus the top landing, not too much if you ask me. Not the first time the battery has not lasted more than 20 mins and I had it on the lowest power setting. The vacuum does seem to get more suction power every now and then even without me changing it and I check the lights as well and they remain the same but some how different suction power. Will be calling support to see what is going on here. Other than the low battery after a few moments of cleaning I love the vacuum still.

I bought this in June 2021. Its my first and only stick vacuum. I got to test a friends Dyson stick vacuum back in May 2021 and was impressed. I wanted one of my own but when I saw the $700 price on the Dyson, I was like, NOPE. I bet I can find a cheaper alternative that works just as good on Amazon. Thus, the Tineco A11. I was surprised to see that they are still selling the exact same model (you know how you see the Last purchased blah blah at the top?). I paid less than what its currently advertised at right now, by about $40 I think. I would still pay what its priced at now, but probably no more. On to the review. 1. Suction. This is by far the most important part of a vacuum. Suction determines how much crap you pull off your floors. I probably do what most people do, and determine suction by how it treats the carpet as you roll over it. If it fluffs the carpet, then you know its getting in there pretty deep. The reality is that you can accidentally fluff your own carpet by the direction you roll in, so beware of mistaking that for good suction. The Tineco has three suction levels. I use lower levels on hardwood and higher levels on carpet. The Tineco had great suction the first year or so. I have noticed that suction has decreased, specifically on carpet, and I am often running over the same area of the carpet more than once. However, this may be due to the damage my vacuum incurred (see below). 2. Pet Power. I have two dogs and two cats. I have a short-haired pit bull/blue heeler mix and a longer haired husky mix. The husky just recently joined our family. I bought this vacuum because my pit heeler sheds like crazy. Little course white hairs EVERYWHERE that stick to EVERYTHING and are damn near impossible to remove from furniture. Add the husky, with her winter coat shedding these long, fine poof-ball clumps of hair and its basically dog hair hell at my house. I have to vacuum twice a day if I want to stay on top of it. (Do I, though? No. lol). I have a robot vacuum that I use in addition to the Tineco because theres just THAT MUCH HAIR. The Tineco is great at picking up the hair off the hardwood floor and the couch. However, I have to clean out my Tineco pretty much every time I use it if I want it to be efficient. My dogs hair tends to clump up and get stuck in the long stick, and in the opening into the canister where all the crap is sucked in. Additionally, I have to clean out the brush/roller and make sure the hole behind the brush/roller is free of debris as it tends to back up there as well. Luckily, the Tineco comes with this handy little cleaning tool with a blade for cutting out hair/string that wraps around the roller. But honestly scissors work better. Lastly, if you like to use the carpet deodorizers like I do, then the Tineco sucks it up well. The only problem is that you will be washing out the filters much more frequently. A lot of these stick vacuums claim to be designed for pet hair. Dont believe it. No stick vacuum is ever going to be as powerful as a full sized pet vacuum. Just look at the canister. It barely holds anything. When I brush my husky, I have three times the amount of hair that the little canister holds. When I vacuum my floors with the Tineco, I have to empty the canister at least 3 times. 3. Product features. Its a basic stick vacuum. You get a number of attachments, but I only use the long stick and the small stick. I noticed that with the other attachments, the suction is basically non-existent. Thats even before my vacuum had its little accident. For the couches, I just put the whole damn thing on there with the stick/roller attachment. Works great. As far as indicator lights go, you get battery and suction level. There are also a couple of filter types: 1) basic filter (you receive two, I bought two additional). These need to be cleaned frequently. If its not clean, you can hear it in the vacuum - it has this high pitched whining sound. I wash mine out with dish soap and warm water after every use. Since I have 4, I just keep three dry and waiting and swap them out. Works great. They clean really easily. 2) The HEPA filter is this metal type filter that goes in the top of the canister. Ive only cleaned it once, and it barely had any dirt in it. I honestly dont know what purpose it really serves. I did not buy any additional of this type of filter and only one came with the vacuum. 4. Design. Its a stick vacuum. They are trendy right now. So you get to say you own one. Are they just as good as a full-powered vacuum? Nope. However, what I love about my Tineco is that I can hang it on the wall, its wireless, and lightweight. I can take it anywhere. It serves as a dustbuster (if you were born in the 80s or before, you know what this is). Hell sometimes I even use it to vacuum my dogs. Cant do that with a Hoover. 5. Reliability/Cost-effectiveness. Ive had this vacuum for almost two years. It has not broken down once. As long as you take care of it, clean it well, and wash out the filters, it should last you. Now I used to spend about $100 a year on a brand new vacuum, because $100 vacuums only last about a year. I didnt mind because it meant that I always had a brand new vacuum with great suction. This thing has cost me about the same (about $100/year so far) and now Ive broken even, so we will see what happens in the next couple of years. 6. The Accident. As this is a stick vacuum with the bulk of the cleaning mechanism loaded at the top, it is top-heavy. You cant just set it anywhere, especially if you have the roller on. I made this mistake and set it temporarily against the corner of the wall, thinking that it would stay. It didnt. It fell and I noticed that a very tiny plastic piece broke off the canister. As is usual with my luck, this tiny piece of plastic was essential to holding the whole damn thing together. Its the clip that holds the canister to its harness. There was literally nothing I could do to fix this. I tried looking online for a replacement canister but they dont seem to have any for this Tineco model. So I did what any American does. I duct-taped it. lol (See pictures.) Now because this plastic piece left a hole in the plastic canister, the suction did suffer. I put a stamp over it (hey it was what I had nearby at the time and fits perfectly lol). So is it a design flaw or just my pure stupidity and negligence? I think a little bit of both. I wish there were more replacement parts. Unfortunately, unless its a big name brand like Hoover or Shark, then your options are limited. So have some duct tape handy.

I used my Mom’s Dyson V8 for several months while she was out of town, and then bought this as a cheaper alternative since many online articles recommend it as a cheaper Dyson “dupe”. Having used it daily for several weeks, I can now give a proper comparison of the Tineco vs the Dyson V8. PROS: - the trigger lock. This awesome feature lets you vaccum continuously without having to hold the trigger down the whole time, saving you the sore thumb which (I found) results from constantly having to pull the Dyson trigger - the lights in the front. I didn’t realize how useful this would be, but it is FANTASTIC as you can see under furniture and in can vaccum in dim light. It ensures you don’t miss dust and dirt and results in a better clean - lightweight like a Dyson - has all the same attachments as the Dyson V8 CONS: - reduced maneuverability. The swivel vaccum head is definitely more stiff than the Dyson, so it can be slightly annoying at times - reduced suction at lower levels. The suction feels the same as Dyson when on “Max” setting, but the lower 2 suction levels are definitely not as strong as a Dyson. Which means you pretty much have to use it on Max all the time, reducing battery life - this model does not come with a second battery, so battery life is the same or sightly shorter than Dyson. It’s never a problem for me to do my whole main floor on one battery, but if you have a large house it may be an issue - it doesn’t start immediately and takes a second to start when you pull the trigger. Again not a big issue, but different from Dyson and slightly annoying All in all I’d say “you get what you pay for”; a model half the price of a Dyson is not going to be an exact replica. But this is pretty close! And the added features of the lights and trigger lock are a welcome addition

First, the Tineco a11 is a huge improvement over my corded canister vacuum. (Now retired) A week before it arrived, I vacuumed all my area rugs and hardwood floors. When the Tineco arrived, I charged it up and went right to work. The clear canister showed an abundant amount of dust, hair, and particles left behind. I tried all the accessories; all are easy to attach and work well. The filter cleaner is a well thought out item, and works easy. Some hints: empty the vacuum outside the house if possible into the garbage. You end up with a lot of debris and it’s a bit messy when it falls out. If your mounting the holder on a wall use toggle bolts into the sheetrock, unless you find the wall studs. The unit is a bit heavy with the main body/battery, tube and full-size power brush. The on/off motion could loosen wall anchors. My only criticism (4-star rating) is the battery. This unit comes with only one and they are a bit pricey. I don’t know how many charges to expect. For the price, after research, it’s the best deal.

I have had trouble with this $200. plastic piece of overseas junk from the get go. I bought it on a big sale but the final tab, of coarse was $200. with all the taxes and fees [ You can usually tell if its foreign by the way they write in English. I have no problem with overseas items, if the are well made.] Firstly, the instructions are not specific. Im guessing that they were written by someone with English as a second language. It took me time to figure them out. Now that it is up and running the main sweeper brush will pick stuff up, like pieces of tortilla chips but will spit them out shortly unless, as I discovered, you turn it upside down and burp the garbage into the collection bin. The plastic is extremely breakable. If you own one I would suggest taking it off the charger when charged. Leaving it on wears out cheaply made batteries and you will need to buy TINECOS overpriced replacement. The more expensive models come with two batteries. I wonder why? I was replacing a DUSTBUSTER which, after over 15 years, died, may it rest in peace, which had suction like a chow hound,. I may end up getting one again. I have a , god knows how old, upright standard size, corded with a bag, Eureka, which puts them all to shame even with a wounded plastic bumper. The TINECO is a high maintenance item. EDIT 12/19/21 I suppose that I expected it to work like my EUREKA workhorse bagged vacuum. This TINECO takes a bit more maintenance. You need to empty the dustbin when about 1/4 full although the instructions say to do it every time that it is used. You also need to take off the brush head, open the compartment up gently ( I could not get it off the first time and in my frustration I tried to yank it off causing the little lock on the latch to break off. Now I just use a piece of packing tape to keep it on.) Take out the roller and using that white tool, which I misplaced,clean all the hair or rug fibers and dirt off. I have used different implements but my fingers work best. This vacuum cleaner works very well when clean. It picks up large and small pieces of the tortilla chips I always have when I eat dinner in front of my TV in the bedroom which is what I got it for. It functions well on hard floor and all around my home. Its light and I love the headlight. My only complaint is the short time that it will work after a full charge. People who need replacement batteries frequently might take some advice from me. When charging I try to remove it as soon as the lights stop blinking. I also take the cord out of the electric socket on the wall. Im not certain but I think the last step will help with battery longevity. Rereading my old review, I found that I repeated myself in this new edit. Sorry folks!

I LOVE this vacuum so much. We have carpet and hard wood and it’s does so amazing on both. We have a dog and it really gets every nook and cranny when it comes to pet hair. I feel like this vacuum makes me want to vacuum 4x a week and makes the job seem so less painful and easy. My ONE problem is that because I have a dog, the hair is super dense and the tank on it fills up quick, and when it does, the hair gets stuck in the tank and doesn’t just fall out when you open the hatch. So I have to take out the filter to pull it out, which gets all the pet hair/dirt all over my hands. That’s one way I wish it was like other vacuums where you could push the dirt out from outside the tank. But other than that, the battery life lasts so long, the 3 levels of suction are amazing for those problematic areas, and it really gets into any spot possible, especially with all the attachments.

This is a great little vacuum for smooth floors, and it also works quite well for low-pile carpets and area rugs, though you may have to step on the corner of a mat to keep it in place. Low suction power is generally sufficient for most smooth-floor vacuuming, and at that setting, the battery lasts at least as long as advertised. It also has medium and high suction settings. I kind of wish it were designed to charge without the dust bin, so it could charge while the dust bin is drying. I prefer the option of some other models in which the charger plugs directly into the motor. That said, the fact that the unit charges automatically when hung in its bracket is very convenient. This is an unbelievable bargain, considering it is also a powerful little hand vac with a rotating brush. I am beyond pleased every time I see an ad for another brand costing more than twice as much and think, My Tineco does that! Of course I havent had it long and dont know how long it will last.

We have had this vacuumed for over two years. Wanted something for a quick vacuum. These will not replace the cleaning power of a corded vacuum under the best conditions. For the first 6 months it got used a lot. Washing the main filter does not clean it well enough to return the suction power so we would turn it on hi which would reduce battery life. Frustrated it wound up hanging on the wall for close to a year. Replacement filters get expensive and they will need to be replaced often. Even blowing out with air hose will not clean them. I cut one open and the layers are so tight I understood why. The vacuum build is great and it has held up. I wound up cutting off the cloth of two of the filters and replacing them with foam that I can take off and wash. It is now getting used once again.

Battery life a little short but works great great suction