Eureka 71B Hand-Held Vacuum

Technical Details

Strong 5.5 amp suction with stretch hose cleans cars, upholstery, stairs

1 motor powers the revolving brush, second motor for suction

Onboard crevice tool; Riser Visor for carpeted stairs

Bagless filter and clear dust cup clean easily

Weighs 5 pounds; 20-foot cord wraps for storage

Product Description

Product Description

Bagless Hand Vacuum features two motor performance, a brushroll motor to loosen the dirt from carpet/upholstery, a suction motor to carry the debris to the dirt cup. On board hose and crevice tools. Exclusive Risor Visot pivots for cleaning vertical surfaces such as stair risers. 20' power cord. Weighs 5-1/2 lbs.

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Customer Reviews

impressive product with a few minor drawbacks

Rating: 5 (2008-12-05)

The product overall is very impressive. A great deal with its current price. It is easy to use and has amazing cleaning ability. I would certainly recommend it to my friends.
But a few stuff you might want to know before you purchase:1) you might have to pay extra for the dust-cup filter. 2) the brushroll is hard to clean and needs replacement sooner or later 3) the sound is a bit loud.

Great Vacuum

Rating: 5 (2008-12-05)

Great vacuum cleaner. It's heavy though after holding it for a while. Its not easy to store due to its bulky size but it has a very powerful suction capacity. I do advise that anyone should buy a few replaceable filters for clean air and better cleaning on hard surfaces. Over all great item.

Very Very Disappointed! Doesn't suck well, clunky, heavy...

Rating: 2 (2008-12-03)

I received the vacuum in the mail this past week & it was all ready to use right out of the box....the positives end there, unfortunately. It was incredibly heavy and clunky & I could tell right away that it was going to be a pain to vacuum with. The hose it comes with is a joke. It's only 12 inches long, so you can't set the vacuum down to use the hose. You have to hold the heavy vacuum up with one hand while you try to use the tiny hose on anything--and the hose isn't very bendable, as I learned by trying to vacuum off my windowsill--which didn't work well. So, if you need to use the hose on something 3 inches in front of you and you have He-man arm muscles, no problem, but anything else & you can't do it.

While trying to use this on the stairs (the main reason I bought it), it was a total joke, It just didn't pick up that much stuff--and my stairs really weren't that bad. The photo shows this vacuuming up berber carpet. Maybe it works OK if you don't have any pile to your carpet, but mine is a low shag & it was horrible! It left fuzzies, cat litter, pet hair, carpet pieces, pine needles, etc. I'd have to use the wide mouth part to vacuum, then go back over it with the hose to pick up everything. And, of course, since the hose is so short, I couldn't set the vacuum on one step while trying to hose the one above it--it doesn't reach. Oh, and the front of the vacuum is hard plastic- no rubber bumpers or anything, so I dinged up my baseboards every time I came to the end of the side of each stair.

And...the dirt holder area is so tiny. I have a decent sized house with a couple flights of stairs and had to empty out the container 3 separate times! It's not so much that the holding area is small, but all the dirt gravitates to the filter, which becomes blocked up and reduces suction unless you clean it out...it reduces the already bad suction, I might add. The cord was a bit longer than my dirt devel hand held vac, but nothing amazing. I still had to vacuum 6-7 stairs, then after I got to the landing, I'd have to unplug the vacuum and re-plug it in at the other level of the house to get the other 6-7 stairs after the landing.

I'd return this right now if I wasn't so dang lazy....into the Goodwill box it goes.

small but powerful

Rating: 4 (2008-12-02)

Though the suction nozzle is a little small, it is enough for a dormitory room.

GREAT POWER - better than my dyson upright !!!

Rating: 5 (2008-11-22)

I use a dyson upright but it is awful for the stairs. My Eureka 71B Rocks! I can't believe the amount of dog hair it sucks out of the stairs - hair that isn't even visible on the carpet! It gets deep down! I did my reasearch before buying and am CONFIDENT I made the right choice here! SO HAPPY!