Hoover HCS 6185 W

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Supposed to be "Frost Free" - it isn't

..."Frost Free?" The freezer would fill up with so much ice that the fan at the back would chop into it making a very loud whirring noise, usually waking us up in the middle of the night. We had 3 engineers come out to look (having to take days off work for this as they wouldn't come out on a weekend) and all said "well, it shouldn't be doing that" and offered no real solution. After fighting with Hoover to get it taken away the guys picking it up said "oh, another one of these" as they have been picking up LOADS of them. There is obviously a fault with this model but maybe Hoover don't want to admit it? Avoid at all costs!... Read review

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Advantages: Light-weight, washable filters
Disadvantages: Back-heavy/not very well balanced; tends to fall backwards without much effort, washing all relevant filters & parts a little time consuming, see-through dust chamber

...The Hoover Whirlwind W2700 is a very powerful vacuum cleaner, it has a 1400 watt engine and its suction power in my opinion is second to none. The Hoover Whirlwind has washable filters and having been the owner of a vacuum cleaner which required the constant buying and changing of disposable filters this with was something of a bonus to me when I first purchased it. However, there are 5 main parts to the Hoover Whirlwind which need to be washed to maintain its optimum suction power, these being a small half-moon shaped filter by the handle, a cone-shaped filter in the main body, the dust-bucket, the hepa-filter and the donut shaped foam filter within it. One of the disadvantages with the washable filters is that they must be maintained regularly and process is a little time consuming both in the washing but ultimately the drying... Read review

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Advantages: Great Suction, Plenty of Gadgets
Disadvantages: Bit on the heavy side

...than a Dyson), Motor Watts: 1600w (so its quite noisy) COST: The Hoover 350 series 1600w can be bought from most electrical retailers for around £170 (another advantage over the Dyson, way cheaper) but be advised to shop on-line. I bought mine from BE.com and it cost £150 inc delivery. CLEANING: I haven't tried to clean it yet (recommended once a month) but the instructions look really easy so I cant see it being a problem. To give you an idea of how much it sucks up, we had a carpet fitted and for 3 months used the old vacuum. You'd think by that time all the carpet fluff would have been sucked up but no. The Hoover had to be emptied twice it sucked up that much. In summary, the Hoover 350 Series is great value for money and is worth every penny. Would recommend it to anyone.... Read review

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