Hoover BH50010 Love It!

Hoover BH50010 Love It!
I am in love with this vac. Have been searching for the perfect cordless vac for years, something I can use for 4-5 minutes each night to do the worst parts of the kitchen, by the outside door, in front of the couch, etc to keep things manageable so I only have to drag out the big vac once a week. I have 5 or 6 useless ones down in the basement. This is a dream - picks up great, doesn't just push the dirt around until I get the suction exactly over the bit I want to vac up. I have actually seen it suck dust balls over to it from 3-4 inches away! Have never seen a brush work at all on a cordless, this one's amazing. It really picks up! I haven't run the battery down yet. It takes me less than 5 minutes a day to keep up, I have been putting the battery in the charger every 3rd day or so. Easy to empty the cup, find I have to empty it about every other day. Wouldn't mind if the cup was a little bigger but it's a small vac, wouldn't want it larger, so it's a fair trade. At first glance the price sounds high for a small vac, but I gave it a try because I have been looking for so long and had a good feeling about this one. It's well worth the money, to me at least. A couple minutes a night and the floors look good all week. I love it!

Hoover BH50010 Best Purchase I've Ever Made.

Hoover BH50010 Best Purchase I've Ever Made.
I love this Vacuum!!!!!! I have cats and are constantly picking up cat litter and this makes the job extremely easy! I have arthritis and have trouble with lifting or pushing heavy things, I actually look forward to getting this vacuum out. The power is unbelieveable and using the battery is not an issue. Please don't hesitate to but this product, you won't be sorry!!!!

Hoover BH50010 Works great.

Hoover BH50010 Works great.
Just got this today. My house is mostly tile and this sweeper is perfect. Just like they say the sweeper stays at full power for 15 minutes. This sweeper does an excellent job at picking up crumbs in the corner and along edges. I did sweep one room with carpet and I was amazed at what it pulled from the carpet. Hoover has a winner with this 1.

Hoover BH50010 I have two labrador retreivers.
I have two labs and they produce more fur in my home than I thought possible. I've had this vacuum for one week and its great. The battery life is only 15-20 minutes, but it does not loose power during that time. I have found that 15-20 minutes is all I need it for in 4-5 rooms. I works great on hardwood floors and pretty well on carpet. I am really surprised that a cordless is this powerful. I would highly recommend this.  

Hoover BH50010 BEST PRICE, Love it!

Hoover BH50010 BEST PRICE, Love it!
This is the best cordless vac I have ever used period. And I even prefer it to my main big vac.
...Since it is cordless, and rather small and lightweight, I actually USE it more than I do my other vac. The idea of getting out a vac, plugging it in and lugging it around the room is so unappealing... but this vac is so darn handy to keep in my broom closet and pop out daily.
...Prior to this I was using the Black & Decker Versapak vac (discontinued) but this (suction) is much stronger.
...I empty the dirt cup after each use and remove the filter and wash out the cup and let it set out to dry for a day.
...Expect the battery to run out after about 10-15 mins. I bought an extra battery.
At least now I'm vacuuming regularly.
...For some reason, guys like to use this vacuum and will happily take it away from you to vacuum.

...Note: If you get this vac, you may find this info useful:
Evidently Platinum has its own dedicated ph# which took me some time and trouble to discover:
877-697-5866 8a-5p EST
I wanted to order some additional filters. Others I have talked to agree that the filter for the cup (new part #1331007). It lasts about a year before you are ready to toss it. If you order 3 filters, you get 20% off.

Hoover BH50010 BEST BUY, Love My Hoover.

Hoover BH50010 BEST BUY, Love My Hoover.
I love my Hoover Platinum Cordless Stick Vac. I have tried other cheaper cordless vac's, and like the idea of them but then never worked well. I gave them away, and now I am so happy with this one. Now I am waiting for the Handheld one to on sale and planning on getting that one also.
A Happy Hoover Homemaker.

Hoover BH50010 Vacuum I really like it.

Hoover BH50010 Vacuum I really like it.
I really do like this stick vac. I have all wood floors with too much dog hair that doesn't ever sweep up completely. I've had other vacs that I really liked but they become cumbersome and create more work. The Linx is very lightweight which my back loves but still substantial. I did not see the battery level drop even one bar while vacuuming the kitchen, den, hallways, baths and bedrooms. I can't imagine not being able to do the rest of the house as well and still have a charge. I had considered a second battery while reading reviews but it turns out it won't be needed. I use it without the brush on hard floors and find it perfect. I don't hesitate to recommend it.

Hoover BH50010 REVIEWS

Hoover BH50010 This is really a BIG improvement!
Hoover LiNX Cordless Stick Vac (Model BH50010) List $179.99 (3/17/09)

Pros:
Cleans well - on/off brushroll for bare floors or area rugs/carpeting, excellent on pet hair
Control on handle - easy to use
Charge indicator accurate & useful
Dust cup very easy to empty & clean (including baffle tube when necessary)
Filter easy to clean
Stands up to store

Cons:
Awkward on stairs - no stair-handle, must support from below. I'm getting used to this, and it's easier if I use my stronger hand for the machine and weaker hand for the handle.

THE BOTTOM LINE:
Hoover Platinum CSV is absolutely shines in two areas: ease of use (switching from brushroll on to brushroll off, going between surface heights & types), and cleaning ability, especially the tricky maneuver of getting pet hair off area rugs.

WORD TO THE WISE:
I got this information from Hoover after my battery failed: don't store the battery in the charger. (I stored it in the charger and only took it out of the charger when I used it.) There is nothing in the instructions about this, but storing it in the charger can cause it to fail. It's OK to leave it several hours or overnight, but then take it out of the charger and put it in the vacuum. The battery will continue to hold the full charge no matter how long it is stored in the vacuum. (Thanks to the 2 year warranty on the battery, they are sending me a new one at no charge.)

Read on if you are interested in more detailed comments:

Price:
I am sure that with time the price will come down or discounts will be available from the $179 list. I know that the Hoover Platinum Lightweight Bagged Upright (another model in this line) which originally listed for $399 is readily available online for $300 now. (Nov 12, 2009 edit: Price has finally dropped into the $150 range!)

Battery Life:
The battery life is quite good, and I like the "fade-free" aspect of the product - it works at full power for the whole time. It does a much better job so much quicker than my old vac and I am more than satisfied, since I can get everything I want done in a single charge.

Bagless feature:
I think I finally understand why bagless vacuums are so popular, even though they are more work: there is something so satisfying about SEEING how much dirt and pet hair you have removed from your flooring. But however satisfying it is to see what you have removed, it creates an extra step that you need to perform nearly every time you use a bagless vac - ANY bagless vac - if you want it to maintain its cleaning power. With my previous stick vac, the dust cup emptied fine, but I had to pull the dust off the filter with my fingers to ready it for the next use, and occasionally use another vacuum to clean the filter because it was not washable. The Hoover Platinum CSV, however, is exceptionally easy to empty and clean. The dust cup empties from the bottom, the baffle tube is easy to remove from the dust cup assembly if necessary (which it will be, if you have multiple long-haired daughters), and the filter can be bushed off with a dry toothbrush and washed when necessary. Long hair does tend to wind around the baffle tube (part of the bagless system). Fortunately, that is easy to remove when emptying the dust cup.

Carpet Cleaning:
I have used (and liked, and still believe it is a good stick vac, although with limitations) the Eureka The Boss Lite Cordless (96 b) Eureka 96 B Quick Up Upright Cordless Stick Vacuum cordless (rated 4 ½ stars on Amazon) for years on my hardwood floors and area rugs for quick cleanups, so I have a basis for comparison.

My old Boss Lite was great on bare floors, but only better-than-nothing on rugs. (I used to kneel down and wipe the surface with a well-wrung out sponge to get the hair off my area rugs because the brush-roll on the Eureka just wasn't up to it.) By comparison, the Hoover Platinum Cordless Stick Vac is amazingly good at getting surface pet hair, dirt, and sock lint off rugs. It won't deep clean, but it will help to make the carpet surface LOOK clean, which is all I want for a quick clean up.

Ease of use:
Easily goes from one surface to another seamlessly, except for certain very lightweight mats. Rubber backed bathmats and doormats require me to lift the vacuum up off the bare floor and onto the rug, but it does a good job on those at cleaning them rather than sucking them up. It cannot be used on the very lightest towel-weight throw rugs with no backing, even without the brushroll - it sucks them up. With ordinary area rugs, however, the Hoover Platinum CSV goes up and over the edge with amazing ease.

Edge cleaning:
This vacuum has excellent edge cleaning. I don't ever have to stoop down to get that random bit of whatever from near the baseboard. This is a MAJOR plus when compared to my old stick vac.

Clearance:
The Hoover Platinum CSV will go under about the first 9 inches of furniture with only about 2 ½ inches of clearance,- you can't go further than that, because the bagless dust cup gets in the way. But if you have more clearance - about 8 inches (what my kitchen chairs have under the crossbars between the legs)- then you can get completely under.

Was there anything I liked BETTER about the my old stick vac?
Yes, I liked the way it hung on the wall to charge. The Hoover has a charging base which charges the battery, and the vac, while it stands on its own (a plus), does require floor space.

Hoover BH50010 Wonderful cordless and easy to use.
I bought this vacuum and it works like a charm. No more cords to fall over or have to keep plugging and unplugging. Really does an excellent job on my wood floors and gets all the dust and lint vacummed. Also works good on carpets.

I do plan to get the extra battery so it will be ready at all times but you don't need to if you are willing to wait three hours for the battery to recharge. 


Hoover BH50010 A great little vacuum.
I have owned more vacuums than I care to count. I have wood floors in my kitchen, dining room and den. I have thick plush carpet in the rest of the house. I have a Braun canister vacuum for wood floors which is a pain to pull out on a daily basis so I wanted something I could park in a hidden corner of my kitchen that I could use daily. For 5 years I have suffered with an Electrolux stick vacuum that won't pick up anything so when I saw the ad for this vacuum I decided to buy one. I am so pleased with it. The vacuum not only picks up all the crumbs but picks up dry cat food that vacuums usually spit out the back. The only thing I wish it could do is adjust a bit lower than it can. I was not expecting any kind of performance on carpet but much to my surprise it actually did a good surface job. So good that I had to empty the cup halfway through. It moved with great ease on my carpet and throw rugs with the exception of a thick oriental rug in my dining room. The vacuum was hard to push against the nap of the rug. I thought the Hoover was easy to put together (one screw). I find the dirt cup easy to put in and take out and empty. One thing I had to do was turn it over after vacuuming and clean out cat hair (I have two persians) from the brush. The long hair had wrapped around the brush like a spool of thread. The vac is also very light weight. The battery is easy to insert and I had plenty of power left after vacuuming my whole house. 


Hoover BH50010 Vacuum Perfect!
FIVE STARS. THE PERFECT VACUUM HAS ARRIVED.(Hoover Platinum Linx Cordless Stick Vacuum) I am a male homeowner (engineer) with a wife and 4 children and am a vacuuming nut. I actually modified TWO 7 year old eureka "theboss cordlesss upright vacuum" to use sears lithium batteries because the nickel cadmium batteries all other vacuums use are so poor. Then I found the hoover vac with linx or lithium batteries. WOW!!! I now have one of these on all 3 floors of our house. Talk about convenient and easy to use. The recharger is plugged in and ready and sits nearby. My wife and I love being able to just grab a lightweight vac whenever we want and just clean a spill made by our active toddler or vacuum a room when it needs it. No more winding and unwinding cords and pulled back muscles and scraped hands struggling to bend over furniture to plug and unplug and remove baby protectors and wasted trips back and forth to the outlets hidden behind sofa's etc. No more backbreaking trips up and down the stairs with a 20 pound vacuum in and out of the closet. I know people will say I am a nut, but YES I actually ENJOY vacuuming now. It is like the difference between a gas pushmower and driving my green riding tractor around the yard. This vac saves hours of time, because you spend your time vacuuming rather than plugging and unplugging 12 times and dragging a heavy vacuum up and down 2 flights of stairs and back and forth. AND BONUS!!! the carpet is cleaner because we vacuum more often and the AIR is cleaner with less dust in the air. You can pick these up new for just around $120 on the internet and they are worth every penny! I also got a Lithium hand vac! Awesome as well. You see how much dirt Both of these units pick up and it is amazing. Our family loves to snack(ie drop crumbs all over from pizza, toast, etc) and we keep the upright in the kitchen/family room and we use it every day to keep the area looking great after meals and snacks. And yes, it works great on carpet also! The other area we clean all the time is by the door. We are in and out a lot and it is great for picking up the sand and leaves etc each day. Our house always looks clean. If you want to vacuum 4500 square feet in one pass, this may not be the vac for you, but we do a room here and there as needed and we generally recharge the battery once a week. Only a lithium battery is going to allow you to do that. I hope Hoover does well with this item and that we see lots of competition follow suit. I would like to see a high end dual 24volt battery model with upholstery brush. Our regular vac went in the garbage can this week. While others are making giant expensive vac's that look like spaceships and are self propelled monsters, Hoover is on the right track. Light, powerful and easy to use! And way more convenient then a central vac which costs hundreds more! I could go on and on...did I mention the 6 year warranty? And NO , I don't work for Hoover or know anyone that does. MY VOTE FOR PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2009.

Hoover BH50010 Best Price, Great vacuum -- exactly what we wanted.
We purchased this vacuum through Amazon three weeks ago. The vacuum is used for our large kitchen (laminate floor), laundry and entry way from our garage (laminate floor), front entry way and three bathrooms all with ceramic tile floors. Based on one of the customer reviews we'd read, we were concerned with the battery life. This has not proven to be a problem at all with us. First, the battery charges to full capacity in just about two hours and not the three we expected. We use the vacuum almost every day and the first charge lasted for a good two weeks. We are now on the second charge. The brush option is seldom used as the vast majority of the vacuuming is on hardwood floors and not rugs. It is our belief that limited brush use has allowed the battery to last longer. We've emptied the cup twice and did not have a problem with getting dirty. If your cleaning needs are similar to what I've explained, I would highly recommend you buy this vacuum. We also like the convenience of being able to charge the battery away from the vacuum and not be limited to where the charging can occur. So, we prefer to place the charging unit on a counter top.
I do agree with others who expressed concern with the price ($180) for this vacuum. However, I'll bet that the battery is the single most expensive part and this alone probably pushes the cost to this level.

Hoover BH50010 Best Buy, Love this little wonder!
I have a Siberian husky and four cats this thing works wonders on my hardwood floors and area rugs, my husband cannot believe the amount of hair and dirt this thing gets up, oh by the way we live on a farm so there is lots of dirt to pick up so much better than a canister vac.
The battery last about two cleanings in my home!  

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Hoover BH50010

The Hoover Platinum Collection LINX Stick Vac gives you cordless convenience with powerful upright performance. It is the first cordless stick vacuum with Hoover's patented Wintunnel Technology, which utilizes three suction tunnels to lift and remove the hidden dirt. One touch activation of the brushroll makes for an easy transition from hard floors to carpets and edge cleaning bristles allow for closer access to walls and corners. The interchangeable 18 Volt Lithium battery ensures that the battery sustains power until completely drained. It even has a battery level indicator that instantly registers remaining battery life. The LINX Cordless Stick Vacuum is ENERGY STAR qualified and includes a Best-In-Class two year warranty.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #104 in Home
• Color: Silver
• Brand: Hoover
• Model: BH50010
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 24.75" h x 8.03" w x 10.42" l, 10.35 pounds

Features

• Cordless and bagless stick vacuum cleaner with WindTunnel Technology
• Interchangeable 18-volt Lithium Ion battery for fade-free power; auto height adjustment
• Motorized power brush turns off with a flip of a switch for bare-floor cleaning; 11-inch-wide nozzle
• Edge-cleaning bristles, low-profile base, battery-fuel gauge, and Energy Star battery charger included
• Measures approximately 11 by 8 by 42 inches; 2-year limited vacuum warranty; 2-year limited battery/charger warranty