With a cleaning attachment for every situation, the Hoover Allergy is a dynamic cleaning machine. Its multi-cyclonic bagless technology has been designed to maintain strong suction during cleaning, and the deep-cleaning powerhead glides across your carpet so easily it feels as though it is driving itself. It is endorsed by the National Asthma Council's Sensitive Choice program for it's superior filtration. The innovative attachments include a mattress tool for removing dead skin cells and dust mites from your mattress quickly and efficiently. You will be amazed at what comes out of a standard mattress when it is cleaned properly! Also included is the hand turbo tool for removing pet hair and other dirt from your furniture and upholstery, a flexible brush which is ideal for cleaning hard-to-reach places up high, and four other handy tools that allow you to clean anything at any time. This is an excellent bagless vacuum cleaner for those that suffer from allergies or those who have pets in their home.

The Hoover Allergy is a premium Triple Action vacuum cleaner, you may like to read our Blog article on Understanding Levels of Clean which explains the differences between a Triple Action vacuum cleaner and a regular vacuum. Bagless Vacuum Cleaner, Combination Floor Head, Crevice Tool, Dusting Brush, Elbow Nozzle, Instruction Manual, Power Head Floor Tool, Turbo Tool, Upholstery Toolbest vacuum cleaner to remove human hair Wertheim W3000 Powerhead Bagless Vacuumbosch vacuum cleaner problemsThis is really a BIG improvement!bosch vacuum cleaner australiaHoover 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 hairControl on handle - easy to useCharge indicator accurate & usefulDust cup very easy to empty & clean (including baffle tube when necessary)Filter easy to cleanStands up to storeCons: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.SWEET HONEYMOON FOLLOWED BY DIVORCE COURT Great Performer Except Battery LifePLEASE read if you have hard wood or hard floors. Will never buy again. Same as other reviewers warranty issues.Vacuuming is now FUN??? It sucks and I love it!!!We loved it and then it tipped over Good but this will turn into a DIY project!This is bar none one of the best stick vacuum cleaners I've ever bought - with a few caveats or warnings. I'm mostly comparing this to Dirt-Devil and Electrolux ErgoRapido vacuums.Suction is fabulous on the Hoover. It really does suck! And while it's missing the ability (like the ErgoRapido) to turn into a hand-vacuum, the increased suction more than makes up for it.

The fact that it uses a removable battery pack is great as well - buy a spare to keep this thing going after you use up one battery! Other reviewers have noted that it's good for 15 min small clean-ups - this is absolutely true. Trying to do more is completely out of scope for this vacuum, so if you're looking to vacuum 2,400 square feet of flooring and carpeting with this thing, you're buying the wrong product. However, the brush on this thing is simply amazing. This is definitely a great stick vacuum.Now, onto the bad: Jerry (see review: Hoover Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner has hit the nail on the head with summarizing some of the major issues with this vacuum. My wife and I have only used this vacuum for light-duty cleaning (read: quick vacuuming of our kitchen tiled-floor for dust and dirt) and it's already showing some faults. The pin connectors for the vacuum head will wear down. See photo that I'm uploading. It appears that there's some play between the connectors and where they plug into the vacuum - this causes a bit of wear on the pin and will eventually cause the brush to work erratically due to inconsistent power to the brush motor.

As Jerry pointed out, the pins themselves are mounted in so-so brackets within the vacuum head, and the wiring is rather thin. Dismantling the head to rotate the pins can be done to fix this issue if you don't want to send it to warranty - BUT it's at least a 30 min job (probably more since if you're like me you're trying to figure out the guts of how the head comes apart) and required removal of all 19 or so screws holding the head together, plus some moderately tricky assembly once your rotated the pins a bit.****YOUR PREVENTATIVE TIP**** - dielectric grease on the contacts. I can confirm that yes, this happens from sheer friction of your hand holding the vacuum as your move it. It's *just* starting to happen, and we've been using our vacuum for nearly a year. I don't have any solutions - maybe electrical tape around it as it wears down? Hoover, we don't mind paying just a little more for a higher quality rubber or PU strip on the handle...3. The Breaking Point just above the main body (about an inch or two above the battery indicator lights).