Comments on: Electrolux : EL6988E Oxygen Canister Vacuum Cleaner with 12 Amp Power, HEPA H12 Filtration

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:07:28 +0000

So very happy I listened to the other customer reviews and bought this vacuum!! It is a BREEZE to use and is of high quality.

After over a year of fighting with an Infinity upright (do not buy this vacuum) that made me exhasuted just trying to get it to work – this Electrolux canister vacuum was a wish come true. Suction is absolutely great – even around wall edges. On bare floors, it is literally effortless to push.

The price I got on Amazon beat BJ’s Wholesale price by $41. Standard shipping was incredibly fast- Even my son said-mom- didn’t you like order that yesterday? If it’s possible for a vacuum to make you happy, then I’d rate this one bliss. (This coming from a full time working mother of 4, who hates to clean.)

The only thing that gave as much satisfaction as this vacuum, was putting the Infinity out for trash.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: nebbish

nebbish — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:48:21 +0000

I have had this vacuum less than 6 months, literally used it maybe 14 times. The plastic piece, where the head swivels, in the power head broke off completely. This vacuum was used by one adult and not abused in any way. When I took it for repair, the repairman said it is a common problem with this model's power head.

Buyer beware!

Rating: 3 / 5

By: Movie fan

Movie fan — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:19:43 +0000

This new vacuum has many new useful features. It does a great job and was shipped super fast. I am an Electrolux fan from way back.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: SaintDevil

SaintDevil — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:33:58 +0000

I bought this vacuum to replace the one I had. It is much better as I thought. The cleaning brush is a little bit heavy but it it’s very easy to move and I like the option of switching from carpet to bare floors. This vacuum is very powerful and has a lot of functions but as the same time pretty quiet. Also after I cleaned my apartment the air felt pretty clean.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Dr. C

Dr. C — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:19:20 +0000

This vacuum is so much better than the Kenmore it replaced. Kenmore is always highly rated in Consumer Reports Magazine (this one was also highly rated), but I found the construction of our last Kenmore upright vacuum to be very poor. The connection between the hose and the wand for using the hardwood floor brush depended on two little plastic nubs on the hose. These broke off after a few months. The wand was forever getting loose.

In contrast the Electrolux Oxygen canister model has a mechanical positive click mechanism for the wand. The accessories (including the hardwood floor brush) is by friction, but it sticks on very securely and I expect it will keep working well in the future.

We picked this instead of the 2 times as expensive Miele. We’ve had it a couple of months; so far it is working great.

Rating: 5 / 5