Eureka 3670 Mighty Mite Canister Vacuum

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First of all this vacuum has 12AMPS of power, and not 9Amps as it says here in Amazon. The suction power is excellent. I have never bought a vacuum cleaner that costed above $300, but up to that price this little thing beats all of my other vacuum cleaners that I purchased previously. Thus, for $67 --- this thing is a bargain compared to other vacuums out there.

The light weight is an additional positive for this little guy. If you have stairs in your house you will love the light weight of this vacuum. You can vacuum the stairs with one hand and hold the vacuum cleaner with the other.

Overall the best vacuum cleaner that I had so far.

Comment: This is a very lightweight, all plastic vacuum - not really a true canister vac. I purchased this vac solely for use in vacuuming my automobiles and it is perfect for that. The unit is extremely light - perhaps only four pounds or so - meaning that it can easily be lifted and moved around. It is small - about 16 inches long by 6 inches wide by 8 inches tall - so it will easily sit on a car seat while being used. Alternately, the hose in long enough so that the "canister" unit can be left on the ground outside the car.

The angled arm end makes it easy to get under the front car seats while keeping the small head attachment against the carpet for full suction. As well, the small head attachment is double-headed. It features a three inch flat head on one side and a bristled upholstery brush on the other - convenient for flipping between car carpets and upholstery. The only tool that is lacking somewhat is the narrow wand used for getting into tight places. The wand is designed with a notch cut up into it, so you cannot achieve full suction. The bag is large enough that you could vacuum dozens of full sized cars before having to change it. The unit functions perfectly for such use, but it is a bit noisy and gets very hot from even a couple of minutes use. Nevertheless, the light weight, light duty attributes of this vac means that its design functions well for light work such as vacuuming cars.

However, it should be noted that this is a vacuum that costs far less than one hundred dollars, so one should not expect a true, heavy-duty canister vac. It is a very light duty vacuum and not one that I would consider using extensively in my house. The unit is a noisier than mid- or high-end vacuums and at four pounds with rather cheap all-plastic construction with a motor that gets very hot rather quickly, it doesn't have the feel of a vacuum that would last more than a year or two with household use. As well, the full-size floor head is a lightweight plastic unit that attaches via two hard plastic hose lengths - not a fixed, full-size arm - thus use on household carpets or floors would be awkward for some.

I like this unit and am very happy with its performance for the use for which I purchased it, but anyone purchasing it for extensive household use might consider this as an auxillary or supplemental vacuum and not the single unit for such use.

Comment: I bought this vacuum after my 15 yr old Eureka canister bit the dust,as that model is no longer made. I use this Mighty Mite specifically for bare floors.The suction is so good that I tried it on my rug and I was pleasently surprised at how well it picked up dog fur. The suction is great. It is light & easy to handle. The major negative is the vacuum is extremely loud.

Comment: I owned 3 Mighty Mites over the last 2+ decades. Loved all 3. The last one worked great for about a decade. I use it in my service business as both a hose vac and in seconds could switch the hose around to the back side for a powerful blower to dislodge dust that a vacuum attachment would never find. With the thin attachment on the end of the hose, the blow power was just short of an air compressor.

After a spell of not being able to find a new Mighty Mite, I was pleased to see that a new model, less sleek in design, and yellow in color was available in the current 2010 market. I bought it. Today was it's test run. Vacuumed fine, plenty of suction. But when I went to try the blower I was in a panic. It has about 1/5th the blow power that my previous Mighty Mites had. Surely enough to blow out a candle, but that's about it. Probably less air flow than a hair drier. I spent some time to see if maybe I connected it wrong. No. What I did notice is that much of the air was escaping from the back end before it even got to the blower connection. exactly where all the escape holes were I could not tell, but my first suspect was someplace in the area of the large wheels.

This new version of Mighty Mite is truly a disappointment if you had plans to use the blower function. If I had to take a wild guess as to why the blower is useless, it would be that possibly the motors were burning up and the manufacter had to unseal the back end of the case to allow more air flow around the motor. The outgoing air seems twice as hot as previous Mighty Mites. Maybe it was a bargain motor.

Comment: We bought this vac for our RV. We needed something small but powerful and this vac does the job.