Product Description

Includes Bosch BSA-2222UC compact canister vacuum cleaner Telescopic extension tube 2-in-1 tool for crevices and upholstery.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14259 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Black
• Brand: Bosch
• Dimensions: 24.00" h x 15.00" w x 12.00" l, 9.50 pounds

Features

• Lightweight and compact
• # Air Clean HEPA Filter System eliminates up to 99.97% of particles
• Includes attachment storage and 2-in-1 tool
• Electronic power adjustment for easy operation
• Comes hard floor tool and polishing bad

Customer Reviews

The right tool for the job.
This vacuum cleaner is quiet, efficient, easy to carry around.
It sucks up coins even on it's lowest setting, so be careful to pick up first.
It is made for hardwood floors, and it excells at cleaning them.
It is quiet enough, that even on it's highest setting, I can still hear the phone ring.
The built in cord is 17', which sounds like a long enough cord, but really isn't.
Fortunately our house, like most others, has plenty of outlets.
It is built in Germany, so you know it is a quality product made to last.

Frustrated with customer service
While I loved this vacuum for about six months, I'm now ready to smash it. Initially I was thrilled because it was quiet and powerful, and then one day it inexplicably started turning itself off after a minute or two of vacuuming. Trying to reach customer service was a fiasco, after over an hour on the phone I reached someone who told me it's overheating, a common problem, and that I could send it back and they'd replace a PC board or some such thing. He assured me he'd send me the info to return it via mail, and that it would take about a week to fix with travel time. Well... I waited over a week and no paperwork arrived. I called again... I get someone who referred me to an appliance repair place (which I called, they don't even handle vacuum cleaners). When I pressed him on it, telling him I was told last week that it would be repaired by Bosch at the company's expense, he told me he'd let someone know to get the return info to me asap. Then he hung up. After I waited on hold for over a half hour to talk to someone. I guess we'll see if the info arrives this week? In the meantime, I have a house with two kids, two dogs and three cats... and no vacuum. Best of luck to you if you buy this vacuum... if it needs repair, you're going to pull your hair out. Also, good luck finding a phone number to talk to an actual PERSON... it took me all morning to track that down. Here it is, if you need it: 1-800-921-9622.

Best Vacuum for Studio w/ Mostly Hard Wood Floors
The Bosch BSA2222UC Compact Hard Floor Canister Vacuum Cleaner is underated here at Amazon. Partly due to a reviewer who appeared to have a legitimate complaint about customer service when her unit malfunctioned. Bosch, a German manufacturer, does uphold a solid reputation for quality build still today and it is probably fairly uncommon to have a situation where a Bosch unit breaks down after a few short months IMHO, this would be the rare exception. Sorry if i sound like a company shill, i'm not.

If the reviewer were rating the vacuum performance of a standard Bosch Compact Plus Hard Floor unit (and not deducting heavily for customer service, who the vast majority of owners will never need to contact) clearly the overall performance rating would be much higher. Bottom Line: this unit is essentially the Lexus of small compact vacuums and functions beautifully on hard wood floors.

I spent months searching for the best unit for my studio apartment. I have a couple of 3x5 wool rugs and the rest hard flooring and had previously relied on a cheap and noisy Eureka broom vac. I decided it was time to invest in a quality unit. Ultimately, i chose between the Electrolux Harmony and the Bosch Compact Hard Floor. I am very pleased i chose the Bosch. The vacuum bag replacements are also sold at Ebay. If you buy a few packages (5 in a pack) at once and stock up you can get the cost down to $5 -7 per package (fairly inexpensive) and i haven't had to change the bag once yet in six months (I do not use it very frequently, once every 2 weeks on avergage :0 )

The adjustable suction is very powerful (but not overpowering)even on the lowest setting and once you purchase a dusting brush (sold separately at Bosch and other websites) hard to reach dust, dirt or (dry)spills will be no match for the compact plus. The vacuum is relatively light weight, highly maneuverable, and a practically designed piece of equiptment. One minor gripe is that I do wish all the wheels had 360 rotation but it is unlikley that you can find that added convenience/ maneuverability at this price point anywhere.

I sometimes purposely leave it out on top of a dresser in hopes that my lazy buns will be more inspired to use it -if i see it is out in the open -handy to grab and put to use on the fly. In any case, the compact design eliminates storage hassles, fitting the Bosch Compact Floor vac easily into shorter cubbies and shelves rather than requiring valuable closet space.

Prices for this vacuum vary widely by retailer so be sure to look around. I used Pricegrabber and found a vendor who offered it at $230.00. I have had it for almost a year but my 5th Gen Roomba seems to get more play these days... still i couldn't live as comfortably without my Bosch which goes where my Roomba can't go! They are certainly MY little cleaning dream team!

If you are looking for one of the best possible picks for hard wood floor cleaning, waste no more time and get a Bosch Compact Hard Floor: i bet you'll be singing its praises too. My only regret is wasting money on cheapy, noisy units that break after a year or two. This is seriously the Real McCoy when it comes to hard floor vacuums, it just doesn't get much better than this at this price range.

Performance, quiet operation and well conceived design can all be favorably compared to the Miele compact unit produced by another German manufacturer and costing much more money.