Product Description

The new Eureka Optima offers the power of an upright at 1/2 the weight! It also features the ONLY soft-grip looped handle that adjusts to more than 8 positions so any user can find his or her optimal user height and ensures the most comfortable grip at any cleaning angle. Optima uses a 12-amp motor for deep cleaning your carpets like a full size upright, but weighs just 11 lbs. It also has an on/off brushroll for cleaning bare floors and on-board tools and a no-tip design for above the floor cleaning. The easy-empty dust cup has the same dust capacity a a full size upright and was designed so you don't touch the filter when emptying the cup. (similar models: 431A, 431AZ)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1934 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Green
• Brand: Eureka
• Model: 431AXZ
• Dimensions: 2330.00" h x 1000.00" w x 1250.00" l, 114.00 pounds

Features

• Lightweight, upright vacuum cleaner with powerful 12-amp motor
• On/off brushroll for switching between carpet and bare-floor cleaning
• Adjustable soft-grip looped handle; on-board tools and stretch hose
• Telescopic handle; 20-foot cord; easy-to-empty dust cup
• Measures 15 by 13 by 44-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty

Customer Reviews

Great suction for small and inexpensive vacuum!
Pluses:

1. This little vacuum is a great product for the price if you want to have a small vacuum on hand before company comes or just for in between cleaning days, or for those who have trouble lifting larger vacuums.

2. I've found this model to have the best suction (12 amps - same as most large vacuums) for the size and it will easily pickup any small object as well as dirt, pet hair, and dust on any low fiber carpeted areas.

3. I've used it on my upholstered materials and it does pick up well. The hose helps get in the tighter spots.

4. It works great on stairs.

Drawback:

1. The vacuum does not do well on hard surfaces or long fiber carpets, and I wouldn't recommend it as the main vacuum for a household. As I stated, it would be okay for someone who has a hard time lifting larger vacuums.

2. I would like to see a longer cord, especially when used for stair cases.

3. Depending on use, the filter is short lived and seems expensive to buy. I've found that I have to clean the bagless area and the filter once every two weeks.

NOTE: What I've learne

Works great until the wheels fall off....
This vacuum works great until the plastic molded wheels fall off. The wheel design is poor (cheap), and after less than a year of normal use on my vacuum a wheel came off. Unfortunately once this happens you are done.

Due to this design flaw I don't recommend this vacuum unless you plan to buy a new one each year.

BETTER THAN MY DYSON... no lie
I've had my little Optima for three+ years now, and I'm as satisfied with it now (if not more so) than the day I pulled it out of the box. I'm not sure that ANYONE will truly find that "PERFECT" vacuum cleaner, that combines quiet with great performance with no upkeep. Sure, I have to rinse off the filter (I've got two, so I can just switch them out). Sure, it's noisy (did you expect a vacuum cleaner to be quiet?). But man, does this thing perform! My mom gave me her Dyson after she had back surgery, and needed something more lightweight to use. The Dyson is fine for my carpeted areas, but this is the BEST for hardwood floors and tile. It sucks like nobody's business. We have two cats (one longhair) and three rambunctious, messy boys... and plenty of reasons to pull out our vacuum several times a week. This vacuum has never let us down. I truly can't say the same for the Dyson--- it's so huge that it doesn't get to the toe-kick under the kitchen cabinets! Not to mention that it picks hardly anything up on hardwood. But the Optima is our go-to-guy 9 times out of 10.