Cordless Cleaner Reviews

#1 Black + Decker Powerseries Pro Anti Allergen
Our Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YP2b6SmFlg
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075VV5WYJ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=cewhitebooks-20&linkId=3c803a8fd02dba906fb1eca9ac660623&language=en_US
#2 Hoover Linx Signature
Our Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWe5IlsMnmQ
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hoover-BH50020PC-Signature-Cordless-Lithium/dp/B01KWZECOM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1543531365&sr=8-3&keywords=hoover+linx+signature+cordless+stick+vacuum&linkCode=ll1&tag=cewhitebooks-20&linkId=20e26fb619b729aadb24865301df133a&language=en_US
#3 Shark Freestyle Cordless
Our Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lVlC1OXJ0A&t=1s
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Navigator-Freestyle-Cordless-Brushroll-SV1106/dp/B00C351GBC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1543531399&sr=1-4&keywords=shark+freestyle+cordless+vacuum&linkCode=ll1&tag=cewhitebooks-20&linkId=6a9386ff18cbd2e2012613a34c0fb626&language=en_US

Other versions of the Black+Decker Powerseries pro:
Pet version: https://amzn.to/2P7MhEU
Basic version: https://amzn.to/2E77NJ5

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The remaining contestants are the Shark Freestyle, the Hoover Linx Signature, and the Black + Decker Powerseries pro Anti Allergen.

We tested the suction and airflow and found that the Black and Decker had the most airflow and suction, and even though it was close with airflow, the Black and decker had quite a bit more suction, the Shark was not able to be tested with suction since the motor is actually in the floor nozzle for some reason.

As far as pickup they were all very similar and very good on both hard floors and carpet. They were even very good with larger debris which is not only rare but very impotant for vacuums of this type which typically dont have hoses so they need to be able to pick up as much as possible with the cleaner head alone and they all do that great

I should mention a caveat here. Even though the Black and Decker has a brush roll shutoff switch I found that it was much better with the brush always turned on even on hard floors.

Cordless vacuums are generally not the best with deep cleaning carpets but with our embedded sand in the carpet test we found that the Black and Decker won by getting 84% of the sand compared to 78% for the Hoover and 76% for the Shark.

With filtration it probably would have been a tie if I hadnt sprung for the AntiAlergen version of the Powerseries pro which comes with a HEPA filter, but since I did it was the only one that could pass our smoke test and is therefore the winner in this category.

With attachments and features it was a no brainer, neither the Hoover Linx or the Shark Freestyle came with any attachments since they don’t have a hose or convert to a handheld, they just do what they do. Whereas the Black and Decker not only has a type of lift away mode where you can use it for cars, upholstery or stairs but it comes with a good attachment selection, and has a lot of features like LED lights, a kind of trash compactor for the dust bin and an extendable wand for cleaning up high.

Battery life and battery issues are a bit more complicated. Yes that Black and Decker can technically get 60 minutes on low power with the brush roll off,. But that is kind of misleading since its so weak on low power its not very effective unless you have the brush on. You should expect to use it in medium power most often as it’s a good balance of power and battery life. So factoring that in it still is much better than the other 2 even when compensating foe CFM usage at each power level.

Related issues are recharge time and battery replacement, here the Hoover Linx is the clear winner as it charges is a little more than two hours compared to about 4-5 with the Shark and 5-6 with the black and Decker. The Hoover Linx and the Shark also have easy to remove battery packs with replacements readily available online, where the Black and Decker doesn’t. That being said I didn’t see any reviews complaining of battery problems, its just something I look for.

In terms of edge cleaning The Hoover Linx won with the Shark Freestlys coming in 2nd and despite the black and decker having higher power numbers it came in 3rd in this area.

So I think you might have guessed that we picked the Black and Decker Powerseries Pro Anti Alergen as the winner, with the Hoover Linx second and the Shark Freestyle 3rd.

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