Hoover Whirlwind Bagless Cylinder Vacuum Cleaner, SE71WR01, Lightweight, Compact - Grey/Red

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Equally strange is the “Max” line level on the side of the bin, which – if followed to the letter of the instruction manual – would give you the actual bin capacity of a small tea cup. The hose, tubes and main floor-head don’t quite add a kilo to the overall weight, making this an easy cleaner to handle. That applies not only to the Hoover Whirlwind SE71 cleaner itself, but equally to the tool and accessory count.

The combined carpet and hard-floor tool is fairly compact at just 26cm wide and features drop-down front bristles and a fixed rear rubber blade. Once we overcome the quirks, the large base flap and big bin do make emptying super-easy and rarely did too much debris get stuck or have to be manually extricated.

In the box you’ll find a hose, tubes and just two tools: a small multi-purpose carpet and hard-floor head, and the ubiquitous (among cheap cylinder cleaners) microscopic combined crevice and brush tool. uk/browse/appliances/vacuum-cleaners-and-floorcare/vacuum-cleaners/c:29693/brands:hoover/" on this server.

Cleaning the filters is really easy start by opening the bag cover and removing the bag, if the bag is more than 2/3 full it is a good idea to fit an new one. There are two filters fitted to the Hoover Capture and keeping them clean will ensure you get the best suction power from the cleaner. The Whirlwind SE71 moves around on two large wheels with floor-protecting rubber tyres, and a central trolley wheel that sits underneath the base of the vacuum. This, too, is washable – but since it’s simply a thin layer of foam, we suspect it adds very little in the way of dust-emission filtration. At one end is a simple curved plastic handle with suction-release slider, and on the other is a pinch-clip fitting to the cleaner body.The thin foam post-motor filter does little to stifle air rush or motor noise, and the result is an old-fashioned cleaner sound by modern standards. For best results the filters can be washed in warm water but check they are thoroughly dry before putting them back into place, this may take up to 24 hours. Clearly, this is a default off-the-shelf part for several cleaner manufactures – but we have no idea why because it’s patently useless. Although considering many people end up using only one or two most of the time anyway, maybe it isn’t such a silly idea.