Electrolux Ergospace Canister Vacuum

[sudsmaster]

At Costco the other day I saw a new (to me) canister vac from Electrolux.

It's the Ergospace Green Model EL4101A. From reading on the internet about it, apparently it's an update to the Ultrasilencer. Since there weren't many reviews yet out on the Ergospace Green, I read those on the Ultrasilencer. It's gotten overall very good reviews on Amazon (4+ out of 5).

The reviews applaud the low noise, the superior suction, the fact that the quality is very good and the wands/attachments don't fall off if you look at them wrong, and the self-contained 34 foot retractable cord (on reel). It's also HEPA filtered.

Basically my home is all hard flooring with a few area rugs. I've been using a Bissell Butler on the hard flooring but it leaves a bit to be desired, mainly in the area of the floor attachment (it tends to push dirt around instead of sucking it up). So I've been looking to supplement it with a higher powered model, and I'm thinking this new Elux might be the answer.

So I thought I'd ask here and see if anyone has tried the new one yet.

What djyall think?

 

[joe22]

video

looks nice

 

[sudsmaster]

It does look nice. Were you able to get any sound with it?

Interestingly, there's no mention of the Ergospace vac on the Electrolux USA web site, just the Ultrasilencer models. I guess it must be very new?

That 3-in-1 brush/crevice/upholstery tool looks very slick.

How clever.

 

[unconscious]

We have it in Poland too. It's a new version of Ergospace. An old version was fine, but this is better. I love the new Electrolux vacuum - UltraOne.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

GREAT presentation,

I must say. That is using computer tech for positive reasons at it's best. Well-done. I'm not gonna buy one, BUT, that presentation could certainly sell one!

 

[sudsmaster]

It was a good presentation, except for the lack of sound... ;-|

 

[joe22]

another video

neat music, i must admit i have NO idea as to what language this is

nice demo of a nice vac

 

[suckolux]

Very cute machine, nice little toy there!

 

[sudsmaster]

Yes, Joe, I saw that second video.

It's from Slovakia, so presumably the language is Slovak. Which sounds a bit similar to Polish to me.

 

[hoovercelebrity]

I saw this...

I saw the vacuum in question at Costco, and was very impressed with it. It seems like quite the neat little vacuum.. I wouldn't mind getting one and playing with it. The box said that the cleaner was made from a decent percentage (I forget the percentage) of recycled materials, which I also thought was cool.

~Fred

 

[eurekaprince]

It's on the Canadian website - see link below.

It seems to have a nice long hose which I always look for in a canister. Could be 8 feet long. I think the Eureka Mighty Mites also have 8 foot hoses. This is crucial on canisters in helping you clean ceiling air vents and the top of book shelves and curtain rods. Most North American residences have 8 foot high ceilings - it's the magic number in North America.

http://www.electrolux.ca/en/node40.asp?benefit=1&prodid=41869

 

[sudsmaster]

Just a quick update - I have to leave for night school..

This afternoon I picked up one of the Ergospace vacs at Costco. Just got through unpacking it and trying it out on the flooring (mostly hard, with some low pile carpeting).

Initial impression: very nice! It feels like a quality appliance, the hose is indeed quite long. It has plenty of suction and the hard floor nozzle is very well thought out, as is the 3-in-1 tool, esp the upholstery part (which is the first one I've used that really seems to work well).

More later when I get back from school (engine machining!).

 

[luxg]

Looks like a very fun machine. Does it have any type of power nozzle?

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Please do!

Let us know what you think of it... and post pictures. I'm super curious about this cleaner. I kinda want one..

~Fred

 

[sudsmaster]

OK, just got back from class. Not enough time to take photos, but...

Yes, it has a power floor nozzle in addition to the hard floor nozzle. However the power nozzle is a "turbo", which means it runs off the suction. As such things go, however, it's pretty good. It handled the short pile wool carpet in the living room ok (an antique machine made rug) as well as the short looped pile rug in the entryway which is covering up a to-do job (after 10 years still haven't tiled the entry after demolishing the old tile because I didn't like the look of it).

The wand is very nice - stainless steel with a black plastic liner. Heavy and the attachments fit very securely without having to force them. I appreciate this because of my recently injured elbow, which prevents me for being able to put much torque on things that need to be twisted on and off with both hands, which has been a problem with the friction fit tubes on my Eureka upright...

I haven't tried the turbo floor nozzle on rugs with thicker pile yet, but I think it will be ok on the thick but very dense carved Chinese carpet. But that carpet is temporarily rolled up (well, ever since I re-did the bedroom floor in laminate last summer) so not available for vacuum testing. I might have to reinstall it in the master bedroom to find out ;-).

The 3-in-1 tool is very nice, as I mentioned before. It has real hair bristles, not those awful synthetic ones, which I suppose adds to its green credits but also makes it a better performer and gentler on more delicate objects. It's a very clever design and I wonder if anyone else has anything similar.

The Ergospace came with one synthetic "Long Performance" S-bag installed and a spare. These are nice bags, but I did notice a bit of dust that leaked out of the installed bag after doing some vacuuming. It's around where the boss for the front wheel hits the bag. So I'm thinking it's just some sort of weird wear on the bag from packaging/shipping. When I get some extra bags I'll see if others do it as well. But the S-bags are nice, with a little sliding panel that closes off the dusty contents when the bag is ready to be changed.

It's a bit weird that the USA Electrolux site still doesn't show this model, and they also don't offer the synthetic "long performance" S-bag, just the paper version or higher priced anti-allergen versions (with a HEPA filter I don't think an allergen bag is really worth the money). After some Googling though I did find a web site selling the synthetic classic S-bags for only $1 more per five pack than the paper version.

Overall I'd say that the Ergospace vac is a classier, better performing canister vac, similar in size to the Bissell Butler I already have, but with more suction, better tools (esp. the hard floor tool), and overall better quality.

Oh, and it's VERY quiet. Even my cat is impressed with that part.

Pics to follow at some point...

 

[williamr1248]

Electrolux Ergospace canister

I have not seen this model but I can sure give the style and features a thumbs up. I love my Electrolux Oxygen 3. It is one of the best canister vacs I have ever owned.
If this vac is like the Oxygen3 it will be very,very quiet and have perfect balance with the big rear wheels. Also the position of the hose attachment really makes using the machine easy. It will turn on a dime and never turn over.
I bought the optional straight suction rug/floor tool which seems to have very good design.
I love the design of the comb dusting/uph/crevice tool.
Also like the bag set up with the bag holder and the flap to close the bag when removed from machine.
I found the hepa S bag to look small but it held a lot of dirt and still held the air flow and suction.
Very clever how the handle doubles to hold the hose too.
I sure want to check this Electrolux out and the price seems about right too.
I find I will always grab my Electrolux Oxygen over my Dyson dc23 because it is so much lighter weight,easier to carry and has a longer cord,hose and of course you don't have to dump the dirt container and have dust everywhere.

 

[joe22]

i too want one, dear santa clause. . .

 

[sudsmaster]

Bundled up

 

[sudsmaster]

Synthetic S-Bag