Hey everyone, here is my review of the Lindhaus HF6 canister vacuum. I knew Lindhaus made uprights and power nozzles, but was not aware that they made canisters as well, apparently, although the HF6 as a lower watt motor than the Aria, which is Lindhaus's other canister, it's actually more powerful, so I decided to get it and give it a try.
This vacuum is different from my other canisters. It stands on the floor similar to a wet dry vac, although it cannot be used for wet pick-up. It also cannot be used bagless. The vacuum itself stands about two feet tall. The motor unit sets on top of the bottom section which holds the bag. The bags are paper rather than cloth. I'm not sure why Lindhaus still uses paper bags, since bags made of cloth are far superior. On the underside of the motor unit there is a round motor filter, and on the top there is an exhaust filter.
The hose connects to an inlet on the bottom section of the vacuum, similar to connecting a hose to a central vacuum. The HF6 does have the ability to support electric power nozzles, but if you don't need that feature, you can purchase a straight suction hose, then purchase the electric hose later. This is a very good design, and I wish all canisters would do this. For example, if you purchase something such as the Miele C1 Olympus or Sebo Airbelt D1, then later you decide to get carpet, you will need to purchase an entirely new vacuum, since those canisters do not even have the components to support an electric hose. With the HF6, if you don't need an electric power nozzle, you can save a bit of money and have a lighter hose by going with the hose that is nonelectric. The hose end is 35 MM size, this is the same as what is used on Miele's Canisters as well as the Riccar Prima. Since I prefer to use the attachments I already have, I used an adapter that I already had to convert the hose end to 32 MM in size. The hose is longer than what is on most canisters, I think it's around 8 or 9 feet. I'm not sure how long the cord is, but again, it's longer than most canisters, I think around 25 or 30 feet. There is no cord rewind feature on this vacuum, but it does include a hook on the side to hold the cord.
The vacuum includes a very good floor tool which I will describe, it also has a dusting brush, apolstry nozzle and crevice tool that are stored on the top of the motor unit, inside a compartment. The floor tool is very good, it includes a thin brush strip, and two wheels in the back of the nozzle which allows the nozzle to move easily accross the floor. You would mainly use this for hard floors, if you have carpets, get the electric hose and power nozzle, Lindhaus power heads are some of the best available.
Now for the biggest problem that I have with this vacuum. Rather than having large wheels as is typical with most canisters, the HF6 has four small caster wheels. Because of this, it has a very hard time going over things such as its own cord. When using the vacuum, there are times when I need to lift the canister over the cord, if you pull too hard on the hose, it would probably tip the vacuum over. With canister vacuums, large wheels are definitely better.
As far as noise and cleaning power, it's very comparable to a Miele or Sebo. This means that it's not the absolute quietest Canister, the Riccar Prima and Electrolux Ultra one are the winners there, and it's not quite the most powerful canister I have used, again, the Electrolux Ultra One and the Perfect Canister win that title. It definitely has enough power for any cleaning task you would need it to tackle I think.
There is only one switch on the vacuum, it turns it on and off. There is no motor speed control. I'm fine with that, it means less components that can fail.
So, is it a good vacuum worth getting? It's certainly made well, but I'm not sure I would suggest it as a first choice. The fact that it gets stuck on its cord can be a big problem, having to stop vacuuming to lift the unit over the cord is quite inconvenient. The floor tool that is included is one of the best I think. Also, the vacuum uses paper bags instead of cloth bags, so it's behind the times there. It's not a bad vacuum, but if you decide to get it, you need to be aware of these shortcomings and decide if they are deal breakers for you.
This vacuum is different from my other canisters. It stands on the floor similar to a wet dry vac, although it cannot be used for wet pick-up. It also cannot be used bagless. The vacuum itself stands about two feet tall. The motor unit sets on top of the bottom section which holds the bag. The bags are paper rather than cloth. I'm not sure why Lindhaus still uses paper bags, since bags made of cloth are far superior. On the underside of the motor unit there is a round motor filter, and on the top there is an exhaust filter.
The hose connects to an inlet on the bottom section of the vacuum, similar to connecting a hose to a central vacuum. The HF6 does have the ability to support electric power nozzles, but if you don't need that feature, you can purchase a straight suction hose, then purchase the electric hose later. This is a very good design, and I wish all canisters would do this. For example, if you purchase something such as the Miele C1 Olympus or Sebo Airbelt D1, then later you decide to get carpet, you will need to purchase an entirely new vacuum, since those canisters do not even have the components to support an electric hose. With the HF6, if you don't need an electric power nozzle, you can save a bit of money and have a lighter hose by going with the hose that is nonelectric. The hose end is 35 MM size, this is the same as what is used on Miele's Canisters as well as the Riccar Prima. Since I prefer to use the attachments I already have, I used an adapter that I already had to convert the hose end to 32 MM in size. The hose is longer than what is on most canisters, I think it's around 8 or 9 feet. I'm not sure how long the cord is, but again, it's longer than most canisters, I think around 25 or 30 feet. There is no cord rewind feature on this vacuum, but it does include a hook on the side to hold the cord.
The vacuum includes a very good floor tool which I will describe, it also has a dusting brush, apolstry nozzle and crevice tool that are stored on the top of the motor unit, inside a compartment. The floor tool is very good, it includes a thin brush strip, and two wheels in the back of the nozzle which allows the nozzle to move easily accross the floor. You would mainly use this for hard floors, if you have carpets, get the electric hose and power nozzle, Lindhaus power heads are some of the best available.
Now for the biggest problem that I have with this vacuum. Rather than having large wheels as is typical with most canisters, the HF6 has four small caster wheels. Because of this, it has a very hard time going over things such as its own cord. When using the vacuum, there are times when I need to lift the canister over the cord, if you pull too hard on the hose, it would probably tip the vacuum over. With canister vacuums, large wheels are definitely better.
As far as noise and cleaning power, it's very comparable to a Miele or Sebo. This means that it's not the absolute quietest Canister, the Riccar Prima and Electrolux Ultra one are the winners there, and it's not quite the most powerful canister I have used, again, the Electrolux Ultra One and the Perfect Canister win that title. It definitely has enough power for any cleaning task you would need it to tackle I think.
There is only one switch on the vacuum, it turns it on and off. There is no motor speed control. I'm fine with that, it means less components that can fail.
So, is it a good vacuum worth getting? It's certainly made well, but I'm not sure I would suggest it as a first choice. The fact that it gets stuck on its cord can be a big problem, having to stop vacuuming to lift the unit over the cord is quite inconvenient. The floor tool that is included is one of the best I think. Also, the vacuum uses paper bags instead of cloth bags, so it's behind the times there. It's not a bad vacuum, but if you decide to get it, you need to be aware of these shortcomings and decide if they are deal breakers for you.
