I haven't purchased one yet but I was super close to doing so. It was hard to restrict myself from opening my wallet. I think if the machine was navy blue, then I probably would have purchased it.
Quite honestly I loved it!
25' cord
Long hose-- I believe 7'
Very durable feeling flexible hose. Does anyone on here remember the Panasonic Jet-Flo canister wire reinforced hoses? Yes,they were wire reinforced but better flexing than just about anything else of its time. That's the feeling I got with the Airway hose, except it is crush proof and not wire reinforced.
Quiet-- I mean this thing is near silent both the power head and suction unit.
Variable speed-- there were 9 buttons on the canisters, I couldn't even tell you what they all were but if you can't find a setting with that machine for a cleaning task then I wish you the deepest of sympathies! LOL
Parking Docks-- floor brush fits right on the back
Comfortable Handles and general feel-- The canister is light to pick up but has a very solid feel. It feels like one that I could do arm curls with for a while and not worry about busting it. Very smooth carry and operator handles. Brush roll on/off right at fingertips and it's a real switch, not some electronic roll over button.
Rubber wheels- power head and canister
Attachments-- At first glance the combo tool and combo floor tool made me shake my head. Then I tried them... well, talk about pulling a 180. Kudos to Airway for making a combo tool that is useful. It switched amongst the three functions well and worked well for each with all a decent size. The floor tool LOOKS like some central vac floor tools that were bulky and have very stiff bristles that don't sweep well from my experiece. Well, you have to throw that thought away becuase this combo tool works!! I did quite a large area of old hardwood flooring, it grabbed pet hair, didn't snow plow, was easy to maneuver and was edge cleaning well.
I have done a lot of commercial and residential cleaning over the years and if I was still doing all of that then I probably would have bought the machine and used it as a business tax write off. However, I've mostly dropped that due to covid and also how my IT career has me quite busy. But honestly, I could see the AirWay being a great for any household and for cleaning businesses.
I have not seen or tried the Simplicity one in person yet. I assume it's about the same but honestly would want to compare fit and finish side by side to test whether one has made a not so easily seen improvement somewhere.
Overall just a great fit and finish. I see this in my home at some point and it was really hard to keep my wallet closed on it but I've been really trying to keep my foot on the brake pedal for how many come home and how much I spend. LOL. Navy blue is my favorite color and despite the black being gorgeous, I think if the machine was navy then I might not have been able to talk myself into not taking out the credit card. hahah
