The Hoover H-Upright 500 Sensor Plus has a 11m cord, which means you can travel quite a way around your home before you need to stop and re-plug. A 4.5m hose also allows it the stretch it needs to clean up to 13 stairs at a time - this means you can leave the vacuum at the bottom of the stairs rather than having to balance the cleaner on each step. Good performance, an Automatic mode and neat onboard storage help make this a decent vacuum cleaner – but attaching the hose to use the accessories is super-fiddly. Hoover H-Upright 500 Plus design and features – Excellent storage and easy to use, but the hose is fiddly There’s no motor power control, although you can open the vent at the rear of the cleaner to reduce suction power on some floors.

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The H-UPRIGHT 500 comes with a range of accessories, including a crevice tool, dusting brush, and extension wand, making it easier to clean hard-to-reach areas. Its handle is ergonomically designed for comfortable cleaning, and it features a long power cord that allows for easy mobility. When the brush bar is on it will agitate the carpet fibres so you easily lift out dirt and debris and when you switch it off it will leave your delicate surfaces scratch free. Advanced multiple cyclones are highly effective at separating dust from the air within the machine, with the result that your vacuum requires less filter maintenance. On hard floor, the brush bar automatically dropped down in speed. However, I still found it to be a bit vigorous, with some of the scattering of rice grains being pushed around on the floor. Int his scenario I found that it was better to use the vacuum cleaner with the brush bar turned off.

Maintanence and general care

This is an excellent, compact upright for those who want comprehensive carpet cleaning, but perhaps not for those with hard floors. The good We recommend that the belt is changed once per year. The brushes can also be replaced if the bristles have worn away. Remove the cover as shown Finally, you can install the wiper blade at the rear to increase suction to the floor, although this does make the cleaner much harder to push around, particularly on carpet. Unless you’re experiencing problems with dust collection, I recommend that you leave this out. As a plug-in model, cleaning reach is important, and the H-Upright 500 Plus provides up to 15 metres, thanks to the long power cable, hose and the extendable crevice tool (this is 36cm long and has a further extension tube to take it to 76cm). The net result is that whether you’re cleaning down low or up high, reach won’t be a problem with this cleaner; you’ll rarely need to lift its full 6.5kg bulk. Storage space is tight: At 113.5cm high and 6.25kg in weight, this isn’t the lightest design you can buy and older folk may find it cumbersome. For something that’s easily portable up the stairs you may want to consider a cordless or cylinder model instead.

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There’s a large 1.5-litre bin that easily unclips from the body. Push the eject button at the bottom and a flap flips open so you can tip out the contents. If you’ve collected a fair bit of fluff and hair then you may need to open the top flap, pull out the cone and give it all a good shake. Remove the belt and brush and fit new ones - loop the belt around the motor spindle, then loop over the brush and stretch into place. Before you fit the cover give the brush a turn by hand to make sure that the new belt is not jammed. Safety First! Please make sure your appliance is switched off before beginning any maintenance work. The rotating brush bar can be switched off easily so the vacuum can glide more gently over deep pile rugs. We found out the hard way that you must switch off the auto sensor and brush bar buttons when vacuuming delicate surfaces - when we attempted to vacuum over a Persian carpet with the auto sensor button and brush bar on the machine went into overdrive and tried to chew up the tassles. We tried again with both buttons off and it then glided over the carpet and tassles without fault. You need a powerful vacuum: With floor sensor technology as well as manual suction control, this vacuum gives you flexibility.Lastly, if you've tried all of the above and you're still experiencing a loss of suction, it's probably due to the motor. Now you can replace the motor, it's not the easiest of jobs but it's certainly doable and you may find that you don't need to replace the whole motor, just the carbon brushes in the motor.