The Best Home Vacuum Cleaner

The best self cleaning robot vacuum home vacuum cleaner is a tool that is easy to use and maneuver. The ideal model will be light, quiet and efficient.

This model has great suction at a reasonable price. It also comes with an anti-hair wrap floorhead that is efficient and a anti-odor puck. It has a large bin that is easy to empty.

1. Power

A powerful vacuum cleaner will efficiently manage household debris, making it easier to keep mess under control. If you're dealing with a heap of pet hair or a blocked kitchen drain, it must be able to clean up the mess with little effort. It should also be able to capture fine dust and prevent the growth of bacteria, ensuring clean and healthy air quality. The ideal model will depend on your budget, flooring type and size of your household. The most common types include uprights, handheld vacuums that can be carried around light sticks, and practical robots.

The Black+Decker Flex Vac handheld vacuum is a compact device that has incredible strength. It is perfect for households that have multiple pets or large homes. It also comes with an easy to empty debris receptacle to prevent messy clean ups. The vacuum can also be used to mop and allow users to finish two tasks at a time.

For households with lots of furniture, it's a good idea look into a more durable full-size, corded upright or canister vacuum. These models usually have more powerful motors and an electric floorhead that can tackle the toughest dirt and carpeting. They are also available in a variety of power modes to provide different suction strength and a longer battery life. It's an excellent idea to search for an appliance with a HEPA filter if someone in your home suffers from allergies.

2. Flexibility

The best vacuum cleaners can tackle a range of tasks in your home, from quick dusting to cleaning carpets. They are typically lightweight and easy to maneuver. They should also include various attachments that suit your needs.

You should consider a vacuum that is designed to handle pet hair if you have pets. These vacuums typically have a brush specifically designed to remove hairs from the floorhead and directs it into the dust container so that it doesn't block the brush roll or wrap around it.

The best vacuums are equipped with smart features that integrate with your home systems, or adjust to different types of flooring and dirt levels. This is particularly important for people with allergies, as these features prevent fine particles from getting recirculated into the air.

Vacuums can be expensive, but the most effective ones are on sale a few times a year during major events, such as Black Friday and Amazon's Prime Day. You can also find great deals in the spring when retailers schedule sales to coincide with customers' annual spring cleaning.

The lifespan of a vacuum varies according to the model and the type of use it is put through. However, most of our top-rated models have an average lifespan of eight years. If you want to outlast your other contenders, pick one with an extended guarantee.

3. Simple to use

A vacuum cleaner must be easy to maneuver and use, even during long cleaning sessions. A compact, lightweight vacuum cleaner with convenient controls attachments, large, non-emptying bins are all crucial. Several features contribute to this ease of use, such as motorized power nozzles that can tackle carpets and rugs more effectively as well as a tall and wide floor head that can reach under furniture and has a rotating nozzle that allows to ensure better corner cleaning, self-cleaning rollers and LED lights that light the path ahead.

For instance our top choice in this category is the Shark Stratos cordless vacuum, was a breeze to move and required the most power from the battery during our tests. It also has an automatic suction adjustment and an elegant LCD screen with a battery indicator, and the ability for users to switch between Auto Eco and Boost modes.

In our tests, the Stratos sucked up kibbles, coffee grounds, and flour easily. It also did a great job with flooring with low pile and was able to remove the sand, rice and other debris with only a few passes. It also comes with a soft front brushroll to collect fine particles and prevent pet hair from spitting out and a rigid rear brushroll that digs deep into carpeting.

Likewise, the budget-friendly Kenmore Elite sucks up wet spills and messes that can be found on hard floors with the power of its dual brushroll design, but it's light enough to carry up and down stairs as well as across a home without breaking sweat. It's also easier to maintain than upright models, with the HEPA filter that's easily removable and dust bags that can be changed when it's is full.

4. Versatility

The Levoit is a versatile model that can handle the majority of cleaning tasks. It lacks many of the features offered by higher-end models, but it does have a number of essential features that make sure it performs well for everyday use. It has a variety of cleaning modes that alter suction power and battery run-time (including Eco) and an 8-foot hose that can reach above floors, and a huge dust cup that is easy to empty.

The brush roll is designed to collect and remove hair without wrapping it around the bristles which makes it a great choice for households with hairy pets or even people who shed lots of hair. Its performance in tests showed that it could manage a variety of debris including carpets with low piles and hard floors. It also removed rice, sand and Cheerios.

The Miele Flex Vac is a versatile cordless vacuum that has impressive power. It was particularly effective at collecting pet hair. It also removed larger particles like cereal, though it was unable to tackle more caked-on debris such as car dirt. It also has a wide variety of attachments, such as an electric power nozzle that can make short work of pet hair and dirt on upholstery.

5. Battery Life

A good vacuum cleaner for home use should last at least an hour before needing to be recharged. For a cordless model this is crucial because it lets you to take on cleaning tasks without having to stop and begin again.

Our top pick Shark Stratos Cordless Vacuum has a long battery life and impressive debris pickup. Its three cleaning modes - Eco, Auto and Boost - allow you to control the power level so you can keep cleaning longer without taking too much of your battery. The vacuum features an elegant LCD screen that displays the state of your battery, how much time is remaining, and if there is a blockage.

This model is perfect for homes with pets because the brushroll with no-tangle can effectively remove pet hair. It's also very effective at dealing with dirt and dust, although it struggled to pick up fine particles such as flour from floors and was unable to remove coffee grounds from carpeting.

Tineco floor vacuum robot One S7 Pro can also handle wet spills. It's an upright vacuum that comes with features like an iLoop smart sensor that detects dirt and stains; self-cleaning, which dry the brush roll; more effective edge cleaning that gets into corners and along baseboards and a battery that lasts 40 minutes, more than any other model we've tested.

6. Cleaning is easy

The most effective vacuums make cleaning up messes a breeze. The Levoit LVAC-200 for instance is light and compact but incredibly powerful. It was able to take in everything from ground coffee to kibble and dog hair in our standardized tests. Its dual brushroll design catches pet hair and other large debris without spilling it out or wrapping it around the cleaner's head, which helps it stay free of blocking. And its motorized tool sucks embedded pet hair from upholstery, even in hard-to reach places.

The Shark Stratos Cordless is another outstanding model, since it was able to handle pet hair and large debris easily in our tests. The main floorhead features a soft front brushroll, which captures fine dust and debris while the second floorhead with stiff bristles penetrates deeper into carpeting for tougher mess. The dust cup is large and easy to empty.

If your house is carpeted heavily, think about an upright or full-size vacuum that comes with beater bar for longer cleaning sessions. Choose a wet-dry vacuum cleaner that is able to handle floors and messes resulting from food or water. Examples include the Miele Cat & Dog, or the Henry Hoover. These machines can handle all kinds of household debris from small crumbs to larger messes, and could have more advanced features than the handhelds listed in this list.