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Brand: Eureka
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$59.99~~
Buy New: $36.99
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

370 reviews
Sales Rank: 78

Color: Sunflower Yellow
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.9
Dimensions (in): 15 x 7 x 7
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.

MPN: 96514
Model: 71B
UPC: 023169117174
EAN: 0023169117174
ASIN: B0006HUYGM

Release Date: June 27, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	Strong 5.5 amp suction with stretch hose cleans cars, upholstery, stairs
•	1 motor powers the revolving brush, second motor for suction
•	Onboard crevice tool; Riser Visor for carpeted stairs
•	Bagless filter and clear dust cup clean easily
•	Weighs 5 pounds; 20-foot cord wraps for storage

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Quick-Up Handheld Vacuum

Amazon.com Review
Hand-held but very powerful, this Eureka model eliminates the hassle of lugging around a full-size vacuum for cleaning car upholstery, sofas, and carpeted stairs. A long 20-foot cord (which wraps for storage) provides good reach, as does the deluxe hose that stretches to three times its length. With the crevice tool on the end of the hose, this vacuum reaches into all kinds of tight places. And, with two motors, one to power the revolving brush and one for suction, the 5.5 amp vacuum cleans deeply.

One of Eureka's innovations is the Riser Visor, a clear plastic cover that stays down for cleaning horizontal surfaces and flips up so the revolving brush can reach the vertical carpet on stair risers. There's no bag to change, just a filter and clear plastic dust cup to shake out when necessary. --Ann Bieri

Customer Reviews: Read 365 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Great Vacuum December 5, 2008
Great vacuum cleaner. It's heavy though after holding it for a while. Its not easy to store due to its bulky size but it has a very powerful suction capacity. I do advise that anyone should buy a few replaceable filters for clean air and better cleaning on hard surfaces. Over all great item.

2 out of 5 stars

Very Very Disappointed! Doesn't suck well, clunky, heavy... December 3, 2008
I received the vacuum in the mail this past week & it was all ready to use right out of the box....the positives end there, unfortunately. It was incredibly heavy and clunky & I could tell right away that it was going to be a pain to vacuum with. The hose it comes with is a joke. It's only 12 inches long, so you can't set the vacuum down to use the hose. You have to hold the heavy vacuum up with one hand while you try to use the tiny hose on anything--and the hose isn't very bendable, as I learned by trying to vacuum off my windowsill--which didn't work well. So, if you need to use the hose on something 3 inches in front of you and you have He-man arm muscles, no problem, but anything else & you can't do it.

While trying to use this on the stairs (the main reason I bought it), it was a total joke, It just didn't pick up that much stuff--and my stairs really weren't that bad. The photo shows this vacuuming up berber carpet. Maybe it works OK if you don't have any pile to your carpet, but mine is a low shag & it was horrible! It left fuzzies, cat litter, pet hair, carpet pieces, pine needles, etc. I'd have to use the wide mouth part to vacuum, then go back over it with the hose to pick up everything. And, of course, since the hose is so short, I couldn't set the vacuum on one step while trying to hose the one above it--it doesn't reach. Oh, and the front of the vacuum is hard plastic- no rubber bumpers or anything, so I dinged up my baseboards every time I came to the end of the side of each stair.

And...the dirt holder area is so tiny. I have a decent sized house with a couple flights of stairs and had to empty out the container 3 separate times! It's not so much that the holding area is small, but all the dirt gravitates to the filter, which becomes blocked up and reduces suction unless you clean it out...it reduces the already bad suction, I might add. The cord was a bit longer than my dirt devel hand held vac, but nothing amazing. I still had to vacuum 6-7 stairs, then after I got to the landing, I'd have to unplug the vacuum and re-plug it in at the other level of the house to get the other 6-7 stairs after the landing.

I'd return this right now if I wasn't so dang lazy....into the Goodwill box it goes.

4 out of 5 stars

small but powerful December 2, 2008
Though the suction nozzle is a little small, it is enough for a dormitory room.

5 out of 5 stars

GREAT POWER - better than my dyson upright !!! November 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I use a dyson upright but it is awful for the stairs. My Eureka 71B Rocks! I can't believe the amount of dog hair it sucks out of the stairs - hair that isn't even visible on the carpet! It gets deep down! I did my reasearch before buying and am CONFIDENT I made the right choice here! SO HAPPY!

1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!! November 18, 2008
0 out of 8 found this review helpful

I feel like we just took $40.00 and threw it out the window. We bought this to vacuum our staircase and I am lucky if it picks up any loose lint. It is heavy and I got so frustrated that after several attempts I finally just threw it away!!!!!

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