EUREKA 3670G Bagged Canister Cleaner, Vacuuming and Blowing Away Dust And Debris

Very light, great suction, long hose and tube. The lack of a hepa filter is no big deal for me. But it may be for some. I think a hepa attachment is available. This is an amazingly easy to use, effective, inexpensive vacuum. I have 3 cats and they shed. This baby makes short work of cat hair. My only niggle is I wish there was an attachment that was hand size and had hard plastic protrusion about 1/2 inch long all around so it could get close to a flexible surface without getting stuck due to the incredibly strong suction. It also makes for a great car vacuum with the crevice tool. This is an awesome deal.

I believe this is the most functional and flexible home vacuum that money can buy in the US. I've had one for 11 years. It still works like new on our wood floors, tile, medium-pile wool carpets, upholstered chairs, and fur-matted cat cushions. But I wanted a dedicated vacuum for the workshop, so I exhaustively researched new home vacuums at all prices...and still ended up buying this one again. All home vacuums sold in the US max out ~12 amps due to electrical safety constraints, so they all max out at 130-150 cfm airflow. Look at the manufacturer specs. A $600 Miele vacuum gives you the same performance as this $60 unit. What makes this 12-amp unit better than all the rest, is its super-light weight. The canister is less than 8 pounds, including cord & attachments. You can carry it in one hand while you vacuum, or you can put it on a shoulder strap. This makes it super easy and fast to move around furniture, walls, stairs, carseats, etc. The basic MM design has been the same for over 15 years. Eureka sells it under different brands, with two different motors (10A vs 12A), and various different attachments in the box. But all the parts are interchangeable across models. Hundreds of stores sell the parts. Bags cost less than $1 each online, less than $2 each in the local hardware store. Any standard 1.25" ID attachment works. I ordered a soft-bristle (horsehair) duster for shelves & electronics, and a half-width (5") nozzle for the stairs, from Amazon, for just $5 each. If you need to clean cobwebs from a 16-18 foot ceiling, I think the extra extension wands also run about $5. OK, the downsides: -- The 12 amp motor currently comes in yellow or purple only. I prefer red, but the red model (Sanitaire SC3683A) is 10 amps. -- It is louder than some of the super-expensive models. Though frankly all vacuum cleaners are noisy...and if you can vacuum your home 2x faster, the noise lasts only half as long. :) -- It looks and feels cheap. But this does not affect performance, usability, or durability. The only maintenance I've done on my 11-year old model was to add a few drops of oil to the motor shaft, about 4 years ago. After that it ran cooler and quieter. I know I'm gushing, but I've owned so many poorly-designed, failure-prone consumer products over the years, that I love to find a perfectly functional, durable product. And even better when it's super cheap. Nice one, Eureka. Hope this helps.

So two things I want to say. First, is that this is a first day/usage review. Second, if you buy this product and are disappointed with the performance, bang it around a little, check your connections, reset your bag etc... Okay, so I read the reviews, read some positives, negatives etc... I own a Kirby which I will not admit to how much I paid for it but it is a FANTASTIC machine. There are a few drawbacks however. It is HEAVY, it is bulky and in order to switch tools you must remove parts and attach the parts that you need. So, when there is a job that is too big for the dust buster and too small for the Kirby we still end up pulling out the Kirby. Now, we have mostly hardwood floors and area rugs. We also have two cats and a dog. The cats tend to drag a lot of litter out of the box with them because... well because they are ghetto ass cats I guess. Anyway, this means vacuuming around their box EVERYDAY. This is too big of a job for the dust buster so everyday I have been yanking out the big Kirby and I just got a bit tired of it. So, I looked for a small, corded canister vacuum cleaner that I could use just around the litter boxes behind the bar and out to the living room. So, after searching for a cheap vacuum with good suction that either had a HEPA filter or could have one added, I ended up ordering this thing. I got it today, immediately hooked it up, flipped it on and was less than amazed. Yeah, it picked up the litter and other things from the floor but not like I expected. Was it a keeper? Yeah, because it did what I wanted it to do but I was hardly impressed and really thought of it as a high two or low three so it got a three. Anyway, while dragging this thing around (it is REALLY lite) the machine bumped into one of my walls, the sound from the machine changed and the head stuck to the floor. HOLY CRAP!!! By that time I was on an area rug and when I lifted the head off of the rug, the rug came with it. I went ahead and vacuumed over where I had already vacuumed and this thing was pulling litter out of the corners and edges. NICE!! Before I switched it off I placed the head flat on the hardwood floor and lifted it. It actually took force to lift it off of floor. Now, some might say that is what it is supposed to do but for a cleaner that is this light and this inexpensive to have that kind of suction suction.... well... I think I got the bargain. I will admit that it doesn't seem to be the most sturdily made cleaner but it is meant to be dragged around the house, not withstand an ultimate fighter cage match. If it holds up and does not breakdown than my review ends here. If it does, there will be more to read. below.

When we bought our last vac, we were about to spend $80 or so, and then I posed the question: what would $150 get us? What about $200? Should we spend more and maybe get something better? So we bought an upright Eur*, for about $160 or so - was bag-free, had an attachment to vacuum upholstery, nothing too fancy really. It held up for about 18 months, but the plastic parts just couldn't stand the test of time. (1400sf, no carpet, pets, vac'd 2x weekly... not sure how much of a test that is.) The motor was fine, but the thing was just falling apart, and the upholstery vac was actually just garbage from day 1. Anyhow, when it came to deciding on a replacement, we decided to either spend a lot less, or a lot more - and after reducing our options, we decided to go for the "a lot less" option, mostly because we don't have carpet, and also I'm just skeptical that even spending $300 would get us a decent vacuum - I'm of the belief that they're all crap until you start talking $500, $600 or more... and so with that in mind, it was pretty easy to roll the dice on the cheaper option. And I can say we've been fairly pleased, after about 4 or 5 months. In terms of positives, it's pretty light, the cord is reasonably long, changing filters is easy, and suction is great. Also, I now realize that I prefer the tow-behind/beater-free style of vacuum to the upright style - I can reach a lot more spots now, and since we don't have carpet it doesn't make any sense to have a vacuum with a beater bar. As for negatives, it really comes down to the kit that comes with it: the vacuum attachment is comprised of 2 plastic tubing pieces connected together (like the kind that come with a shopvac), and they can come apart as you're vacuuming; the hose is pretty flimsy and bends/crimps onto itself way too easily; the big wheels don't really spin when you drag it along the floor, so... the word "drag" says it all (and maybe the hard surfaces I have simply don't offer enough friction). But as complaints go, I haven't found any of these to be deal-breakers. So in summary, we're pretty happy, mostly because it's cheap & it works fine. Again though, I think the particulars of our situation play into this vacuum's favor: small-ish space, hard surfaces / no carpets, no stairs.

I've owned Might Mite Canister Vacuums for the past 30 years. This vacuum is very inexpensive so I wasn't sure what to expect. Well it really "sucks", pun intended. I can't complain about the power of the product, it is fantastic. If I could just put the motor in my 30 year old case. The case is very cheap. The on/off button is built into the case and I don't believe it will stand the test of time. The flexible tubing is so cheap it bends and cuts off air flow and the connector to the canister is different from previous models (I own three) so I can't just change the hose. The combo brush tool is a joke, don't bother just buy another full sized brush and upholstery tool. I do like how they put the attachments on the case. The included crack and crevice tool is always handy and the floor brush feels durable and works very well. In summary: Pros: Great Power Floor tool is sturdy Tool storage built into case! The canister pulls nicely, nice big back wheels The cord length is acceptable The bag size is very nice Cons: The canister feels very cheap, almost fragile especially the on/off button The plastic hose is terrible; I'm going to check with local vacuum shop for fitting to make my old hose work. The tube that connects the hose to attachment is very lightweight plastic. I just threw it away and use the metal telescoping tube from an older Mighty Mite. Summary: If you have an old canister vacuum you should be able to put together a very nice product. Just don't expect the out of the box product to last very long. Why four stars??? This vacuum really "sucks". I just finished cleaning out a very dusty and very large closet without even one sneeze. 2/10/2013 Edit I've been using this vacuum for well over a month now and I couldn't be more impressed. I've changed the star rating to a five because this thing performs so well. I have changed the plastic tubing with my metal telescoping and I use a better dusting brush, but everything else I have left the same. I just can't sing enough praises. All of the sand disapears out of the grout and it actually sucks down to the floor and carpeting. I used my upright on the one carpeted room with a new bag and a new belt on the brush. Then I put a new bag in the Mighty Mite and vacuumed again. I was shocked at the amount of dirt that the Might Mite picked up that was left behind with the upright (the upright is a commercial Eureka). I'm sold. Buy it you won't be sorry.

When my old Kenmore cannister vac gave up the ghost last Friday, I started researching for a replacement. After reading the complaints about bagless vacs, I decided to focus on something that most resembles the handling and ergonomics of my old vac. The Eureka Mighty Mite 3670G came the closest on paper, with an incredible price advantage, but I wondered about those 1-star reviews....still, I ordered it the next day. Super-fast Prime delivery had it delivered Mon morning, and that evening I tested it on all the surfaces of my home. In each and every category, this unit outperformed my old one, and in minutes I realized that I'd been working waaayyy too hard for years. This unit is surprisingly light, has the perfect balance of strong-but-not-too-strong suction, has a MUCH longer cord which allows me to get way more done without having to replug, and this was the real surprise: allows me to deep clean my oriental carpets without getting down on my hands and knees and applying the hose directly to the carpet. (I admit it, I'm a neat freak. Proudly :) The carpet cleaning fixture for this vacuum shocked me with its ability to clean both regular pile carpet and the low pile of my orientals. As some others have mentioned, the plastic extension tubes don't feel the most sturdy (they're plastic, not metal, so they're going to flex), and the action across the carpeting takes some getting used to because it's not entirely smooth (very 'grippy'). But I was delightfully surprised to discover that an easy balance can be achieved between suction and stroke/movement on pile carpet; and the suction is great enough to leave the same pattern in the pile as the much more expensive push vacs. Also, the same carpet attachment works on smooth surfaces. Additional Pros: The replacement bags are inexpensive, the switch can be activated with your foot, and the flexible hose has ribbing on it that doesn't rip at your skin (as opposed to my Rigid Shop Vac), or scratch trim paint. Also, with the large wheels, it pulls well on any surface. Cons? None...this is a no-brainer. Would absolutely recommend to anyone.

I'll preface this by saying I've enjoyed really nice Electrolux vacs over the years - back before they got assimilated - real Electrolux units - the type you'd refurb and hand down to your kids. I've also owned my fair share of Eurekas, Hoovers, Panasonics, Sears, Dirt Devils, etc in both uprights and canisters. Not one of them was perfect nor "did it all", despite their claims. No one really wants to do bare floors with an upright. So keep in mind, this review is within the scope of the typically defined tasks for canisters with non powered heads. This is my second Mighty Mite (I purchased it for my daughter) and I can't say enough about these. If you have mostly uncarpeted areas to clean (in our case it's ceramic tile) this thing is really great. The good: Incredible suction. I've had one for 18 months of brutal usage, and as long as you change the filter and bag - it just works incredibly well. It's light - the lightest canister I've ever seen. It's durable - its taken many a spill, and not one bit has chipped or cracked and it still works like new. And it's cheap. So cheap. Same may say it feels cheap, and it doesn't feel like a $1000 vac, but did I mention how nothing has broken or chipped on it despite hitting the hard tile numerous times? It has some flaws, it's designed to a price point, but it has incredible suction, is super reliable, light enough to carry all the time, and parts and accessories are cheap. To that point - things you might want: 1) HEPA filter. The same HEPA filter that fits on the "Pet" version of this vac fits this one. They're the same basic unit. It snaps over the exhaust. Bingo - you have a HEPA filter. 2) A bigger hard surface floor brush. I bought a nice one for about $10 or so that is wider, has a nice bristle pattern, and now there is little chance of scratching the floor and zero nice from the head. 3) The shoulder strap - Eureka makes the strap, mostly for it's Sanitaire version of this vac, but it fits this one just fine. You'll find the part number in the accessories catalog with the vac, but oddly, good luck finding it online. The vac is so light that with the strap you have both hands free to move a chair and still control the vacuum hose. And with no canister on the ground, you will be surprised how fast you can vacuum. The bad: if you have carpet, this is not ideal - you need a powered head. And as I mentioned earlier, it's designed to a price point - certain parts feel flimsy - the hose is small and thin (but mine has NEVER broken or collapsed) and the attachments don't have much...bristle. But if you read above - you can fix almost any of that. Some people don't like the friction only connectors for the hose and wand and attachments. Mine fall apart fairly regularly, but usually when I pick it up when it's been stored - and it's not tragic - they just slip back on, and if I remember to make sure each is tight before I start to vacuum, they probably won't fall apart while I vacuum. So, you can complain about this super inexpensive vac not having a brush, wand, or feature, but if you look, you might just find that you can add it for a few dollars. This is an inexpensive vacuum, very narrow in focus (hard surfaces), so it's not for everyone. On the other hand, I always had a canister (usually an expensive one with a motorized carpet head) and an upright anyway, and the uprights are generally excellent carpet cleaners, so I didn't miss much by losing carpet capable cleaning from a canister. If that sounds like you, you might want to think about this little vac.

My house is all hardwood floors so I though this would be perfect for getting around the baseboards and dusting crevices. I've had it for about a year now and while it generally performs sufficiently I would replace it today if I found the right deal. Pros: - it's very light so it's easy to maneuver - suction is good - the vacuum itself seems well made Cons: - the cord is not long enough, I'm always pulling the cord out of the wall because I've gone too far-even in the same room - the cord wraps around the bottom of the unit for storage. I knew this when I bought it but I didn't think it was a big deal. IT IS. The cord is such a hassle! The next vacuum I buy will have a retractable cord. - it's so easy to clog it. There's a crook in the hose that is not flexible and things become stuck there. Clogs are very difficult to clear. - the attachments are useless. We have a large yard and leaves are constantly finding their way into the house. The floor attachment rolls right over leaf bits and dirt without disturbing them except to rearrange them a bit. The dusting attachment doesn't actually pick up dust but will make decorative patterns in your dust which can only be seen at an angle. The vacuum itself has no attachment storage, something I will never again but a vacuum without. Teenage boys+no onboard storage+poor attachment performance =I don't even know where my attachments are anymore. - it's NOISY. The motor makes a high pitched whining sort of noise that makes my ears ring for while after using it. Overall I don't think this is really a bad vacuum, but it does not suit my needs. I plan to use it as a car vacuum when I buy another one for the house and I think it will be great for that. Considering what I paid and how much I've used it I don't regret the purchase, but if I knew then what I know now I'd have put the money toward a better vacuum.