Title: No Deal After All - Poor Ergonomics and Loud
Product review: Buying this model vacuum without physically examining it was a mistake, even after the 3rd place finish in Consumer Reports, the sub-$80 price, and past good experience with a long-lived Hoover. The first clue was the on/off switch placement, almost half-way down the handle, instead of near the hand grip. The second was the noise, 8dB more than our old Hoover upright. The third was that the shorter power cord exited the vacuum near the floor, so you have to hold it to keep from running over it. The old Hoover's cord exited near the top of the handle and was longer. Fourth, the new machine is harder to push. Last, the new machine is too wide to fit in some places that the old vacuum would. We are going to look again for a new vacuum, but this time we will try it out before buying it. Hopefully, we will find someone local in or out of our family to give the U5140-900 to. It would be cruel to sell it to someone else.
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