Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Bring your home to the brink of laboratory clean conditions with this amazing HOOVER U6439-900 WindTunnel! This Upright Vacuum Cleaner is self-propelled in forward or reverse -- so the machine does virtually all the work! 15-inch cleaning width Non-marking furniture guard Deluxe stretch hose extends up to 11' when using both wands and crevice tool Extra tools - crevice tool, furniture nozzle, dusting brush, and two wands 31-foot power cord with quick release Headlight Amazon.com Review
Perfect for deep cleaning without excessive strain, the self-propelled Hoover WindTunnel Ultra upright takes charge of its own locomotion both coming and going. In addition, Hoover’s WindTunnel technology creates a powerful double air path for maximum suction and cleaning. The vacuum even provides feedback on cleaning progress with the Embedded Dirt Finder--a feature that scans the floor for debris, signaling you if there’s still dirt to be picked up. You can operate the Dirt Finder on a regular setting for your routine cleaning or on a high setting for your deep-cleaning sprees. The WindTunnel Ultra is designed for both bare floors and carpets, with a 15-inch cleaning path and three adjustable nozzle heights to accommodate variation in carpet depth. Dirt collection is bagged using Hoover’s Microfiltration system, and a helpful indicator signal keeps you posted on the bag’s status. A HEPA filter assists the bag, trapping 100 percent of dust mites and 99.98 percent of ragweed and common grass pollens. The vacuum comes handsomely equipped for attachment cleaning with a stretch hose, two extension wands, a crevice tool, an upholstery tool, and a dusting brush all on board. (The Dirt Finder does not work with the attachments.) The most rigorous attachment is a powered hand tool with its own rotating brushroll--great for carpeted stairs and durable upholstery. Other useful elements include quick-release cord hooks, a carrying handle, a headlight, and a view window over the brush roll. Hoover covers the machine with a one-year warranty. --Emily Bedard |
Customer Reviews
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Thumbs DOWN!, Feb 7, 2023
Upon the advice of Consumer Reports I purchased this vacuum cleaner. WHAT a disappointment! It's heavy, it's NOISY, and it really doesn't clean any better than cheaper models. PLUS, I think it's hard to handle and operate. There's no floor brush, the attachments fall off, and the little cover for the "turbo tool" never fit right. Of course it's too late to return it to Amazon.com now ... so I'm stuck with it. I shoulda saved for the Dyson!
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 Excellent product, and I got it free!, Jan 25, 2023
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Onboard tools - do you use them?, Jan 22, 2023
My review largely echoes the reviews of those who've had the vacuum for over a year. I give this vacuum 2 stars for suction power. I'm prompted to submit a review only to highlight what, as a long term owner of this vacuum, I feel is the most annoying long term drawback of this machine: the hose for using the onboard tools is WAY too short. The vacuum is quite heavy. This combination causes it to fall over almost every time you use the tools. If you need to clean ANYTHING other than your floor you will be *frustrated* (and possibly injured - think heavy vacuum handle on body part containing nerves - it's happened often). Even with all of the other problems I've experienced (and they have been numerous) I would buy this vacuum again if it weren't for this lousy hose design. I would recommend that anyone considering purchasing this vacuum give serious consideration to how often they may need to use the onboard tools.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
It sucks until the roller brushes wear, and then it really sucks!!, Jan 21, 2023
I own a model U6425-900, which seems to be the direct predecessor of this model. They look almost alike and from the pictures I can tell that this machine likely has the same design flaw as ours. We've had ours about three or four years.
These work great when they are brand new. All the reviews from people who just bought it are probably accurate, but I advise paying attention to the reviews from people who have owned this machine two or three years and are now replacing it.
My wife was complaining that this machine was not getting dirt out of the carpet. I still have an old Hoover 334, so I took the Wind Tunnel machine downstairs and held a sucking competition between the ancient 334 and the high tech Wind Tunnel.
It turns out that they performed about the same at getting pine needles out of a short pile carpet. So much for progress.
The interesting thing is that the old Hoover 334 had a dense row of brushes and a metal ridge alternating on its metal roller. It "beats as it sweeps as it cleans".
The new Wind Tunnel machine has two rows of brushes with the individual brush bundles rather spaced out, and they weren't quite as stiff as the ones on the 334.
That's why it doesn't work well any more! The brushes on the roller are wimpy and they wear out fast! Once those roller brushes get bent and worn, all you've got is a roller spinning over your carpet. It doesn't do much of anything to get dirt out that isn't right on the surface.
So, all the high-tech bla bla bla aside, this vacuum seems to have a very basic design flaw. So, do I buy a new vacuum or do
I buy a supply of rollers and get really good at changing them?
Postscript: I decided to replace both the wide drive belt and the narrow roller belt and the roller and it works like new. I learned at the Hoover store that both the roller and drive belt need to be replaced no less than once a year, and probably once every six to eight months if the vacuum is used every day. A new roller for this vacuum cost me about $25.00 at the local Hoover store. Belts cost just a few bucks. So, factor that into the cost of ownership.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Can I give it 10 Stars * * * * * * * * * * , Jan 17, 2023
I laid new carpet in Sept. New carpet = tons of new carpet fuzz and this vac has been awesome. I have a Fantom 12 amp Bagless Thunder which just cannot compare to this Hoover. Consumers Union reports that bagged vacs are more efficient than bagless - less dust - and I think I agree. This Ultra was rated the highest by CU. I bought bags for this Hoover on E-BAY for a GREAT price, so I am good to go. Amazon your price was excellent, the delivery swift. What more could I ask for? A housekeeper, maybe?
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