Electrolux Oxygen EL6989A Canister Vacuum Review

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Electrolux vacuum cleaners are usually going to be great machines because they are designed to last a long time and engineered for vacuuming. The vast majority of Elextrolux’s vacuum cleaners are canister vacuums, making the Electrolux EL 6989 Ultra Oxygen Canister Vacuum  a smart buy.

Electrolux EL6989A Oxygen Ultra Clean Canister Vacuum Specifications:

• Type of Vacuum: Canister
• Power: 1400 watts
• Cleaning Path: 14 inches
• Filter: O2 filter system with HEPA 13 filtration
• Dust Collection: 2 quart dust bag
• Attachments: Upholstery tool, dusting brush, hard floor tool and crevice tool
• Warranty: Two year warranty

A vacuum is supposed to be easy to use, and the Electrolux EL 6989A  is going to be easy. What makes this vacuum easier is that it is going to tell you if it needs any maintenance. There is both a full bag light  and a filter change light which means you won’t have to open the canister and look for yourself (or have to shake the bag to tell whether it is full or not).

The Electrolux EL 6989 Ultra Oxygen Canister Vacuum is called the Oxygen Ultra Clean because of the complex filter system. With a HEPA 13 filter, you aren’t going to have to worry about dust coming back out of the machine. It will all go into the dust bag and stay there.

What is great about this top-of-the-line vacuum cleaner is that you are able to adjust the speed of the motor, making it easy to clean an expensive rug that is more fragile than your carpet, without damaging it.

Most canister vacuums are going to only work on hard flooring, but the Electrolux is able to work on carpet and rugs too because of the brush roll.

Here is what one Amazon.com reviewer had to say about her Electrolux, in general.

“Generally, the Oxygen is small and maneuverable. It makes short work of my floors, and I can quickly move between the tile and carpet.”

There are some things that you would hope that a nearly $400 vacuum cleaner would improve on. The first thing that you won’t like is the 20 foot cord. With such a short cord, you are going to end up unplugging the cleaner a lot.

A two year warranty also seems a bit short for such an expensive vacuum cleaner. If you are afraid of your vacuum cleaner not lasting long, you might want to check out machines that have a longer warranty.

The third thing that annoys some reviewers is that the bags and belts are difficult to find. You are probably going to end up buying them online, which means that you are going to have to be prepared and have some in your house.

“Did I mention that you can only get bags for the Ultra through Electrolux, and that the bags have to be shipped to you?”

Will The Ultra Clean Be Your Dream Machine?

The answer is probably not. Unless you are really a fan of Electrolux vacuum cleaners or have really bad allergies or asthma, you are probably not going to find that the Electrolux EL 6989A  machine is the best deal.

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