H-Free 300 Home HF322HM
Decent, but built to a…
29/12/2020 21:58
Having used this Hoover for a couple of weeks now, it's a good little unit, nice to use, decent performance, some nice features, but a few tweaks would have massively improved the day to day usage.
Pro's:
Lightweight - this thing is such a joy weight-wise compared to our old ball vacuum, whipping it out for a 2 minute blast to pick up dinner crumbs is great.
LED light - it has a light on both the unit for using it handheld, and on the floor attachment, means hoovering at night (or currently after 5pm!) is fine, no need to turn all the lights on.
Volume - really is quiet for the power it has. For most uses on carpet I'll use it in boost mode for extra suction, it's still quiet enough that I can do this after the kids have gone to bed.
Performance - it starts off in a lower 'auto' setting (that I believe is different depending on which attachment you have on, which is neat) but a couple of presses on the power button has it up to 'boost' mode, and it's a decent little sucker! Great for anywhere I've had to use it so far.
Battery life - so far so good! I'm getting around 25-30 minutes per charge I reckon (I've not actually ran it to 0%), and it has a handy battery meter on the side so you know how it's getting on. I also haven't seen a drop in power as the battery depletes.
Con's:
Wall mount - all this little plastic hanger does is hold the main unit. There is nowhere to store the attachments, and the charger doesn't have anywhere to plug into, so you need to charge the unit itself or remove the battery and charge it separately. This to me is the most glaring omission, and its seems so easy to fix, make a larger holder that can house the attachments, and can be plugged in so the Hoover will charge when you simply hang it up. Doesn't affect the actual performance, but the usability and storage could have been great, as it is, it is simply 'acceptable'.
Capacity - this isn't a major gripe I have, but it's a con nonetheless. I find I'm emptying it after maybe 2 rooms. It's a quick process to take off the floor attachment, pop it open over the bin, and crack on again. This is a sacrifice you make for having it be so small and light I suppose. I imagine I'll keep my larger old unit for doing the main floors around the house due to this being able to do the lot in one go before being emptied.
Floor attachment head size - this I feel should be an extra 50% wider, the unit has the power to handle it, but as it's quite thin, covering a large space takes a while.
MrCheesecake
Penymynydd , Spojené království
Age: 37
Gender: Female