Vacuum Cleaner Reviews - Best Upright

written March 04, 2007

The Simplicity Synergy is my pick for best upright vacuum cleaner. This vacuum has exceptional suction, outstanding filtration abilities, and it is durable. If you have wall to wall carpeting or a heavily carpeted house and you prefer a upright vacuum to a canister, this is the best vacuum available to you at the moment. This is a very high quality vacuum cleaner. This model is ideal for pet owners, people who live near a beach or where sand is tracked into a home, and those who suffer from allergies or asthma. I have listed some of best features below:

1. "Tandem Air System" - The Simplicity Synergy has two motors. Simplicity refers to these motors as a clean air and a direct air motor. They work together to aggressively remove dust and debris from your carpet. The dual motor system provides exceptional carpet cleaning capabilities.

2. Filtration - One Hundered Percent SEALED S-Class HEPA System. The filtration system includes 7 filtration layers including charcoal. Most of the sealed vacuum cleaners available are canisters at the moment. When a vacuum is sealed, this refers to the fact that air does not leak from the creases in the vacuum before it is passed through a filtration filter. This is accomplished by the manufacturer placing rubber gaskeds where leakage would normally occur. This feature is very important to a household where allergies and / or asthma are present. This vacuum cleaner substantially minimizes the amount of dust and debris that is redistributed back into your home while your carpet is being cleaned. I recommend using Simplicity brand vacuum bags only for this model to further compliment the HEPA filtration capabilities of the machine.

3. On-Board Tools - Upright vacuum cleaners are usually limited by the length of the hose that is onboard. The onboard tools on the Simplicity vacuum cleaner will reach the top of an eight foot ceiling, allowing you to clean cobwebs as well as getting into hard to clean area's like under end tables. The standard crevice, upholstery, and dusting brush are included.

4. Additional Features - 35 foot cord, 6 year bumper to bumper warranty, five position carpet, height adjustment, surface selector switch ( for carpet or hard floor), aluminum brushroll, stainless steel bottom plate, headlamps, heavy duty vacuum belt.

If you are in the market for an upright vacuum, this is model really is the best. Simplicity vacuums are not cheap, but they are not nearly as expensive as some of the other non-retail vacuum cleaners available at the moment.

The Simplicity vacuum cleaner can only be purchased through a local, authorized Simplicity vacuum dealer. If you have an authorized Riccar vacuum dealer in your area, the Riccar Radiance is an equivalent vacuum cleaner. Simplicity and Riccar are both made by Tacony, and it is very difficult to find any difference between these vacuum cleaners with the exception of the color.