CleanMax Green Nitro Upright Vacuum

Deep, on hardwood, tile and carpet, and it picks up right up to the walls. The CleanMax Nitro is aggressive, though, and in at least one home it chewed into a thin rug. Move lightweight throw rugs out of the way, or do them with the wand rather than running the full head over them.

Often, yes. The cord reaches far enough to do a large room, or a whole small home, from one outlet, and it's the feature that gets mentioned most in daily use. In a bigger house you'll still move the plug now and then, but the CleanMax Nitro cuts those stops right down.

Yes, it's a bagged upright. The CleanMax keeps its suction without any filter cleaning between jobs, and the bags are cheap and hold a lot, so running costs stay low and you aren't tipping a dusty cup into the trash after every room.

It's mixed. A couple of households find the CleanMax Nitro louder than other vacuums they've used but still tolerable, and another says it's no louder than past machines. CleanMax doesn't publish a decibel figure, so if noise matters, run it when nobody's asleep.

It depends who's pushing. The CleanMax Nitro weighs 20.4 lb, and while some find it light for a bagged upright, others say it's clearly not a lightweight machine. Either way it rolls easily on the floor, so the weight shows up mainly when you carry it.

Yes. The CleanMax Green Nitro has a thermal and pressure activated HEPA media filter that captures small particles and allergens.

CleanMax uses metal for the brushroll, handle tube, cord hook and telescopic wand, and the brushstrips are replaceable. The wand and on-board tools cover baseboards, stairs and above-floor dusting, and the cord has a pigtail design so it can be swapped quickly.