Eureka 3670M Canister Cleaner

The wand. The Eureka 3670M's push-fit plastic wand sections often pop apart while you're cleaning or moving the vacuum, and it's the complaint that comes up most. Some end up replacing the plastic wand with a metal one. Everything else about the machine draws far fewer gripes.

Yes. The 3670M pulls dirt out of baseboards, sofa seams, rugs and car interiors in a single pass, and suction is the thing it gets right most consistently. The 1200 W motor and two extension wands let you take that pull up to ceilings and into tight gaps.

Not well. The 3670M is excellent on hard floors and low-pile rugs, but on dense or deep carpet the head tends to stick or skim, and several households keep an upright for those rooms. It fits a home that's mostly hard flooring with a few area rugs.

Yes. At 8.6 lb, the 3670M is light enough to carry between floors and up carpeted stairs, and the flat head slides under low furniture without you having to move it. That makes it a handy second vacuum for an upstairs floor.

No. Swapping the 3670M's 2.5-liter bag is quick and tidy, and the debris stays sealed inside instead of spilling as you take it out. The catch is that bags are an ongoing purchase, so keep a few spares on hand.

The cord is 20 ft long, so in a larger home you'll move between outlets. Being corded, it runs as long as you need with no battery to recharge.