Customer Reviews:
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 Horrible January 29, 2007
GeorgiaGirl76
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I didn't have the problem with the wand, but my Telios has no power whatsoever. It's the worst vacuum cleaner I have ever owned. I will go back to Miele from now on.
 wand problem August 26, 2006
tatekawa (new york city)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The only problem that we have found is that the wand does not secure to the hose. Hoover sent us a replacement wand and the same problem recurs. We may try them again and ask for a new hose. Otherwise, we like the product.
Not even close in quality to a Kenmore June 22, 2007
Zedzebra (Pacific NW)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this little canister vacuum because I needed something small, lightweight, but powerful for the upstairs room, particularly the area where the cats hang out a lot. I must say it does a decent job sucking up cat litter (hee hee, not from the box, just the grains that cats track away--but the former would be a nice feature in a vacuum, wouldn't it?) and cat hair and such.
BUT. The wand, as stated, pops off the hose...MOST annoyingly, when I press the on/off area, even if I hold it down for 5 seconds, when I release it the darn machine turns OFF. I usually have to try to get it to stay going at least 3 times. Once going, though, it doesn't stop til I turn it off. Equally irritating, it is impossible to find bags anywhere except online; even our well-stocked vacuum specialty store locally did not have bags for this.
I used my mom's old (bigger) Kenmore canister vacuum for years after she handed it off to me...it is so old that it boasts on its side that it has a "Magic Reel" mechanism to suck up the electric cord (such a standard feature now that it's hardly worth mentioning, let along calling magic). It is still chugging away, rather weakly but still usefully, as a basement vacuum. Our main vacuum, which replaced it for the majority of the house, is another basic Kenmore canister vacuum, which is a champ. DO NOT buy the Hoover Telios; spend a little more and get a nice Kenmore!
A Terrible Vacuum! November 9, 2007
M. Torres (Los Angeles, CA)
I purchased this vacuum over a year-and-half ago and have hated it from the start. The first problem is that it has very limited suction strength - it might pick up a penny (as others claim), but often it won't pick up a stray piece of lint (no matter how many times I try)...and it leaves so much HAIR behind that I have to follow up with an adhesive lint brush!!! (And since I have long hair, there are always stray hairs around the house, no matter what I do). Also, this vacuum has such a small cleaning path!!! And the hose detaches from the wand on a regular basis - and to top it all off, I have found using a canister vacuum to be very inconvenient. I'm now shopping for a bagged upright vaccum, hopefully with more cleaning power and a much wider cleaning path.
Couldn't be worse October 31, 2008
M.P. (New England)
We bought this Hoover Junkios a few years back to replace my 25-year-old Hoover Spirit. What a disappointment. The Telios has absolutely no redeeming qualities. It mars floors (tile and vinyl); the floor attachment connector cracked causing a loose fit to the wand; when the hose isn't kinking, it's breaking; forget using it on stairs; the suction has been engineered right out of the thing (one of the suction-reducer controls is located in the handle where it constantly gets bumped into a position further reducing it's poor suction); vacuum bags are expensive and not easily obtainable.
I grew up with a Hoover in the house. When I moved out on my own, I bought a Hoover - it lasted me 25 years! But, I'll never, ever buy another Hoover after buying this Junkios.
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