Cheap Sanyo SC-506T Bag-Free 10-Amp Canister Vacuum Cleaner with Turbo Brush (Kitchen) Price

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Customer Reviews of Sanyo SC-506T Bag-Free 10-Amp Canister Vacuum Cleaner with Turbo Brush

Absolutely worthless - not remotely as described!
Were ZERO stars an option, I'd rank this worthless item a ZERO! I've long been a Kenmore canister vacuum user...until the puppy chewed the cord. I opted for the Bissell CleanView II, it was fabulous...until the puppy chewed the cord (no, never plugged into electricity!). I borrowed a friend's Hoover WindTunnel canister and loved it, but decided I didn't want to spend the $200 for it...and so, after much research and comparative shopping, I opted for the Sanyo SC-506T (it has a retracting cord!). <
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>The vacuum arrived in record time, even though I selected the "super-saver shipping" option. Upon opening the box I immediately grew concerned for as I assembled the hose unit I noted it to be extremely "flimsy" feeling - the hose assembly is only attached to the based/brush unit via force - there is no attachment (as in wherein one might wish to release the base/brush unit to use only the hose). I soon found that how I assembled the hose unit to the base meant it was to stay in that manner forever - I found that I had placed the two pieces together just about an inch off center - meaning all attempts to vacuum required holding the entire hose assembly to compensate for the "off kilter" base unit. <
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>Vacuuming berber (zero pile) I quickly found that I had to go over the same spot time and time again as one cannot place ANY pressure on the base unit...to do so means the "beater brush" stops completely. Further investigation noted that there are no front wheels on the base unit, thus when one is push the hose/base foward, the base unit basically grinds into the floor/carpet because there is nothing to keep it elevated (hence the need for front wheels). <
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>From berber I moved to tile...on the tile it seems to work so much better, but I made the mistake of moving to a very low pile throw rug and found the beater brush unit flat out won't work unless one gentlly lifts the base/brush unit...again, likely due to the front end being basically flush with the ground. (Note: there are two brush options "rug" and "floor". Selecting "floor" stops the brush completely). <
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>After about 20 minutes I found I was vacuuming the same spots over and over with little, if any, progress. The base/brush unit is basically useless UNLESS one continually lifts it so as to "help" the brush gain a bit of elevation. <
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>Further angst was realized when I noticed the "dust indicator" was already pushing 3/4 full (an indicator is atop the canister). I turned off the machine and started to open the unit to inspect the bag and was a bit alarmed to feel the heat of the motor throughout the unit. <
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>To empty the "bagless" bag, one must completely disassemble the unit - there is, however, a quick release, but word of caution should be noted - don't open the unit in an area you just cleaned. Although there is a filter, the dust just flies out (likely due to the reverse suction from opening the unit). One must remove the large filter to get to the "bagless bag". I was thoroughly disgusted to find the "bagless bag" is nothing more than the empty hull of the front of the vacuum. The ONLY way to empty the "hull" is to lift the entire hull, complete with the entire hose assembly still attached, and dump the hull into a bag. Mind you, the opening of the hull is just about 1/2 the width of a shopping bag, so care must be used to ensure one hits the bag completely. <
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>A "pro" to this mess is that the filter appears to do a very, very good job collecting all of the dust. I was very surprised to see such volume collected in the filter. However, any pleasure derived from this one ray of hope was quickly dashed when I saw a tiny plastic "fork" attached to the filter. Yes, it's true, one is expected to remove the tiny fork and basically rake the filter. Once again, another cumbersome filthy component that must be handled in order to clean/empty. Adding insult to disgust, the fork got "stuck" on a clump of the collected dust and before I knew it, my face was covered in the dust as the fork freed itself. <
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>Oh, I could ramble further....but if the above doesn't change your mind, my other comments wouldn't make a difference. <
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>Lastly, I was THRILLED to find that upon my third adventure with this "thing", the base/brush unit finally stopped completely...no amount of "gentle lifting" helped. I even removed all of the dust and hair collected in the brush (gee, it might help if the dust or dog hair actually was sucked into the "hull" instead of just wrapping around the pseudo beater brush!) to no avail. Yes! On the 30th day of the warranty it died! <
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>I'm buying the Bissell again...wait, maybe the Hoover WindTunnel, wait, maybe the Kenmore...I don't see how any other vacuum I select could be worse than the Sanyo! Still kicking myself for believing the "features".