Miraculously, the roller on the HF500 didn’t get enwrapped by one single hair – see images for comparison with our regular vacuum – following four weeks of vacuuming. With the HF9 sometimes I need to fish the last of the debris out myself which is fine, but could be improved upon. I had actually been looking into getting a new cordless vacuum so it was perfect timing for me and I’m always looking into the best ways to keep our home clean. Impressive performance The Hoover brushless Direct Impulse Motor has been developed to deliver consistent power output for a highly efficient motor that spins at 100,000 RPM. The hoover comes with a small cleaning tool, so you don’t have to get your hands dirty when removing the dust from inside.

HF500 | Hoover HF500 | Hoover

Giving the vacuum a single sweep, using the wiper blades and with the floor head turned on, I found that I needed to use the Turbo mode to really get to work. The vacuum is simple to control via the bank of three buttons that you’ll find just above the handle, requiring just a thumb press. I suffer from back pain and bending for a long time to clean the skirting boards is very uncomfortable. Arriving in a thin, lightweight box (within mostly recyclable packaging inside), unboxing and setting up the HF500 is smooth sailing. Although everything passed under the vacuum and was sucked up the extension wand, the remaining 12% fell back out of the device when the vacuum was shut down.If I need to vacuum I don’t want to have to wait 24 hours for the filter to dry but an extra one means I can wash it and pop the spare in straight away. Hoover recently got in touch with us again to let us know that they’ve upgraded the model and will soon be releasing the HF500 ANTI TWIST . Mollyis an Ecommerce Editor at Ideal Homeand covers all things appliance related, with an emphasis on vacuums and floorcare. The Shark IZ300UKT was better still with its dual-function brush bar and fluffy roller, picking up more spills overall – even if you don’t count the normally tricky Cheerios on hard floor test. The newest addition to Hoover’s popular H-Free cordless stick vacuum family boasts all the features of previous models but with one exciting new feature – a unique brushbar design that promises to prevent hair-clogging issues.

Hoover HF522STH Cordless Vacuum Cleaner with ANTI-TWIST

Switch between 90º and 180º cleaning angles with a flick of the wrist, so you can clean around objects, into corners, reaching narrow spaces with ease. Not all vacuums come with the ability to turn the motorised brush off, but it can prove invaluable if you have thick-pile carpets, which can become stuck in a motorised brushhead, or loop-pile and sisal carpets that can suffer from unsightly pilling and pulling under the pressure of a fast-rotating brush. It’s also frustrating that to get the most out of the floor head you have to manually swap out the soft strip for the wiper blades. There’s also a single washable material filter at the top, and Hoover thoughtfully provides a spare, so you can carry on cleaning without having to wait for one to dry. I managed to vacuum up the entire downstairs (porch, hallway, living room, dining room, kitchen, utility and shower room) three times before I needed to charge again.

We tested the HF500 with our usual suite of challenging tests, spilling both flour and Cheerios on both carpet and hard floor, then measuring how much the vacuum collects on a single pass.