EL6985B Electrolux, quiet and powerful

Overall Rating2.672.672.672.672.67

quiet and powerful

Light and quiet, the Harmony really cleans hardwood floors and area rugs well. We don’t have wall-to-wall, but from what I can tell, if you have lots of carpets I would recommend moving up to the Oxygen model. It does not come with a powered carpet attachment. Gotta work a bit to clean carpets - glides easily on hardwood. Stores in small places. Great design and easy to use; instructions are a bit weak. Overall happy, great in a small city house/apartment.

Update (5/19/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.

The featured review for this product, Electrolux EL6984A Harmony Ultra Quiet Canister Vacuum Kitchen Nov 1, 2003, was written by Lovin Balmer.

The average rating for this item is 2.7 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (3)

Hunter T.

April 5th, 2010 at 4:51 am    


Overall Rating11111

Not worth the money
If you have nothing but hardwood floors, this might be a fine vacuum, but if you’re looking to vacuum carpet of any texture, think twice. If you have a pet, look elsewhere.

My wife and I bought this vacuum knowing the Electrolux name from my childhood, only to find out it’s a different company, and they’re nowhere near the quality of the old ‘65 vacuum that my father still uses to blow out his pool lines (there’s a novel use…).

Pros:
1. Quiet
2. Light

Cons:
1. Expensive
2. Bags are small and Expensive.
3. Proprietary design for hose and attachments (the two that come with it are all you’ll ever get.)
4. Vacuum head and brush roller jams with the slightest bit of hair.

Let me get back to the attachments: If you’re going to make a vacuum, give it more than a crevice tool and a brush, or at least make a set of extra attachments and sell those separately. The company has no plans to support further expansion of this hokey design.

I’m a bitter man about this vacuum. By way of disclosure, I should state that I have two golden retrievers and I may have been expecting a bit much, but for a vacuum over $400.00, I should see better performance… The vacuum’s been fixed twice now when the head siezed up and stopped spinning the roller. At least the warranty location is good about helping me out.

Really… there are better tools than this one for the money.


John C. Lynch

April 15th, 2010 at 3:02 am    


Overall Rating33333

Great vaccuum — misleading advertising
This vacuum is great. Very powerful, very quiet, very ergonomically
designed, very cute. BUT…

I know someone else has already posted this info, but I just checked it
out myself and was amazed to find the exact same thing. All of the
advertising for this vacuum (including the manufacturer’s description
on the Amazon web page) extoll the virtues of its “washable HEPA H12
filter.” However, the other reviewer is exactly right — this filter does
not come with the Harmony vacuum. You must purchase this separately
for $30. The Elextrolux website also clearly implies that this vacuum
comes with a washable filter. What a crock! Somebody call the better
business bureau! Somebody call Consumer Reports! Don’t let them get
away with it!

But I will say again, this vacuum is brilliant. It’s a wonder of design and
simplicity. It is to other vacuums what the iMac is to other desktop computers.


Lovin Balmer

April 15th, 2010 at 8:25 am    


Overall Rating44444

quiet and powerful
Rated 4 stars.


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