Complete Waste of Money - Sanyo SC-WP100 Bagless Upright Cyclonic Vacuum
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As you will see, my review will part ways with other folks who reviewed this vacuum. Maybe I’m too picky, or maybe I just got a lemon, but I’m ready to throw it in the trash.
My home has mostly wall-to-wall carpeting with only tile in the bathrooms and the kitchen. My Hoover canister does a great job with the carpeted areas, but I wanted a simple, easy to use stick vacuum for quick cleanups in the kitchen and bathrooms. I have 2 dogs and they shed lots of hair.
I was impressed with the vacuum out of the box for about the first 3 times that I used it. I thought - “Hey, this is a great buy at $40 - light, easy to use, and has good suction.” However, on the 4th use, the problems started.
I went to turn on the switch only to find nothing happened. After checking circuit breakers, I noticed the on/off switch seemed to have no resistance when pressing it. I turned the unit upside down and heard something rattling inside.
Being a handy person, I took the vacuum case apart to find that the on/off switch is connected to a long, flimsy piece of 1/8″ plastic rod. The rod is supposed to slide down against a small switch inside the unit next to the motor. Well, the very last 1/4″ of the rod had broken off and would no longer reach the switch.
OK, rather than hassle with calling the company, waiting for a replacement part or worse, having to pack it up and return it, I got out my trusty epoxy glue and made a repair. I put it back together and it worked fine.
So now I plugged it back in and started to vacuum. All of a sudden the suction dropped to nothing. Hmmm… the canister was empty, so what is the problem now?
There is a fine sponge filter between the canister and the motor. Upon inspection, I found it to be completely clogged with fine dust. Rather than wash it out with soap and water and then having to wait for it to dry before continuing, I took out my trusty canister vac and suctioned out the dust.
This, of course kept things going for 2 or 3 more uses until it clogged again with fine dust. I thought, OK, it’s only for occasional use, so it’s not that big a deal.
Another inconvenience is that the cord is way too short. If you are doing a bathroom and have an outlet right there, it’s not a big deal. However, if you want to go beyond about 7 feet, then you have to move to another outlet.
The vacuum also comes with a crevice tool which is supposed to store on the handle with a clip. The poor design allows it to slide to the bottom of the handle and it constantly is falling off because the clip doesn’t grab on with a lot of strength.
Changing the floor head to the crevice tool requires pressing in two buttons on either side of the head and then snapping on the crevice tool. It would have been nice to have had a design that allows for faster change off.
Finally, 6 months after (on the day of this review), I am in the middle of vacuuming the bathroom, and the unit stops working. OK, maybe there was a heat overload protection and I was using it for too long (this was a far-fetched guess). Lo and behold, I turn the unit over and hear the familiar rattling of plastic. Again, the flimsy plastic rod had broken off rendering the on/off switch useless.
So, this time I took it apart and used a cable tie to permanently place the switch in the on position. I started doing a quick vacuum of the carpeting in the master bedroom and lost section after doing a small area of no more than 6 x 6 feet. This vacuum will be placed in the trash pile next Tuesday to be sent to the county landfill.
In the end, I really get annoyed at companies who fudge on certain items using plastic instead of metal to save 5 or 10 cents- leaving the consumer to deal with the flimsy design. Sanyo is not the only one - I see this time after time in computer design. But, I guess they feel that using less durable items will create the necessity of throwing out the product and buying a new one - planned obsolescence.
My final recommendation is to look for another comparable stick vacuum. This one from Sanyo was a huge disappointment. In addition, I have decided to go back to traditional bag vacuums because the bagless models just don’t keep their suction. Dyson has the claim that their design doesn’t have that problem, but Consumer Reports showed that their performance wasn’t so much better to warrant the high price tag.
The bottom line is (IMHO) that Sanyo needs to stick to electronics and stay out of the appliance industry.
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