Hoover Tempo Widepath Upright U5140-900 Review

Vacuum Cleaner Reivew: Hoover Tempo Widepath Upright Vacuum U5140-900
Vacuum Rating: 5 Stars out of 5 for superior performance and a low price!

Your Sensei has wanted to write about this vacuum ever since it was brought in to his shop a week ago. This vacuum performed so well your Sensei will be buying this unit for a new couple in my neighborhood. The Hoover Tempo Widepath is the best performing upright vacuum cleaner I have ever received in my shop and when I did a little research on it, found that it sold for $70 bucks. That’s right, $70 bucks. Never in my life have I seen such value in a vacuum cleaner. Before I pee my pants I want to write about why I liked this vacuum so much.

I haven’t had the privilege of working on the Hoover Tempo Widepath till last week when a customer brought it in complaining it shut down after 15 minutes. I get a lot of these complaints during heat waves and it had been over a hundred degrees for the past several days. I figured it was overheating but inspected it just to make sure.

Removing the front plate revealed a very well designed vacuum. The seals were tight, there was no unintended overlapping of components, and the drive belt was extremely stable. I could tell she had used her Tempo Widepath quite a bit because there were stains and hair wrapped around the rollers. After checking for any obstructions and loose wiring I put the Tempo back together and gave it whirl on the test carpet. I was amazed with the suction power the Hoover Tempo had and noticed that it was extremely easy to slide along the carpet and maneuver. You usually have to add a drive system to get vacuum cleaners to slide along carpet this easy, especially the thick, test carpet I was using.

I already touched on this a little bit but want to reiterate how cheap this vacuum is. You can get it delivered to your home for about $70 bucks. I’m surprised Hoover hasn’t increased the price of this vacuum cleaner to $99, I’m sure most people would still find this vacuum an excellent bargain at a hundred considering the performance the Hoover Tempo Widepath delivers.

Keep in mind that the Hoover Tempo doesn’t come with a lot of bells and whistles more expensive vacuums come with. No drive system, though you probably won’t miss it and no options for shutting off the roller brushes so you can vacuum up hard floors. One thing users should be careful of is sucking up curtains. I’ve had some horror stories of people vacuuming around curtains and other loose objects like t-shirts. A vacuum this powerful puts you at high risk of being one of the people walking into my shop in tears telling me "that shirt I got from my boyfriend on our first date" and then asking "can you do anything to help me?" Just be careful friends.

For being the most powerful vacuum I've ever used under a hundred bucks delivered to your home or office, the Hoover Tempo Widepath has earned 5 perfect stars out of 5!

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Hoover F7452900 SteamVac All Terrain Review

I have a review of the Hoover F7452900 SteamVac All Terrain. I had my “padawan” learner Johnny help me put this vacuum together for the sales floor. Of course, after it was all set up we tested it out so I could give it a thorough review for you, the readers.

What Your Sensei Thought
The All Terrain SteamVac was built by Hoover to clean all of your floors from tile to carpet and most everything in between. I’ve seen several companies try to market an All Terrain steamvac that cleans tile and carpet with mixed results. As far as hard flooring goes, don’t expect any steamvac to restore your tile to mint condition.

The Hoover SteamVac did a fair job at scrubbing tile in our bathroom. The true test came when I had Johnny go over another strip of tile with a regular scrub brush. We definitely noticed cleaner tile with the scrub brush, but compared to the amount of time it took it didn’t seem worth it. The Hoover Steam Vac definitely made our tile look a lot cleaner, but it’s still no match for the Danny Tanners of the world willing to scrub on all fours.

As far as carpets are concerned, it performed as expected for a steamvac in this price range. (I use a large outside door mat and carpeting my dogs sleep on for vacuum testing.) This unit definitely has better cleaning power than some of the lower end Hoover steamvacs, however I expected a little more from Hoover. Hoover typically goes above and beyond and I would have liked to see better results from a unit over $260.

The All Terrain Steam Vac includes a built in water warmer to keep your water warm while you steam clean your house. It’s frustrating when my water is cold halfway through the tank and I have to refill my steamvac with warm water. Worse still are the units that have two tanks, one for water mixed with solution and the other for dirty water, and if I want to properly clean my carpet I have to dump expensive carpet cleaner down the drain!

One of my complaints with this unit is the brittle clean water container. Most units are made with soft plastic and can drop without breaking. I suspect if I dropped this water tank I would be ordering a couple extra parts with the note “clumsy sensei” on the invoice. Be careful with the tank, protect it.

All in all, the Hoover All Terrain SteamVac is a decent wet vacuum cleaner that’s great for carpets, and pretty good at cleaning tile. It’s one of Hoover’s higher end models and includes several extra convenience features such as tanks for clean water and cleaning solution so you don’t have to go through the trouble of mixing water and cleaner. It gives you a lot more control over how much detergent gets sprayed and is useful for cleaning high traffic areas and trouble spots on carpet. If this vacuum were about 15 bucks cheaper I wouldn’t hesitate to give it 4.5 stars, but the price tag and disaster prone water tank put this steam cleaning vacuum at 4 stars out of 5.

Cool Features
30’ power cord
3 tanks for clean water, dirty water, and cleaning solution
Good for cleaning tile

Included Tools
SpinScrub hand tool
Edge cleaner
Built in water warmer

Specifications
Size: 19” x 13.25” x 44”
Weight: 30 lbs.
Amps: 12
Power Cord Length: 30’
Warranty: 1 year