Electrolux has successfully been applying innovative ideas to the vacuum cleaners it produces. The company seriously views the feedback and suggestions provided by the users. For long it has remained wishful thinking of people to have the benefits of an upright machine and that of a canister into one single machine. Electrolux has answered that with the introduction of its Intensity upright vacuum cleaner.
Upright vacuum cleaners provide more power than canisters. You may know that the pressure of any fluid keeps dropping as it travels along a given length. In case of upright cleaners the length of tubing from brush to dust is much shorter than in the case of alternate designs of a cleaner. In the case of Intensity it is amazingly short-just 3". This design reportedly improves the suction power by as much as fifty percent. As in the case of Electrolux Oxygen 3 vacuum cleaner, Intensity too is provided with a12-amp motor.
With a reduced length of the tubing and vent, Intensity could be housed in a smaller casing.
Getting rid of a lot of the tubing and vents has also meant that the Intensity's casing could be made smaller. The small casing then joins with a bi-fold handle thereby requiring less storage when not in use. A 'wish-bone' kind of the handle design may not be a very pretty sight but the purpose of having a compact storage coupled with powerful performance is definitely achieved.
The Electrolux Intensity vacuum cleaner is provided with 21 feet long retractable power cord. That's a very popular length with most of the uprights and suffices the purpose. A HEPA filter is used in Intensity that weighs only 16 lbs.
There are a few limitations with the Electrolux Intensity vacuum. Because of the foldable handle there is an additional handle provided at the top the motor to facilitate its portability but this makes it somewhat difficult and to some extent limits cleaning beneath low furniture. No cleaning attachments are offered. Users are happy about its suction power but wish they were provided with a hose to approach those not so convenient places. Its worthiness is identified as a floor cleaner.
A very major complaint of this model is the size of the dust bag, which is designed for only 1 quart as compared to 2 quarts of the Electrolux Oxygen 3 vacuum cleaner. That calls for changing of the bag a bit too frequently and its expense cannot be ignored.
But, then it is not possible to accommodate all the features like a powerful motor, onboard tools and a compact size but a big bag on the same machine. The priorities of design were different here: compactness and power
As far as quality is concerned, The Electrolux Intensity is a first class vacuum cleaner. It's an excellent upright floor machine that may be folded and kept in a small place. If you are looking for performance and convenient storage, go ahead with Intensity but if you are looking a host of other versatile features, it is not for you.
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