Test Bench

Changelog

See the previous 0.8 changelog.

See the next 1.1 changelog.  

Product Coverage

Added two new vacuum types to the silo: Wet/Dry vacuums (shop vacuums), and All-In-One/Mop vacuums.

Tests

Ribbon

• Added a Wet Compatible comparison to encompass mop vacuums and wet/dry vacuums.

User Maintenance

• Added a head cleaning video.

Recurring Cost

• Tuned the subjective scoring guiding formula to lower the overall impact of the number of parts needing replacement.

Range

• Added Minimum and Maximum Wand Length.
• Added Total Range, which is computed by adding the other range test values based on vacuum type.

Alternative Configuration

• Added vacuum air blower capability (Blower Mode: Yes/No).

Bare Floor, Low-Pile, And High-Pile Carpets

• Added a dedicated graph for each debris type.

Pet Hair On Bare Floor (New Box)

• Added pickup performance graphs.
• Moved pickup performance of pet hair from bare floor, low-pile carpet, and high-pile carpet to here.

Pet Hair On Bare Floor (New Box)

• Added pet hair on sofa pickup test.

Air Quality (New Box)

• Added quality of system seal video.

Stains (New Box)

• Added a dried stain removal test.

Water (New Box)

• Added a large water puddle pickup test

Cracks (New Box)

• Added cracks performance over various crack types.

 Noise (New Box)

• Added a noise video over various surfaces to give users a feel for the audio profile.
• Added a bare floor noise level measurement.
• Added a low-pile carpet noise level measurement.

Suction (New Box)

• Added the maximum suction reading while in a realistic configuration for the given vacuum.
• Added the normal suction reading while in the most common configuration for the given vacuum.
• Added hose diameter measurement.

Automation (Category)

• Renamed Vacuums 0.8 tests and redistributed them into two boxes (Physical and Companion App) based on how you can use them/access them.

Companion App Automation (New Box)

• Added three screenshots from the app.
• Added iOS/Android availability.
• Added app subjective scoring.

Usage Ratings

• New Workshop Usage.
• Updated all usages to include new tests.

61 Vacuums Updated

We have retested popular models. The test results for the following models have been converted to the new testing methodology. However, the text might be inconsistent with the new results.

• BISSELL AeroSlim/TurboSlim
• BISSELL CleanView/CleanView Swivel Pet Rewind
• BISSELL Featherweight Stick
• BISSELL Pet Hair Eraser Turbo Plus [Turbo, Turbo Rewind]
• BISSELL PowerForce Helix
• BISSELL Zing Bagged Canister
• BISSELL Zing Bagless Canister
• Black+Decker 16V MAX dustbuster Cordless Hand Vacuum
• Black+Decker dustbuster AdvancedClean+ Pet
• Dyson Ball Animal 2 Total Clean/Origin
• Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal [Animal Pro, Multi Floor]
• Dyson Cyclone V10
• Dyson Humdinger
• Dyson Micro 1.5kg
• Dyson Omni-glide
• Dyson Outsize
• Dyson V11
• Dyson V15 Detect
• Dyson V7
• Dyson V8
• Eureka FloorRover
• Eureka Mighty Mite
• Eureka Whirlwind Bagless Canister
• HoLife HM036E
• Hoover ONEPWR Cordless Hand Vacuum
• Hoover WindTunnel 2 Whole House Rewind
• Hoover WindTunnel Tempo Bagged
• JASHEN V16
• Kenmore Intuition Bagged
• LG CordZero A9 [A916, A916BM]
• Miele Classic C1
• Miele Complete C3 Alize
• Miele Dynamic U1 PowerLine
• Miele Triflex HX1
• Milwaukee M18 FUEL 3-in-1 Backpack Vacuum Kit
• NaceCare HVR 200 Henry
• Roborock H6 Adapt
• Samsung Jet 90 Complete
• Sanitaire PROFESSIONAL Upright
• Shark APEX UpLight
• Shark APEX Upright
• Shark ION F80 Cord-Free MultiFLEX
• Shark ION P50 Cord-Free Powered Lift-Away
• Shark Navigator Lift-Away Deluxe [NV360, UV440]
• Shark Navigator Lift-Away Speed
• Shark Rocket Corded
• Shark Rocket Pet Pro
• Shark Rotator Lift-Away ADV
• Shark Rotator Powered Lift-Away [NV751, NV752]
• Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ [CH951, CH964AMZ]
• Shark Vertex Lightweight Cordless [IZ440H, IZ462H, IZ483H]
• Shark Vertex Pro Lightweight [IZ662H, IZ682H]
• Shark Vertex UltraLight Corded
• Shark WANDVAC
• Shark WANDVAC System [WS620, WS632, WS642]
• Simplicity S65
• Tineco PURE ONE X
• Wyze Cordless Vacuum
• Wyze Handheld Vacuum
• eufy HomeVac H11
• iRobot H1