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Let's face it. Most vacuums just don't cut it when it comes to really cleaning a home or office. Pesky pet hair embeds deeper in carpet than traditional vacuums go; bits and pieces of tracked-in dirt and debris hunker down under floor trim just out of reach of the latest brush innovations, rendering us to the silliness of handpicking behind that expensive vacuum, filling our pockets with lint, and wondering-who's really the boss? Troubles like these made the folks at Eureka get down and dirty and, ultimately, design the Boss Smart-Vac Upright Vacuum. Offering powerful performance for everyday household cleaning, the Eureka Boss is the solution for people who insist on having a truly clean home. The Boss's Direct Air Control System features an air selector switch that lets you direct all suction either deep into the carpet or to the hose for easy above-the-floor cleaning. The Power Paw brush makes it easy to clean stairs and upholstery, and even claws up embedded pet hair, so Fido can spend more time inside. The motorized brush lets you go from carpet- to bare floor-cleaning with the flick of a switch. The Boss Smart-Vac is powered by a beefy, 12-amp motor that provides plenty of suction power for deep cleaning carpets, and leaves nothing behind on hard floors. Pretty smart; right? Well, here's the really smart part. The Boss Smart-Vac isn't just the best household carpet- and floor-cleaning vacuum on the market; it's also equipped with a unique, sealed HEPA filtration system that captures 99.97 percent of dust, pollen, allergens, and bacteria. So, vacuuming the house doesn't mean you have to dust afterward, or sneeze while you're doing it. Cleaner carpets and cleaner indoor air at the same time! Plus, the Boss is loaded with user-friendly features to take the frustration out of vacuuming. A wide cleaning path covers a lot of ground quickly before company comes. And, unlike inferior models, the Boss is designed with a brush-view window that shows you how hard it's working, letting you actually see the powerful brush roller remove dirt from carpets and floors. The exclusive dust trap system captures debris and dust in three stages. A handy stretch hose extends to five times its original length for reaching around furniture and sucking the cobwebs off the ceiling. And, a 30-foot cord won't leave you coming up short. The bare floor brush is designed to smoothly glide across wood and tile floors while picking up more dust and debris in corners and along baseboards than any other model. --Brian Olson
 Customer Reviews 
Best vacuum I've ever owned
Rating: 5
This is definitely the best vacuum I've ever owned---and I'm 53. Powerful suction, great features, easy to use--love it!
What was Consumer Reports Thinking?
Rating: 2
Small annoyances that add up:
-Extension wand doesn't fit together tightly, though the fit does tighten up due to suction when the vacuum is turned on.
-Upholstery attachment snags upholstery
-Cord release does not lock into place, just swivels at a small amount of pressure. So if you didn't want to have the entire cord laying on the floor between you and the outlet, you're pretty much out of luck.
-"Power Paw" attachment doesn't have an on-board storage spot (actually, the upholstery brush and duster have a habit of falling off easily, now that I think about it).
-No "bag full" indicator
-Far and away the most irritating thing has been that the switch that's supposed to change from bare floor to carpet disengaged w/in two days of owning the machine. When you flip the switch you can feel that it's come unhooked from the spring it was attached to, and there's no way to access it if you want to repair it yourself. I don't know how much difference it's made, but I DO know that in order to get the roller to spin on carpet I have to be sure to tip the vacuum back at just the right angle in order to make it work. Extremely frustrating.
-On the PLUS side, the suction is good, but that doesn't really make up for everything else.
Actually, I'm looking for another vacuum right now, which is what brought me to amazon in the first place. Consumer Reports must test in a lab setting and not under real life circumstances, that's the only reason I can come up with for having been so misled.
Consumer Reports Got This One Wrong
Rating: 1
Contrary to the high rating in Consumer Reports, this vacuum cleaner was a bust. We matched it next to our 10-year-old Hoover, and it failed miserably. The Eureka did not pick up animal hair very well from a rug, which was the main reason we purchased it. Had to send it back because the product just didn't work as claimed. If you have pets, don't buy this vacuum.
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