Sanitaire SC5745/5845 Force Upright Vacuum SC5845D, Black

Vacuum works great; this is the second Sanitaire vacuum I have bought. I previously bought a different model for one of my apartment buildings that I manage, loved it and bought this model one for another building. The suction picks up the finest particles of dirt/sand/hair/etc, cord is very long so don't have to go back and forth switching outlets. I use this at a large apartment complex and needed a wide path vacuum. I would recommend this over any expensive commercial vacuum.

Truly an outstanding vacuum. Has great power. Was very surprised, and pleased, with the amount of dirt in the canister after only two uses of cleaning about 1700 sq ft. Cord length, width path, and quiet operation made it very easy to use. Have to disagree with those who say it is hard to empty, at least by my experience. Red button on top removes the canister, one push of a button on top of the canister and a ccw twist and the top comes right off. Lots of dirt, but that is what you want. Easy to clean the dust cup filter, which you will want to do often. I just take it outside, make sure I am upwind, and use a 1' disposable paint brush to clean the filter elements. Have to put it together, not hard but did have an issue. Two screws attach the handle to the body into plastic predrilled holes. One went in easy, the other was a challenge since the hole had not been opened. It was filled with solid plastic. Rather than deal with the aggravation and box it back up I just took a portable screwdriver drill and drilled a pilot hole, then the screw went in. I kept my last Hoover for 25 years before it gave up the ghost. We will see how long this one lasts. That is the true test.

This is a very good vacuum as far as suction and ease of using. On the highest (?) setting it actually moves like a self propelled vacuum! On board tools work as expected. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is it’s EXTREMELY hard to unscrew the top to empty the canister-very hard! If you have nails-forget it. Once you get the top off it’s easy to empty, but then you have to find a place where you can “bang” the filter against to clean it out AND it definitely needs cleaned almost every time-lots of dirt gets trapped in it-guess it’s doing its job, but hard to clean w/o getting dirt all over yourself. I probably won’t purchase this again only bc it’s so hard to empty canister.

This vacuum worked wonderfully for the first 6 months. The suction was great, easy to use, easy to clean and overall a great vacuum. 6 months in, it completely stopped working. One day I noticed the suction wasn’t as great as it had been and the next day it wouldn’t turn on at all. We cleaned the filters regularly and the canister regularly in hopes of making it last for years to come. That certainly was not the case for us.

Great vacuum for work! Has great power and easy to use