Tineco - A11 HERO

Oof, classic Ryobi bait-and-switch. It is great for tools, terrible for vacs. If you’re looking for real performance under $500, start with LG CordZero, Tineco A11/A15 Hero, or a used Dyson V10/V11. If battery cross-compatibility isn’t a must, just get a vac that actually vacuums.

I use a Tineco. No dogs with me but my own long hair sheds and litters the carpets. My vacuum is 5 years old, no issues, cleaning it is so easy. It is the purple one and cost like $120 at the time.

I run a little restaurant/drinks shop and need a long-lasting vacuum for daily end-of-day clean up. Recently bought the cordless Tineco but after a few months realized this was a mistake... Don't want to make the same mistake again so I did a little more research and is now deciding between the Miele C3 Bagged Canister or the SEBO Canister Vacuums. Does anyone know which would be better? Or if there is a completely different recommendation for my use-case? Also not sure what model of SEBO to get either (K, E, D - 1/2/3). Budget: $1000 or less. Hardwood floors Thanks!

Lot's of hair and dirt. Things that people track in from the outside. Issues right now with the tineco, it gets clogged too quickly or the suction is not powerful anymore. After vacuuming and releasing the trigger, a lot of the debris in the shaft of the vacuum falls out of the head (I guess it can't make its way into the debris collector). Also, recently smelling a slight burning smell when running. I assume because it is used everyday the motor just isn't built for it.

I agree with you, but unfortunately if you go into these specific types of subs about certain products you will only ever get recommendations of the best of the best product and never a “good enough for the average person” recommendation. It’s very all or nothing because the people who take their time to post in these groups are very passionate about this niche topic, it’s a hobby to them so it makes sense that they think this way. Honestly my $100 Tineco has been great for my carpetless 1 bedroom apartment and I’m also very glad I didn’t go for an experience, clunky corded vacuum. Not that they wouldn’t have been great, but it wouldn’t have suited my needs.

I have 2 cordless vacuums both work ok on hardwood floors and are terrible on carpets, Dyson v10 and a tineco, Dyson was $700 and is in my kitchen Cdn and the Tineco was $100 and is in my basement. When my Dyson dies I’ll replace with a cheap vacuum like the Tineco to supplement my Sebo.