Everyone in this category says they tested twenty vacuums. We have not tested any, and we say so. What we do instead is read the manuals, compile the published specifications, and work out what each machine costs to run for three years — the method is written out in full.
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The best vacuum for most older adults is the lightest one that still cleans the floors you have — and on this site that is the 3.6 lb Bissell Featherweight for hard floors and small rugs, or the 7.7 lb Eureka AirSpeed if you need a proper upright for carpet. If bending and pushing are the real problem rather than weight, the answer is not a lighter vacuum at all: it is a robot, which removes the job rather than making it easier. This page ranks on carried weight, push effort, cord trip hazard and how the bin empties — four published or observable things — and not on suction figures, which no manufacturer here states in a comparable unit.
Why the usual advice is half an answer
Search for this and you get a list of light vacuums. Weight matters, but it is one of four constraints and often not the binding one. The complaints that actually stop people vacuuming are more specific: a machine that is hard to push across carpet, a cord that has to be unplugged and replugged room to room, a bin that needs a firm grip and a twist to release, and the bending required to reach under furniture or to plug something in at floor level.
Those pull in different directions. The lightest machines are cordless, and cordless machines have the smallest bins, so they need emptying most often. The easiest to push is a robot, which needs no pushing at all but cannot do stairs. A canister is light in the hand because the body stays on the floor — but it is a body you then drag behind you. There is no single machine that wins all four, which is why this page ranks several and says plainly who each one is for.
How we judged these
Carried weight, not machine weight. An 8.2 lb canister means you hold a wand while the body sits on the floor. A 7.7 lb upright means you hold all of it, every step. Those two numbers look comparable and describe completely different experiences — the same distinction that governs the stairs roundup.
Push effort. A motorized brushroll on carpet pulls the machine forward and reduces effort; a wide head on thick pile increases it. Nobody publishes a push-force figure, so we go by design and head width, and we say that is what we are doing.
Cord management. A cord is the single biggest trip hazard in this category and the most common reason a vacuum stays in the cupboard. Cordless removes it; automatic cord rewind is the next best thing, and it is published.
Emptying. A bin you empty by pressing one button over a bag is different from one that needs a grip-and-twist. Bag versus bin also matters, because a bag means no dust cloud at the bin — which also makes it an allergy decision.
Noise, where published. Hearing aids and tinnitus make this a real criterion rather than a comfort one, and some of these machines publish a figure.
The weights, side by side
Each manufacturer's own published weight, with what you actually hold and how the machine is powered.
Machine
Published weight
What you hold
Power
Published noise
Bissell Featherweight 2033M
3.6 lb
All of it — but it is 3.6 lb
Corded, 15-ft cord
67 dB
Eureka AirSpeed NEU10AE4
7.7 lb
All of it, every step
Corded
90 dB
Levoit Anti-Tangle LVAC-200
6.2 lb
All of it
Cordless
77.5 dB
Eureka Whirlwind NEN110A
8.2 lb
A telescoping metal wand
Corded, automatic rewind
82 dB
Roborock Q7 L5
7.3 lb
Nothing
Cordless, self-charging
60 dB
Shark Rechargeable Sweeper V2700Z
2.6 lb
All of it
Cordless
Not published
Shark WANDVAC WV201BK
1.4 lb
All of it
Cordless
Not published
Shark Navigator Lift-Away NV356E
13.7 lb
13.7 lb, or just the pod
Corded
80 dB
Every weight and noise figure is the manufacturer's own published number. Where a cell reads "Not published", the listing does not state it and we have not estimated one.
The lightest real vacuum here weighs 3.6 pounds
The Bissell Featherweight 2033M publishes 3.6 lb and 67 dB — the lowest noise rating published by any stick or upright vacuum on this site. It converts three ways, to a stick, a hand vacuum and a stair vacuum, and runs on a 15-foot cord so there is no battery to fade or replace. For hard floors, area rugs and low-pile carpet, which is what Bissell rates it for, it is the easiest machine here to pick up and the easiest to live with.
It is also the one where the honest limits need stating clearly, because a 3.6 lb machine cannot do everything. Bissell does not claim deep pile, the cup is 0.67 liters so it fills on a decent clean, the filter is foam with no HEPA claim, and there is no published warranty. If the house is carpeted throughout, this is the wrong machine and no amount of lightness fixes that.
If it has to be an upright for carpet
The Eureka AirSpeed NEU10AE4 publishes 7.7 lb, which is the lightest corded upright on this site and a little over half what a Shark Navigator weighs. It has 720 watts, a 1.7-liter cup, a 10.5-inch path and one washable filter with no replacement cost. For someone who wants the familiar push-it-around-the-room machine but cannot manage thirteen pounds of it, this is the answer.
The cost is noise: 90 dB is the loudest published figure on this page and 23 dB above the Featherweight. That is a substantial difference and a real consideration if hearing is already a concern. There is no machine here that is both the lightest upright and quiet; that trade is genuine and we are not going to paper over it.
The option that removes the job
If the difficulty is bending, balance, or simply the energy the task takes, a lighter vacuum is a smaller version of the same problem. A robot is a different answer. The Roborock Q7 L5 publishes 8,000 Pa, a 150-minute runtime, 360-degree LiDAR with multi-floor maps and no-go zones, anti-tangle on both brushes, and 60 dB — the quietest published figure on this page. It cleans the floor while you do something else.
Two honest caveats before anyone buys one as a gift. First, setup and most of the value live in a phone app, and it needs 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi; a robot in a household where nobody will configure it is an expensive puck. Whether a robot needs Wi-Fi at all covers the machines that work without one. Second, it does not do stairs, and it does not replace the occasional need to reach a corner — so in most houses it is a machine that removes 80% of the job, alongside a hand vac for the rest.
For spills, crumbs and the daily tidy
Two very light machines here are not full vacuums and should not be bought as one, but they solve the specific problem of "something needs picking up right now and I do not want to fetch the vacuum". The Shark WANDVAC WV201BK publishes 1.4 lb, the joint-lightest machine on this site, with a published 10-minute runtime and a HEPA filter with no named standard. The Shark V2700Z sweeper publishes 2.6 lb and a 10-inch path, with a motorized brush and no suction at all, which makes it silent in practice and nearly free to run.
A sweeper is genuinely underrated for this use case, because the thing it is bad at — deep cleaning — is the thing you would do monthly anyway, and the thing it is good at is daily crumbs with no cord, no noise and no effort. Shark publishes no runtime and no charge time for it, which is a real gap. The full sweeper ranking is here.
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Product
Best for
Score
Price
01
Bissell Featherweight Stick (2033M)Three and a half pounds and the quietest rating on this site, for the price of a filter pack. It is an electric broom, and it is honest about being one.
Eureka AirSpeed Ultra-Lightweight (NEU10AE4)7.7 lb with a 10.5-inch path and a washable filter — the upright to buy if lifting is the problem you are solving.
Levoit Anti-Tangle Cordless VacuumThe only listing in this price band that publishes runtime three ways instead of quoting the flattering number and hoping you do not ask.
Eureka Whirlwind Bagless Canister (NEN110A)960 W, a 2.5-liter bin, automatic cord rewind and washable filters — the canister case, made cheaply and made honestly.
Roborock Q7 L5 Robot Vacuum and Mop8,000 Pa, 360-degree LiDAR and dual anti-tangle brushes — the most specified sheet at this price, with a 270 ml tank that is the catch.
Shark Rechargeable Floor Sweeper (V2700Z)A 10-inch motorized brush roll on a 2.6 lb cordless body — the widest path on this page, from a listing that will not tell you how long it runs.
Shark WANDVAC Cordless Hand Vac (WV201BK)At 1.4 lb on a charging dock with a published HEPA filter, this is built for the sixty-second cleanup — and priced well above machines that do more.
Shark Navigator Lift-Away (NV356E)1,200 W with a genuinely sealed HEPA system and a detachable pod, at a price the cordless machines cannot match on either count.
Ranked by our published rubric, then re-ordered for this page's own criteria. For this use case read the weight figure and the power source on each card first — between them they decide whether the machine gets used at all.
01 · Lightest corded stick
Bissell Featherweight Stick (2033M)
Three and a half pounds and the quietest rating on this site, for the price of a filter pack. It is an electric broom, and it is honest about being one.
1.4 amps. The listing's wattage field prints "2033 watts", which is the model number in the wrong field
Dirt cup
0.67 liters, transparent
Cord
15 feet
Rated noise
67 dB — the lowest rating published by any vacuum on this site
Runtime
Unlimited — corded
Conversion
Three-in-one: stick, hand vacuum and stair vacuum
Filtration
Foam filter. No HEPA claim published
Tools
Crevice tool and a floor nozzle for stairs
Surfaces
Sealed hard floors, area rugs and low-pile carpet. Bissell does not claim deep pile
Warranty
Not published on the listing
Every figure above is the manufacturer's own published number. Where a manufacturer publishes nothing, the row says "Not published" rather than an estimate.
What the numbers say
+3.6 lb is lighter than several hand vacuums on this site, which is the entire point of an electric broom
+67 dB is quiet enough to use in a room where somebody is asleep, and nothing else here comes close
+0.67 liters is marginally more than either Shark corded stick holds, on much the cheapest machine here
Where it stops
−1.4 amps is a fraction of what the Sharks draw, and the listing's only wattage figure is its own model number
−No HEPA claim, no warranty term published, and no brushroll specification at all
−Bissell's own surface list stops at low-pile carpet, so deep pile is explicitly not its job
Who it is for
A dorm, a small apartment, a kitchen that needs sweeping twice a day, or a second machine kept downstairs so the real vacuum stays put.
Skip it if
It is going to be your only vacuum. This is a broom replacement for crumbs and surface dust; a house with carpet needs something with a driven brushroll behind it.
Our score: 7.9 out of 10
Published power5.0
Runtime10.0
Bin and filtration6.0
Weight and handling9.5
Running cost9.0
Scored against the published rubric on How We Pick. These are judgments about spec sheets, not measurements.
02 · Lightest corded upright
Eureka AirSpeed Ultra-Lightweight (NEU10AE4)
7.7 lb with a 10.5-inch path and a washable filter — the upright to buy if lifting is the problem you are solving.
Every figure above is the manufacturer's own published number. Where a manufacturer publishes nothing, the row says "Not published" rather than an estimate.
What the numbers say
+7.7 lb for a corded upright is genuinely unusual
+Washable filter means a running cost of zero
+1.7-liter bin despite the weight
Where it stops
−90 dB is the loudest figure published on this site
−720 W is modest for deep pile
−Foam filtration only
Who it is for
Multi-story homes, older buyers, and anyone who has to carry the vacuum up stairs regularly.
Skip it if
Noise matters to you at all. At 90 dB this is a machine you clean around other people's schedules.
Our score: 8.0 out of 10
Published power7.0
Runtime10.0
Bin and filtration6.5
Weight and handling8.5
Running cost9.5
Scored against the published rubric on How We Pick. These are judgments about spec sheets, not measurements.
03 · Best published runtime detail
Levoit Anti-Tangle Cordless Vacuum
The only listing in this price band that publishes runtime three ways instead of quoting the flattering number and hoping you do not ask.
Up to 50 minutes in Eco with the crevice or pet tool; 30 minutes with the powered floor head; 12 minutes in Turbo
Motor
180 watts
Battery
22.2 V
Weight
6.2 lb
Dust cup
0.75 liters
Filtration
5-stage, rated to capture 99.9% of particles down to 0.3 microns, tested per ASTM F1977-22
Filter replacement interval
Every 3 months, manufacturer-stated
Suction in air watts or Pa
Not published
Every figure above is the manufacturer's own published number. Where a manufacturer publishes nothing, the row says "Not published" rather than an estimate.
What the numbers say
+Publishes runtime by mode and by tool, which is the honest way to state it and almost nobody does
+6.2 lb, the lightest full-size stick here
+Lies flat at 180 degrees to get under furniture
+Names its filtration test standard (ASTM F1977-22) instead of claiming a bare percentage
Where it stops
−12 minutes in Turbo is the real number for deep carpet work and it is short
−Manufacturer-stated 3-month filter interval is the shortest here, and that is a running cost
−Explicitly dry-messes only
Who it is for
Hard floors and rugs, someone who wants the lightest machine and reads the footnotes.
Skip it if
You have deep pile carpet throughout. Twelve minutes of Turbo will not finish a carpeted house, and running it in Eco on pile is not deep cleaning.
Our score: 7.7 out of 10
Published power6.5
Runtime8.0
Bin and filtration8.5
Weight and handling9.0
Running cost6.5
Scored against the published rubric on How We Pick. These are judgments about spec sheets, not measurements.
04 · Best canister under $120
Eureka Whirlwind Bagless Canister (NEN110A)
960 W, a 2.5-liter bin, automatic cord rewind and washable filters — the canister case, made cheaply and made honestly.
Telescoping metal wand with integrated crevice tool
Every figure above is the manufacturer's own published number. Where a manufacturer publishes nothing, the row says "Not published" rather than an estimate.
What the numbers say
+2.5-liter bin and washable HEPA — no bags, no filter bills
+The body stays on the floor, so stairs and above-floor work are far easier than with an upright
+Automatic cord rewind, which is a small luxury that is missing at this price everywhere else
Where it stops
−No powered brushroll, so deep pile carpet is not its job
−Dragging a canister around furniture annoys some people permanently
−82 dB
Who it is for
Hard floors, stairs, cars and upholstery — the classic canister case.
Skip it if
Wall-to-wall carpet is your main floor. Suction alone does not agitate pile; you want a driven brushroll.
Our score: 8.4 out of 10
Published power8.5
Runtime10.0
Bin and filtration8.5
Weight and handling7.0
Running cost9.5
Scored against the published rubric on How We Pick. These are judgments about spec sheets, not measurements.
05 · Best published suction under $300
Roborock Q7 L5 Robot Vacuum and Mop
8,000 Pa, 360-degree LiDAR and dual anti-tangle brushes — the most specified sheet at this price, with a 270 ml tank that is the catch.
360-degree LiDAR with multi-floor maps and no-go zones
Brushes
Anti-tangle main brush plus zero-tangle side brush
Rated noise
60 dB
Wi-Fi
2.4 GHz only
Every figure above is the manufacturer's own published number. Where a manufacturer publishes nothing, the row says "Not published" rather than an estimate.
What the numbers say
+Publishes a suction figure, unlike most of the field
+Dual anti-tangle brushes — both main and side, which most brands only claim for one
+Multi-floor mapping stored on the robot, so it works in a two-story house
+Vacuums and mops in the same pass
Where it stops
−270 ml dustbin is barely half the Lefant M210's, so it fills fast in a pet home
−Pa figures are not comparable across brands and Roborock does not publish their method
−No self-empty dock in this configuration
Who it is for
Multi-floor homes that want proper mapping and are willing to empty a small bin.
Skip it if
You have shedding pets and no self-empty dock. A 270 ml bin in a dog house is a daily chore, and the Q7 M5+ exists specifically to fix that.
Our score: 7.8 out of 10
Published suction8.5
Navigation9.0
Runtime8.5
Bin and dock5.0
Running cost7.5
Scored against the published rubric on How We Pick. These are judgments about spec sheets, not measurements.
06 · Widest sweeper path here
Shark Rechargeable Floor Sweeper (V2700Z)
A 10-inch motorized brush roll on a 2.6 lb cordless body — the widest path on this page, from a listing that will not tell you how long it runs.
Compact swivel design for getting around furniture
Power source
Cordless, rechargeable battery
Bin
Easy-empty dust cup. Capacity not published
Surfaces
All floor types, per Shark
Rated runtime
Not published anywhere on the listing
Charge time
Not published
Warranty
Not published on the listing
Suction
None. A motorized brush feeding a cup
Every figure above is the manufacturer's own published number. Where a manufacturer publishes nothing, the row says "Not published" rather than an estimate.
What the numbers say
+Ten inches is half an inch wider than everything else here, which over a kitchen floor is a pass or two saved
+2.6 lb with a swivel head, so it steers around chair legs rather than being dragged around them
+From the brand with the deepest parts network of anyone on this page
Where it stops
−No runtime published at all, on a cordless machine — the single figure that decides whether it finishes the room
−No charge time, no bin capacity and no warranty term published either
−A motorized brush with no suction, which the listing's "powerful debris, dust and pet hair pickup" wording does not make obvious
Who it is for
Someone who wants Shark's build and the widest sweep here for a kitchen-sized floor, and is willing to find out the runtime by owning it.
Skip it if
You want to know what you are buying. Shark publishes neither a runtime nor a warranty for this model, and the Black+Decker on this page publishes both.
Our score: 6.5 out of 10
Published power5.5
Runtime5.0
Bin and filtration5.0
Weight and handling9.5
Running cost7.5
Scored against the published rubric on How We Pick. These are judgments about spec sheets, not measurements.
07 · Lightest hand vac here
Shark WANDVAC Cordless Hand Vac (WV201BK)
At 1.4 lb on a charging dock with a published HEPA filter, this is built for the sixty-second cleanup — and priced well above machines that do more.
Listed as 16 ounces, a figure Shark does not restate anywhere else in the specification
Every figure above is the manufacturer's own published number. Where a manufacturer publishes nothing, the row says "Not published" rather than an estimate.
What the numbers say
+1.4 lb with a dock means it gets used, which is the only specification that matters for a vacuum you reach for daily
+A published HEPA filter, which neither the Bissell nor the Black+Decker on this page claims
+2.5-hour charge is the fastest here by a factor of three
Where it stops
−7.2 volts is the lowest battery voltage on this page
−No motorized brush at any price, so upholstery hair is out of scope
−It costs several times the Black+Decker for a smaller published feature set, and the money is buying lightness and a dock
Who it is for
A tidy car and a driver who wants the dust gone the moment it appears, rather than a Saturday cleaning session.
Skip it if
Your car problem is anything more than surface crumbs. There is no agitation, ten minutes of battery, and no published dust-cup figure you can plan a clean around.
Our score: 6.6 out of 10
Published power5.5
Runtime5.5
Bin and filtration5.0
In-car handling9.5
Running cost7.5
Scored against the published rubric on How We Pick. These are judgments about spec sheets, not measurements.
08 · Best sealed HEPA under $200
Shark Navigator Lift-Away (NV356E)
1,200 W with a genuinely sealed HEPA system and a detachable pod, at a price the cordless machines cannot match on either count.
Washable HEPA plus foam, Anti-Allergen Complete Seal; rated to trap 99.9% of dust and allergens per ASTM F1977-22, tested by IBR Laboratories
Rated noise
80 dB
Lift-Away
Detachable pod for above-floor cleaning
Runtime
Unlimited — corded
Every figure above is the manufacturer's own published number. Where a manufacturer publishes nothing, the row says "Not published" rather than an estimate.
What the numbers say
+Names its filtration test standard AND the lab that ran it — the most specific filtration claim on this site
+1,200 W on a driven brushroll deep-cleans carpet properly
+Lift-Away pod covers stairs, which is where most uprights fail
Where it stops
−13.7 lb is the heaviest machine we recommend anywhere
−Washable filters need genuine drying time, and people skip it
−Corded, with everything that implies
Who it is for
Allergy households on carpet who want measured filtration rather than a bare percentage.
Skip it if
You have a lot of stairs and no storage. It is heavy, it is bulky, and the Lift-Away pod only partly solves that.
Our score: 8.4 out of 10
Published power9.0
Runtime10.0
Bin and filtration9.5
Weight and handling4.5
Running cost9.0
Scored against the published rubric on How We Pick. These are judgments about spec sheets, not measurements.
What about bagged, for emptying?
It comes up often and the answer is a genuine trade. A bag is easier to empty without a grip-and-twist and without a dust cloud, which matters for arthritic hands and for anyone with a respiratory condition. The cost is permanent: bags are a purchase for as long as you own the machine, and a discontinued bag ends an otherwise healthy vacuum. Bagged versus bagless prices that properly, and the bagged roundup ranks the machines.
The compromise on this page is the Shark Navigator Lift-Away NV356E. At 13.7 lb it is the heaviest machine here and it would not belong on this list at all except for one thing: the pod detaches, so the motor and bin can be carried on their own while the rest stays on the floor. It also carries the strongest filtration disclosure here — a sealed-body claim measured to ASTM F1977-22 and attributed to IBR Laboratories by name. If allergies are in play, that disclosure is worth real weight.
Which one to buy
Hard floors and rugs, nothing heavy — the Bissell Featherweight. 3.6 lb, 67 dB, a cord instead of a battery, and the easiest machine here to pick up.
Carpet, and it has to be an upright — the Eureka AirSpeed at 7.7 lb. Accept 90 dB, which is the price of the lightest upright here.
A flat with no stairs — the Eureka Whirlwind canister. The body stays on the floor, the wand telescopes so there is less bending, the cord rewinds itself, and a 2.5-liter bin means emptying it rarely.
Bending and energy are the real problem — the Roborock Q7 L5. Provided somebody in the household will set up the app, it removes the task rather than making it lighter.
Crumbs and spills, daily — the Shark WANDVAC at 1.4 lb, or the V2700Z sweeper at 2.6 lb for a silent daily pass with nothing to plug in.
Allergies, and emptying matters — the Shark Navigator Lift-Away. The heaviest machine here, but the pod detaches and its sealed-filtration claim names a standard and a laboratory.
Not a cordless stick as the only vacuum if nobody will remember to charge it. A corded machine is always ready, and that is worth more than any specification on this page.
What we cannot tell you
We have not used any of these machines, and nobody publishes the figures that would settle this page properly: push force on carpet, the grip strength a bin release needs, or how a handle feels after ten minutes. Those are the things that actually decide whether a vacuum gets used, and no manufacturer in floor care measures any of them. What a published specification can do is rule out most of the wrong answers before anyone spends money — a 13.7 lb upright is not going to become manageable, and 3.6 lb is not going to deep-clean pile. Our method page is explicit about where that stops.
Common questions
What is the best vacuum for an older person?+−
The lightest machine that still cleans the floors they actually have. For hard floors and small rugs that is the Bissell Featherweight at a published 3.6 lb and 67 dB, the lowest noise rating on this site. For carpet that needs a real upright it is the Eureka AirSpeed at 7.7 lb, the lightest corded upright here. If bending and energy are the difficulty rather than weight, a robot vacuum removes the job instead of making it lighter.
What weight vacuum is best for seniors?+−
Read carried weight rather than machine weight, because they are often very different. A canister publishes 8.2 lb but the body stays on the floor and you hold only a wand. An upright publishes 7.7 lb and you hold all of it on every step. Those two numbers look comparable and describe completely different experiences. Under about 8 lb carried is a reasonable target for a full-size machine, and 3.6 lb is achievable if the floors are hard.
Are cordless vacuums good for seniors?+−
They remove the biggest trip hazard in the house, which is the main argument for them. The costs are that they are the machines with the smallest bins, so they need emptying most often, and that somebody has to remember to charge them — a corded vacuum is always ready. If nobody will manage the charging routine, a corded machine with automatic cord rewind is the better answer, because the rewind removes the most awkward part of managing a cord anyway.
Is a robot vacuum a good idea for an elderly parent?+−
It is, with two conditions. It genuinely removes the task rather than making it lighter, and the Roborock Q7 L5 publishes 60 dB, a 150-minute runtime and LiDAR mapping with no-go zones. But setup and most of the value live in a phone app and it needs 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, so somebody has to configure it. And it does not do stairs, so in most houses it is a machine that removes most of the job alongside a hand vac for the rest.
What is the easiest vacuum to empty?+−
A bagged machine, because the bag comes out without a grip-and-twist and without a cloud of dust at the bin. The cost is permanent: bags are a purchase for as long as you own the vacuum, and a discontinued bag can end an otherwise healthy machine. Among bagless machines, the Eureka Whirlwind's 2.5-liter container needs emptying least often of anything on this page, which is its own kind of easy.
What is the quietest vacuum for someone with hearing aids?+−
Of the machines on this page, the Bissell Featherweight publishes 67 dB, the lowest rating of any stick or upright vacuum on this site, and the Roborock Q7 L5 publishes 60 dB — though a robot runs for far longer. At the other end, the Eureka AirSpeed publishes 90 dB, which is 23 dB louder than the Featherweight. That is the clearest trade on this page: the lightest corded upright here is also the loudest machine on it.
Sources
Manufacturer-published specifications — Every runtime, wattage, capacity, weight, filtration and warranty figure quoted on this page is the manufacturer's own published number for that model, retrieved September 1, 2026. Where a manufacturer publishes no figure, the page says 'Not published' rather than estimating one.
ASTM F1977 — standard test method for vacuum cleaner filtration efficiency — Named by Shark (tested by IBR Laboratories, per ASTM F1977-22) and by Levoit (ASTM F1977-22) in their own published filtration claims. Where a brand names this standard we treat the claim as checkable; where a brand states a bare percentage we do not.
Sweep & Suction — How We Pick — Our published method, including the scoring rubric, the three-year running-cost formula and an explicit statement of what published specifications cannot tell you.
