Phil Langley presents at PlaceTech's Trend Talk London

Heavy for an upright vacuum due to the XL design.

Even with our concerns about the narrow opening on the floorhead, the vac is effective at actually picking dirt up, rather than just bunching it all under the front of the brushbar.The powerful boost mode is also handy for getting up bits that fall between the floorboards.. Stairs.

You can remove the main wand and convert the Halo Capsule into a handheld vac for cleaning the stairs.This makes it a versatile vacuum – although the handheld feature is standard for cordless stick vacs..The width of the floorhead is about the same as the depth of a standard step, so this makes it useful for vacuuming stairs.

And, because the floorhead picks up right to the edge, you may even get away without having to go around again with the crevice tool.. We think the lack of a mini motorised tool can make cleaning stairs more awkward than with alternative cordless vacuums though.. Pet Hair.The combination of suction power and brush bar provided by the Halo Capsule is good enough for pulling out embedded pet hair.

The handheld mode is also useful for cleaning hair from those hard-to-reach areas..

There isn’t a pet tool, however, which is disappointing.This system automatically cuts hairs, so they are much less likely to get caught around the roller.

A good example is the.Check the Rest of the Vacuum for Blockages.

Once you’ve cleaned the main culprits for a bad vacuum smell, it’s a good idea to check for clogging in the rest of the vacuum.Take a look at intake tubes, wands, valves, and anywhere else where there might be blockages..