Hoover L2310 GUV 10 Amp 5 Gallon Garage Utility Vacuum

List Price: $199.99 Discount Price: Too low to display

Features:

• Rugged, high-capacity, bagless vacuum for workshop or garage
• Heavy-duty, all-steel construction; lifetime self-cleaning filter means no bags or filters to replace
• Powerful but quiet 10-amp motor
• Includes 7 cleaning attachments: 2 extension wands, 2 crevice tools, 1 floor nozzle, 1 upholstery nozzle, and 1 dusting brush
• 5-gallon tank and 30-foot hose; weighs 30 pounds; 3-year manufacturer warranty

Customer Reviews:

Handy Utility Vac [Posted on 2008-02-18]
I have used this Hoover "garage utility vacuum" for many years in multiple houses. We have moved often. I always moved the vacuum and was one of the first items installed, although you can use it not mounted to a wall (semi-mobile). In fact, I have a wheeled base made from a plant container mover that I can use to roll the GUV around. As others have related, it works well, with sufficient suction for any job I needed, and is relatively quiet. It is WAY quieter than any Shop-Vac I have used. I currently have one in my garage and another in my basement. Both are so handy to just unroll the hose, turn on, clean up, and then shut off and re-roll the hose. I have it close to my workshop areas (benches and power saws) so don't even have to unroll the complete hose most of the time.

There are a few special things I've discovered. (1)The main one is that the permanent filter MUST be cleaned periodically to re-gain maximum suction. It is a round fabric material inside the main canister that raises up towards the motor when the suction starts. It filters the fine dust while the larger & heavier items fall down into the lower tank. To clean the filter, remove the lower tank. While off, put a garbage bag around the opening at the bottom of the main tank. Hold the bag tight around the tank with one hand and reach up inside the garbage bag and tank so your hand reaches the fabric filter. Then move your hand all around the filter using your fingers as if vigorously scratching someone's back. This loosens the caked-on fine dust and dirt. The dirt will fall down inside the garbage bag. Remove the garbage bag and empty the lower tank into it. Install the lower tank and you're ready for maximum suction once again. Needing to clean the filter is no different than any, and all, other vacuum I've used, as all have had filters that got clogged. For instance, the wall-mount Shop-Vac Hang Up Pro 5-Gallon clogged MUCH faster than the GUV. It also was too loud for me. My old Craftsman roll-around utility vac filter clogged very fast too. The GUV maintains sufficient suction much longer and the filter is easier to clean than any of the pleated filters. (2) You can make emptying the tank easier by installing a bag inside the tank before re-mounting it. Just let the bag edges stick out around the rubber seal. The dirt will already be in the bag and tank stays much cleaner. I don't do that because I prefer to clean the filter with a new garbage bag as described above in #1 and then empty the tank into that bag. (3) The hose may eventually work itself loose during use so I always give it a push in when I turn it on. (4) The top gets pretty hot so I don't put anything on top to help cool it, and eliminate possibility of heat damage to anything put on the top. (5) The GUV is DRY use only; no wet pick-up.

The only problem I've experienced is the small on/off switch went bad on one GUV early in its life. I had identical rocker switches in my work shop so merely replaced it. I suspect it would be an item kept in stock at any B&D parts supplier.

Assessment of L2310 Vacuum by Hoover [Posted on 2008-03-21]
A neighbor has a similar unit and it looked like an excellent product. I have not been disappointed, it is a excellent product. It was easy to install on a wall, the long hose works all over my 3 car garage, it is very quiet and the long crevice tool is wonderful for cleaning the lint out of the dryer.

Great for what it's good at, not so much anything else. [Posted on 2008-04-03]
I'll keep this short, so people don't feel like they have to read a book to get an opinion.

The GUV works great at smaller cleaning jobs. It can clean a car very quick, it can pickup messes in a hurry. But, it lacks the power of a true shop vacuum system.

The GUV just isn't as strong at picking up. But, unless you need a serious blower or something, you should be fine.

Good Buy [Posted on 2008-06-13]
I bought this for my barn and have mounted it on a dolly. It has great suction, very versitile, and durable. I would highly recommend it.

Good Vac, but things you need to know....... [Posted on 2008-07-02]
Hi folks -

I bought this vac for my garage, and as a vacuum, it functions very well, has great suction, and I really like the extra-long hose that is supplied.

Choose your mounting location wisely and you will be able to clean a car parked in the drive outside of the garage - very nice.

The vac is easy to clean out, and I like the organized mounting of the accessories.

You need to throw out the wall mounting hardware supplied and use better quality drywall anchors, as my unit FELL OFF OF THE WALL after it had been mounted for about a year. You have to take my word for it that I mounted the unit on my wall properly (I did...).

The unit appeared to be rugged enough to withstand the approx. 3.5 foot fall, but unfortunately, the unit was significantly bent, and the motor had become mis-aligned and was not working.

I tried repeatedly to contact Hoover, and let me tell you it is impossible in my experience to be able to talk to a human being from this company.

I first wanted to see if they would help me out because I felt that the supplied mounting hardware was inadequate.

Later, I simply wanted to buy parts to fix my unit, again to no avail.

The company web site and "customer server hotline" simply asks for your zip code and then tells you to go to whatever service shop is in your locale.

Try searching the web for parts for a GUV......I rest my case.

Ultimately, I was able to take my GUV apart and fix the problem (the stator and commutator are assembled with a brittle black plastic "chassis", and that had broken). I was able to use epoxy and now my GUV is working as good or better than new.

So - in the end, I do think this is the best solution for the money that is out there, but I was not as happy with Hoover, a company whom I had thought would take care of a customer.

Since most of the options that come anywhere near the GUV in functionality are more than twice the cost, you can't beat the GUV.

Oh - and it was easy to work on as well.

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