Bosch BUC 11700 Review

Overall Rating

Exellent suction, easy switching between carpet and wooden floors.

Hand tools are not too easy to use.

We bought the Bosch BUC 11700 approximately 8 months ago. Having 3 young childen and 2 dogs it's difficult to keep the house clean at the best of times. This cleaner just picks up everything in it's path, even one of the children (ha ha). The suction is incredible, we had a big problem with dog hair on the carpet, with the ease of use and the great suction there is generally not a dog hair to be seen. When you disconnect the hose to use the hand tools beware that it isn't switched on and that your 3 year old daugher with long hair isn't walking past. It nearly took her head off, the power of it is unreal. Some people have mentioned that it is quite heavy, I don't think it's any heavier than most others on the market.
The use of the hand tools can be a bit cumbersome as the hose isn't very flexible - this is the only problem that I found.
To keep the suction at it's best make sure to keep the filter clear - I hadn't, and did notice a drop in performance. I gave "Service and Support", 7 Stars but I haven't used them!
Summary: Exellent suction, easy to use - for the price you won't beat it.