On a single six-hour charge, the Hoover H-Free 500 is rated to last for up to 40 minutes on standard mode. This drops down to 25 minutes if you use the motorised floor brush. In Turbo mode, this drops down to just eight minutes. Given that I had to switch on Turbo mode regularly to clean up bigger spills, this isn’t a vacuum cleaner I could use for my entire house. Instead, I see it as a tool for smaller properties or as an addition to a plug-in vacuum cleaner. For tough cleaning tasks, press the TURBO button for up to eight minutes of extra powerful suction. If you buy the more expensive Pets model, you also get a small motorised brush tool, designed for clearing pet hair off stairs and the sofa.

The next step for us was to look at all of the products that fall within the Cordless vacuum cleaners category, of which we found 34 products at Argos. So we pulled together all of the prices of these products to analyse the average prices as well as finding the cheapest and most expensive options.

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So let’s carry on with our Hoover H-FREE 500 HF522UPT Pet Cordless Vacuum Cleaner review and explore the product’s pricing. Find out why Hoover H-FREE 500 HF522UPT Pet Cordless Vacuum Cleaner scored an incredible review score of 9.6 out of 10. More information on quality can be found in this old but still very helpful article from Harvard Business Review. Sound levels weren’t too bad: I measured the Hoover H-Free 500 at 78.8dB maximum on regular mode and 84.3dB on Turbo mode. This compares well with the competition. Should you buy the Hoover H-Free 500? A colour-coded LED light ring allows you to keep your H-FREE 500's status and power monitored at all times.

Switch the brush bar on by pressing the CARPET button to agitate the carpet fibres to loosen dirt and debris.H-FREE 500 can be kept in a cupboard, with no need to wall mount, as it stands up unaided in storage mode. Includes crevice nozzle, upholstery nozzle, dusting brush, turbo brush and combination floor nozzle. Ideal for apartments or smaller homes, H-FREE 500 is under 70cm in height in storage mode, allowing you to keep it in a cupboard. The parking position allows it to stand up unaided, without needing to wall mount. If you have a dog or a cat, use the Pet Hair Remover with rotating bristles to deeply remove hairs from cushions, carseats or other textile surfaces.

The next step was to try and narrow down our search even more. So we’ve already looked the prices of products in the Cordless vacuum cleaners category. Then we’ve also looked at the prices of products from Hoover. So this step combines the two and looks specifically at the price you’d expect to pay for Hoover branded products in the Cordless vacuum cleaners category. The battery is removable and you can buy a model that comes with two batteries Hoover H-Free 500 performance – Needs Turbo mode for bigger spills The HF500 Anti-Twist comes with an optional wall mount that can be attached to the wall for storing the appliance. Front LED lights on H-FREE 500's floor nozzle illuminate dark corners or under furniture for improved cleaning visibility, so that no dust gets missed. The first is brand. Looking at the brand of the product is often a really good indicator for judging product quality. For example you’d expect a much higher quality product from a brand known for providing excellent quality than you would from an unknown or even a budget brand.The brushbar has a mix of soft and hard bristles to clean all types of hard floors and carpets effectively. While the G-Tech HyLite is smaller and can fit in a drawer, it isn’t significantly smaller than the Hoover H-Free 500. If you’re after a vacuum that you can fit easily out of the way, the Hoover H-Free 500 is by far the most powerful of the two.

Just before we get into the detail of analysing the price of this product, we want to briefly highlight the importance of setting yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a suitable product. It’s all too often that we get carried away when shopping and find ourselves buying a fantastic product, but probably actually overdelivers on what we need and therefore costs a lot more than we should have spent. So spend a bit of time looking around at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products in the Cordless vacuum cleaners category and use that alongside your own financial situation to set yourself a budget. Next up is material. Read through the product description for Hoover H-FREE 500 HF522UPT Pet Cordless Vacuum Cleaner to get an understanding of the materials the product is made from. Some materials will obviously be known for delivering better quality item than others. You might also have decided that you’ll only accept a product made from a particular material. Buy It Direct Ltd is a limited company registered in England. Registered number 04171412. Registered office: Unit A Trident Business Park, Leeds Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 1UA. The next step after looking at products in the same category, was to look at products from the same brand, Hoover. H-FREE 500 makes light work of cleaning your floors, with a rotating brush bar that can be activated to deep clean carpets, plus a turbo mode for when you need an extra boost of power.The brushless motor keeps suction strong, for up to 40 minutes of continuous performance in auto mode**. The LED ring turns red to let you know when it's time to charge the battery, so that you won't run out of power unexpectedly.