We took our Electrolux Ergorapido 2-in-1 Stick and Hand vacuum for a ride on our low, medium, and high pile carpets. Want to know what we thought? Well, you'll have to keep on reading below!
Upon opening the package, we were greeted with a vacuum with a lot of different pieces and components to put together. For the vacuum itself, the upper handle was loosely attached to the lower body by a white power cable. The challenge was getting the two parts to meet without the cable getting jammed or crushed in the process. Once we crossed that hurdle, we had to fasten those two parts together with the supplied locking screw that fits into the back of the unit. As for the charging stand, to create a floor unit we had to conjoin the wall unit with the motor head stand. To plug the unit into the wall, we had to find a universal wall outlet and locate the inlet on the underside of the motor head stand. When it comes to attaching the vacuum, there are two silver notches on the wall inlet that need to make contact with the charging plates on the back of the unit. Once they make contact, two blue charge indicator lights on the left and right side will illuminate. A note to users, you may have to manually guide your vacuum to the charging stand for it does not seem to naturally guide itself, but this is a very minor critique. Overall, it takes 15 to 20 hours for this cordless vacuum to fully charge. Once the NIMH 9.6 volt battery is fully charged, you can run your Electrolux Ergorapido for 16 minutes on intermediate speed, and 8 minutes on high speed. For our first phase of testing, we took this cordless vacuum for a spin across wall-to-wall low-pile carpet sprawled across our front lobby. To power the unit on, simply press the on/off switch located on the ergonomically designed handle. If you flick it upwards, the brushroll will be spinning at high speed. If you flick downwards, the brushroll will be spinning at intermediate speed. Unlike the Electrolux Ergorapido ShearClean, this unit does not have a dedicated symbol that indicates an ability to control brushroll speed. Like us, you will find this out as you use this cordless vacuum. As we started vacuuming, we noticed that this unit seemed to propel itself with its 180-degree swivel steering. It easily grazed across our carpet and cleaned crumbs lingering around furniture legs.
To switch to the handheld portion of this vacuum, we simultaneously pressed on two silver buttons on the left and right side of the stick unit to release the handheld vac. To power this unit on, simply press the power button located on the body. Once running, you have the choice of using the handheld alone or using a handy attachment, like the dusting brush or crevice tool, alongside it. Whatever you choose, this handheld will continue to operate like a seasoned pro. Once done vacuuming, you may want to empty out the 0.4 dry quart dust cup. To do this, you need to separate the portable vacuum from the handheld handle by simultaneously pressing on two dark grey side buttons. This will face you with the opening and closing mechanisms that control the flow of dirt and debris from the dust chamber. Once you've found your way to a trash can, you can simultaneously press on the two orange side clamps to release the dust chamber contents. When finished, simply reinsert the part back into the handheld housing. Another thing you can choose to do after each use is clean the fine mesh filter. The face of the dust chamber has an orange pull and release string that is meant to be tugged 5 or 6 times to help dislodge clumps of debris. This step is meant to be completed before emptying out the dust chamber.
Overall, we felt that the Electrolux Ergorapido 2-in-1 Stick and Hand was a pretty good cordless vacuum for use on low-pile carpets and counter tops. It can also be used on medium and high-pile carpets, but you're going to have to exert a little bit more effort on those surfaces. We hope this product review gave you a solid introduction to the Electrolux Ergorapido 2-in-1 Stick and Hand vacuum. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to speak with a vacuum support specialist by dialing 1-866-972-8227.
