PHILIPS FC 9174
Vacuum cleaner for dry vacuuming
BENEFITS: it is a great buy! Would love to keep this vacuum cleaner. The amazing Tri-Active nozzle, the highest filtration efficiency, HEPA filter washable and durable, easy to clean and maintain
needs to be replaced. Excellent design, wide range of suction power, comfortable handle and long telescopic tube. Perfectly cleans, easy to use, has a high quality and capacious dust bag.
DESTRICTIONS: The power switch is on the cabinet and not on the handle. Little inconvenience when taking out the bag, you need to make an effort to “fold” the telescopic tube to its minimum length, it is not very easy to carry the vacuum cleaner around the room.
SUMMARY: a great buy! Would love to keep this vacuum cleaner.
POWER: 2000 Watt, max. 2200W./ suction – max. 500W.
FILTERING: S-bag-XXL CORD dust bag 4 liters , HEPA AirSeal, HEPA 13 washable filters.
CONTROL AND INDICATION: Electronic suction power controller stepless adjustment on the body , power button on the body soft start , button automatic winding cord cord length 7 m , color indication of the filling of the bag-dust collector.
CONSTRUCTION: 10 m range, 2 rubber wheels, vertical/horizontal parking, metal telescopic tube with lacquered Tri-Scopic, carrying handle, storage space for 2 nozzles on the handle.
noise level: 78dB.
INSTALLATION: brand name dustbag, reusable dust bag, small brush head, small brush, Tri-Active nozzle, turbo brush optional .
COLOR: Imperial scarlet, soft warm coverage. WEIGHT: 6.3 kg.
Mopping
Floor cleaning hard surface
Types of flooring: parquet and ceramic tiles. The Tri-Active nozzle is the pride of manufacturers for a reason – it’s really great! Well thought out in every detail! First, the triangular shape allows you to clean not only in the middle of the room, but also in the corners. Secondly, the nozzle moves around the floor easily, thanks to the wide wheel, can change the angle of tilt and turn to the right left. Finally, it has long bristles on both sides to gently sweep up the dust and guide it toward the center, where it’s drawn inside the unit. Quality: 10 points.
Speed: 10 points.
Carpet cleaning
Type of carpet, pile length: carpet in the room, pile length 3 cm, bath mat – pile length 1 cm. For the carpet, there are two attachments, the Tri-Active and the Turbo Brush. The Tri-Active nozzle is ideal for not very dense carpets. If the pile is thick, the long bristles get stuck in it, reducing the maneuverability of the nozzle, it sometimes has to be moved to another place by lifting it slightly.
The Turbo Brush is a success, the carpet looks good as new, but we prefer to vacuum the Tri-Active because it stays clean, but it’s harder to get rid of threads and hair on the Turbo Brush than the carpet! You have to be careful on carpet corners with turbo brush, as it tends to catch the thread fringe on the carpet.
The mat in the bathroom is more difficult to clean: it’s small, but quite dirty. At low power, the carpet is poorly cleaned. the vacuum cleaner would “eat it up” the whole thing if it had a lot of suction power. Since the power switch is on the body, not on the handle, it was not easy to find the optimal suction power.
Quality: carpet – 10 points,
Small Carpet – 8 points.
Speed: 10 points
Cleaning upholstered furniture
Type of coverage: flock. The upholstery brush seems to have very long bristles. The brush itself is round, but a rectangular brush would be more convenient: the cleaning area is larger.
Because of the size of the brush, cleaning sofas is a rather long process. Maybe it is designed to collect even the smallest dust particles more thoroughly? Quality: 10 points.
Speed: 7 points.
Clean hard-to-reach places with the main nozzle comfort
The clever design of the Tri-Active nozzle lets you clean around furniture and get under the couch if there’s a 10-cm gap. Quality: 10 points.
Speed: 10 points.
Crevice tool for hard-to-reach areas good value
Slotted narrow nozzle combined with the high power of the vacuum allows it to penetrate into narrow crevices and cleans beautifully. Even if the length of the nozzle is not long enough to the corners – the dust from these remote places flew to the vacuum cleaner itself.
Quality: 10 points.
Speed: 10 points.
Power switch
In order to adjust the power, you have to lean against the body of the vacuum cleaner during cleaning This makes it difficult to quickly clean. But the power range itself is very large. The maximum power did not even have to use: with the position of the regulator above average, the vacuum cleaner swallows coins and draws a heavy carpet.
The ribbed toggle plate and bright silver markings are surprisingly comfortable. But there is one criticism concerning the power level marking shown not by numbers, but by increasing circles : it is not bright, and people with bad eyesight have to bend down low.
Convenience of the switch: 7 points.
The convenience of the tank
Includes an odor-absorbing synthetic bag, Phipps Anti-odour #FC8023 . Approximate price – 3 pieces for 364 Dollars. We advise to buy them in advance, they are not easy to find on the market.
It is possible to use cheaper dust bag Phipps Classic s-bag №FC8021 – 5 pieces for 250 Dollars. or Phipps Cpnic s-bag #FC8021 dust canister – 259 Dollars. for 4 pieces. The S-bag EC200 paper dustbags are also suitable. One bag is enough for several general cleanings. For example, it was cleaned the area of 50 sq.m. I’ve cleaned the carpets, the kitchen, and the room, which were redecorated not so long ago and still have a lot of dust.
The indicator showed that the bag is half full, and that’s about it. It is not advisable to check how full the bag is: when removing and especially when placing the bag in the vacuum cleaner, some dust escapes. After cleaning, there is no vacuum cleaner smell in the room at all. This is due not only to the quality bag, but also to the presence of HEPA-filter at the output.
You can guess that the dust canister is not empty, if very warm air comes out of the vacuum cleaner almost immediately after you start cleaning. The dust canister itself can be easily taken out and put back in. It won’t close if you make a mistake.
Ease of taking it out and putting it back in place: 8 points. Exactly because there is no safety valve to keep some of the dust out .
Ergonomics
On/off button: 8 points. Soft and soft start, location on the body, large markings. But not very clear triggering when turning off.
Main nozzle: 10 points. It is conveniently adjustable by the system “floor-kover”, maneuverable, protects the floor from scratches.
Maneuverability of the model: 9 points. Rides well, “obediently” turns, but you can feel the weight of the vacuum cleaner. Sometimes it’s easier to carry it by the handle than to carry it.
The convenience of changing nozzles: 9 points. You have to make a little effort to push the button. If you have very long fingernails, you have to be very careful for this procedure.
Convenience of the tube: 10 points. Its dignity – length, thanks to which you can reach and to a cobweb in a corner of the ceiling and to the top row of books in a high closet.
Easy to park and store: 8 points. Although the unit can be stored vertically, the hose still takes up a lot of space. On a handle there is a place to store two nozzles, the rest have somewhere to put.
Easy filter change: 8 points see: “Easy filter change”. above .
Can anyone please share their experience with the Philips FC 9174 vacuum cleaner? How does it perform on different surfaces? Is it effective in picking up pet hair? Any insights on its durability and maintenance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!