Review on Vacuum cleaner ARNICA Merlin Pro, blue by Gabriela Suchenek ᠌

Name: Vacuum cleaner ARNICA Merlin Pro, blue
Item: Vacuum cleaner ARNICA Merlin Pro, blue
Rating: 4

July 04, 2023

The product suited me, I will recommend it to my friends.

Since the power of the vacuum cleaner does not reach the power of conventional vacuum cleaners, I bought a mini-turbo brush (narrow), also connected through an adapter. More suitable for furniture, as the spiral brush is too narrow for carpet. I was just afraid that the wide turbo brush would not pull - there would not be enough power to sufficiently spin the turbo brush.

Personally, I lack a power regulator, or at least a switch on a long handle - the convenience would increase significantly. I know this, because there is a conventional vacuum cleaner with smooth power control on the handle.
I understand that this would increase the price of the vacuum cleaner, but it would be possible to make at least a p-through switch on the wire and fix the wire on the handle with the switch near the thumb.

Pros

Relatively high power - 1000 watts is declared. About actually measured I will write later. There are few upright vacuum cleaners with a power of 1000W or more. Noisy, but in moderation. I measured the sound level meter application on my smartphone - at chest level, a maximum of 60dB. In any case, it's not 80 dB (noisy factory floor) like some other vacuums. In general, I liked the vacuum cleaner. Moderately noisy, enough power even for a turbo brush, far from the smallest dust collector 0.8l, washable HEPA filter. And, importantly, you can find replacement filters and additional nozzles in the free sale.

Cons

Instruction in Turkish. Well, at least on offsite you can download 2022. The mechanical weak point is the latch for the handle. Everything rests on one small plastic bracket - as soon as it breaks, the handle will have to be tied to the vacuum cleaner with electrical tape for fastening, and obliquely. The on/off switch is black and visually blends in with the black body - it can be difficult for older people to see it. A flat floor nozzle, despite the small wheels in front, goes on a smooth floor with resistance, although this may not be a drawback - it means that it in air strongly. I didn’t like the floor nozzle very much in terms of cleaning carpets, so I bought a separate nozzle with a floor / carpet switch. It is connected through the adapter supplied with the vacuum cleaner from a rectangle to a circle and is designed by the manufacturer, including for this particular model. It would be nice if the manufacturer immediately equipped the vacuum cleaner with just such a nozzle. For additionally purchased replaceable filters, it turned out that the external filter made of non-woven fabric (on top of the accordion one) is not removable, like the complete one, but is welded on the outside, which is inconvenient for cleaning and washing. You will still have to put a nylon stocking on the filter for quick cleaning, as the owners of many upright vacuum cleaners do. For a regular filter, the outer mesh is attached to the bayonet, but it is made flimsy, it’s scary, no matter how it breaks, since some effort is required to snap off the bayonet. A HEPA filter without a cl indicates cl H10 (like a microfilter), i. E. , it retains only 85% of dust (for comparison, HEPA H11 retains 95% of dust). That is, a lot of the smallest dust will hang in the air for a long time, which is harmful to children. But you need to understand that high-end HEPA filters reduce suction power and are more expensive. I measured the length of the network wire - I counted 4.8 m instead of 5 (written in Ya. Market). In the Turkish and 2022 instructions, 6 m is generally written. Here, 6 m would be ideal. And cheating is not good.