9 best upright vacuum cleaners that tackle large areas with ease
The IndependentGet our weekly Home and Garden email for tips, advice and interior inspiration Get our weekly Home and Garden email for tips, and interior inspiration Get our weekly Home and Garden email for tips, and interior inspiration SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Uprights may not be the most modern-looking of the vacs on the market, but there is something to be said for a powerful, corded machine on wheels to tackle hard floors, reach deep into pile and leave satisfying swishes on your rejuvenated carpet. Choose an upright vacuum cleaner and you’ll have a choice of bag capacities, cord lengths and weights, with many models offering technology that will automatically alter the height of internal rollers and brushes to clean both hard and soft surfaces automatically. Talking of which, our test selection featured everything from crevice tools to pet hair removers, mattress cleaners to soft brushes that worked wonders on laptop keyboards. We tested a selection of upright vacuum cleaners, all with filters to help allergy sufferers by containing dust once collected.