Bosch Flexxo Serie 4 BBH3211GB ProClean Cordless Vacuum Cleaner, 50 minutes runtime – Dark Night

It is Lightweigh
I do like the suction on this vacuum cleaner, and how light it is, I just wish there was a bit more space in the dust container.

Great lightweight vacuum
Ordered this for my elderly mother who was finding it difficult to use her upright, corded vacuum. We had looked at a few of the cordless stick cleaners but she found these rather heavy. This vacuum is perfect. Easy to charge, lightweight and manoeuvrable. The removable handheld vacuum is also easy to use, perfect for edges and skirtings. Charge lasts long enough for mum to vacuum her 2 bed flat, so at least 40mins
Recommended

At last ....
Cordless lightweight easy to use and empty. Am delighted with this vacuum cleane

Great product!
Was sceptical at first as we haven’t seen this in person but really pleased with our new Bosch hoover! It doesn’t take much space and isn’t too heavy to hoover around the house with. Really great product!

Lightweight and well balanced.
Works very efficiently.easy to use extra tools helpful.this cleaner will do all of my house on one charge.would recommend especially for those slightly handicapped as I an as light weight and well balanced with miter lowed down.

Lightweight and well balanced.
Works very efficiently.easy to use extra tools helpful.this cleaner will do all of my house on one charge.would recommend especially for those slightly handicapped as I an as light weight and well balanced with miter lowed down.

Great all rounde
This is incredibly lightweight, the suction is first class, all you want from a vacuum cleaner. A bonus is that the tools are integrated inside the machine. I highly recommend for anyone who struggles with a vacuum. This one does the job for you.

Great lightweight vacuum
Love my new vacuum.
So easy to use and very handy having the tools fitted into the vacuum so always on hand.
The dirt collector needs emptied more often but that’s not been an issue. Great pick up on normal power and turbo for more difficult pick ups.
I used to use a Dyson but it was so heavy lugging up and down stairs. I just need one hand to lift my new Bosch vacuum.
Very pleased with my buy.

Seems ok but a bit lightweight...
Fairly easy assembly, although written instructions are not the best. Seems a little lightweight compared to my previous rechargeable Bosch, however the tool additions are good. The dust collector section is quite small but ok for a small Flat like mine!

Lightweight and easy to manoeuvre. Excellent!
We’ve had the Bosch Flexxo for a few weeks and can honestly say up till now we are not disappointed.
It’s made life so much easier. No annoying flex to catch under doors. Attachments are all contained within the body of the vacuum cleaner, readily available for use. Simple to charge up. Ideal for anyone who struggles with heavy types of cleaner, as it is so lightweight.

It's Fantastic..
It’s fantastic. So light to carry upstairs, easy to empty, everything come apart and clips back together so smoothly. I marvel at that each time I use it..I’ve had it about 6 months..2 of my friends tried it when they visited and they’ve both bought one.. Very pleased.

Lightweight, brilliant machine
I had the old design of this machine which was a number of years old, new one is light and easy to use. I am disabled and found it so easy to get around my flat I ended up getting one for my Mother who is 94 yrs old, she loves it too.
The buttons to release applicances are stiff, but I’m sure they will get easier with wear. Would recommend.

Brilliant hoove
I love this hoover, it has amazing suction, is really lightweight, the charge lasts ages and then doesn’t take long to recharge, in fact i’m going to get rid of my large hoovers and just use this from now on. I live in a large victorian house with 3 floors so this hoover is ideal, it’s cut an hour off my cleaning on each floor!

Excellent, light-weight vacuum cleane
Reputable brand. Able to clean the entire house with no difficulty on one charge. Converts to hand-held in seconds for easy and safe use on the stairs. Feather-light in comparison to my previous Dyson vacuum. Copes well on all surfaces – wood flooring, laminate and carpet. Very pleased with purchase.

Great all round cleaning - brilliant machine!
We’ve had our Bosch Flexxo for a few weeks and I love it. It so well thought out and is brilliant for cleaning. The suction is way better than the old pull along Dyson we’ve had for years. Initially worried that had not bought the more powerful version but it seems to handle everything I’ve thrown at it so far including my son’s bedroom! No more having to go over the same patch to pick up bits and the easily removed handheld device is brilliant. The attachments are stored on board so you can use the handheld vacuum with the extendable nozzle and other dust/furniture cleaner easily to get into corners or dust surfaces. Clearly this is not going to replace a large plug in upright but I can’t see us using the Dyson any time soon. Only downside is the dust collector is small so need to empty frequently/every clean (and will lose suction if not emptied) but it’s very easily done so no hassle unless you have dust allergies – then I wouldn’t recommend a bagless vacuum! Finally the removable spindle from the cleaning head makes for very easy removal of hair and saves all that faff with trying to get inside the head with scissors. All round a well thought out and effective piece of kit! And really last thing is that I love that it free stands. Tried one of the stick vacuums and firstly so heavy to use (not a Dyson) and must be a pain everytime you want to put it down.

28/10 Update:
the extendable hose got stuck in extended position (after not much use) and when phoned Bosch was told that plastic parts are not covered by the warranty – only the mechanical ones! This seems pretty ridiculous and would be more annoyed except she agreed to replace it anyway as so recently purchased. Reduced to 4 stars!

Easy to assemble quite and light love this cleane
I received my Bosch cordless cleaner and I unwrapped it put it together so easy it took minutes then I tried it and I was so very pleased it is quite and I loved it I have arthritis in my hands and this cleaner is light and very easy to use so thank you Bosch and thank you Amazon for the fast delivery

BOSCH CORDLESS VACUUM CLEANER
Having had a couple of cordless cleaners before I find this one to be by far the best. First of all it conforms to all of the published performance specification, with good instructions from the manufacturer. It has a powerful 2-stage suction power. It was easy to assemble and includes some conveniently hidden away extra cleaning tools such as upholstery brush and extender arm.. The ability to use as a handheld vacuum brush is particularly useful. Good overall design from an engineering point of view,—easy to dismantle to clean roller brush and empty filter cartridge. I suggest that this is done after every 2 or 3 operations’. Battery life is good and more than enough to vacuum a fully carpeted 4 bed house in one go lasting 45 mins

Good cordless vacuum
Bought this for my mum, at her request as a friend recommended it. She was amazed how quickly it arrived, but concerned there was no delivery paperwork. I reassured her it was ok. She’s in her 80s and says she does like it, she can lift it and use it although she struggled a little to put it together (yes, she did it on her own, which I think is pretty good!). Was worried about how long it was taking to charge first time, but I looked it up online and again, could reassure her. So, if it does what it claims to, it’ll be a good buy.

Fantastic cleaner but note battery life.
I have a Henry vacuum and bought this as an extra but poor old Henry hasn’t seen the light of day since I bought it. I’d already cleaned when it arrived but I had to give it a try and It picked up loads that Henry had missed. It’s very lightweight but feels sturdy, very easy to use with 2 suction powers easily selected by the thumb switch. The claimed 50min run time is a bit misleading though – this is for the hand held unit on its own, not for the upright vac with powered brush. That lasts about 15mins but to be honest as long as I don’t want to clean the whole house in one go it’s more than enough. Recharge time is about 7 to 8 hrs when completely run down but much faster for a top up. The dust container is quite small and I end up emptying it every time I use it. If you’re considering the Athlet as an alternative note that there isn’t a handheld option. All in all I highly recommend the Flexxo, bit weird but I actually enjoy vacuuming now I’m free from the weight and cord of Henry, RIP!

So convenie
We purchased this for daily light vacuuming upstairs. We have an indoor cat and she has 2 litter trays – one upstairs and one downstairs. She scatters the litter over a wide area and so we need to be able to easily vacuum up the mess regularly. This Bosch stick vacuum cleaner does this and more.
So convenient, doesn’t take up a lot of space and is easily manoeuvred around.
Reasonably priced too.

Great to have on board tools and empties easily.
Love this Hoover from bosh, does more than a good job. Excellent as it has its own tools on board and you don’t have to go looking for them. Suction power and battery life are very very good, well pleased with this item and would have no hesitation in recommending this item.

Good, not great, fine for a small space
This requires pretty much no assembly out of the box and works straight away. It is worth charging it to full before you start though. There are two parts, a hand held slotted into an upright. This is simple and intuitive to use. Emptying means pulling the handheld out though, and the upright doesn’t sit well without it installed. In use it is nice and quiet. It handles the Jack Russell fur pretty well. The suction isn’t bad, but isn’t brilliant either. The tools are useful but I find that the long reach one doesn’t click solidly and it telescopes back in on itself in use which is a bit annoying. Really the tools are only usable on the handheld version, so to use the edge tool you need to pull the handheld out and use it that way. Battery life is OK, and it will just manage to give my whole three bed bungalow a quick whip through to neaten, or thoroughly clean half of it. Overall it’s a reasonable machine, but nothing stunning. It needs better suction, the ability to use tools without switching to the handheld and an easier way of emptying.

very good vacuum, with clever accessories.
I’ve had a couple of these (my daughter stole the last one).
This is a cordless upright vacuum that had a detachable dust buster type attachment – or it’s a dustbuster with extra suction that fixes onto a larger frame. Either way, it works. It’s light, and quite nippy – the head of the frame is quite manoeuvrable so you can corner fast and get round quickly if you just want to do a bit of light cleaning.
It does leave the floor if you corner too sharply, but that didn’t take much getting used to.
It charges by plugging an adapter directly into it, rather than standing on a charge point, which I like, some might prefer a fixed point.
The real bonus is that in the arm, there are some concealed extra attachments which give the dust buster bit a couple of brushes and what’s described as a crevice tool, that also happens to be telescopic.
Cool stuff.
I think I’d prefer it not to be white, but that’s being picky.
So a really nice piece of kit. Would recommend.

Simple, functional and powerful two in one vacuum.
I’m quite impressed by the Bosch Flexxo Cordless Vacuum Cleaner. It’s a hybrid of a traditional upright cleaner with the addition of a detachable, hand held cleaner held inside the handle. Fits together easily with virtually no effort and is incredibly easy to maneuver around. I particularly like that the upright cleaner will flatten out to fit right underneath the sofa. Both cleaners have plenty of suction, simple controls and are lightweight. Works via a battery, charger included, and takes around three and a half hours for the first full charge which is, unfortunately, quite a long time. In use the battery lasts for around an hour before it needs recharging. So the charging/battery life aren’t great but; my only real negative would be the size of the dust compartment which is so small it needs regular emptying. Comes complete with a few accessories, two brush heads and an extension for reaching up to the ceiling/curtains, and the handheld is easy to detach and use when I need to clean the edge of stairs or upholstery. I think this is a nippy, handy vacuum that’s nice to have around because it’s so easy to carry around the house and there’s no cable to get in the way.

A compromised hybrid
This is a sort of hybrid vacuum cleaner- it’s smaller than a ‘proper’ floor vacuum cleaner, it’s larger than a typical handheld vacuum, and it promises to do the work of both. In practice it has a good stab at it- but it’s just a little bit too compromised on details like power and capacity for it to totally fulfil all the vacuuming needs of a family home.

For convenience, it scores highly. It’s fairly lightweight, I can lift it and control it with one hand, and the idea of fitting all the accessories into the handle is a smart one that I wish all vacuum manufacturers would follow suit on. Popping the central device out from the ‘proper vacuum’ frame is an easy task, as is popping it back in again. Cleaning and emptying it is also quite straightforward, after a couple of initial frowns about how to do it as personally I didn’t find that quite so intuitive.

But it does lack a little bit of oomph. It’s not the most powerful vacuum I’ve encountered, it sits somewhere in the middle. When our Vax cordless was new, I recall it had a better battery life than this Bosch currently has- though admittedly over time the batteries on our Vax have worn out a little and the life of them’s no longer what it was, an effect which I’m sure will be the same on this Bosch after a year or two.

Despite the convenience of the accessories, it’s also a little less convenient than our previous handheld vacuum for cleaning out the endless child-related and leaf detritus from the footwell of our car.

For a small space or for relatively lightweight use, the convenience of this Bosch is a definite plus and it could certainly be considering over some larger models, though I’d suggest the Bosch doesn’t have much of a price advantage at time of writing. As an option for your new family home vacuum cleaner though, this vacuum falls between two classes, and doesn’t end up being top of the class in either.

3.5* More plastic-y than I'd like, feels a bit flimsy. Less powerful than my other Bosch cordless.
I hate to be negative about this hoover, but it’s not worth the asking price. It feels and looks flimsy and creaks (sounds like a crack) worryingly when I stand it upright to charge or try to rotate it during cleaning. This isn’t my first experience of a Bosch cordless light upright hoover, as I’ve had the Athlet 75 minute run time model since late 2016 and this is making me worry that like with the Athlet, the handle won’t last (I’ve had three replacements, as well as a motor replacement).

This one is an updated model or perhaps an upgraded one, as it’s a hand-held cordless model as well as an upright cordless, which is really handy – in theory. In practice, after charging to full capacity, which took 4.5hrs, the hand-held was defeated by cat hair on a sofa and cushions. A wet palm did a better job! But, when I put the hand-held back into the cradle, the suction did seem to increase.

The hoover is small and doesn’t take up a lot of space (less than a foot square floor space and the tools are stored inside the handle, which is a great feature, as I always end up losing mine or getting muddled between brands and models; I have several hoovers!), but there’s a lot of unnecessary packaging in the box, so there’s a lot to get rid of, though luckily most can be recycled. I couldn’t figure out how to put the three pieces together, even with a diagram and then realised that a screw was stopping me pushing the handle into its slot. It meant opening the tool storage part on the back of the handle, removing the small brush head, then removing the screw from the handle part, slotting the handle into the storage part and then passing the screw through from the front of the handle into the storage part and tightening it with a cross-head screwdriver. It helps if you have small hands, as a full-size screwdriver is needed, and the manoeuvring space is tight! And you need to take care not to over-tighten.

Once charged and in use, the noise is less – yay! – than with my current Bosch, but unfortunately, the suction is also less. It took quite a few tries to get my shaggy rug done, and it didn’t leave it ‘electrified’. It didn’t really like going from laminate flooring to smooth rug with a rubber edge, so I had to lift it on, though it came off the rug happily. It doesn’t do great with litter, either, which is a huge irritant, as with 2 cats, that’s the main source of mess in my house. Litter seems to scatter quite a lot in front of the hoover (maybe due to air it emits?), so occasionally I had to lift and hover it over the litter, and yes, it sucked it up. It is happy on laminate and does get into corners nicely due to the easily manoeuvrable head. And, the head once again is really tapered and low at the front, meaning that I can get it under a low-lying radiator pipe in my bathroom.

It is light and manoeuvrable and with the hand-held, it’s handy for grabbing cobwebs and for doing the stairs; you do get less suction, though. The release for the hand-held part is the top arrow, and the bottom arrow releases the bin. Due to litter dust, the filter was already quite dirty with 2 days’ use, so that’s something that will need to be cleaned regularly; it can be washed and left to dry, so you can get most of the dust out. When it’s new and when you’ve just washed the filter, suction will be pretty amazing and you’ll have to push/pull a bit more on the handle – take care to grip it mid-way down, not at the top as you push/pull, as that’s where (just where the switch is) the handle is at its weakest and has snapped on my other model. As suction decreases, it will be easier to manoeuvre.

I learned with the other model that the charging unit will get damaged if left permanently on charge, so as soon as the white battery light stops flashing and fades away completely, remove the cord from the charging port to maintain the hoover’s life. And, unlike my other model that has three power levels, this only has two. Unlike the Athlet, this one doesn’t come with a Bosch charger, which is kind of ironic as the guarantee says it won’t cover non-manufacturer chargers being used… Hmm, should have queried this with Bosch when I queried the actual guarantee!

There is NO information on Amazon or on the Bosch website re a warranty, but I called and apparently all Bosch appliances come with a 2yr-warranty in the UK (differs from country to country), which they don’t feel the need to advertise. You can register the appliance on their website, which does make it easier for when/if you have to have a repair done. Just don’t expect great customer service and don’t expect to be able to speak to anyone via the website (no Chat, no tel, simply a Contact Form), but you can ring 0344 892 8979.

I’d pay around seventy-five quid for this, based on feel, time taken to charge vs the use you get/loss of suction, on how solid (not) it feels, and how well it works. I’ve not had the full 55 mins use promised on one full charge, as the loss of suction makes me charge it again. So far, I’ve had over the 2 days, about 20 mins of use before the sound changes and you feel the suction decreasing (not counting used as a hand-held, which drops the suction straight away). Off the record, one of the engineers who fixed my current model told me that these are designed for small flats with laminate flooring, not for houses with many rooms and rugs/carpets. I think that’s true but luckily my house is pretty much all laminate and all on one floor where these hoovers are in use. Something to think about when buying.