Pets are the soul of the home, they bring endless joy and companionship, most however also bring endless hair and mess, the right vacuum cleaner is essential to keep on top of the fur.
The Unlimited 7 ProAnimal from Bosch is a wireless rechargeable vacuum specifically designed to tackle the homes of animal owners. It comes with a 70% bigger diameter of brush roll for 30% faster pick up, also provided is a crevice nozzle, mattress nozzle, charging cable, exchangeable battery pack, animal mini power brush, docking station, 2in1 furniture brush and upholstery nozzle, long flexible crevice nozzle and keyboard and drawer nozzle. The vacuum has a durable build quality whist maintaining a lightweight at 4kg. It is powered via 3.0 Ah battery which is rechargeable and exchangeable with other over 70 other Bosch (and other branded) products and is protected against overheating and overcharging. It can clean up to 100m with just one battery charge, that’s about 45mins, easily enough for the average sized house, when it runs out of power it takes about 5hours for a full recharge or you can purchase an additional battery to boost your run time.
The main body will bend with just a click, allowing you to get underneath furniture, there are lights on the brush head too that help you see into the dark corners. The ProAnimal Brush head does a good job of pulling up pet hairs but it will still need regular detangling, especially if you have long haired humans living in the house too, we also noticed it would struggle with bits of cat litter and rather than sucking all the pieces up it would send some bits springing off in different directions so it would take a few goes to get it all. The dustbox is bagless and holds 0.3l, it’s easy enough to empty and clean out without getting your hands dirty, the filter gets cleaned at the same time which saves a job. The vacuum is easy to move about, there are three suction levels and an auto mode that will automatically switch the settings depending on the thickness of the carpet. The foot release button allows you to quickly switch from floor cleaning to spot cleaning, the accessories are good, but we would have loved to see a long hose attachment, just to make cleaning in tight spots easier, like the car for example. The ProAnimal has a clip that can be hooked over or lent against furniture, but it isn’t able to stand on its own. All things considered this is an impressively powerful cordless vacuum that does a good job of picking up hair and moves effortlessly around the home, a spare battery and flexible hose would be a nice addition for the price range. RRP £399.99
- Powerful
- Nimble
- 45 mins run time
- Effective pet hair brush head
- Light
- Easy to empty and clean
- Can be awkward in tight spaces like a car
- Sometimes struggled with small bits of cat litter
