LG - CordZero Cordless Stick Vacuum with 80-Minute Run Time - Matte Red

We had a Dyson and loved it and saw the LG cordless and loved how lightweight it was and the reviews were great. I'm thrilled with this vacuum! My husband said it's the best vacuum we've ever had! The LG has two batteries, which is great, so you always have a charge; however, we've only needed power from the one battery. You can have it on the floor or hang it on the wall, which is what we did. It's so functional and love it for the car, sudden messes, etc. Great product and highly recommend.

---HIGHLIGHTS--- Cordless and Bagless Design, Lightweight and Easy to Maneuver, Two Removable Rechargeable Batteries, Strong Suction, Quiet Operation, Premium Build Quality ---Setup--- The components intuitively snap together and are very easily configured. Once I did it a few times, it is very easy to figure out. There are three possible storage configurations: Standing, Wall Mount, and Compact Standing. I am using standing because it allows store it upright on the floor. If you use the wall mount configuration be sure to mount it near an outlet because it needs to be charging while being stored. ---DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE--- This vacuum can be cleverly used as either a stick or handheld vacuum. In the standard floor mode the steering and maneuverability are amazing. The low profile adjustable size and cordless design reaches places that are very difficult to reach with a corded vacuum. It comes with a nice assortment of crevice tools that can be used to reach the tight spaces. Even though this vacuum is battery powered it has very strong suction that cleans very deeply. I was impressed at how much dirt it was able to clean. The suction is adjustable but be aware if using it in turbo mode drains the battery much faster. I found the standard suction setting to be sufficient for most cleaning tasks. It is very quiet for a vacuum. The dust container very easy to empty. . A feature I really appreciate is that it includes two rechargeable batteries. One battery goes in the vacuum and the other goes in the stand and they are both charge while being stored. Having two fully charged batteries allows for a total of 80 minutes of cleaning time (40 minutes per battery). The crevice tools are stored in the stand. I like this design because it keeps the tools out of the way when I don’t need them I don’t have to worry about them falling off while I vacuum. It features indicator lights that show the battery charge level and the charging status. All of the filters are removable, reusable, and all rinseable. The premium build quality and high end visual appeal are exactly what you would expect at this price point.. ---SUMMARY---: Welcome to the wonderful world of Cordless Vacuuming. I have used many cordless handheld vacuums over the years but they can’t be compared this vacuum. The strong suction and lightweight size and portability put the LG CordZero in a league of its own. It is perfect for big or small jobs around the house, and for hitting areas like the stairs or around corners where a corded vacuum is difficult to use. There is a lot to like about the LG CordZero. Not only is it portable and lightweight, but it has enough power to handle any cleaning job you throw at it. Normally cordless vacuums are best when used as a supplement to a full size corded one, but I can say without reservation that the LG CordZero will have no problem taking the place of a full size standard corded vacuum in your home.

Before this vacuum, I was a die hard Shark fan. Their vacuums perform so well on hard floors which is what we have mostly. Unfortunately I had a little bit of an accident with my Shark vacuum that involved me tripping in the bathroom with the vacuum wand in my hand and it going right into the toilet. Though I was able to dry out the vacuum and clean it up, it was no longer performing as it used to. Time for another one. I was skeptical that the LG was going to do the trick, but the thing that attracted me to it was the hard floor vacuum head. It was almost identical to my Shark vacuum but larger and seemingly easier to clean. I decided to try it out and to my surprise, it did really well. Here are the pros and cons: PROS -Plush hard floor head that dusts as well as vacuums -Carpet and rug head agitates the carpets really well for as lightweight as this vacuum is. -Lightweight -2 batteries are included, though I have never had to switch them out yet. -Good running time. I have a 1200 square foot condo and I have no issues cleaning with one battery charge. -Compact charging station with options to hang it up or let it free-stand. -Much quieter than most vacuums -Easy to empty and clean the vacuum itself. CONS -You have to switch out the heads when you are switching from hard floors to carpets. My old vacuum just required a button switch. -It failed the "Cheerio" test. It would not pick up anything Cheerio size or larger. Because of this, I put this vacuum more in the "maintenance" category. It's not for heavy duty cleaning. More like in between cleanings. -The assembly you have to do beforehand is a little intimidating. See pictures. -The dust canister is pretty small. Another reason that this fits into the "maintenance" category. -Does not stand up on it's own. Not a deal breaker but it's a little annoying to have to lean it up against the wall or set it on the floor when you need to drop it for a minute. -It's pretty pricey for what you are getting. I like the vacuum but I'm just not convinced it's worth the money especially with other brands out there that can do the same thing for a lower price.

We saw that LG was coming out with a stick type vac and wanted to give it a try. We have had multiple stick type vacs the last few years, this new one from LG is pretty pricey and up there with the Dyson vacs so we were interested to see if this one is as good. Unboxing and setting up: The vacuum is very well packed, with all individual components wrapped and protected. There are quite a few parts in the box and it took a bit to get everything ready to assemble. The first thing we did was assemble the stand, the base simply clicks into the upright, and then the top piece snaps into the other end. The power adapter plugs into the back of the stand and the power hooks into two clips on the back of the stand. It’s a pretty nice setup and I wish the other ones we have had a stand like this. There’s space in the stand for the second battery, and it will charge while in the stand, there’s a blinking LED on the front indicating its charging. No assembling the vacuum itself is pretty easy; just inset the main unit into the extension and then then the motorized head into the other end. Then take the battery and insert it into the bottom of the main unit. It’s very simple to insert and remove the battery, and impossible to put it in the wrong direction. We have a Shark that has a removable battery and I’m constantly inserting it the wrong direction as there’s really no marking on which way it goes, just have to remember which direction it goes in, “not a big deal but the LG design is better. There are also a couple attachments included, a crevice tool and a combination tool. It’s nice that the charging stand holds both tools, makes them easy to keep track of. Actual use: Now to give this new LG vacuum a good test we didn’t vacuum for four days “we normally vacuum every couple days and our Shark runs daily”, so for us it was ready. We have one dog that sheds quite a bit so vacuuming often is a must. Now starting up the vac is simple, the controls are simply laid out and within thumbs reach. Pressing the power button turns it on it normal mode and I noticed right away that this would be good for bare floors there isn’t enough suction for getting our low pile carpet clean. I used the “Power” mode, “second of the three”, and it started cleaning as I expected and felt close to our Dyson V7. Pushing this around is very similar to our Dyson V7, it’s very maneuverable, but the Shark Ion’s motorized head is almost self-propelled and easier to push around, it also has lights built into the head and makes it much easier to see just where you are cleaning, “I do wish other manufacturers would do this”. The Shark on the other hand is heavier and you can feel the difference especially when having a long cleaning session. I found that the battery lasted right at 12 minutes on the middle “Power” mode, so using both batteries I was able to clean our whole house, right around 1600sqft “1400 of that being carpet”, “our Shark does most of it on one battery and it comes with two also”. I was pretty impressed with how much this vacuum picked up, I had to empty the dust bin 3 times. It’s pretty small and holds probably 2/3rd s of what the Shark does and pretty much the same as the Dyson. There was plenty of dog hair and fine dust in the bin with each emptying. The one thing was that the dog hair balled up and had a tendency to get stuck in the bin, if I couldn’t get it out I found that grabbing the end of the “Dust Separator”, give it a counter clockwise twist and pull it out would dump all the stuck dog hair. There’s really not enough room between the separator and the bin to get your finger in there to clean it out. I’ve never had that problem with the Dyson, and occasionally have a stuck wad of hair in the Shark but there’s enough room to get my hand in to pull that out. Now after everything was gone over very well, and I went over everything twice and to the point I wasn’t getting anything else in the bin I switched over to our Shark Ion. I went over the exact same areas as I did with the LG, and only went over the areas one time on regular “carpet” mode. I was sort of disappointed when I got almost a full container in the Shark which to me means the LG wasn’t pulling as much dirt “or hair” out of the carpet as the Shark. But I was willing to give the LG another chance. I let the batteries charge fully and then cleaned everything again, but this time on “Turbo” mode. This time the LG actually picked up some more dirt after going over everything I did with the LG and Shark before “so the carpet was very clean at this point”, it didn’t pick up a lot, maybe a 1/3 of a dust bin, but it did pick up some more dirt. So if I want the same level of cleaning as the Shark I’ll have to run the LG on “Turbo” in the carpeted areas. On turbo mode the battery lasted exactly 6 minutes, so using two I’ll be able to get most of the house, and I’ll use the turbo mode only in the heavy traffic areas and then use the power mode in non-traffic areas and normal mode on the tile floors. Conclusion: I do like this new LG, it really reminds me of the Dyson V7, and it’s lighter than the Shark by a good bit. Its cleaning ability is equal to the V7 and can match the Shark if I use turbo mode and vary the power modes to extend the battery life “I don’t have to do this with the shark there’s plenty of juice from its single battery to clean most of the house. I really like the charging stand and while the manual shows attaching it to the wall I didn’t see a need for it as it hasn’t tipped over yet and seems sturdy enough without using their wall mount/stabilizing piece. Cleaning up the unit is really easy and I like how the dust separator comes out of the main unit and you can wash it off if it’s really dirty. The main filters are easily replaceable by twisting the top of the motor housing and removing it. The top of the motor housing has the exhaust filter in it, it’s washable but you cannot remove it from the lid and the whole piece would have to be replaced once worn. The pre-filter lifts right out and is also washable, and LG was kind enough to include a second filter. The Shark has three filters and are also very easy to get to and are all washable and replacing them when worn is cheap. I did notice too that there wasn’t any hair stuck to the brush of the carpet power nozzle of the LG. I have long hair and always pick a few hairs out of the brush of the Shark after every cleaning. There were absolutely none stuck to the LG's brush roller which amazed me. If you are looking for a really good vacuum that cleans very well, “you just have to figure out which power settings work best for you”. The LG feels like it’s really well built, isn’t flimsy and the extension tube is adjustable so you can adjust it to your height and to help reach out of the way places when using the tools. I really like the adjust-ability as my husband uses it extended most of the way out and I use it about half extended, I can’t do that with any of the other stick vacs we have. If you have mainly hard floors with area rugs this new LG will be perfect for you. It has plenty of cleaning power and the batteries last plenty long if you don’t have to use turbo mode. If you have thick or heavy pile carpet and a lot of it then this probably isn’t the best choice for you.

What you get with the LG CordZero A9: Vacuum engine, power carpet nozzle, extension wand, charging station, AC/DC adapter, 2 25.5V lithium batteries, 2 filters, crevice tool, 2 in 1 brush, nozzle storage and installation materials. I used the freestanding setup and it was very easy to assemble. It is compact and will fit in most areas. It appears to be very sturdy so far both with and without the vacuum attached to the stand. I really like that everything is conveniently stored together. The spare nozzles snap into the upright base. One battery is in the vacuum and one is in the upright base. Both batteries charge at the same time. You can also install the station attached to a wall if desired. I tried the various tool attachments as well as the power carpet nozzle. The extension wand is adjustable which is very convenient. The unit if fairly light in the hand; and, easy to maneuver. It is also relatively quiet compared to another stick vacuum I have. The speed is adjustable and there is an on off button. So you do not have to hold the power on. I did the entire 2000 sq. ft. house on turbo setting and used about a battery and a half. Battery usage is significantly less on non-turbo setting. You can tell this is a well-built unit. I was very interested in how this will work on dog hair. We have a black lab that sheds all the time. The vacuum did a great job of sucking up the dog hair! This is more effective that our other stick vacuum. However, the dirt reservoir became full quickly and had to be emptied numerous times. Also, there is not much clearance between the cyclone mesh filter and the side of the dirt reservoir. So the hair became stuck in this location. There is a specific way to clean this area I describe later. This was not as convenient as it could be. If there was a little more clearance, the hair would have been more east to remove. This was a result of emptying the vacuum in the same manner as my other stick vac. Little did I know there was a more effective way to empty the vacuum. The proper way to empty the dust bin (per the manual) is: 1) Open the dust bin over the garbage using the release button. Empty the debris. 2) Insert the crevice tool into the large dust separator and turn counter clockwise. This will release the dust separator and the entire dust bin can be cleaned using the combination tool. 3) The large dust separator can be cleaned in water and set aside to dry. It was easy to clean once I read the manual (see pictures). Overall I give this vacuum 5 stars. It is a very effective stick vacuum with much versatility. It is light and easy to use. The suction can be easily regulated from a normal setting to turbo mode. The two batteries allowed for the cleaning of a 2000 sq. ft. home with both tile and carpet. It is easy to store using the freestanding mode or attaching it to a wall. Everything is conveniently together in one place. And with a 10 year warranty on the motor, I recommend this to everyone.

I am thoroughly impressed with the power of this stick vac being that it is light, small, and battery operated. Our home is roughly 1,800 sq ft and with the two supplied batteries, there is more than enough juice to get the entire house done easily. The top floor of our home is all hardwood and tile, the basement, all carpet. With the supplied attachments (and there are many) you can tackle any vacuuming job that may arise and not break your back doing it. Packaging was superb as seen in my photo. All parts were wrapped separately and in perfect condition upon arrival. Assembly was also very straight-forward. All parts go together in an easy to understand system. Once you change rollers/attachments a few times you will have it down with no problems. The design of this product is not only cool looking, but also makes it super easy to operate. One thing that stumped me at first was that I thought the vacuum’s reach was a little short until I realized that the main tube in-between the head and roller also unlocks and extends. Another tip is to lay all parts on the floor when changing, as opposed to propping them against your leg, or a wall. For example, if you are vacuuming the floor and then want to eject the main tube and floor roller to replace with only the head and crevice tool, the main tube and floor roller (especially on hard floors) will most likely fall if propped up. Be careful with that! This vacuum is light and also stows in a really nice and tidy fashion. You can either mount it to a wall, or use the weighted base. Both options are included and will hold the main head unit (while it charges), the middle extension wand, one floor roller, and both small crevice tools. This means that the other roller and power punch tool (more on that later) will unfortunately just have to hang out somewhere nearby. Even though this vacuum is light, it still feels very well made and all parts click and attach with authority. Quiet! This is much quieter than your typical plug-in vacuum. Even on turbo mode, I find that the volume is very acceptable. Turbo mode is started with the press of a button and gives you some extra oomph when you need it. Alternately, you can press the “minus” button located next to the turbo mode button to slow down the power a little. This actually works quite well for things like dried food spills, or cat litter. The larger plug-in vacuums seem to just throw those types of messes everywhere. Maintenance is really easy with this vacuum as well. The debris container ejects and empties easily. If you find that the filters are extremely dirty, you can simply take them out and wash them to keep the unit in tip top running order. I would recommend setting a personal reminder to check and clean the filters once a month. All filters can be removed with minimal effort. Again, the excellent design plays a part in the ease of maintenance. The kit includes a hard floor roller, a carpet roller, and a really cool nozzle called a “power punch nozzle.” The punch nozzle actually vibrates dust and debris to pull it free. This works great on furniture and gives it an extra deep clean. One really big thing worth mentioning is that you can use the head and a roller together (without the middle tube) to easily clean carpeted stairs. This is a huge bonus for us since our stairs are carpet. Gone are the days of using heavy cumbersome vacuums that have to be propped up somehow while vacuuming stairs. Just awesome! Finally, cleaning power. At first I was worried that it wouldn’t clean carpeting very well because it was so light, but that notion was put to rest when I viewed the debris container. We have been using a bigger Shark plug-in vacuum on the basement carpets regularly so when I saw the debris container filling up, I knew all was well. All in all my family really enjoys using the LG CordZero system. We like it so much that we have since put the Sharks back in the ocean… errr... out in the garage. PROS: Excellent cleaning power, plus turbo mode Plenty of rollers, heads, and crevice tools for all types of areas All parts assemble and disassemble very easily All filters are washable Includes two batteries and one extra washable dust filter Head unit displays battery power with three bars Excellent battery life Lightweight Quiet CONS: No place to store two out of the three floor attachments on the stand Main wand and floor attachment (if left together) will easily tip over on hard floors

The LG CordZero Vacuum is a great addition to my cleaning arsenal. I have a robo-vac that will do scheduled cleaning weekly, but I’ve been wanting to get an actual vac that I can use on stairs and in tight spots that the robo vac doesn’t always get, and my roomies clunky traditional vac doesn’t travel well. When it arrived two days before Christmas, I actually got excited, so I opened it up. Assembly was a breeze, you have the motor unit, the extension wand, and the powered brush unit, two attachments, a charge base with stand that you can customize to mount on a wall or use as a stand-alone charging base for both the vac and spare battery. My configuration is the stand alone base. I wasn’t aware that it came with two batteries, which is smart. Luckily one battery covers the house, and I haven’t had to swap during my cleaning spree. What I absolutely LOVE about this vac, is that it is SO lightweight, and easy to use on stairs, seeing how I live in a townhouse, and there’s three flights of stairs, carrying it around isn’t a problem at all. It works very well, and hits all the major spots in the house that need swept. The cannister is easy to remove, and filters are easy to clean and replace (it comes with a spare filter as well) The canister isn’t large, but I haven’t filled it to the brim yet, and do empty it after each use. It works very well on hard wood floors, and you can control the suction power, which is nice. The default is a lower setting, and I usually turn it up a notch, occasionally using the turbo setting (holding down the plus button for a few seconds). My only real complaint is that the powered brush unit is a little odd to work with on carpet, as I get a lot of resistance from it at first, until I find the right rhythm. But it cleans both surfaces well enough. I eventually want to get around to using it in my car (yes. It is THAT portable). My roommates are impressed with it, and while I would have liked the grey color, matte red looks good in the house!

I’ve been after a great battery powered stick vacuum for awhile and I think I just found it! The LG Cord Zero is one of those vacuums that does everything I need it to do at or above average. There’s others out there that might be really good at hardwood floors but not great on carpet, or really lightweight but has no battery life. Or maybe amazing on carpet but useless on your laminate or hard surfaces, but this puppy can do it all well. Below I’ll go over my first impressions and full circle testing I ran this vac through and what I like or didn’t like along the way. Right off the bat I have to say, I actually really liked the packaging this vacuum came in. I’m usually not a guy who gets excited or talks about packaging and I think unboxing videos are a waste of time, but this is worth mentioning. It’s not that it was all sleek and sexy looking, but that it also served a purpose. It made opening and setting up the vacuum a lot easier and stress free. A simple few graphics on top explain how to remove the multiple smaller containers and easily allows you to set out all the pieces in front of you before assembly. I know none of that matters for the performance of the vacuum but it was worth noting. Along with that is the “cheat sheet” inside the packaging. There’s a nice paper size card with a suction cup attached to the corner that has the basic assembly instructions as well as how to unclog the lines and filters and a few other useful tips. This also just so happens to stick nicely to the charging dock/stand so you can always find it. So let’s talk about that stand. After opening and putting everything together in a few minutes with no tools needed I started looking to charge the batteries. (always charge your batteries before use for ANY electronics you buy!) The stand can be wall mounted or self standing, but I did not wall mount yet because we haven’t decided what room to keep it in, so for now the self supporting stand is working amazing. There’s a nice cord management system on the back side for the charging port power and a decent amount of cord length to reach an outlet. It is a big wall wart plug as expected so it’ll take up a bit of space around your outlet, but that is understandable. The nice part is there’s a compartment inside the stand to charge the 2nd battery. Oh yeah, that’s right, this cordless vacuum actually comes with both batteries! I’ve had others from other brands that make you buy the spare batteries so this is a big plus. Combined with the battery life, these two batteries will be plenty for most homes. So as I got the spare battery in the stand and plugged into the wall, I assembled the vacuum itself and really like the feel and detail that went into the design. There’s a really good balance to the unit made possible by moving the stick part to the middle of the vacuum body vs the top or bottom and inside the handle is a small but powerful plastic piece that sits between your fingers and helps your grip as you are using the vacuum above your head to clean curtains etc or holding it out in front. Again, it’s a simple thing, but makes all the difference. I feel like that’s the theme to this vacuum. Then those little things add up and make it a better value than any other you can get. Once the vacuum was assembled with the battery in the vacuum, I slid the unit onto the stand and it started charging the battery inside the vacuum. Indicator lights on the vacuum showed it was charging and a small LED on the stand showed me the spare was charging as well. I didn’t pay attention to the time exactly but after a few hours I noticed it was fully charged and decided to take it for a spin. As I set up to use the vacuum for the first time after a brief scanning of the manual for proper use and any red flags or warnings I should watch for, I noticed the stick arm has a simple but useful (see, there it is again) feature that allows you to adjust the length of the stick without adding or removing extension pieces. This is possible because it has a telescoping style stick adjustable by simply pulling or pushing the “trigger” on the stick and sliding the stick open or close. This brings me to MAYBE one con of the vacuum, although it’s not affecting me personally. I am not very tall (at 5’5”) but I feel like when the vacuum is fully extended it is just long enough for my height. I don’t know if it would be a little short for taller people or if adjusting your angle would make it usable at any height. It just felt a little “short” while I was using it. I started vacuuming my tile kitchen with really deep grout lines (pronounced bad grout lines) and some glitter and dog fur (long haired dachshunds shed everywhere) and general dirt that shows up on the kitchen floor. The glitter was from Christmas decorations and if you know what I’m talking about then you know how much of a pain that glitter can be to clean. I was very happy with the performance of the vacuum and it seemed to get all the little glitter pieces and fur with the first or maybe second pass. The power brush really works well even on the hard surface and doesn’t shoot the large pieces out the back like I’ve had with other vacuums. After working so well on tile, I headed over to my laminate wood floor in the living room and had just as good results and noticed the power brush width is just a little smaller than my other vacuums which allows me to get into a few more tight areas easier without sacrificing quality. So it works great on tile and fake wood floors (on low speed btw) but what about carpet or that long shag rug you have? Well, I went straight from the laminate floor to the shag rug we have in our living room and it did not lag or power off like my shark vacuum does but I did notice the motor sounded a little choked so I hit the plus button and moved to the medium speed (I assume this is the default for good carpet cleaning) and the motor sounded better and the shag was getting pulled up nicely and looked like the day we bought it. But this is a vacuum test, let’s crank it to 11 and see. I decided to empty the bin and do the same rug on turbo (the highest setting which REALLY gets some deep cleaning but battery life will suffer drastically) I did the entire rug on turbo and that’s when the rug really looked new. I didn’t notice a ton more “big chunks” but there was definitely some smaller dirt pieces that got picked up during the turbo that the high speed missed. This also made my battery die however and unless I was doing a quick spot cleaning, I’m not sure I would use turbo just because the battery drain vs the gained performance isn’t worth it in my mind. That doesn’t mean turbo isn’t useful, but maybe more for when you just dropped a bag of flour vs when you’re doing a top to bottom house cleaning. Moving on, I swapped batteries and moved to my carpeted floor and stairs. I love how the power brush head fits perfectly on a standard stair step. I removed the stick and put the brush head right on the vacuum body and got a great clean on my carpeted stairs and went right up to my carpet bedrooms. On high, (which is the middle power. There is low, high and turbo) the vacuum cleaned up the carpets real nice again and left those satisfying vacuum tracks in its wake. So after testing this LG vac on all the surfaces I have and multiple levels of dirty, I am really satisfied with this product. Having a dog with long hair that seems to get everywhere, I love that I can just grab this vacuum off the stand and spot clean any pile of dog hair or dirt I see quickly and easily and go on with my day. It used to be I’d spot a cobweb or pet hair clump and think “I need to remember to get that when I vacuum next” but I couldn’t always get the vacuum out, unwrap the cord, plug it in, switch out the tools and clean that spot just to put it all away again all in a speedy fashion. Now I don’t wait, I just grab the LG, fire it up, then put it back on the stand. A couple last few notes on this vacuum; cleaning and maintenance is simple but important. I’ve had a few stick vacuums from different brands but they all require filter cleaning to maintain performance. The nice difference here is LG includes a second filter so there’s no excuses to keep your filters clean, when one is drying you can use the spare. And remember that cheat sheet I mentioned? The steps to clean your filters is also there so LG makes it easy to double check how to clean and keep your vacuum running smoothly. If you take care of this vacuum it will take care of you and your house. So let those dogs and cats and kids and anything else that makes messes run free knowing you can clean up any mess quickly and easily with your LG Cord Zero. CREDENTIALS: Why does my opinion matter? I am a guy who stays at home all day and handles 99% of the household cleaning so my wife doesn’t have to. I actually enjoy using vacuums and learning about how they work and why they work. I’ve had many stick vacuums from all the big names and even some regrettable cheap ones from the clearance racks. I watch reviews and testing videos for fun and I work hard to keep my house clean and expect my tools to work hard too.