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Ultenic U10 in test – battery vacuum cleaner with a big weakness

A cordless vacuum cleaner promises a lot of convenience. No annoying dragging behind or too short cables that have to be reconnected again and again. Just switch it on and get started. And they come in all price categories. For the narrow purse or upper class – everything is there. Today we have something for the small purse. The Ultenic U10 is supposed to offer us good suction power. However, the battery is not its strong point on paper.

Scope of delivery

The Ultenic U10 comes in a large, high-quality box. All the individual parts are well and safely packed, even if each part is still in an extra plastic bag. Less is sometimes more. The cordless vacuum cleaner is composed of several parts. In any case, a lot of accessories are also included.

  • soft roll
  • brush roll
  • small brush
  • 2in1 crevice nozzle
  • Extension tube
  • power supply
  • Wall mount

So, theoretically, we are prepared for any surface and any angle in the room. In the end, the suction power as well as the battery runtime must convince us.

Design and workmanship

Ultenic keeps the U10 simple in the colors gray and red. The colors are kept subtle, so the vacuum cleaner can stand in any corner without attracting much attention. As is actually already apparent, it is mainly made of plastic. Despite this, the U10 feels very high quality, there are no sharp edges and all parts fit tightly.

The handheld has a good handling and is not too heavy. Prolonged vacuuming is therefore not a problem, provided you have fully charged the battery. The power button is also easy to press and provides clear feedback. The vacuum cleaner can be switched in two stages by pressing the button. The second stage offers the maximum suction power.

The accessories are also well made. Only the attachment of the crevice nozzle is not so easy to fix. The dimensions for the holding hole are tight. The nozzle has to be turned a bit so that the attachment snaps into place. The attachments are fastened with a plastic retaining mechanism. A clearly audible click can be heard when the parts are firmly seated. Press button to remove the attachments.

On the top, there is an LED indicator for the battery level as well as the current suction level. Unfortunately, it’s not always clear what the exact battery level is, since both functions use the same LEDs. A split display would probably have made more sense here.

Fitting for the perfect convenience and expandability, the battery can be detached. This allows the battery to be charged regardless of where the vacuum cleaner is stored, or get another battery if needed. If a battery should ever give up the ghost, it can be easily replaced.

Practical test & Battery life

The suction power of a vacuum cleaner is crucial. In addition to the pure suction power, the various attachments of course play an important role. Depending on the surface, namely another is advantageous. In the test apartment, the Ultenic U10 hits just about every type of surface. Tiles, laminate and carpet. Before we even started vacuuming, the maneuverability of the vacuum is striking. The end piece attached to the extension tube has two joints and again its own rollers. This makes it possible to get to just about any spot.

The soft roller makes the beginning on the hard surfaces. Whether coarse or light dirt, from small stones to dust or in the cold season pine needles, everything is sucked in. As a rule, even the small suction level was sufficient for this. For the smaller, heavier stones, all were sucked in on the maximum level.

For carpets, there is a replaceable hard roller. It can be used to vacuum carpets, and the existing short pile is no problem due to the hard fibers. The fibers get very good at dust and dirt on the carpet. High pile lets the vacuum then already fighting.

Through the various attachments, however, the Ultenic U10 can be used in many different areas. So you can by the battery, for example, also suck out the car just quickly or also use the vacuum for the sofa.

The Ultenic U10 really needs the two suction levels, unfortunately. On hard floors with light dust pollution, the vacuum cleaner on level 1 actually manages all the dirt. For carpets or larger dirt particles, level 2 must be used, but in this the battery only lasts about 15 minutes.

On the other hand, the Ultenic U10 lasts about 40 minutes in the lowest level, which is quite sufficient for a normal vacuuming process. According to the manufacturer, the 2,200 mAh battery can be fully charged in four hours. If the vacuum cleaner is attached with the wall mount, it does not even take up much space.

In terms of cleaning, however, we have to make quite big concessions to the Ultenic U10. The dust container can be emptied easily and the dust filter can be cleaned just as easily. However, the pipe through which the dust enters the container is not well designed. Hair and large dust particles eventually clog everything and the long tube makes cleaning really difficult and time-consuming.

Conclusion

The Ultenic U10 is a rock-solid vacuum cleaner for home use. The value for money is right across the board. The workmanship of the cordless vacuum cleaner is convincing and the suction power is also impressive – at least on level 2. Otherwise, the Ultenic U10 can convince on actually every surface. A small negative point is probably the battery. It only lasts about 15 minutes on level 2, but it’s probably enough for the coarsest dirt. The included attachments are the icing on the cake.

Ultenic U10

Design and workmanship
Features
Performance and battery
Value for money

85/100

Good battery vacuum cleaner, but with some weaknesses. Value for money is nevertheless right.

Simon Lüthje

I am co-founder of this blog and am very interested in everything that has to do with technology, but I also like to play games. I was born in Hamburg, but now I live in Bad Segeberg.

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