eufy E20 (Stick) Vacuum Review

The eufy E20 stick's build quality is reasonable. It's almost entirely made of thick plastic, which is very well-fitting on the handheld body, making the whole assembly feel exceptionally sturdy. The dustbin easily twists into place, and the extension wand, crevice tool, and combination tool all lock into the handheld component quite solidly.

The wand and floorhead aren't as robust—they creak and move when you're carrying them around or operating the vacuum. The floorhead's plastic components don't fit well, leaving gaps where fine debris settles into.

The handheld's glossy-finish components show scratches and marks from inserting and removing the components from the robot vacuum body.

Unlike traditional stick vacuums, this 3-in-1 device has a docking station that takes care of some routine maintenance tasks, provided you are using it in its robot vacuum mode. See the Station Maintenance Capabilities section in our robot vacuum review of this product.

A small amount of hair can wrap around the brushroll, and you'll have to clean it off regularly. To remove the brushroll for cleaning, you simply push a release tab, remove the brush retainer, and then pull out the brushroll.

The docking station normally empties the dustbin when you return the handheld component to the vacuum body, though manually emptying it is quick and easy. eufy recommends you manually clean the dustbin out every two months. You simply twist the dustbin to unlock it and empty it. Inside, you can twist off the three components of the filter: the metal Jet Cyclone, the coarse filter sponge, and the fine paper filter. The Jet Cyclone has its own debris compartment, which you can empty by opening a small silicone hatch. You can remove and dust off the Jet Cyclone, but you can't clean it with water. You should clean the sponge and paper filter with water and let them dry for a day before reinstalling. The filter components should be cleaned every 45 days. The filter cleaning process only takes a few minutes, but there are many intricate parts to remove and clean.

You can quickly and easily replace the dust bag in the docking station. You need to slide the bag up from its clear plastic locking tab, dispose of the bag, and slide a replacement bag in. The bag seals itself when you remove it, making the process clean and hygienic.

For more information about maintenance tasks and the manufacturer-recommended maintenance schedule, see the User Guide on eufy's website.

The eufy E20 stick vacuum incurs some recurring costs because certain parts require regular replacement. This doesn't include the robot vacuum parts or the docking station filter bag, since you can manually empty the handheld vacuum quite easily and don't have to depend on the self-emptying feature.

The replaceable components in the High Performance Filter consist of two parts: the coarse sponge filter and the fine paper filter. You should replace these filters as a set every six months. You can buy this set on eufy's website.

The floorhead brushroll shouldn't be confused with the robot vacuum's brushroll, although eufy refers to both parts as a "Rolling Brush." You should replace the floorhead brushroll every six months or when it is visibly worn; you can purchase it from eufy's website. 

Recharging the battery and emptying the dirt compartment of the eufy E20 stick is unusual because you need to place the handheld component in the robot vacuum to complete these tasks.

The robot vacuum stores the crevice tool in its body. An optional wall mount can store the combination tool and extension wand with the floorhead attached.

The eufy E20 stick has a decently sized dirt compartment. There's no maximum level mark, and the robot vacuum app doesn't indicate the fill level of the dirt compartment, but since the dirt compartment is translucent plastic, it's easy to judge its fill level.

The dirt compartment can store more than eufy advertises, but as it fills, debris piles up against a flap designed to keep debris contained. If debris gets trapped beyond the flap, it will fall out as soon as you turn off the vacuum's suction. So you should empty the dirt compartment as soon as the translucent cup appears full.

You can empty the dirt compartment manually or use the self-empty feature on the robot vacuum's docking station. As soon as you reattach the handheld into the robot vacuum, it will empty the dustbin and charge the vacuum.

Handheld vacuum components

• eufy T2070 (E20) handheld vacuum cleaner body
• Jet Cyclone filter assembly
• High Performance Filter set
• Dirt compartment
• Crevice tool
• Combination tool
• Extendable wand
• Floorhead
• Floorhead brushroll
• Floorhead brushroll retainer

Docking station components

• Docking station
• Docking station lid
• Docking station traction mat
• Dust bag
• Power cable

Guides

• Quick Start Guide
• Safety information

There are also robot vacuum components that aren't required to operate the handheld vacuum.

Since the eufy E20 stick is cordless, its battery life and the space remaining in its dirt compartment are the only limits to its range.

The minimum wand length is shown for the handheld with the crevice tool attached. The minimum wand length for the extension wand is 2.07 ft (0.63 m).

This is a light handheld vacuum, making it impressively portable. It's on the lighter side of average for a handheld stick vacuum. eufy claims that the E20 weighs 1.3 kg (2.87 lbs) in its stick vacuum configuration, but this is actually the weight for the handheld vacuum without any attachments.

The eufy E20 stick has decent battery life. Its minimum battery life in Max mode is about average for a stick vacuum, while its maximum battery life in Eco mode is more than enough to clean a few rooms in a little under an hour. The recharge time is quite short in comparison to other cordless vacuums.

The eufy E20 stick has few quality of life features. You unmount the handheld component from the robot vacuum by pressing its large, quick-release button. The power button toggles the handheld on or off if you press it for two seconds. A quick tap of this button cycles the suction power between ECO, Standard, Turbo, and Maximum. An LED bar displays this suction power level.

When using the vacuum, the LED bar changes color or flashes to indicate the battery state. It displays seven indications using green and steady or flashing yellow or red.

This vacuum comes with only a crevice tool and a combination tool, which consists of an upholstery tool with a bristled brush. Oddly, the crevice tool is stored in the robot vacuum body, even though the robot vacuum can't use it. The upholstery tool has a hard plastic edge rather than felt pads or bristles, so it won't glide over fabric very easily, and the suction may pull up the fabric.

You can reconfigure the vacuum as a handheld vacuum by attaching the crevice tool or combination tool. These tools can't be attached to the extension wand since they have a square attachment point corresponding to the square socket in the vacuum body. The extension wand has a circular socket and can only accommodate the floorhead.

The eufy E20 stick's hard floor pickup is unremarkable. It manages to pick up most small and medium-sized debris, like sand or rice, but isn't quite as successful for larger debris like cereal. The biggest issue, though, is its floorhead. It tends to push some material forward, causing debris to collect along walls or baseboards, while also trapping debris without sucking it up. This makes a mess whenever you lift the floorhead.

The eufy E20 stick does a poor job of cleaning high-pile carpets. It can't adequately deal with fine debris like sand, and although it performs slightly better with medium-sized debris like rice, it still leaves a fair amount behind. It's much more successful at clearing larger debris like cereal. The floorhead traps some fine and medium-sized debris instead of vacuuming it up. Fine material can also stick to the inside surfaces of the floorhead through static charge.

The eufy E20 stick is inadequate for picking up debris from low-pile carpets. As a result of its low floorhead suction, it struggles to clear debris of all sizes, leaving a lot behind. You can expect to perform many passes while cleaning carpets.

The eufy E20 stick is passable at picking up pet hair. The brushroll picks up most of the pet hair sitting on the surface, but it drags some hair around. There's also a fair amount of hair left deeply embedded in the carpet.

The suction is terrible. The floorhead design severely restricts airflow. It forces the suction motor to expend most of its power by trying to pull air up past the brushroll and through the floorhead housing instead of pulling it from the bottom of the floorhead.

The airflow is mediocre for a cordless handheld vacuum. We also observed that the vacuum will slowly throttle down over time as the motor heats up, reducing its maximum airflow to as low as 34.7 CFM (0.98 m³/min).

This vacuum is quite quiet. It shouldn't cause much of a disturbance, even in Maximum suction mode on carpet.

This vacuum offers decent maneuverability. Its light weight makes it easy to handle, though it's a bit unbalanced and feels top-heavy. You'll have to crouch to get the vacuum under couches. The extension wand's joints may snag on the underside, forcing you to crouch even further. You will need to hold the handheld component almost to the floor to get to the back of deep tables and couches.

Since you can't turn off the brushroll, this vacuum doesn't handle loose rugs very well. It pulls the rug up and locks it into place on the floorhead. Unlike some other vacuums, this vacuum shows no indication that its airflow is blocked. The combination tool is small and requires a lot of passes on furniture and shelving. In tight spaces, the tall, cylindrical handheld body gets in the way. It helps that you can mount the combination tool sideways so that the handheld can be held sideways, allowing you to get further into tighter spaces.

The vacuum does a great job picking up pet hair from furniture with its upholstery tool. It needs a few passes to get all the hair, but there's enough suction to get the job done. A larger upholstery tool would save time, and short bristles or felt pads on the tool could improve agitation and make the tool glide over fabric more easily.

While this vacuum doesn't perfectly seal in fine particles, it does a fairly good job. A small amount of smoke escapes from its exhaust outlet.

The vacuum does a satisfactory job of cleaning fine debris out of cracks with its floorhead. It doesn't suck up all the material though. The crevice tool does a much better job, cleaning out cracks completely, because it concentrates the suction over a much smaller area.

This vacuum can't clean stains. It has no mopping ability.

The eufy E20 stick can't vacuum up liquids due to its design, and the manual warns that liquids entering the internal components can damage the vacuum.