Best handheld vacuum cleaners

Exactly what I needed., November 16, 2009

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T. Szczepanski – See all my reviews

  

I purchased this vacuum when I got tired of lugging out the big vac to keep up with dog hair and kid crumbs. Sweeping just made things worse by making the dog hair fly around instead of helping.

So, solution…a lightweight cordless vac WITH a small duster for sofas. This vacuum has been perfect for our family. The battery lasts long enough (10-15 minutes) for me to relatively thoroughly clean the kitchen floor and then the other 3 rooms that are wood floors. The dog hair and crumbs are picked up between thorough floor cleanings which is exactly the thing I needed. The removeable “dustbuster” is perfect for crumbs and hair on furniture and in tighter corners. This vacuum is not meant to be the end all vacuum for your house. It is perfect for the 1-2 times a day you may want to keep doghair and crumbs in check. I leave this vacuum in the laundry room plugged is so it is always ready to go.

There is an unexpected added bonus…my boys LOVE to use it! It…

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Good for quick pick ups, August 9, 2009

I have the purple model given to me as a gift and I think it works great for what it is supposed to do. It is NOT meant as your one and only vaccuum. I have a Dyson for serious cleaning but with 2 kids and a dog I have to have something lightweight and quick to use for spilled crumbs and tracked in dirt. Perfect for those quick jobs on the floor and works better than expected on low-pile carpet. Plus since it is so lightweight I can carry it upstairs to our one bonus room – a Dyson is not easy to lug up stairs.

Cons: The dirt cup fills pretty quickly, but once again this is not a problem if it is only being used a minute at a time for “touch ups”. I was disappointed the battery life does not last very long but I just know to charge it often so it is always handy. Nothing battery powered ever seems to last as long as it should.

I used to use my broom and dustpan several times a day and this has replaced that and given me a little extra power for rugs and stairs…

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Basically a dust buster on a stick, June 27, 2009

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Marguerite McDonald (Valparaiso, IN United States) – See all my reviews

  

I also purchased the purple one at the red box store. After charging for the 14 hours recommended, I turned it on and immediately had problems with the power button. It has 3 settings – off – flat surface- carpet. It didn’t want to kick on with the flat surface, but moving up to carpet booted it up and then I dialed it back to flat surface.

At first I was pleasantly surprised. It did great on the vinyl and hardwoods but when I tried to use it on the area rug, the carpet spinning brushes wouldn’t engage. Didn’t work on the rug at all. And it’s a very low pile rug.

I took out the hand vac and used the crevice tool for my stairs and it didn’t have any problems. Though the dust bunnies did tend to clog up the crevice tool which blocked the suction.

I was thinking this is going great when the battery died. I figured I got 15-20 minutes out of this battery. That’s it. We’ll see how long it lasts on the second charge.

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