Great vac, just read the directions
I was very concerned after reading all the reviews for this vac, but took some people's advice from the reviews and I am extremely happy with my new vac.
1- Be respectful of the directions:It takes a whole 5 minutes to read the small booklet/leaflet and if you don't read it expect problems. There are two knobs and some people on the reviews didn't even know that, because they didn't read the directions.
2-The vac is lightweight and small: Be respectful that it is a small POWERFUL vac. It cannot vacuum a 2000 sq. foot home, not even a 1000 sq foot home without cleaning the filter. I use it for my large area rugs. It picksup and suctions very well! People complain they have to clean the filter often and how difficult it is to clean the filter. Someone in these reviews recommended a small 99 cent brush (bottle/dish/etc) and this worked perfectly for me. It takes me litterally 30 seconds to clean (don't try chop sticks like someone recommended that would take...
85% of a Dyson at 15% of the price.
You can just feel the amount of air getting sucked through this thing. Although small, it's got a very effective 12amp motor, and still fits under a shelf in the closet with our board games. It's simple, sturdy and functional.
My wife and I were going to register for a Dyson, but when we played with one at Macy's it felt rickety. We were really surprised as we'd heard nothing but great things about them. But we decided we couldn't blow $400 on a big, plastic monstrosity. I'm sure they're really great, but our modest 900sq' just don't need the BMW of vacuums.
In particular I like the handle. Looks weird, but it's perfect. The hose only comes with two attachments; that's all you need, and the hose itself is just long enough. The brush height is automatically adjusting. The power switch is a simple three-position switch that goes: off / motor / motor and brush. And the dust catch and filter are easy enough to remove and empty.
A Dyson may very...
It doesn't just suck, it blows. (...or does it?)
I bought this vacuum a few months ago because it seemed like the perfect compromise between a full-size, full-priced vacuum cleaner, and a smaller hand-held. Just what I needed for my small apartment with both carpet and tile flooring. I was initially impressed by its light weight, sleek design, adjustable handle, and seemingly good/advertised suction. But, as is usually the case, looks can be deceiving and often supersede function.
As another reviewer mentioned, this vacuum is completely useless on hardwood or tile floors. The exhaust just ends up blowing the debris around rather than sucking it up. Not to mention the suction is seemingly lost on flat surfaces anyway, because even the pieces that manage to not get blown around don't ever seem to make it inside the vacuum. Maybe this would be an acceptable flaw, but once you get the vacuum onto carpet, performance isn't much better. It often refuses to pick up seemingly easy debris, which could be due to a combination of...
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