Dirt Devil Ultra Power Handheld Vacuum
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Dirt Devil Ultra Power Handheld Vacuum
Customer Review: Handy vac, I like it.
Summary: 4 Stars
I like this hand vacuum. I find it to be very useful, and it does a pretty good job of cleaning stairs, chairs, the bricks around the fireplace, any small area where you just need to do a quick vacuum. I do not find the noise objectionable, although this unit does make noise. The fact that this unit uses disposable bags is also a plus. The cord is very long, and the attachment tool (which is always attached--can't lose this attachment) really makes this unit versatile, good for getting to the edges of the stairs, and right up along the edges of the wall.
One thing you must know if you have to change a belt: YOU MUST TWIST THE BELT TO THE LEFT 90 DEGREES AS YOU PLACE IT ON THE MOTOR & ROLLER. IF YOU TWIST THE BELT TO THE RIGHT, THE BELT WILL IMMEDIATELY COME OFF WHEN YOU TURN THE UNIT ON. If your newly replaced belt comes off the unit, your vacuum is not broken, just twist the belt the other way and everything will work. Note: I bought this new unit because when I put a new belt on another old unit I owned, the belt kept slipping off, and thus I thought my old unit was broken, missing some piece or gizmo or something which held the belt on. Nothing was wrong with my old vacuum, I was simply twisting the belt the wrong direction. So I bought a new vac. Well, now I have 2 that work. And now I know which direction to turn a newly place belt.
I think for the small sale price of this unit, this vacuum is worth the money. I think a small hand held vacuum is very useful for keeping one's living area clean. The roller brush does a good job of sweeping pet hairs off furniture. Owning this unit saves me time and money by not having to always get out my big upright vacuum and hooking up the hand attachments to the floor vac. Plus, at this price (I paid about $20) I can afford to have 2 units, one for each floor of the house. I do recommend this vacuum. It will not suck up a bowling ball like a floor vacuum might (if you believe the TV commercials) but this unit does do a nice job for small areas. It is very handy.
Customer Review: Powerful, Noisy, Awkward
Summary: 4 Stars
I got this vac for cleaning up a small space, just a room, and did not need a whole upright thing.
I can say that this unit must have a very powerful motor- when you turn it on, it sounds like a Corvette at 6000 rpm and there does not seem to be anything built into the product to lessen this clamor.
The unfortunate thing is that all this power as you would think from the sound(s) that it makes does not seem to translate into a lot of suction power. But the brush is very powerful and distinguishis this product from other "Dustbuster" type hand vacs.
As a handheld vaccum, I do find its brush powerful to get things like cookie crumbs and whatnot out of a cheap synthetic carpet but beware, it is really loud. Well, one other good thing is that the bags are easily available.
Probably you can find another handheld vac that is quieter but beware that some "Dustbuster" - style vacs do not have a sweeping powerful brush, they just inhale loose debris. So consider it carefully.
It is an okay product and people ask to borrow it, but it does have its drawbacks in the noise and that the suction is not as powerful as it should be.
I think perhpas a lot of people here are comparing this Dirt Devil negatively with respect to hand vacuums that do not have powered brushes so it is not really a fair comparison.
Customer Review: Great for Hard to Reach Places
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had this sucker for about 10 years. I've had no belt or other issues (need to clean the unit up though). Its great for picking up cat litter and furniture vacuuming. I use it where the furniture blocks a regular vacuum.
I do have to use the high setting the most. The outer bag is dusty from sitting for a few years. However, with new bags, this little bugger does the trick. I am changing some of my procedures, so I probably won't upgrade to a bagless unit. I will use it as necessary. Its rare for small appliances to last this long.
It is loud, but I am not using it for long lengths of time. Its also good for picking up cardboard, larger debris, prior to using your bagless vacuum. You can extend the life of the bagless (and have a LOT less to dump), if you get the larger chunks up before a vacuum. You can either sweep, or use this little Devil.
As with my other vacuum reviews, cleaning the roller brush is very important. For this vacuum, it should be done after every or every other use.
Customer Review: Good performance...but durability?
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this vac last year mainly to do stairs and furniture, and it definitely sucks up dirt, cat hair, and whatever else with ease. Yes, it's noisy but what small motorized appliance isn't?
However, the noise just got a whole lot worse after a slight mishap when a cloth strap from a seat cushion got drawn in by the roller and slammed everything to an instant halt. The belt broke, which wasn't surprising and was easily replaced. Having doing so, the next time used it sounded terrible -- much louder and more raucous with noticible vibration. After some disassembly and further inspection I found that the driveshaft that runs the belt is clearly bent. It's only a matter of time now before the bearings will destruct and more belts will break.
Yes, I was careless for not watching more closely what I was doing but never expected that a simple cloth strap could do such damage. Even so, I will probably buy another and keep this one for parts if needed.
Customer Review: Back to basics!
Summary: 4 Stars
I had one of these Dirt Devils for many years until one of the kids blew up the motor somehow - I think a chunk of something got vacuumed into it. Anyway, after buying a couple of other brands because I couldn't find what I wanted, I was really happy to see the new and improved hand-vac, at a decent price too. It still feels as heavy (good motor!) but the plastic housing looks cheap, and there's no little brush attachment for the hose, only an edge cleaner. The hose is too short to do much with it: awkward for a simple job like the stairs or doing high corners of windows, etc. There is a little loop fastener to keep the cord attached to the body of it, which is convenient. All in all I think I am happy with it, the main roller brush is better than the other brands, and that is what I wreally wanted, and I am able to use attachments from my main vacuum cleaner.