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12/27/2011

Dirt Devil M085590 Featherlite Bagged Upright Vacuum Cleaner Review

Dirt Devil M085590 Featherlite Bagged Upright Vacuum Cleaner
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Approximately three years ago, my $200 Eureka vac finally stopped working and I purchased the featherlite to replace it.At that time I lived in a 1,400 sf apartment.Now I live in a 2,500 sft home.

For the past three years, this vacuum has served our family well.Pros:

1.Inexpensive.$40 or less in most places.
2.It picks up dirt, fuzz (and legos) as well or better than any other vacuum I've ever used.Really.Just change the bag when it gets full.
3.Light weight.It's very easy to manuver and my younger kids can use it.
4.Simplicity.This is a basic vac.It's easy to change the bag, wind the cord, and pull hair/crud out of the roller if necessary.
5.It's got a bag.This is a personal preference, but every bagless upright I've ever used creates a small dust storm when you empty it.The bag system on this one works well.

Cons:
1.I don't expect it to go past 5 years.It's clearly designed for low cost and light weight.However, so far so good.
2.It's pretty loud.Not the loudest I've used but it's not quiet.
3.The hose for attachments is cumbersome to use.My recommendation?Use a small canister vac and/or shop vac instead.Most uprights have on-board tools that don't work well.
4.I have several children, and one in particular that sheds a lot of long hair.All vac will get hair caught in the beater-bar underneath, but this one also seems to get hair caught in the bushings that support the bar.When this happens, the hair builds up in that area creating friction and eventually smelly hair smell.Not a huge problem but slightly annoying.

I intend to buy another one of these when mine gives out.If I have to spend $40 every 4-6 years to own a lightweight, easy to use, vacuum that cleans extremely well then I'm quite ok with that!I see no reason to blow $200-$400 on a large heavy vacuum that MIGHT last a little longer.

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Easy to push and easy to carry from room to room or up and down stairs, the Dirt Devil Featherlite upright vacuum cleaner (model M085590) features a powerful 12-amp motor that enables fast pick-up of dust and dirt. You'll be able to attack your floors using this upright's handle, as well as clean stairs, upholstered furniture, and hard-to-get-at spots with the 60-inch stretch hose connected to the back of the unit and the included tools--extension wand, dusting brush, crevice tool.
Dirt Devil's MicroFresh filtration process traps over 99 percent of dust and common allergens in your home. Automatic height adjustment makes it perfect for carpet and hard floors. Other features include a bright headlight for searching out dust bunnies, 13-inch nozzle width, 25-foot cord, side cord wrapping storage, and a soft touch bumper to protect walls and furniture from collisions. It uses a Type U paper bag. The unit has a hand weight of 13-1/2 pounds, and is backed by a 1-year warranty for parts and motor. Assembly required.

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5/15/2011

Bissell 3106A Featherweight Lightweight Vacuum Review

Bissell 3106A Featherweight Lightweight Vacuum
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I wanted a lightweight, compact vacuum to use every evening after dinner on the kitchen floor.Our regular vac was too bulky to pull out for quick jobs, and we didn't have a spot to charge a cordless.I settled on the Featherweight because it was small enough to hang from my mop rack and only cost $20.

This vac is ideal for picking up dust and pet hair on wood or tile floors.However, I've found that with larger, heavier items (such as spilled dog food), the vac often has to be lifted up over the item and placed right down on top of it in order to pick it up; if I just push the vacuum over dog food, it often just pushes the dog food in front of the vacuum head instead of sucking it up.Removing the vac head and using this as a hand vac works much better for picking up dog food and the like.

I've also found that items about the size of a marble (again, spilled dog food) get jammed right behind the plastic shield covering the intake opening of the vac.To remove them I need to jam a stick back there, loosen the item and then pry it out.This is a pain in the neck that I really don't need.

Finally, there's no way to clean the dust off the filter without using your bare hands; this vac really needed just a tiny brush that attached to the unit to make dusting off the filter easier and neater.As it is, after every use I need to pull clumps of dog fur off the filter with my bare fingers - yuck!

I think that once this breaks (as I'm sure it will - it's made of quite junky plastic and doesn't seem all that durable) I'll go out and spend a bit more money on a higher quality stick vac.However, for $20 this little cheapie picks up the messes and doesn't take up too much space.

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Bissell Featherweight Lightweight Vacuum

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