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Dyson (214730-01 V8 Absolute Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, Yellow

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Condition
New
Model
214730-01
Capacity
0.54 liters
Dimensions
9.9"L x 8.9"W x 49"H
Weight
5.8 lb
Color
New
Filter Type
HEPA Filter
In the box
V8 Absolute Vacuum^Docking Station^Combination Tool^Crevice Tool^Mini Soft Dusting Brush^Mini Motorized Tool

Features 11

  • Plastic
  • Made in USA and Imported
  • capacity: 0.54
  • wattage: 350

Description

150 percent more brush bar power than the Dyson V6 cord-free vacuum. Two cleaner heads. Extra tools and whole machine filtration. Cord-free. Hassle- free. The most powerful suction. Up to 40 minutes of powerful suction. Trigger releases instantly. Battery power is only used for cleaning. Whole machine HEPA filtration captures allergens and expels cleaner air than the air you breathe. Powered by the Dyson digital motor V8, it creates the most powerful cordless vacuum. The direct-drive cleaner head drives bristles deeper into the carpet to remove even more dirt. It has 150Percent more brush bar power than the Dyson V6 cord-free vacuum. Invented for hard floors. The soft Roller cleaner head removes large debris and fine dust simultaneously. Hygienic dirt ejector empties dust from the bin in a single action. Mini motorized tool for tough tasks. Stiff nylon bristles remove pet hair and ground-in dirt from furniture, car seats and tight spaces. 2 tier Radial cyclones - 15 cyclones, arranged across two tiers, work in parallel to increase airflow and capture more fine dust. Max power mode provides 7 minutes of higher suction for more difficult tasks. Mini soft dusting brush for gentle dusting around the home. Balanced for cleaning up top, down below and in between. All Dyson cordless vacuums quickly convert to a handheld for quick clean UPS, spot cleaning and cleaning difficult places. 1tested to ASTM F558 against cordless models. Dyson received the highest numerical score among stick vacuums in the J. D. Power 2017 vacuum satisfaction study, based on 6, 965 total responses from 7 companies measuring the opinions of consumers who purchased a stick vacuum in the previous 12 months surveyed in February-march 2017. Your experiences may vary. CHARGING AND STORING: This machine will switch “OFF” if the battery temperature is below 37. 4°F(3°C). This is designed to protect the motor and battery. Do not charge the machine and then move it to an area with a temperature below 37. 4°F (3°C) for storage purposes. To help prolong battery life, avoid recharging immediately after a full discharge. Allow to cool for a few minutes. Avoid using the machine with the battery flush to a surface. This will help it run cooler and prolong battery run time and life Voltage is 21. 6.

Specs 37

Brand Dyson
Filter Type HEPA Filter
Surface Recommendation Carpet, Hard Floor
Power Source Battery Powered
Voltage 21.6 volts
Capacity 0.54 liters
Maximum Suction 11.73 inches
Recommended Uses For Product Carpet, Hard Floor

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I absolutely love this Dyson V8 Absolute! My only regret with this purchase was waiting so long to do it!
I absolutely love this Dyson V8 Absolute! I was super hesitant about paying $500 for a cordless vacuum. I am very familiar with Dyson quality and power and I own a Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy and have been extremely happy with its performance. The only problem I was having was using the Dyson Upright on wood floors and carrying it upstairs. That's where the Dyson V8 Absolute comes in. I moved into a new house which is mostly dark hardwood floors with the exception of the bedrooms and upstairs game room. I loved the dark hardwood but it shows every speck of dirt debris or grass that the kids and dogs drag in. I was getting frustrated having to break out the big Dyson Upright every day to vacuum the hardwoods. Even with all it's power, it did just an "OK" job on the hardwood. Most times I would turn off the brush to keep the debris from getting shot across the floor. Even with the amazing sucking power of the Dyson Upright it left the floors in just decent cleanliness. Using a dust mop and dustpan would become the norm but it never got the floors totally clean either and I was always on my hands and knees picking up the missed debris or picking up what the dustpan didn't. I finally had enough and decided to splurge on the Dyson V8 Absolute. My only regret with this purchase was waiting so long to do it! I decided on the V8 over the V6 because of the extra run time. The Soft roller cleaner head for large debris and hard floors works amazingly on my wood floors and tile!!! It actually lightly brushes the hard surfaces and picks up every speck of dust and debris. Absolutely no buyers remorse with this purchase, in fact, every day I use the V8, I comment on how much I love this thing and how glad I am that I purchased it. Not only does the V8 work great on the hardwood floors and tile but the Direct-drive cleaner head works great on carpet and stairs. The V8 is light enough to use throughout the entire house and not get tired. On regular suction power, I can do the entire house on one charge. The max suction mode will reduce your run time but if you need that much run time on max power, you would be better off using the full size upright vacuum and plug it in. The floors in my house have never been cleaner and I will gladly use this V8 Vacuum every day. The results can be seen immediately especially when you go to empty out the easy drop and clean canister. It makes cleaning the floors fun and effortless. The V8 also works like a dust buster on steroids! Use it to clean out your car pick up an accidental mess or just vacuum up the every day debris that the family tracks in. I've had the V8 for 9 months and couldn't be happier. Cheaper would definitely be better but I can tell you right now the $500 spent on the V8 was worth every penny!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2017 by Jim C
Cleaning with Oomph.
This is one expensive cordless vacuum so I give it 5 starts realizing it's priced out of many people's idea of reasonable. BUT it is a magnificent piece of equipment and perfect for my needs. Given my needs - the price is reasonable. Initial use experience: I opened the box and "read" the instructions very briefly. The instructions are pictures - and I prefer words. But I get that they sell world-wide and this is efficient. Anyway, the instructions are not necessary to get the thing operational. The attachment points for attaching the wand to the handle and the accessory to the wand are marked and obvious. Everything attaches with a satisfying CLICK. And more amazing, the unit had juice in it so no more than 90 seconds after getting the box open I was vacuuming. PROS: Up and ready to use in seconds. Simple to click the parts together. CONS: I would prefer a choice of words rather than just pictures. But it's not a big enough problem to down grade my 5 stars Use Experience: Using the V8 is easy as can be. It handles quickly and it's very articulated heads makes cleaning in corners and around legs of furniture easy. Changing accessories, or going from the "electric broom" to hand-held mode couldn't be easier. Again, everything snaps together with a pronounced click. The wall mount is very well thought out. You string the charger into a spring mounted area that allows you to snap the unit into the wall mount AND connect the charger in one quick motion. My particular use is that we live out in the country on a long gravel driveway. Dirt is a way of life out here. But mostly we track in dirt and as much as we wipe our feet, or take off our boots as soon as we get inside - the area around the door has dirt. If left unattended we could grow tomatoes there after a while. And worse, that gets tracked deeper into the house. We have a very open plan so entry leads into kitchen leads into living room. So I need to be able to clean up that entry area - and part way into the kitchen often. The V8 on max makes very short work of that. It picks up everything and leaves the floor much cleaner than I can get it with a broom. And since I have it hanging in the laundry room right by the door which everyone uses - it's handy and not a chore at all to grab a few times a day. PROS: Works wonderfully for my use - easy peasy to change accessories or go to hand held version. Good suction, great cleaning CONS: It took me a while to figure out which accessory is used for what function. I'm sure some people found it totally intuitive. I didn't. But again, the negative is not worth lowering the score. ABOUT THE BATTERY LIFE: OK, I've heard people complain that the long battery life is only on the lower suction and with some of the accessories. Well for my use, I run it on Max, with the motorized head - which is supposed to only give 7 minutes of use. So far I've never gone below 2 out of 3 bars on the charging light. If I were using this as my primary and only vacuum - that would be frustrating. But to spot clean - even spot cleaning the whole house, going here and there, not running it turned on through the whole house - I don't take 7 minutes. FOR ME - the battery life is fine. But consider how you will use the unit. Cleaning and maintenance: Here's where I might have gone 4 or 4.5 stars. But I'm sticking with 5 because the design is so elegant and easy to use that the fact that I had trouble with it and had to call Dyson didn't cause me to downgrade it. Here's what you do to empty the canister. You lift one lever, lift the big "thing" on top of the unit up, and it automatically opens the whole bottom of the canister dropping all your dirt into your garbage can. Very easy and elegant. But... the first time I did it it worked fine. The second time I couldn't get it to drop open the canister bottom. I called tech support and they told me not to be afraid to really give it a strong yank - which I did and it opened out. Once opened the dirt falls out. Unlike other vacuums that require taking out bags holding the vacuum in an awkward position - so long as you're holding the unit over the garbage can it empties easily. I also found that one of the filters, at least where we are with all of the fine dirt, as well as gravel clogs up quickly. So I've had to wash that out already - and I've only used the unit for 2 weeks. But again, it's heavy use.I found out that I needed to wash it out by calling tech support, which answered promptly and listened while I ran the machine and diagnosed the problem then and there. PROS: Empties easily and completely. Excellent phone in tech support. CONS: Seriously, I'm not that weak and I really needed to yank at the unit to get the canister to open. But again - for my use that seems a minor problem. And my husband has no problem opening the unit. Summary: True confessions - I've bought 2 vacuums before this to address the dirty entry way problem. One was a small shop vac and the other a corded hand held. Neither came close to the Dyson V8 in solving my specific cleaning problem. It also does other things - no doubt. But this is perfect for spot cleaning with major OOMPH. If that's your need - this is your machine. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2016 by carolyntx
Game Changer for us and our hard floors!
This is our first Dyson. I purchased it in January 2017. I needed a decent vacuum. We have had one bad experience after another with vacuum cleaners. I needed something dependable, easy to use and effective. Our son and his wife got one of these and said how much they loved it. The price tag was something that I had to think on but I am so glad that we took the plunge! About our home/family: We have 4 adults (2 females with long hair), a dog and a toddler in a 2000 sq. ft. home. We have hard floors with several area rugs. I have chronic pain and I needed something that wasn't too heavy or bulky. Sweeping felt as if we were scattering dust and allergens everywhere. Enter this little gem! It's lightweight, has outstanding performance, quiet and so easy to use! I have used this on my hard floors and immediately went back over the same area with a dry Swiffer and the Swiffer pad was virtually clean. It also works great on our area rugs, pet hair and about anything else we throw at it. The attachments are perfect for cleaning smaller areas, crevices, etc. Our house is relatively small and the battery is more than sufficient for us. There has only been a couple of times that the battery has given out. When that happens, it's usually because 2 adults are using it to deep clean at the same time. One thing that you will need to be careful of is emptying the debris cup. When I empty it, I make sure that I do it outside. No matter how careful I am, the dirt goes everywhere. Not a complaint or deal breaker but something I wish I knew before hand for obvious reasons. 😃 I cannot speak to the use on carpet and how that may/may not affect the battery longevity. As I previously said, it works great on area rugs. I do know that the past 6 months have been awesome. I vacuum more frequently because I don't feel as burdened by the weight of a regular vacuum and I love that it's cordless. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2017 by Cindy O.
Life-Changing
Despite having Amazon Prime for a decade, I have never written a review. Until now. This vacuum is so amazing that despite having had 5-ish hours of sleep the night before and a a busy work day, I actually enjoyed revving this up for the first time to vacuum the house. I was still in my work clothes and carrying a backpack over one shoulder because I was getting so into it.. It's like playing a carnival game or something, I swear. Probably has something to do with the convenient trigger button on the handle instead of a typical on/off switch. Used up about a quarter of a battery on the regular setting (40 min) to do a quick run of my home (1650 sq ft) I'm still in awe at how much gross gray stuff this picked up in the canister despite having vacuumed just a week before. Up until maybe 20 minutes ago I thought of myself as a relatively clean person--no shoes in the house, no pets, you could probably eat off of the floor. I sit at a table on the floor during dinner (don't mean to stereotype, but I am Asian). Now I don't know what to think, because my reality has been shattered and I now realize that my house has never truly been clean with this crappy 2000's era Kenmore canister vacuum from Sears. Honestly, I'm a little pissed right now because of how much I was missing out on without this vacuum. "oh no, this Kenmore is fine, what difference could this Dyson make? Vacuum is a vacuum, blah blah blah. Why get this when I could just do something else with the mon--" Shut up past self, you're not woke. This is like going from dial-up internet to fiber optic internet. I would know, because I had AOL (and I live in Alaska) Overall it's a pretty sweet vacuum. Lightweight, portable, relatively quiet vs other vacuums I have used, is very user-friendly, annnd isn't hideous to look at--it fits the bill, honestly. I just have two issues: first thing, is that I feel like a Ghostbuster when using this, but not having a backpack attachment to charge this while storing extra dirt is kind of buzzkill on that. Although, I can the backpack attachment kind of getting in the way of portability and comfort. The second thing is that you have to be careful with the dirt ejector. It would have been nice for the dirt to be funneled down when disposing of the gross gray stuff inhabiting your carpet, instead of splaying everywhere and having to vacuum that spot again because some dust escaped the trash. I can see the challenges of this, however, given the fact that it's dust and that's hard to wrangle. It does do a good job of compacting most of it in the canister prior to disposal, though. Maybe they'll come up with another ground-breaking way to dispose of the dust in a future model, who knows--I mean, this thing can pick up a 100 lbs. At least I know if a 100 lb burrito fell down every fell down a chute and I happened to be there with this vacuum in hand, I can count on this to get the job done (as long as it takes less than 7 minutes to get it out because of the runtime on the max power setting. This isn't a miracle worker, it's a vacuum--let's be realistic.) Good stuff. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2018 by Susatron
Am I nuts paying this much for a vacuum???
I want to give this 4.5 stars but I cant. Now, the reasons are very minor but I gave 5 stars instead of 4 for that reason. The pistol grip is not comfortable. I have big hands and it does do some minor rubbing and with the hard plastic, its just not that comfortable. The dust bin, when dealing with animal hair does scrape off most of the hair, In fact it will scrape all the hair off the center when emptying but hair can still get stuck and you have to reach in and pull it out. Again, very minor issue. More annoying then anything is the dock. It does not hold all the attachments so you will have to store some. I dont understand how they have been through many revisions and still dont modify the dock to hold all the accessories. Ok, now to real dirty world usage. All cleaning was using standard, I never used max. I have a neato that runs in my living room every day, usually twice a day. I have 1 sheltie mix, I have another sheltie/pomeranian mix and 2 cats so you can imagine I have a lot of hair im dealing with. The 2 dogs are still shedding and can dump a ton of hair on my living room rug in just a matter of a few hours and thats with constantly brushing them. My first test was going over the area rug that had been cleaned the evening before by my neato. Its a 10x12 area rug. I didnt even notice till I finished that the entire dirt bin was almost completely full. I went over the area rug 2 more times during the day and each time it still pulled hair up and was at max line both times. Mind you this area rug is short, its not a plush rug at all. Now, I get this from my neato to. when my dogs are shedding, it can take 4 times a day vacuuming to get it where you get almost no hair left. I purposely let my computer room go unvacuumed for 3 weeks. I wanted to give this a torture test that my hundred dollar upright dirtdevil vacuum would struggle with. Its a small room, maybe 8x6 area to be cleaned. Let me say this right now. It put my dirt devil to shame on the very first pass. My dirt devil which is only a little over a year old and very well maintained, can take 3-5 passes to clean up that hair on carpet thats been here since probably the 50s. I had to empty the bin 4 times while cleaning this room and it was top to bottom full of dog hair. Now, cleaning time for this room was probably only around 3-4 minutes but you also have to figure in the times I had to keep emptying it. With that said, I will say that the carpet turned out much nicer than when using the dirt devil and I thought the dirt devil did a good job, until now. Now here is the amazing part, My neato will have to have its brushes cleaned about every 2-3 days as they will be full. All that carpet cleaning with all that hair and when I was done, I had to pull like 4 strands that had wrapped around the brush. That was very exciting to see how clean it stayed, Funny thing is, I didnt so much buy this for the carpet cleaning, I actually bought this for the cat litter that keeps getting slung out by our cats onto the hardwood floor. My vacuum was useless on cat litter as it would just sling it everywhere. I have limited mobility due to a stroke several years ago so sweeping with a broom is a very difficult chore for me. The fluffy head power unit is an absolute godsend. It picked that litter up like it was nothing but some dust. All those videos I watched of the V6 and V8 are so true, The fluffy head works awesome. There is some downsides to it though. I had a couple stringy pieces of carpet that was on the floor and they didnt make it into the bin, they just wrapped around the fluffy roller. Not a huge deal but it did seem to do it consistently. My biggest worries with paying over $500 for a tick vacuum was that A) I must be stupid and B) 25 minutes of runtime with a powerhead on it? I must really be stupid! To my surprise, the combo of the suction and the powerhead makes vacuuming really quick. When I would do my living room area rug with my dirtdevil, I would go slowly and it could easily take me 10 minutes to go over it. With the V8. it takes about 3-4 minutes. It takes around the same to clean the computer room. It takes about 2 minutes to clean around the litter boxes and hallways, it takes about 2 minutes to do my kitchen. About 2 minutes for the bedroom and 2 minutes for the den. That leaves plenty of power left, around 13 more minutes, if I need to do a spot clean here and there after the dogs, It could easily take me 15 minutes to just do the 2 rooms with the big vac. You dont realize how much time you spend fighting the cord and trying to get it out of your way. No cord equals 100% cleaning time (Except emptying the bin) and that can really shorten the amount of time you need to clean. Overall, im very pleased with how it performs on both carpet and hard floors. It is very light and easy to maneuver for me and it is much easier to maintain then my upright. I dont have a clue on how durability is going to be, thats going to take time to find out. Let me also say this. I hate vacuuming, its why I bought a robot to begin with lol, but using the V8, it did not feel like a chore at all. No dragging and re positioning that cord every few passes, no weight at all, The V8 is only around 5lbs and its very maneuverable and easily carried. As for loudness, oh my goodness, it is quiet! compared to any of my vacuums, it is by far the quietest of them all. My dogs didnt even bark like they do when starting the upright. I still think im nuts for spending this much money on a vacuum cleaner but if this can last me for several years, it will be well worth the investment. Do I think this can replace a full upright vacuum? Yes I do and here is why. You will use this more often. Instead of waiting a week to drag out the big vacuum, you will grab this, run it for a couple minutes here and there and you will be done. You will end up doing this more often because its so convenient. I would put the V8 up there with the dishwasher. A must have for everyone who hates doing that exact chore. It just makes your life easier. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2017 by D. Cole
I wish Dyson could innovate their customer service
I find it hard to believe that a company that spends a great deal of time marketing the design excellence of its product would fail so wholly at something so basic as phone customer service and parts replacement. I purchased a V8 Absolute vacuum in late September from Amazon.com and was fairly pleased with its operation until very soon the hard floor cleaner attachment stopped working properly. It was clogging frequently and easily and after inspection it became clear that the flexible purple hose that routes dust into the vacuum was crimped during the manufacturing process. This crimp was causing dust to snag and was severe enough that reseating the hose was not possible. In November I began the process of trying to replace the part thinking a simple call would take care of things, but was stymied on a few occasions by hold times above 30 minutes, and it wasn’t until December 17 when I finally had the time to 'wait it out' and speak to a representative. After he apparently pulled a demo unit out to see what I was talking about (I offered to email photos) and tried to convince me that the crimp obstructing nearly 50% of the hose diameter was part of the design, he created an order for a part and informed me that in 5-8 business days my problem would be solved. Great! So I waited and waited and decided to call today (Jan 3) to check the status of the order. After more than 50 minutes, I reached a representative who then had to place me on a further hold to tell me that parts were not available for the vacuum since it was so new, and that in order to replace the part, I would have to replace the entire vacuum. The call lasted an hour and seven minutes. I was told without any humor that replacing the part cannot be completed without my FIRST going to a UPS store with the vacuum and its attachments, receiving a tracking number, and then CALLING customer service back. CALLING! After protesting, the representative gave me her personal company email and said I could email the tracking information when I had it (the only bright point of this ordeal) and that it would take a further 7-10 business days to receive a replacement. So: 1. Why if no parts were available was I forced to jump through hoops a second time, and why do I have to send the entire unit back? If all of the relevant parts are already boxed up with vacuums why can’t Dyson send ME everything so I’m not without service for weeks? At a minimum why can’t Dyson send me a label and schedule a pickup so I don’t have to haul everything to a UPS store? 2. Why can’t they get a call back system for the phone service? Even glacially slow-to-adopt USPS allows callers to opt out of physical hold times and receive a phone call back in the order they were received. Even an estimate of wait time would be something. I have now spent about two hours holding with Dyson. I have to say that I am stubbornly seeing this through because I am pleased with the vacuum itself, but I will NEVER pay a premium for another Dyson product when the service stops when the transaction clears. It has been made very evident to me that the problem is on me to solve, when Dyson is supposed to be the company that solves problems. Will update if I ever get a part. Update 1/4/17 UPS Store had no record of reference number. Had to call Dyson again. Only 34 minutes this time. Told me I went to "wrong" UPS store. Wasn't told which UPS store in a nationally-linked chain would have reference number. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2017 by BL
The Best Cordless Vacuum, Bar None
Let me preface this brief review with the fact that I am a vacuum snob- I vacuum daily and I am hyper critical of my vacuums so the fact that I rate this product so highly should say something for the overall quality and performance of this vacuum. I originally bought a Dyson cordless vacuum years ago (don’t remember the model) and I wouldn’t recommend it to my worst enemy. The thing had horrible battery life, suction was pitiful. It just didn’t do what a vacuum was supposed to do. Fast forward a few years and I decided to give it another shot with the V8 Absolute. Very different experience from my prior vacuum. I have a 3600 square foot office with mostly hard floors that I purchased a V8 Absolute to take care of. I always hated plugging things in but didn’t want to sacrifice suction and cleaning performance for the sake of mobility; however, the thought of a cord-free cleaning experience that was on-par with a corded experience was quite alluring. I bought the V8 for my office in 2016 and have used it daily. We remodeled the office space and many days there was Sheetrock dust everywhere- this vacuum didn’t miss a beat. Ceiling tile debris, saw dust, Sheetrock dust, bits and pieces of construction didn’t phase it. Since the remodel, it hasn’t had so much as a hiccup in it’s performance. In a typical vacuuming run, I used a mix of “high power” and “regular power” settings with the powered hard floor attachment and typically finish cleaning my 3600 square foot office with 2/3 or 1/3 battery lights still on. I’ve never run out of juice. That is quite amazing. Everything is sucked up the first time, every time- the only real reason I use “high power” occasionally is where tile has a deep groove in it in doorways, and high power is good to get things from deep down in crevices. Growing on 2 years after my first V8 purchase, the battery is still holding up great, nothing has broken, and it cleans as well as the day I bought it. Fast forward to the end of 2017 I bought a second Dyson V8 Absolute for my home use and I have had virtually the exact same stellar experience that I had with my first V8 Absolute for my office. At home I use the carpet Motörhead more than the hard floor attachment, and I can thoroughly say that it is just as good on carpet as the hard floor attachment is on hard floors. Battery life is about the same on carpet as it is hard floors- I’ve never had a cleaning job or vacuuming need that the V8 battery wasn’t more than enough to complete. I also have multiple indoor pets and the V8 has absolutely no issue pulling up pet debris/shedding without skipping a beat. You have to empty the canister more often, if you have pets- but not so frequently that using the V8 becomes annoying. I highly recommend this vacuum- its one of the best available, period. Even when compared to many corded models, I’d still prefer the Dyson V8 Absolute 98% of the time. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2018 by Landon Dodd
This thing sucks... very well!
We are in the midst of a remodel and our primary (plugin) vacuum cleaner was hanging out at our son's home. So, to combat the endless dust and upgrade or remaining nearly useless vacuum we did our homework. Consumer Reports highly recommended this unit, and one of our friends one as well. I've got to say that this unit works VERY well. What is most amazing about it is how much dust and dirt it will gobble up without putting any of it back into the air. With our other vacuums when you used them you could "smell" them because the filters just didn't take out all the junk they were picking up. I even did the "unthinkable" and scooted our heavy sleigh bed out enough to get this unit back there. The dust there was inches think (ok, millimeters thick) and the unit was able to snarf up almost a full "bucket" of allergens without redistributing it into the air. It's easy to empty and clean, too. Just be careful to actually have the bin over the trash when you pull the red "ejection" button. This unit does have two flaws, IMHO, both minor. First: The method of attaching the unit to the charger bracket is not well thought out. To be fair, we haven't hung it up on a wall anywhere because as yet we have no place to hang it, but the combination of maneuvers required to get it to mate with the charger bracket is silly. As a result, we just don't use the bracket and merely plug the charger directly into the motor when we finish with our daily hard floor dust cleanup. Second: It's got quite a few attachments, and no way to hang/store them neatly. The wall bracket can accommodate perhaps one of the attachments... but the others will need to find a shelf, drawer or somewhere else to live. It also means you'll have to store the extension tube if you're not using it (e.g. when vacuuming upholstery). A little more design would have provided a way to nest the items together and hang them so they are all easy to get to. Our unit came with two brushes, a "pointy nozzle", an extension tube, a narrow brush unit and a wide brush unit. The two brush units have built in beater bars. I think the smaller one is intended for use on upholstery. Unfortunately the upholstery brush unit is harder to disassemble to remove wound-up hair or string. I saw that someone complained about the battery not lasting very long. Seems fine to me. May not clean every floor of your Beverly Hill Mansion, but it does the job pretty well in our modestly sized home without needing a recharge. Of course that may also be because we seldom need to use the "high suction" mode which halves the run time. It sucks really well even in the low/default suction setting. Bottom line is our house would be unlivable due to the daily sawdust and drywall dust without this unit (and two HEPA air purifiers). I was also surprised when the unit went into "on-off" mode. It sucks, stops, starts sucking again. I thought perhaps that was an indication that the battery was dying, but discovered that the unit does that when it is clogged/blocked. In one case it had sucked up a wad of insulation. I don't recall seeing that in the scant manual anywhere, but perhaps I missed it. About the weight... it's not all that light! You will notice after a while of using it. It's close to 9 pounds, i.e. the weight of a bowling ball and since it doesn't ride around on it's own wheels, you're the one providing the support. But boy-o-boy is it so much more effective than those "dust buster" vacuums of the past. IN SUMMARY: Great unit. Would highly recommend. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2018 by Mr. Amusing
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