Dirt Devil Quickflip Pro 16V Cordless Vac Review...

[Chuck Bronson]

Shop vacs are good, if one has a power outlet nearby!

[Anonymous]

Shop vacs are good, if one has a power outlet nearby!

It's necessary when my husband is working in the garage or in the house.

[Blazor]

So, I bought one (actually the business did) because I wanted something to make my life easier when it comes to cleaning the floor of my mud buggy.  My job means tons of mud is tracked into truck often, and sweeping it out once dried, while somewhat effective, creates a LOT of dust when I do so.  The lot I park it in is 'off the grid,' so I do not have access to electricity.



So, I thought maybe a cordless handheld vac could handle these duties.  This Dirt Devil was on sale, so I picked one up and gave it a try today!



Everything worked out of the box, and after fully charging the battery, I was off to see what this thing could do!



Suction was adequate for the job...  for about three seconds.  Herein lies the flaw with any 'bagless' design.  The filter clogged.  In literally seconds.  This required me to constantly remove the filter, tap dust off, and reassemble.  Every three to five seconds.  Clogged filter = no suction.



So, this vac will NOT work for my purpose.  I don't blame this particular Dirt Devil model, as I can see ANY bagless handheld cordless suffering from the same problem.  These things may work great for Mom to vac up a few Cheerio's from the floor after the kid spills them, but they won't handle dirt properly.



I suppose the only solution would be to find a cordless with the classic 'tried and true' bagged collection system, like my full-sized Miele I use at home has, but I'm not even sure if a bagged cordless handheld is even made...  I'd have to look into this.











Bright, shiny & new!



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Got mud?



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Five seconds of run time...  Filter clogged.



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You should sweep your truck first and then use the Dirt Devil.

I just wanted to quote the entire post one more time  

[Chuck Bronson]

No more quoting the entire damn post!      



 

[Blazor]

No more quoting the entire damn post!      



 

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