Dirt Devil 082600 Vision Bagless Canister Vacuum
- All-surface cleaning provides flexiblity
- Power nozzle wіth revolving brush lifts embedded dirt frοm carpets
- MicroFresh filtration traps over 99% οf dust allergens
- On-board tools wіth floor brush fοr bare floors
- 12-amp motor fοr maximum vacuuming power
Product Description
Thе perfect vacuum fοr home wіth a variety οf surfaces. A complete set οf tools wіth a telescoping wand lets уου vacuum virtually аnу surface іn уουr home, аnd finger tip power controls gve уου thе freedom tο adjust suction οn thе gο. Thіѕ bagless canister comes wіth a 12 amp motor аnd іѕ lightweight, ѕο іt's simple tο maneuver аnd transport between floors. Thе turbo tool easily picks up pet hair аnd οthеr stubborn surface debris frοm carpet аnd upholstery. Thе HEPA f... More >>
Dirt Devil 082600 Vision Bagless Canister Vacuum
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We’ve always owned uprights. This time I went searching on the internet for one — looked at Eureka and Hoover, but settled on this wonderful canister for our house instead. It’s got it all for less money: powerful (12 amps), bagless (you can see the dirt getting sucked in), lightwieight, silent, hepa filter, quality build, variable speed control, retracting cord, works on carpet (powered brush) and hard floors, fantastic price. It looks cool too. We opened it and immediately vacuumed the house and furniture, etc. We pulled up much more animal hair and misc. fluffies than our ancient powered eurka upright. I was sold right off when I could vacuum under the couch and bed — without even moving them! It goes where no upright can go and is much lighter. It a very powerful 12 amp unit with lots of attachments right in the base of the unit (not on the wand like some Eureka’s). We got lots of tools with it, including an extra hard floor tool. The powered brush head is nice because it has a separate foot button (separate from main power) so you can quickly turn the brush off and on as needed. Fantastic product!!
WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! DIRT DEVIL DOES NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THESE MACHINES. I bought my machine in January of this year. In June I reckon it was I vacuumed one day and the thing worked just fine, the next day when I pressed the power button it whirred as long as I held the button in but would not stay locked into “on.” I called Dirt Devil and found out that there was only one repair center that was any where close to me and that it was an hour’s drive in the opposite direction from where I normally do business. The thing sat around for a few months until I could get it to the repair center. When I went to pick the machine up I was presented with a bill for $39.95 for “cleaning” the switch. The repair center owner clarified that if the switch had been defective the repair would have been covered under warranty but since it was merely dirty I had to pay for it. There is nothing in the owner’s manual referencing a need to clean the switch and the distress shooting guide in the reference manual does not mention a dirty switch as a possible reason for the machine to not run. I left the machine at the repair center and called Dirt Devil. From several conversations with them I gather that they don’t consider it a design or manufacturing defect when the machine is operated according to instructions (I was very careful to always clean out the dust cup whenever it looked like it had any accumulation of dirt) and manages to suck enough dirt up into its inner workings to kill it. They were way more interested in telling me that if I didn’t pay the owner of the repair shop that he would sell my machine. They did finally offer me the option of going for the two hour round trip drive to go pick the thing up and take it to a new repair center that has opened up and get a second opinion there or to pay to send it in to Dirt Devil. Since I have owned serveral vacuum cleaners that have lasted ten years or more each without ever quitting and since I have had such a miserable time so far with this thing I’ve chose I’m much better off without any of Dirt Devil’s junk cluttering up my closet. I would highly recommend that you look elsewhere for a vacuum cleaner.
This was a fantastic vacuum for the first month. It is right that the spinning brush helps pick up dirt. But what they don’t tell you is that after a few uses it is virtually impossible to remove the dirt that gets embedded in the brush which hampers its use. It is very noisy so you’ll need a pair of ear plugs. Also, the only way to do corners is to remove the motorized sweeper part. This requires removing a plug that is an awkward place. Wear gloves when you do this or you will draw blood from your nuckles as I’ve done. The attachments are useless so you will need to use the hose without any attachments to get into corners and baseboards. The motorized sweeper doesn’t work on bare floors. You can turn off the motor but it doesn’t pick up much. When the motor is on, I end up chasing dust across the floor. The dust always wins. I have to use the hose without any attachments on the floor. A real back breaker. Also, you want to be very careful when emptying the canister. Dust will glide everywhere because not everything is trapped in the compartment. Needless to say, I’m looking for a new vacuum cleaner.
We bought this vacuum online in September 2002. It worked okay for a few months, but soon the plastic hose became brittle and ripped open. The company would not send a replacement hose under warranty and made us use a local service center for the repair. The service center hesitated to fix the vacuum and tried to strong-arm us into “trading up” for a “better machine” for several hundred dollars. We declined and insisted on the repair. A few days ago (less than a year later and still under warranty), the motor broke. We called the manufacturer for warranty repair and were told we must use the local service center again. We complained that this small vacuum shop was trying to force us to trade in the machine and spend hundreds on a new one, but Dirt Devil didn’t care. The owner said he would fix the machine under warranty, but said we had to buy $100 in filters from him. Or, we could trade in this “inferior vacuum” for a new, expensive model at a discount. When we told him to just fix the motor and we would buy the filters elsewhere, he refused to fix the machine. He said that he had called Dirt Devil and they both chose that the broken motor was OUR FAULT and if we didn’t buy the filter from him, that he would refuse to fix it. We are picking up the vacuum tomorrow and throwing this piece of [cheese] in the garbage. We will NEVER buy from Dirt Devil again and hopefully never have to deal with this service center either.
Certainly defeats the purpose of being bagless… I’d like my ancient bag vacuum back again! It’s extremely messy to clean. Every time I vacuum I have to try to clean most of the dust that accumulates in the filter, or the engine whines and the suction is lost. I’ve gone through two replacement filters so far. It works fantastic the first time you vacuum after replacing the filter, but quickly get clogged up again, and it’s really hard to get it clean enough to work properly again. My other complaints are that the plastic hose crimps constantly, the attachment compartment is poorly designed and hard to open, and the handle to the dust compartment is right below the handle to carry the vacuum, making it simple to try to pick it up with the incorrect handle, and either drop the vacuum, or spill dust everywhere. I bought this based on the excellent reviews… now I wish I had payed more attention to the poor ones. Buyer Beware!