DirtDevil Ultra hand vac.

[mariotron]

I was looking for a handvacs to replace my shark pet perfect (Good suction horrible quality) and came across the Ultra which appears to be a cheaped Royal Prince or Kirby Hachette.

Anyways it's on sale and I was wondering if it's worth picking up. I'm not going to heavly use it i just need for quick pick up and my cat's litter mat.

http://https//www.walmart.com/ip/Di...=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&

 

[crazykirbydude]

It's loud and it doesn't clean well. Would not recommend. You should just get an original Dirt Devil Hand Vac from the 90s. They're always at thrift stores.

 

[evilvacuumman]

Agreed. Original is better. I remember my parents owned one and they had to wear ear protection when they were using it. The Hoover brush vac is also a good choice.

 

[huskyvacs]

I had one of these briefly. My dog found it and shredded the cord when he was a puppy. Bits of paper and rubber and copper strands all over the floor.

 

[eurekaprince]

Why not try the Eureka Easy Clean hand vac? Though it’s bagless, it has a hose and a nifty way to wrap it’s long cord:



http://www.eureka.com/p/easy-clean-hand-vac-71b

 

[lesinutah]

Hey

The late 80s early 90s dirt devil vacuums are garbage. My royal 501 prince my doublas bee and kirby vacuette are light years better. I have a 1930 pa geier handvac that is alot better. I also found dirt devil im providing a link to. It has alot of power. I don't mean to bash others opinions but the dirt devils dont suck.
I used new dirt devil on low pile stairs that are purple nylon carpet. I usually use my sentria with zipp attachment. I used this vac and if i closed my eyes it felt like a kirby. I also vacuum by the cat box and it made shortt work. Imagine the 90s dirt devils on horse steroids. It is a little pricey but it's worth it.

http://https//rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/202273214105

 

[mariotron]

Thanks for the replies.

I really wish they still made more hand vacs like this. I like the idea of it being bagged.
Anyways I might get it just because it's on sale just to have it (I like the way it looks) and get a better one too.

But really guys. I appreciate your input!

 

[broomvac]

The Dirt Devil Ultra is actually a decent cleaner; it's actually the cheap single-layer Dirt Devil Type G paper bags that choke the machine terribly.

I am not exaggerating when I say that the machine's power is almost instantly sapped by these bags as soon as you start cleaning. Case in point: I put a fresh, genuine bag in my Ultra and cleaned TWO of the carpeted steps in my flight of stairs and the cleaner had already lost about half of its suction. I do not have particularly dirty stairs; the bags are just that bad.

If you can come up with an alternative to the cheap-o paper bags, I think you will be happy with the cleaner.

 

[tolivac]

I have one of these-it works well has a handheld----FORGET the hose and attachments-not enough suction to make them useable.A shutter closes the nozzle on the bottom.However enough air leakage makes it so the hose won't work.I thre the hose out-the useless hose made the machine awkward to use as a hand vacuum.The older machines where the hose was connected in the front were better!

 

[mariotron]

@broomvac

Now that mention I found someone in the comments on Amazon who's using Kenmore cloth bags in it. It seems like a interesting project to try out.


I'm honestly surprised Royal themselves aren't selling a better version of it. They do make one of the bagless version.

 

[fan-of-fans]

I remember when these came out, wasn't it 1996 or so?

I'm assuming they don't make the bagless Classic model anymore. It looked similar to the original ones but it had a bagless cyclonic bin on the back. It had attachments but they used a pan style converter.

 

[crazykirbydude]

I wouldn't go with the Eureka either. It's very bulky and heavy. I would go with the Riccar Squire.

http://riccar.com/squire-hand-vacuum-with-rotating-brush

 

[panasonicvac]

I never liked the Ultra, but I've always liked the way it looks so I wouldn't mind having one of these in my collection.

 

[mariotron]

I went ahead and got it.

To my surprise it worked really well!
Only problem I have with it is I don't know how to properly loop the cord. Right here just wrapped it around the head and then put it in the loop.

BTW know of any better bags? I know the DD bags are single layer so if there's any multi layer bags please let me know.

 

[rivstg1]

Mariotron,

Didn't post 391258 give a great idea for bags?

 

[mariotron]

Rivstg1

I had forgotten I posted that!
I'm going to have to try that out pretty soon because it is a pretty powerful vac for it's price.

Man, I wish they'd make an Upright like their old Broomvac.

 

[cmbcool01]

I came across one of these in my grandparents garage i guess they used it a couple times and forgot about it, it was extremely dusty and i thought for sure it was trash they just didn't throw away but i was board so i washed the bag and cleaned the machine with a couple Clorox wipes and it came out working well though the first couple of times it had a very distinct garage smell

Anyway it's not a terrible machine for what it is, generally use it on the front carpeted stairs as it's easier and lighter to use then my Kirby (though the Kirby cleans better, so i still use it from time to time) it's not a terrible choice if you have carpated stairs you need to clean quickly from time to time

 

[human]

My parents had a couple of these when they moved out of their house to a senior living facility three years ago. I left them behind because I already had two Royal 501's, which I love.

 

[fan-of-fans]

I was surprised that in an 90s DD catalog I saw they made an attachment set for these that you could use on the hose. Not that it has much suction, but I never knew that!