vacuumfreeeke
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Well, I was going to my car to go to work yesterday and I noticed a red stick vac looking thing in the grass by the garbage cans. I had hoped it was a Hoover Flair, but it wasn't... it was a Dirt Devil Quick Power. I decided if it was still there when I got home from work that it was a sign I should take it in and rescue it. It was, so I did.
I brought it in and examined it. There was so much hair wrapped around the brushroll that I coudn't even see the bristles! I cut all the hair off (how nasty!). It is cordless, and the charger was not laying beside it... luckily, I had an adapter for something else that fits just the stick vac just fine. I washed the filters and charged it overnight. Sprayed the entire thing with Lysol and then went over it with Clorox wipes.
I tried it this morning and it works. It's not very powerful, but it wasn't designed to be. It did a decent job of getting cat litter up and I was surprised to see all the cat hair in it since I just vacuumed with the Kirby G5 yesterday! The filter does clog pretty fast, but that's to be expected with these things. I think the fold down handle is useless. The swivel neck isn't much better, it doesn't swivel very much. I do like that the switch is right on the handle, it's usually in a less desireable place on cheap things like this. I don't like Dirt Devil products (save the old Broom Vac which is the only other Dirt Devil I have and love, and the more modern Cruiser self-propelled vac that I want), but for free I may keep it a while. This model still sells new for 30 bucks, so while it isn't rare or expensive, I got a great deal! If I decide I don't like it, I can throw it back in the garbage or give it away.
I brought it in and examined it. There was so much hair wrapped around the brushroll that I coudn't even see the bristles! I cut all the hair off (how nasty!). It is cordless, and the charger was not laying beside it... luckily, I had an adapter for something else that fits just the stick vac just fine. I washed the filters and charged it overnight. Sprayed the entire thing with Lysol and then went over it with Clorox wipes.
I tried it this morning and it works. It's not very powerful, but it wasn't designed to be. It did a decent job of getting cat litter up and I was surprised to see all the cat hair in it since I just vacuumed with the Kirby G5 yesterday! The filter does clog pretty fast, but that's to be expected with these things. I think the fold down handle is useless. The swivel neck isn't much better, it doesn't swivel very much. I do like that the switch is right on the handle, it's usually in a less desireable place on cheap things like this. I don't like Dirt Devil products (save the old Broom Vac which is the only other Dirt Devil I have and love, and the more modern Cruiser self-propelled vac that I want), but for free I may keep it a while. This model still sells new for 30 bucks, so while it isn't rare or expensive, I got a great deal! If I decide I don't like it, I can throw it back in the garbage or give it away.
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