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Brush and Beater Bar are worthless
The good:
The suction is good.
The long power cord is good.
The bagless part is good.
The weight of the unit is good.
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The hose doesn't really stretch more than a few inches. So when using the wand attachment you don't have a lot of "hose" to work with. So that's bad. Also, the unit "vents" a LOT of air out the side. When I clean my hard-wood staircase this winds up blowing more cathair and dust off the stairs than the wand sucks up. T...
[Dirt Devil M08245X Power Reach Hand Vac review can be read at Amazon.com]
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01/07/2006
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"Power" "Reach" - Ha!
I'm really sorry I purchased this vacuum. Yes, it has a beater bar, but the lightest pressure (such as gravity) will keep the bar from spinning. Whatever dirt it picks up often falls back out of the vacuum head/attachment head, so you do twice the vacuuming for the same effect. This is a very poor product and isn't worth any amount of money. My 10 year old Dirt Devil with the worn motor and clumsy attachments does a better job.One positive thing - the box looks nice.
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02/28/2004
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(19 of 19) Users Found This Review Helpful
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I wouldn't call it Power
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08/23/2003
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(10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful
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No suction, brush doesn't work--waste of money
If there were a rating lower than 1 star, I would have used it, because this vacuum doesn't even deserve 1 star. In a moment of madness, I recently gave my old Dirt Devil to my daughter and bought myself the so-called "new and improved" model as a replacement. Big mistake. My old Dirt Devil was a workhorse and was used to spot clean the upholstery and floors in our RV, truck and car, and home, along with cleaning lots of other things such as draperies, pet beds, etc. I used it daily for 15 y...
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08/10/2006
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(17 of 18) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Effective and Worth the Money.
I admit that I only bought this item for house cleaning but I have had no problems with it. I had a lady bugs all over my cottage and I brought it there and it sucked them all up without difficulty. The same can be said of dust, spider webs, dirt, and just about everything else on the floor. I thought it a good, but I admit to having no industrial purposes for it.
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06/13/2004
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A Terrible Hand-Vac
The old Dirt Devils that I used to own were awesome - they would last forever even when taking lots of abuse. So I bought this updated one with high hopes. What a mistake! The biggest problem is that the agitator brush is air-powered, rather than electric or belt powered. Consequently, the brush stops turning whenever it hits anything soft (high carpet, plush upholstery) and is even less likely to turn if the filter is clogged up from cleaning. Time to find a new hand-vac manufacturer...
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10/08/2006
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don't waste your money
I bought the Dirt Devil Power Reach because it was advertised as having such versatile features along with a 6 amp motor. It was the worst vac I ever used! I purchased it specifically for vacuuming stairs and my car. The suction on the tools and hose attachments was great when I used it in my car. It worked well in all the crevices where dirt hides. However, when I switched to the revolving brush to clean the floor mats, it was useless. I guess I thought the revolving brush should actually...
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05/24/2006
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just what i needed
It works great. Powerful suction. The only bummer is cleaning out the filter can get messy. And with the dirt in my house the filter fills up fast. But it works well - i especially like the ability to just use the wand. Be careful with hair getting caught in the rotor wheel thing on the main unit. it is good not having bags to buy and the cord is long, which is good. I am using it as the primary vacuum in my small hard wood floor apt
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10/24/2005
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(6 of 7) Users Found This Review Helpful
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It doesn't "suck," which is the problem.
I've used my unit for a couple of years. It is very noisy and it doesn't have a lot of suction. I agree with a previous reviewer that the beater bar spits things out. Look for another.
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10/11/2004
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(6 of 6) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Does the job
Bought this model since it was offered with free shipping and I've previously owned Dirt Devil hand-vacs, which all lasted a long time before they died valiant deaths. I use it for hard to reach places with the nozzle or the hose and it works fine as long as it doesn't run for a long time -- then it gets a little too hot to handle. If you need it for small, tight jobs, this is a good buy. I miss the bags, though. Understand that the bagged models are going out of commission, which is sad. E...
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06/29/2006
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