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But its biggest fault is its battery. After you've owned it for several months, recharging it in its cradle no longer works very well anymore. Back to the recharger it goes. Maybe the best thing is to go back to using a dust pan and a handbroom, or a dustcloth. Heaven forbid if the manufacturers change the footprint, and that could easily happen.
This DustBuster -- and all the others as well -- lacks a soft chamois-type fuzzy attachment for wide wooden blinds and a dial to determine how much suction you would like to use. (On the regular DustBusters it worked for about six weeks). It lacks a stick-on 10-inch arm with a downspout, so, cleaning dust off books in your shelves is impossible. OR FOR THE OTHER UNITS EITHER. The DustBuster sucks the fabric up against the air intake, and prevents you from using it further. What a concept. Then, you need a whole new unit. And this situation occurs even though I keep all the filters and lint traps totally clean.
The problem is that it does not remain fully charged very long. BECAUSE YOU CANNOT GET REPLACEMENT BATTERIES FOR IT. In its favor, I will say that fully charged, this mini-vac has all the power that a regular Dustbuster ought to have but doesn't. Why.
With no power dial, cleaning lint off decorative drapes is out. NOT BECAUSE I LIKE THE PRODUCT, but because once you mount the base onto the wall of your service porch, if you have wallpaper there, as I do, and you buy a unit in another style, you still have the footprint of the old unit on the wall along with all the ugly holes drilled through the wallpaper. You're supposed to be able to recharge the battery and leave the unit resting in the cradle. This is the high-end DustBuster, but neither its lifespan nor its effectiveness would justify the energy it uses unless you have a disability, such as a sprained wrist or elbow, that would prevent you from using a dustpan. YOU HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE M-Fing UNIT ALL OVER AGAIN. And you'd better get one exactly the same or you've ruined your wall. Why mount it at all. Because if you live in a small house, or city apartment, then your shelf space is at a premium and you do not want to have a zillion cords dangling all over everything.
Powered by human energy. Yes, it wil still run well for about the first 20 seconds of use, but the power begins dwindling down at that point and after about two minutes it is gasping to stay alive. Amazing. This is the second of its kind that I have bought. That works for about six months. Gee. I wasn't sure that was a viable option anymore.
I love it for cleaning between "real" cleanings. It's quite powerful for such a little thing.
This is a very good hand vacuum for cleaning small messes and for removing dust in easy to reach areas. No complaints.
Got this to clean up baby/toddler mess and it's been 5 years and still going strong.
It cleans well but the battery runs out so quickly so it is quite inconvenient.
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