Upright Vacuums Reviews

This is the worst vacuum I have ever used, nevermind owned. No dirt, hair, dust, or anything has ever made it into the canister. I owned a Dirt Devil before and it worked wonderfully, so I thought this one would too. My dustbuster has ten times more suction than this waste of space.

I have owned my Dirt Devil Vision for 2 years. As of just recently I have had nothing but problems with this machine! Just today the suction hose which wraps completely around the unit decided it had enough of my crap! Figuratively! Now with alot of animals and 3 kids making constant messes I no longer have a vacuum! I have encountered the same dilemmas with it as the others who have written reviews (the messy canister, the vacuum tipping over and 3 belts breaking). For the price of this vacuum it should be able to at least do what they say its capable of doing!

I got this vacuum 2 years ago and I don't like using it. It is very hard to push. The swivel guide is more of a pain than helpful. To empty it you need to go outside so you can bang the filter that is in the center of all the dirt, which then gets all over. (very messy) It is also heavy. This vacuum does do a great job of getting the dirt. ( execpt along the edges you have to use the hose for that)

This vacuum cleaner is much heavier than expected. It is difficult to carry up and down stairs.
The delivery took 4 to 5 weeks with no explanation.
The belt comes off way too easily. During each use, I have to replace the belt.
I have gone through 2 broken belts.
I expected this with my cheap Dirt Devil, but this time, I bought an expensive version and it has more problems than the cheap one.

The power in this thing is amazing, I love almost ever aspect EXCEPT the filter situation. Wish the could make a full size va filter like they do with the stick vacs. Never the less this is an awesome Vac!!!

I love this incredible machine. It is VERY powerful, goes from carpet to uncarpeted areas with ease. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of the way one must empty the collector...I always seem to get dust everywhere. That's not enough to discourage me. This vacuum is the greatest!!! Before purchasing this vacuum I did alot of research & independents rate it #2, second only to a vacuum that costs 3 times more!

This is the most awful vacuum I have ever owned. I literally have to stuff cotton balls in my ears when vacuuming because it is so loud. Also, it has almost no suction power- I think sweeping the carpet with a broom would probably be just as effective. I will NEVER purchase another Dirt Devil and would never recommend this brand to anyone.

Ok, first off I have to say that this is the perfect vacuum if you live in a small apartment with wall to wall carpet. I have had no problems with this vacuum. You can really tell that the vacuum is doing its job. Its light enough to carry around, that always helps, has those great attachments for the hard to reach places, and a light for when your in dark areas.

I did wish it had height adjustment for the carpet though, sometimes it does not pick up the bigger things that are on the floor. As far as picking up dust and dirt IN the carpet...it does that with no problems.

The suction is very powerful on this model. The motor is noisy but hey, it's a vacuum and that's what they do make noise and suck it all up! It's worth what you pay for it.

Don't take my word for it. It's a Consumer Reports "Best Buy".

I felt compelled to write this review today, because I am here looking for a vacuum to buy to replace this one.

I have had this dirt devil for about 1.5 yrs and all ready it is not working properly. I have been all around disappointed with the vacuum.

First of all it does lose suction quickly. It has a large canister to collect all of the dirt, however once it is about 1/4 or less filled, it stops spinning around and sucking up dirt. You can actually see the big ball of dirt/dust just stuck between the filter and the side wall of the cannister. So then you have to go empty out the cannister.

Which leads me to the next drawback of this vacuum. Emptying the cannister is rather messy. You take the top off the cannister and then tip it upside down to pour the dirt out. The filter is inside the cannister and it will fall out, so I actually remove the filter, dump the dirt and place the filter back in. The filter is impossible to keep clean and gets dirty immediately. It is very expensive to replace - over 3/4 the price of what I paid for the vacuum. Since emptying the cannister is a messy process, I actually go out to the garage and empty it in the trash out there.

ok - so here is the scene using this vacuum - vacuum for a few minutes - watch it stop spinning because big ball of dirt, go out to the garage, empty the cannister (messy), go back in, repeat process.

Other aspects about the vacuum were fine for me (tools, weight etc).

I am now looking for a vacuum that has a better method to empty the cannister, has more suction and will actually continue to pick up dirt once there is dirt in the cannister, and one that will last longer - or has a longer warranty...

I bought this from a local store mostly based on the price and watched it clean up some dirt. It was easy to assemble and took very little effort to put together.

In the past we used a Dyson so I may be biased on my oppinion of it's cleaning properties compared to the Dyson. We have a golden retriver that constantly sheds and minor messes from him spilling something. One day his tail knocked over some coco powder on the carpet and brought out the Dirt Devil for its first action.

After a few passes it collected it all no problems. However the HEPA filter got clogged and after EVERY use after there is the awful almost peanut butter smell coming from it.

Know when you empty the container be very careful or the HEPA filter and base will fall out. I learned this the hard way when I went to empty in our apartment's trash chute and down goes the filter and the sucked up contents with a lovely 4 story drop.

The hose attatchment is a joke. Constantly loses suction with it and the dial knob to change from floor to wand can be iffy. If you get hair/dirt in bizaare places and use the wand be careful, numerous times it jammed on me.

The suction is adequate for the price. However, compared to my DC 07 Dyson it looks like a child push vacuum that pops up balls.

My recomendation is if you have a spare room or guest house, you should get this vac for use in it. This way it is used sometimes and stops you from lugging out a vacuum cleaner from the otherside of the house.

If you want the best, you have to pay for the best. This is adequate at most for cleaning, and the design is awful. The canister it comes with really shouldn't make it "bagless" you have to turn it upside down to empty it and gets dust on your hands and some dust always escapes onto the floor. I normally opened a trash bag, stuck the whole canister in, popped the top, and dumped.

Again, decent for the price. But my personal oppinion is stay away

I got this vaccum at Best Buy for $50. It sucks dirt out of carpet you never knew was there. I had a hoover that was so old it had a shag setting. Well that one bit the dust so I bought this soley based on the price. WONDERFUL!!!! When we moved to our new apt. the carpet was brand new but it was amazing what this thing sucked out of it. There was evidently a powder on the carpeting that you couldn't see with your naked eye. The canister was filled with the stuff. It's also amazing how much dust you get out of the carpeting too. In our old apartment I couldn't keep up with the dust and now in our new place I only have to dust once every two weeks. I swear this sucks the dust out of the air. It also has 3 different pile settings and a bare floor setting for a variety of surfaces. I use the setting that is 2nd from the highest because it gives the best results. My only complaints would be the filer has to be cleaned very good on a weekly basis and it does get very dusty when you go to empty it. Also where the cord attaches to the vaccum is poorly placed because it will pop the hose out of its storage space and it will become an annoyance during vaccuming.

Over all this is a great vaccum for the price.

I hate everything about this vacuum and have always loved Dirt Devil Products. This one is a loser though. The foot pedal release is on the wrong side for right handed vacuumers. It is heavy and difficult to push. You must tap out the filter OUTSIDE. This is a very cold job in the middle of winter in Minnesota. It tips over every time I try to use the attachments. The edger (I have white carpet and dust collects around the edge of hte room) does not work at all, so I still have to edge by hand. The upright 'catch' is now broken and the vacuum won't stay up at all. I hate this vacuum.

These is the worse of the worse...! Dont buy it.... !
This vacuums weights a tons, also the extension cord doenst extend nothing and the flexibility is none. Thanks dirt evil i never will buy a a product from your brand.

A vacuum from the 30 years ago can be better than this..

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This vac really gets up the dirt, and I have a lot with 3 cats. On-board hose is large, high quality, easy to convert, never gets clogged. And the cord is quite long. I've had the vac for about 3 years, and it still works well.
However, those rear swivel casters take no time at all to get hair wound up around them so tight that the wheels won't turn. And you can't remove the little wheels to get the hair out, so my husband has to be inventive with a paperclip much too often.
I recently got impatient, didn't wait for hubby to fix the wheels, and pulled my back shoving that heavy vac around the living room.
Also, long hair gets wound up around the beater. And because the belt is "protected" by a plastic cover (which cannot be removed) it is very difficult to clean all the hair from the beater.
One more thing, the canister is easy to dump, but that filter in the middle is difficult to clean. You have to knock the dirt loose by tapping the filter against something, and then a cloud of dirt flies up into your face. You'll have to go outside to clean the filter.

I've spent more time clearing out clogs then vacuuming with this piece of junk. The clogs aren't easily cleared either, you have to have an engineering degree to dismantle the entire thing before clearing it out. Suction isn't there either. You get what you pay for, I guess. I just purchased the Eureka Boss Smart Vac 4870 which is rated CR Best Buy - I'm sure I'll be more successful with it then this loser of a vacuum!

This is a good vaccum. The only reason anyone would have a clog is because they don't have it on the right carpet setting. If you would leave it right in the middle, I promise you will not have these problems. Anyway, it's a good vaccum. It does everything you want it to do. It sucks up dust and dirt very well. I have two birds that leave a mess everyday. With this vaccum, It cleanes the mess and leaves a good clean look, and sometimes smell too. This is a good vaccum. I highly recommend it, however, I would not recommmend it to people that don't read the instructions and don't change the carpet setting.

I don't know why others have had such problems with this vacuum, but I have found it to be effective and exactly what I needed. I live in a small condo and own one cat. In addition, I get a lot of dust in the place, especially during the summer months when windows are open. The Dirt Devil swivel glide is easy to move around the place, reaches ceilings and corners easily, and picks up pretty much anything I've encountered. I've vacuumed up a pretty good quantity of cat litter (the pine pellet kind) as well and have yet to experience a clog. I guess it depends on your situation, but for regular cleaning this vacuum does the trick.