Dirt Devil AccuCharge Bagless Cordless Stick Vacuum - Glacier Blue Review

Loud, but does its job well

"I've had this now for over three months, and am ready to share my opinion. I have three kids (inculding a tween and twin toddlers, AKA the twinados), one dog, two cats, lots of tracked in dirt, and my all time nemesis, the sand box. We have hardwood floors, one area rug, and tile. I was using a sweeper, but got tired of the sand being kicked around all over the floor, and small items getting brushed up into the collection bin. My regular vacuum is too much for quick clean up, so I decided to try a stick vac that had a brush too. So here the good stuff: I love that the vacuum sits in its own charging dock - so easy to keep charged and keep the cord out of the hands (mouth) of toddlers; the handle folds down, so it's compact and unseen in my house; it has so far sucked up sand, dirt, paper scraps, crayons (broken ones), dry goods (e.g. cereal, pretzles, crackers, etc), hair (human & pet), kitty litter (use brush, not just vacuum), beads, dust bunnies, and so much more. Now the bad stuff: it is very, very loud - so much so my twins run and hide, or plug their ears and whine - bugs me too at times. However, I have found that if the filters are kept clean (I rinse and air dry often - as they clog easily), the noise lever is more tolerable. The collection cup is much smaller that my sweeper and has to be dumped often while in use to keep a good suction going (I also have a hard time getting the collection cup to lock back into place, but that could be my fault as I tend to do it quickly). Finally, items have to be "low profile" to get picked up (Cherrios - yes, Corn Pops, no), and ther is no edge cleaner for tight corners. Although I consider this vaccum a bit "high mantainance", I feel that it is worth it. It does the job I wanted it too, and has collected what it should."