Black and Decker CHV9600 9.6-Volt Cyclonic DustBuster
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Black and Decker CHV9600 9.6-Volt Cyclonic DustBuster
Customer Review: Cleans Up Great
Summary: 5 Stars
So far, so good. We had to finally replace our 14 year old dustbuster. We couldn't believe it lasted that long... it lasted much longer than you could find filters for it... took some creative cleaning to keep using it. Well, the battery finally went dead on it. (It was a Dustbuster 450 Plus, and we kept in on the charger whenever not in use.)
But that's neither here nor there... I researched long and hard before deciding on this dustbuster. I considered other brands, but my satisfaction with our last Black and Decker was the deciding factor.
We love how the attachments are kept with the unit... no more running back to the charging unit to grab the extender or brush, just grab what you want from underneath the hand unit.
It has picked up cat hair off rugs and couch, food, dirt, sand, mud, kitty litter, popcorn, and plastic. Great job of cleaning deep corners. The cyclone motion does an incredible job of keeping dirt largely away from the filter.
It has more power than our last unit, while being lighter and quieter. After reading some reviews, I was actually surprised to find out how quiet it is. Granted, my six year thinks it can be loud, but she thinks peepers are too loud in the spring.
I also have to say we like the look of it. It seems other models are trying to stand out in color or style. Just give me a good hand vac that works and disappears when not in use.
Customer Review: Best Dustbuster yet - with a caveat...
Summary: 4 Stars
We've always had a Dustbuster of some sort around the house - with kids and pets, they are absolutely indespensible for thos quick clean-ups here and there. This unit, because of the 9.6v motor, is quite powerful and has an impressively long battery life between charges. There is also an internal "screen" that keeps big junk from clogging the paper filter, which extends the time between required filter cleanings/changes. (By the way, we've used this unit for about 2 years and have never replaced the paper filter - about once a month I remove it and wash it with soap & water, scrubbing with a brush, then let it dry and put it back together.)
Now for the reason for subtracting a star from the rating: about a year after owning the unit, it started intermittently not charging while on the charging wall mount. We usually run the unit down before placing it back in the mount, so we keep the battery healthy, but yesterday it finally decided to refuse to charge at all. The red light won't come on while in the charger, and the battery will not charge. A shame, because the unit is still completely usable after two years of constant use.
It seems like the contacts on the unit won't make contact with the wall mount, but I have even tried disassembling the unit and cleaning the contacts, to no avail.
Well, for only twenty-seven bucks here on amazon, I'll probably just buy another one...
Customer Review: handy, moderately quiet, effective cleaner
Summary: 4 Stars
Cons are nothing compared to the pros, but still listed them out bcoz this is not a wonder product and there shud be many choices out there and design of all them shud be failry similar.
Pros: handy, quiet , easy to use, good looking piece, quality product
Wiped off my car seat neat and clean in two if not just one sweep.
very effective in kitchen and dining area, can pick up stuff which wud usally leave smears if cleaned in any other way
easy clean filter, cud see fine grain dust also captured which is awesome considering the fact that this is no a heavy duty vacuum.
you will get a apprx 3" extension hose and a bristle end also hooked up to the same body which come in real handy.
cons: ok since it is naturally not that "all powerful" vacuum , it won't exactly suck off all stuff embedded in that lush carpet(car) of yours (using brush at the end might help at times ) .
The adaptor is a little clumsy, with the bulk head at the socket end and a thin wire the actual holder, I wud have rather designed it the other way around(carry AC power all the way and put that bulky AC/DC converter with the holder body.
The light indicator used to show charging status is on the back of the handle , and is small red led (a bad choice) , you really have to stoop on to it to see whether it is on , or the room has to be dim lit to see it clearly
Customer Review: Versatile, ost useful cleanup tool!
Summary: 5 Stars
My apartment is all hardwood except for some short-pile carpet on the stairs. Cat hair and grit accumulates on the carpet, but I didn't want to buy a full-sized vacuum just for stairs, and I also wanted a cordless item for convenience. I was worried at first I would need a vacuum with a rotating brush for carpet, but then I thought about how they always just get clogged up with hair (especially my long hair that gets everywhere). So I gave this Dustbuster a try, and I am very very happy with it - in fact I think it is now my favourite cleaning tool.
It picks up all the cat hair, dust and grit on the short pile carpet, sucks up dust bunnies, cat litter, cat food bits, food crumbs. I now use it arounjd the litterbox every morning and in the bathroom to get the dust behind the toilet, I use it on the sofa to get rid of the cat hair (which it does well with the included upholstry brush attachment) and to get those dust bunnies that accumulate behind the electronics around cords. It also works great to clean computer keyboards and in the car for the air vents, carpets and upholstry.
It has plenty of power, and it's light enough and well balanced so it's easy to use, and sucks up everything!
Customer Review: Great initially... but once the battery fades it's useless - and you can't replace the battery
Summary: 1 Stars
In the first few months of owning this DustBuster, you will probably think it is truly amazing and wonder why you didn't buy one before. We did. In fact, we liked it so much that we bought a second one so that we could have one in our basement and one easily available on our first floor. However, within the first year of ownership we watched the battery performance degrade to the point where they are now useless. When you turn one on you have maybe 20-30 seconds or so of sucking power and then you just listen to the motor wind down... and basically not be able to pick up anything.
This *might* be okay if there were some way to replace the battery, but sadly it is a sealed case and so it looks like we'll just have to junk these units, which is a complete shame and waste.
The convenience of the Dustbuster is great, but we'll now be looking for one that: a) uses Lithium-Ion batteries so that there is no memory issue; and/or b) has replaceable batteries in the event it really dies.
Like I said at the beginning, we found these units to be great vacuum cleaners... until the battery died. (I would note that some of the older reviews are reporting the same issue.)