Dirt Devil Broom Vacuum - White

Disappointing performance
Picked up Reaction Fresh because it looked powerful and easy to clean when I took it off the shelf at Target. But my duct-taped, 4 year old Hoover Fusion performed better while on it's last leg. This Dirt Devil had very poor suction leaving streaks of remaining dust and pet hair that my falling apart Hoover had no trouble picking up. I was very disappointed with my purchase and returned it to Target.

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Won't buy another
I gave it three stars because of quality of build and design. There were no usable instructions although something called instructions was in the box. The quality of the materials is sub-par, all plastic. I feel like I have to be very easy when moving the vacuum around for fear of breaking it. The hose is very cheap and kinks at the neck easily. The attachment storage was not really designed at all. There are no good placements for attachments or the hose.

It does vacuum well and the noise level is not bad. Next time I will get a true commercial vac, not one that has a marketing label on it that says "industrial".

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Not pleased
This vacuum only lasted me a month and a half. Something broke off inside and made a horrible rattle, one of the cord holders broke off the first week, and I was constantly having to reach up inside and pull dog hair out of the very top of the filter. Really, really not pleased. The suction was FABULOUS at the very beginning, but after about 10 vacuumings it lost about 70% of it's suction - and yes, I cleaned all of the filters.

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Never thought I'd get rid of the dog smell in the carpet...
...but this worked great for me!! My dog has an infection on his front leg that stinks to high heavens when he pulls the bandage off. I never thought I'd get rid of the dog smell in the carpet from it, but Bissell's cleaner worked so good I was actually able to get on my hands and knees without smelling it at all! Wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't shampooed the carpet myself...Am going to get some more tomorrow and do my couches. Would highly recommend (and I have TWO dogs).

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A viable solution
Well, it's a newbie review since the product was just released. Time will tell if I actually use this long term or not...

But so far....

I actually do like it! There are only 8 gazillion options on how to best clean your floor, none which truly compare with getting down on your hands and knees. But, for the TYPICAL user who needs an easier solution to a pretty clean floor a couple times a week and particularly prefers not to use chemicals this actually works quite well. I am not disappointed.

I will make a couple notes though:

I guess I wrongly assumed that since it's using "steam" water it is going to be sanitizing as it goes along. After reading the manual though it states to actually disinfect an area you have to let it steam in that spot for 15 seconds. Obviously to do a whole floor would take the afternoon. But, okay, if you drop a piece of chicken it's a nice option I suppose.

Also, I was really hoping it would leave a streak free clean but the floor does end up with a bit of standing water and does leave some streaks. Maybe if you don't hold down the lever quite so much it would just release less water. Of course, though, then it's not steaming as much either.

Additionally, the lever is a bit tough to hold down for extended periods of time so not for those users with weak pointer fingers. No biggie though.

The cord is pretty short, so I could see that bothering some people. Although I like short cords. Less opportunities to fall and break my neck.

So, in the product's favor, it does a decent job which is what I was most concerned about. If I let it steam for 3 seconds or so right over something stuck on the kitchen floor it takes it right off. Also goes under the ledges and stuff nicely. The pads are easy to take on and off and it's quiet.. Also heats up very quickly (a few seconds) and the water lasts long enough for me to do the whole kitchen and dining room. And it's heavy enough you don't feel like you have to bear down on it like you do the Swiffer.

One last thing though. It isn't a super quick clean, in my opinion. I almost think a mop is a little faster because with this thing you kind of want it to go slower so that it can really steam. So, it isn't necessarily saving me much time. But it is saving hassle, chemicals, and my back!

For someone who understands that that there are no quick fixes in life and they will never find anything that can replace true blood, sweat and tears of doing the job by hand - it would be a good find. It is a nice thing to have and a decent close 2nd.

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