Does anyone make a good battery powered hand vacuum?
My brother bought one more than 25 years ago but it only worked for
one or two years and then the built in NiCd cells stopped keeping a
charge. It had holder that charged the NiCd cells whenever the vac
was in the holder. I think the charger overcharged the NiCd cells.
Are battery powered hand vacuums now made better than the ones made
25 years ago? Are the chargers better at not overcharging the
cells? Do any of them have removable battery packs like most
cordless drills? How long can I expect the battery pack in a
battery powered hand vacuum to last?
Can anyone recommend a brand and model? Thank you in advance for
any help.
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When I am in the kitchen, I often kick one of my cat's balls.
After I kick it, he will sometimes play with it for a few
"Daniel Prince" wrote in message
Does anyone make a good battery powered hand vacuum?
My brother bought one more than 25 years ago but it only worked for
one or two years and then the built in NiCd cells stopped keeping a
charge. It had holder that charged the NiCd cells whenever the vac
was in the holder. I think the charger overcharged the NiCd cells.
Are battery powered hand vacuums now made better than the ones made
25 years ago? Are the chargers better at not overcharging the
cells? Do any of them have removable battery packs like most
cordless drills? How long can I expect the battery pack in a
battery powered hand vacuum to last?
Can anyone recommend a brand and model? Thank you in advance for
any help.
--
When I am in the kitchen, I often kick one of my cat's balls.
After I kick it, he will sometimes play with it for a few
I have a dirt devil extreme power. Must be 6-7 years old. I never leave it
in the charger, except to recharge overnight. I'm not an everyday user, but
has worked well for me.
Greg
I have a dirt devil extreme power. Must be 6-7 years old. I never leave it
in the charger, except to recharge overnight. I'm not an everyday user, but
has worked well for me.
Greg
Greg... I have a dirt Devil deluxe That is about 12 years old. When I
replaced the batteries about 3 years ago I found there was a space for one
more battery. As new had 4 batteries, total 4.8 volts. Now has 5 (in series)
Now 6 volts. That really improved the performance. WW
Daniel Prince;3107398 Wrote:
> Does anyone make a good battery powered hand vacuum?
I doubt you're going to find a cordless handheld with sufficient suction
to handle all by the smallest and easiest of cleaning jobs. This isn't
a hand-held, but I thought I'd run it past you. It's excellent quality,
but it's NOT cheap.
You should be aware that just in the same way that car engines are rated
according to the number of cylinders they have and the horsepower they
produce, vaccuum motors are rated according to the number of "stages"
they have and the "inches of water lift" they produce.
Your typical Hoover canister vaccuum cleaner will have a single stage
motor and will produce about 30 inches of water lift at sea level.
Wet/dry "Shop-Vac" style vaccuum cleaners and rental carpet shampooer's
will typically have a single two stage vaccuum motor that'll suck a
column of water up 55 to 60 inches high. Your typical entry level
commercial carpet shampoo'ers will have either a single three stage
vaccuum motor or two two stage vaccuum motors piped in parallel, and
that will give you about 80 to 90 inches of water lift. My carpet
"extractor" has two three stage vaccuum motors connected in parallel,
and you can buy "truck mount" units that use a small 8 to 13 hp gasoline
engine that drive up to eight three stage vaccuum motors. Truck mount
units will suck a golf ball through a garden hose. You need that kind
of suction when you're parking your truck in the driveway and cleaning
the carpet on the second floor hallway of the customer's house. The
length of the hoses involved means you have to have a very powerful
vaccuum in the driveway to get a respectable amount of suction and air
flow in the hallway.
Pro Team is a company headquartered in Boise, Idaho that makes
commercial vaccuum cleaners. One thing that's popular in commercial
cleaning equipment, but not in residential cleaning, is a "back pack"
vaccuum, like this:
http://tinyurl.com/pwp2mwu
You wear it like a back pack; and that's helpful in commercial cleaning
where residential style vaccuum cleaners just won't work. Vaccuuming up
popcorn under the seats in a movie theatre might be an example of where
a back pack would work much better than a canister vaccuum. Vaccuuming
up accumulated dust while standing on a ladder in a museum is another.
Pro Team makes a cordless backpack vaccuum cleaner that uses a 36 volt
lithium ion battery pack to provide 14 amps DC to the vaccuum motor
which delivers 70 inches of water lift. So, that would be way more
suction than your garden variety Hoover canister, but not quite as much
as your average Shop Vac wet/dry vaccuum cleaner.
But, commercial cleaning equipment is way more expensive than your
typical residential equipment. That's because commercial equipement is
made to be used 8 hours per day, 5 days per week by the employees of
cleaning companies who aren't going to be gentle with it cuz they don't
own it. Residential vaccuum cleaners are made to be used once or twice
a week by someone who has to pay out of their own pocket for repairs if
they damage it. You're probably looking at between $500 and $1000 for
this Pro Team cordless backpack:
'Commercial cleaning with ProTeam backpack vacuums, canisters, hipstyle
and upright vacuum cleaners'
(http://www.pro-team.com/vacuums/?style=5&id 3456)
It's got a powerful motor in it, so it weights about 20 pounds, which is
just as much as an upright or canister corded vaccuum cleaner.
On Wednesday, August 14, 2013 10:06:23 PM UTC-4, Daniel Prince wrote:
No, they all suck.
Pun aside, without resorting to expensive components that would push the pr
ice point of a cordless hand vacuum out of the range of 95% of the intended
market, there is no way to make a decent unit. They use cheap NiCd batteri
es and commodity DC brushed motors.
On 8/15/2013 8:26 AM, snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote:
I picked up an Electrolux Ergorapido Ultra 2 in 1 stick vac (<$100).
The power comes from a hand held 'dust buster' type unit. It uses 12
volts batteries (I think NiMH or NiCad). It has pretty good suction as
a hand held vac. And works very well as a stick vac with rotary brushes
and white head lights.
I've had a couple of Dust Busters over the years. The one I had 20+ years
ago was great, powerful and lasted a long time. The ones I've had more
recently tended to lose power much sooner and just weren't as powerful.
My biggest issue with Dust Busters is the terrible job they do of filtering
the exhaust. I never used one near food items, kitchen tables/counters,
etc. I could smell the dust coming out and didn't want it all over my
food/tables.
I no longer use a battery powered vac and rely on this for many tasks. I
also have an upright for the floors and rugs, but the Sanitaire is my go to
vac for the vehicles, stairs, cobwebs, etc.
(Amazon.com product link shortened)
It replaced the Eureka Mighty Mite that I used for close to 30 years and
have now given to my son.
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