Dirt Devil UD40285 Featherlite Bagless Upright

Awesome!
Is it too much to ask for a vacuum to pick up stray pieces of paper, not to spit dirt out the back, and be light? This one fits the bill. I owned a dirt devil featherlite 9 years ago but after my husband touched it after 8 years, it didn't suck much anymore. Up till then it worked great. So I bought a vacuum that cost triple this vacuum thinking more expensive so it should be a wonderful vacuum. NOT! It didn't work well at all. Wouldn't pick up papers and kept shredding paper over the carpet, wouldn't suck it up. It also kept spitting dirt out the back on hard floors, or at least every direction except up the canister. I had a herniated disc for 10 months, every time I used the expensive vacuum, it was so heavy and bulky it kept throwing my back out more and kept me down for a week in pain. I was so happy to see kohl's had the new improved version of my old featherlite. It works as good if not better than the last one I had. It sucks really well. I have fun watching the dirt starting...

Fantastic
We live in 38' fifth wheel trailer. Could not believe how much dirt was present in rugs until we used this great sweeper. This was after cleaning with Oreck. Easy storage, great price, can't praise it enough.

Poorly designed
It was not the most expensive machine but I still find the overall design quality lacking and ease of emptying debris and cleaning filter to be extremely cumbersome, messy and time consuming. Huge negative as I have two cats and I pick up a lot of fur so the filter needs cleaning often. I HATE handling and having to wash out the filter every other time I use the machine. The tools seem cheap and fall out of their holders often. I can't stand how the stretchy hose likes to pull back when extended to use the tools. The air powered brush tool is also a joke. The brush stops spinning with the slightest bit of pressure on any surface. It is light, compact and seems to have descent suction after about 6 months of use but the issue of emptying dirt out and cleaning the filter is causing me to have to purchase another filter so I can rotate them when I need to wash one out and let it dry. That being said, you get what you pay for. I would say it's okay especially if you have a small...

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