LeonElport wrote:
Thinking of purchasing one of those hand held hoovers for my car, black and decker dust buster i think its called. Anyone know if they are any good or just a waste of money?
I've got one of those, and it does a reasonable enough job, but isn't perfect.
It's got several tools and a nice little zip up bag to put it in, and looks quite expensive and obviously the B&D name provides a little reassurance.
As with similar vacuums it has a lot better suction with the engine running, but the instructions actually say that this might damage it, so who knows? I think the mains rechargeables are recommended for greater suction as compared to the 12V ones.
As mentioned above, keeping the filter clean is very important - even after one vacuum it can loose a lot of suction, so they should be cleaned regularly, and the filters are actually washable, but I don't think this has to be done every time.
The worst aspect of mine is that the plug seems to be faulty and even the slightest movement in the cigarette socket disconnects it. However, there's plenty of spare cable, so that usually keeps the socket steady.
To be honest I wouldn't recommend it for the £20 that Argos were asking, but I got mine in the sale for £15 so that just tipped the balance.
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