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SuzC
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 2:05pm \| IP Logged

Anyone have a cordless hand vac or broom vac that has strong power and lasts long enough to clean up lunch crumbs.

No pet hair, but lots of play-doh pellets.

I was looking at this broom vac but mostly because it comes in fun colors.

I really just need something the kids can use for quick clean-ups and avoid having to haul up the big canister vac.

Thanks ~

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Tami
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 2:14pm \| IP Logged

I'm interested in responses to this, too. Ds needs one in his room to clean up the seed each morning from the parakeet.

I've had 2 Black & Decker Dustbusters - was not pleased with their suction power.

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guitarnan
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 7:04pm \| IP Logged

We have a Scorpion, which I bought in 2005, but it's lately taken to creating weird blue sparks which I have not had time to diagnose. I will check this out this week; it's my tool of choice for getting cat hair off of stairs, furniture, etc. I've really liked its performance until ds told me about the sparks...

Dustbusters are not a good choice, as Tami says.

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lapazfarm
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 7:51pm \| IP Logged

I have this one:eureka optima lightweight
It isn't a hand vac, but it is so lightweight the kids enjoy using it. It is great to take out for little messes, but powerful enough to clean a whole rug if I don't want to drag out the big shop vac.
I am pretty sure I got mine at Target.

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SuzC
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 8:08pm \| IP Logged

Theresa ~

I've always wondered...are bagless vacs easy to clean?

Thanks for the input.

I'm obviously taking a break from planning next year's lessons to focus on other things!

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Posted: July 27 2007 at 9:16pm \| IP Logged

I LOVE the bagless vac. Just pull out the cylinder and dump it out. Then every once in awhile clean the filter with a stiff brush.

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