BLACK+DECKER dust buster Handheld Vacuum Cordless, Pet Hair Vacuum, Portable for Home and Car with Pet Brush, Rechargeable, Powerful Suction, Washable Bowl Filter,furbuster AdvancedClean (HHVK515JP07)

August 2023 - First, let me say, I am very happy with this vacuum! So, if you are looking for a cordless vacuum & have realistic expectations, this will fill the bill. (see my Jan2026 update below) I am small & my home is cluttered & so hauling around a plugged-in vacuum is a pain. I have hard floors & use a broom & dustpan or my shop vac for major stuff BUT for cleaning upholstery, under couch cushions, the steps in the garage & other minor stuff, this rocks. BUT it DOES NOT come close to what a plugged-in vac will do. So, if you are looking for that you will be disappointed. I knew that going in. I do not have kids or pets BUT I also am not the best housekeeper, so stuff gets messy. I do a lot of crafts & this cleans up well after them. I keep it plugged in & grab it & the fluff from rotory cutting quilt pieces is gone. It lasts about 15 minutes at high speed and you need to go over things several times to get a lot of fluff/thread off of upholstery BUT it does do the job, is light & easy to use. My biggest complaint is that the power button is right where I want to put my thumb to steer it… so it is easy to turn on & off & to amp up the power BUT I keep turning it off accidentally. Minor annoyance. Cleaning it is easy BUT not as hands free as they insinuate. I still get dust everywhere when I pull out the filters to clean them & it needs to be cleaned at about the same time the power stops. I clean it after ever use. The filters are easy to clean and I use a bit of soap & water gently rubbing to get the dust out of the finer filter so it isn’t clogged for next time. I make sure they are completely dry before reinstalling them & wipe the dust off the outside since it is plastic & the dust sticks to it due to the static plastic creates. All of this is what I expected so I am very happy with it. Update: Jan2026 - I now have 2 cats and I use this EVERY day for the litter that goes everywhere as they lunge out of their boxes and over the litter catching mats (Banging head on wall). I got extra white inside filters & trade them off after I wash the dirty one with soap & water. They have lasted for over 2 years (most excellent!) Sooo this little vac is wonderful BUT after 2.5 years it was making a high pitched squealing noise someone described as "screaming" and wasn't picking up as well... so I looked on YouTube & found a vid of a guy taking it apart & cleaning the inside (it is a vaccuum - it has other filters inside & it gets dusty inside) So I thought why not? I have tools; I can fix stuff. So I followed his instructions. Super Fab! It worked! Back to being normally loud!! AND I was able to actually find 2 filters on the sides he hadn't found. All of the ones inside are washable too. If you need to do this yourself > Look for the YouTube vid "Black and Decker Dustbuster repair. Motor loud. How to fix. Fixing a Handheld Vacuum Cleaner" and follow along. Read the 2 caveats & TAKE a TON of pictures as you go so you know how to put the wires back or you cannot close it after cleaning it - you can read my full how to comments in his vid as vrr3256 in Oct25 AND VERY IMPORTANT (1) you will need a #1 Philips head screwdriver (ONE not the size most people have lying around which is a 2) and the blade MUST be at least 6" long to get one of the screws in & out!!! If you don't have that, get it 1st. It is actually very hard to find a long #1 philips (who knew?!?) and a socket is too thick to fix in the hole. 2nd caveat - If you cannot get it to easily snap into place when putting it back together... you have wires that are being pinched & not laying flat. That was the hardest part... figuring out where the wires were supposed to go so I could actually close the bloody thing. I would suggest taking some really good pictures!! as you go. His vid is not as details on this as I needed. BUT otherwise it is a great vid and this is still a great vacuum cleaner!!

This little vacuum is a beast. Hands down the best little hand held vacuum. I use this to vacuum my furniture and beds. It works so well I ordered another one for my vehicle. I have a SUV and this is perfect to keep it clean inside. The suction is very strong. Hold a great charge about 45mins. Has 2 settings for pickup. Not real loud. I have already had people asking where I got it. Run go grab it I promise you won’t regret it. I have a shark handheld and this vacuum is way better..

It's a good dustbuster. Suction power is reasonable , and battery life is pretty good - about 20 to 30 minutes. The carpet beater thing is both helpful and really annoying to use. You effectively have to only push forward to keep it engaged. Otherwise the nose extender will pull out, which causes the contacts that power the drive to disconnect, and jamming it back into place seems to require restarting the whole dustbuster. There are two power modes - normal and high. It's somewhat annoying to have to do this two push dance to shut the dustbuster down EVERY TIME, including when reseating the rug beater/pet attachment. Not the end of the world. Cleaning the canister is pretty easy, as is cleaning the filters.

This is the very best hand vacuum I have ever used to clean up dog hair off of anything you apply it to. It's got power that's just incredible and I will always buy these.

I'm a single guy who lives alone, so I really don't make much of a mess other than some crumbs and dirt that I track inside. The two miniature panthers I live with; however, are disgusting heathens who leave hair, more hair, and even more hair all over the place. I was looking for something that would allow me to take care of quick messes instead of breaking out the evil vacuum that gives the panthers night terrors: my pizza crumbs, or perhaps a glob of hair that one certain panther likes to leave behind every so often. So I thought I did some good research and found the right dust buster for me. I read tons of reviews, both good and bad, checked out the specs, and even looked at what spare parts are available since it could be a sign of what breaks most often. Boom. Sold. It arrived today, and my initial impression was: "meh". After a few hours to get it charged up, I took it for a test spin on hardwood floors, a countertop, some carpet, and a couch cushion. The second most annoying thing about this dust buster (I'll get the most annoying in moment) is that you have to cycle through both the low and high speeds to turn it off, and there seems to be a small delay in transitioning between the speeds and turning off. In other words, you can't just press the power button twice very quickly. You have to press it once, let it cycle into what sounds like a launch of some sort of space rocket, and then press again a second or two later to get it to turn off. This drove me nuts. The suction was OK on the hard surfaces, but it sucked - or rather didn't suck so well on carpeting and the fabric cushion. The most annoying thing about this is that the pre-filter and filter (they're connected) fall out when you go to empty the thing. The instructions and common sense state to hold it over a trash bin, press the release button on the canister, and lightly shake to get the debris out. This happens before the light shaking even begins. After a bit of detective work, I was able to determine that this is caused by the pre-filter. It's simply too heavy to allow the filter to remain attached. Aside from being the thing that will make you go fishing through whatever you just sucked up to retrieve it, the pre-filter does a great job of caking and compacting dust that will surely burn up the motor sooner rather than later. Third most annoying thing (only going to list three, but I could go on) is that there is no place to mount it, the charger is awkwardly designed - don't break or lose it (and is white?), and it just doesn't fit anywhere. It's not some sort of showpiece I want out on display for all to see, but who has electrical outlets in their hallway closet to charge something like this? You'll be stuck with this sitting out in a room, which isn't so bad when it's brand new out of the box, but disgusting after one use. I know some people seem to love this thing, but some people also take a lot of medication. Maybe there is a correlation there, maybe there isn't. My advice is to stay away from it. Far away.

We use this to vacuum our stairs. Has a rubber beater brush, so really does a good job. It is light weight and allows us to hold the railing while we vacuum with one hand - no more lugging the big vacuum up and down the stairs and no cord! It holds a charge for a long time too.

While I do like the motorized brush head attachment and feel that does a decent job on upholstery and fabric at removing dog hair, the vacuum really doesnt have much suction at either power level once you remove the head. It barely sucks up crumbs and absolutely wont suck up stink bugs unless you scoop the stink bug into the nozzle. I bought my mom a Shark stick vacuum that is much better and will be buying myself one now too.

Works better than my Bissell regular vacuum cleaner! Easy to use and clean. Fits into smaller spaces!