Dirt Devil Vision Bagless Canister Vacuum with Power Nozzle, M082750

As advertised, but too heavy, rolls on wrong side, too clumsy to use. Went back to the discontinued model we have although it has a broken wheel.

Love this vacuum is everything I wanted and more it has awesome suction and is extremely easy to clean I love this vacuum.

What can I say that hasn't been said by previous posters. I was so intrigued by the Amazon Product Details, that I ordered two of these. I just got my return authorization for both. I don't need the power nozzle. It sure is described as the real-deal. But let me specifically tell you how this is so obviously engineered by a Chinese mentality. 1) the power-cord is short: how much more basic can you get than a cord always pulling you from going further; 2) the power cord is fabricated or made from sub-standard rubber or plastic or whatever makes it flexible or not - when u feel that cord, it is more brittle than flexible and will just be a matter of time before it starts sticking up the auto recoil; 3) the suction tubing is almost of the same substandard materials - they probably added too much water to something cheap to the mixture - it just doesn't easily flex and God-forbid you want to turn in tight corners using just the suction nozzle, which is primarily how I use this vacuum; 4) the filter system's dirt cup cage is so thinly designed and fabricated, again, it's built to break and way too much trouble to go through to empty dirt, as compared to let's say, the lower cost Dirt Devil R082550. With that, you just lift a lid and pull out the large cup and filter assembly, dump, bang and your done. So the whole filter system seems needlessly complicated and rickety. 5) the big wheels wobble and sometimes just stop turning. I didn't even check what was up, since that started happening after noting everything else. I just dragged it. Conclusion, to me, this vacuum hurts Amazon. I mean, why would you sell something this substandard. It is just a package of total crap, designed and manufactured without a respect for quality, endurance and customer ease of use and expectation. Who at Amazon let this product through should be reprimanded.

The vacuum works very well except for the power cord retractor. The manual states to not pull the cord out past the red tape. Well, there was no red tape. Upon pulling the cord out while looking for the tape until it stopped, I found that the cord would no longer retract, apparentley the reason for the warning. I now have to wrap 20 ft of cord around the body of the vacuum that wasn't designed to have the cord wrapped around it. How a company like Dirt Devil could let a product that is designed to fail under normal, common usage out the door is beyond me. They KNEW it was a problem and didn't address it. My last vacuum, a Sears, never had that happen and I ALWAYS pulled the cord out until it stopped. THAT IS EXPECTED!

The only negatives I have with this vac are fairly minor. First of all, the cord is way too short. I have to repeatedly relocate the plug as I move thru the house or attach an extension cord which doesn't roll up inside the retraction hole of course. Secondly, the hose is fairly lightweight plastic and gets twisted on itself too easily. It also collapses if twisted or compressed. This doesn't impact how it works, but I just have to be mindful of the hose to make sure I don't get it twisted. The attachment caddy is kind of a nuisance as it attaches to the main tube between power nozzle and hose. This constantly gets bumped on things as I work and the attachments fall off. It would be better if they were somehow inside the body of the cannister or attached to it. Lastly there needs to be one more attachment which is larger for sweeping hard surface floors instead of using the power nozzle all the time. The power nozzle does fine for this with the beater bar turned off, but a larger floor attachment would be better.Now for the good- I LOVE the adjustable suction feature. This is great for cleaning area or throw rugs. Simply dial down the suction until the nozzle no longer sucks the rug up with it and it works great. The dirt cup is easy to clean out and has a good size capacity- would be nice if there was a little brush to clean all the folds of the filter out too, but not really a problem. This machine has good suction strength and leaves the floors and carpets clean, which is its purpose after all. It folds down pretty flat to reach under furniture if you move the attachment caddy that is. I can clean all the way under beds and couches easily.Overall, a great machine. It works very well on hard surfaces and carpets too. A good purchase for a good price. I've had much more expensive vacuums which don't work this well.UPDATE: I have now after 1 year and 4 months had the vacuum in the repair shop two times. Both times AFTER the warranty of course. The power switch on the handle that controls the beater brush in the power head keeps getting pushed inside the handle. The first time it still functioned, but now it doesn't even turn on or off. The reset button doesn't work either. I purchased a basic attachment the last time I repaired it and it works great on hard floors, which the original attachments were lacking. However the machine isn't currently working and I'm not sure its worth another 80 dollars to repair!