Review: Black & Decker PHV1800CB, Great product at a great..

Overall Rating55555

Great product at a great price

When our Shark went on the blink for the third time we decided it was time to get serious about a decent handheld vacuum. We own a Dyson full size vacuum so I naturally did my research presuming that the right answer was to get the Dyson cordless as well. However when I compared the reviews (some good, some not so good) to the price it gave me some heartburn so I decided to look around. Glad I did.

I did not have high expectations for this product. By and large I find the Black & Decker brand to be a decent value for the money, but not necessarily great quality. This product changed my opinion. It’s very well made, with solid construction and an intriguing design. Those factors are very important to me, but it’s a vacuum, so if it doesn’t suck none of those factors matter much. Boy, does this thing suck! It’s a bit noisy, but when you consider the amount of suction it creates it’s little wonder that you can hear it so well. So far, everything I have used it for has been handled with great ease and satisfaction.

The charging station is pretty convenient and intuitive. My only criticism of it is that the charge light never changes color when the unit is fully charged - this would be a nice feature to add and is one of my issues with the Shark. But you can leave it in the base to trickle charge all the time without issues.

The pivoting nose is great because in the folded position the unit takes up so much less room, while in the extended position it’s the right length and balances nicely.

Overall, this is a five-star handheld cordless vacuum and is the one I would recommend to anyone based on my positive experiences with it so far. If anything changes to alter my opinion, I will append this review.

Update (9/8/2010): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.

The featured review for this product, Black & Decker PHV1800CB 18-Volt Pivoting-Nose Cordless Energy-Star Handheld Vacuum Cleaner Kitchen, was written by Earl E. A. Dopter.

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Reviews (3)

lynno

December 30th, 2009 at 6:21 am    


Overall Rating55555

Best Hand Vac Ever
I bought this vacuum cleaner in her hand after she Consumer Reports considered one of the best products for the year. I am so glad I did. Best product vacuum we have ever owned, hands down. Picks up everything with ease, and a load of long duration. I have three children and I use this day to pick up everything on our soil, including large pieces of food. He catches everything. So easy to get in these cracks as well. LOVE LOVE LOVE this product, and I never write reviews. Trust me.


Jack Spade

January 26th, 2010 at 4:19 pm    


Overall Rating55555

A lot of SUCTION
We wanted to replace our aged Black and Decker handheld vac with something that would go longer and pickup more dirt. This vacuum is a little loud, but it really works. And you can clean it out fairly easily without having to grab the dirty filter all the time, like with the dustbuster style vacs. I would recommend it. While it says it can be wall mounted, I find the stand it is on works best freestanding. This thing would look weird and stick out too far on the wall.


Earl E. A. Dopter

February 3rd, 2010 at 9:17 pm    


Overall Rating55555

Great product at a great price
Rated 5 stars.


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