218 of 221 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't buy this vacuum - Buy CHV1400 or CHV1500 instead!, April 8, 2008
This review is from: Black & Decker CHV1568 15.6 -Volt Cyclonic-Action Cordless DustBuster with AccuREACH (Kitchen)
Don't buy this! There's a better one to buy. We owned two Dustbuster CHV1400 14.4 volt for years. They work well but we finally wore the batteries out. So, we bought two of these 15.6 volt Cyclonic CHV1568 Dustbusters two months ago. They have a design flaw that makes them not NEAR as good as the CHV1400. I'm on Amazon tonight to buy two CHV1400, because they work FAR better than the CHV1568.
Here's the flaw. In the CHV1568, the filter gets CLOGGED ALL THE TIME. The moment it gets clogged, the suction gets weak. We use these twice a day and we have to clean the filter every day. It's a mess, has to be done outside because dust gets everywhere. But, if you don't, they lose most of the suction. The filter is slightly different than the filter in the CHV1400. In the CHV1400, the filter doesn't get filled nearly as often, and when it does, there is still a reasonable amount of suction.
Also, there's another defect. The CHV1568 has a fairly wide mouth but inside, that mouth narrows. That gets clogged up too, with pieces of paper, all kinds of things.
In summary, I'm on Amazon tonight buying two new Dustbusters to replace the CHV1568s. I'll either get the CHV1400, or I may try the CHV1500. After being so satisfied for years with the CHV1400, I'm getting rid of these two CHV1568s.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
disappointing poor suction, May 11, 2009
This review is from: Black & Decker CHV1568 15.6 -Volt Cyclonic-Action Cordless DustBuster with AccuREACH (Kitchen)
Got this when the discontinued previous model 15.6 volt dustbuster (which was great) got cracked plastic housing after years of use. Even tho this one supposedly has same power the suction is FAR weaker. The old one could suck up loose change, anything from between car seats, this one can't even pick up loose bits of paper right underneath it.
I thought it was defective, returned for another one-- same weak suction.
Also the pull-out nozzle has no locking mechanism so you can't reach in any crevices with it, it just pushes right back inside. It's too weak to vacuum anything but loose dust anyway.
Poor engineering-- looks like they never bothered to try it before putting into production .
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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Vac with Significant Problem, February 20, 2008
This review is from: Black & Decker CHV1568 15.6 -Volt Cyclonic-Action Cordless DustBuster with AccuREACH (Kitchen)
Couldn't ask for a better hand vac; however, it uses the VF08 replacement filter. I've searched for one high and low since I got this for Christmas, but they're not even available at the Black and Decker site. The lady at B&D just told me to keep calling and they'd have them eventually. I use this a lot, so I hope it's soon!
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