Dirt Devil M08245X Power Reach Hand Vac

by Dirt Devil

Product Features

• Powerful 6-amp handheld vacuum with versatile applications
• Detachable power nozzle with revolving brush for hard-to-reach cleaning
• Beltless and bagless for easy maintenance
• Onboard hose and crevice tool for nooks and corners
• 15-3/4 by 6 inches by 9 inches

Product Details

Product Manual [1.36mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 9.2 x 6.9 inches ; 9.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008V40E
• Item model number: M08245X
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,583 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)
  • #56 in Home & Kitchen > Vacuums & Floor Care > Vacuums > Handheld Vacuums

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Powerful suction, bagless dirt collection, and versatile application come together in the smartly constructed Dirt Devil Power Reach handheld vacuum. The 6-amp unit operates in standard handheld fashion with the added bonuses of a detachable head for hard-to-reach spots and a stretch hose with crevice tool for nooks and corners. Debris collects in a transparent dust cup that is especially roomy for a handheld model. The cup includes an internal filter to trap fine particles, while a revolving brush roll in the nozzle head helps agitate carpet fibers to loosen dirt and send it into the 6-inch suction path.

The Power Reach is a stoutly built little machine that's impressively easy to convert from one use to another. Its switches and catches are all sturdy, and the machine is beltless for simplified maintenance. You will appreciate the helpful details of onboard tool and hose storage, a simple carrying strap, and 20 feet of power cord. Dirt Devil also includes a 3-year warranty. --Emily Bedard

Product Description

The World's most powerful hand vac with a revolving brush.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Brush and Beater Bar are worthless, January 7, 2006

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Somebody (KETTERING, OHIO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dirt Devil M08245X Power Reach Hand Vac (Kitchen)

The good:

The suction is good.

The long power cord is good.

The bagless part is good.

The weight of the unit is good.

The bad:

The hose doesn't really stretch more than a few inches. So when using the wand attachment you don't have a lot of "hose" to work with. So that's bad. Also, the unit "vents" a LOT of air out the side. When I clean my hard-wood staircase this winds up blowing more cathair and dust off the stairs than the wand sucks up. This would probably not be a problem on carpet, except for ...

The UGLY:

The revolving brush-head is NOT motorized. Instead, it spins like a "pinwheel" from the power of the vacuum. The vacuum, while good, is simply NOT powerful enough to spin the brush and beater-bar while held against a sofa-cushion, or carpet, or much of anything really. The revolving brush attachment is *completely* worthless.

If all you need is a powerfull hand-held, wand-sucky, bagless, canister with a long cord, this is probably your vacuum.

If you are trying to suck pet hair off a couch, or clean carpeted stairs you should look at another unit.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "Power" "Reach" - Ha!, February 28, 2004

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Rosemary L. Moore "rosmarinaus" (Iowa City, IA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dirt Devil M08245X Power Reach Hand Vac (Kitchen)

I'm really sorry I purchased this vacuum. Yes, it has a beater bar, but the lightest pressure (such as gravity) will keep the bar from spinning. Whatever dirt it picks up often falls back out of the vacuum head/attachment head, so you do twice the vacuuming for the same effect. This is a very poor product and isn't worth any amount of money. My 10 year old Dirt Devil with the worn motor and clumsy attachments does a better job.

One positive thing - the box looks nice.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No suction, brush doesn't work--waste of money, August 10, 2006

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Carolyn Mathews "Displaced Texan" (Horse Prairie, Montana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dirt Devil M08245X Power Reach Hand Vac (Kitchen)

If there were a rating lower than 1 star, I would have used it, because this vacuum doesn't even deserve 1 star. In a moment of madness, I recently gave my old Dirt Devil to my daughter and bought myself the so-called "new and improved" model as a replacement. Big mistake. My old Dirt Devil was a workhorse and was used to spot clean the upholstery and floors in our RV, truck and car, and home, along with cleaning lots of other things such as draperies, pet beds, etc. I used it daily for 15 years and never, ever had a problem with it. This new bagless Dirt Devil has never worked right. Immediately, the revolving brush quit revolving. I returned the vacuum for a new one; the revolving brush never did revolve on it, even right out of the box. The vacuum loses suction within a minute or two because of the useless filter system. The Dirt Devil company won't take the unit back, and apparently they can't fix the brush problem, either, based on what I heard from appliance repair centers I contacted for service. I've already told my daughter that I want my old Dirt Devil back, but she loves it so much that I may have to bribe her to get it out of her hands. (I told her I'd give her my new one, but she's witnessed the problems I've had and the ineffectiveness of the model, and she said "No deal.") Save your money--this is a totally useless Dirt Devil model. The brush doesn't turn and there's no suction to do your cleaning. If you want to throw away your money, just throw it my way instead of wasting it on this thing.