Remington HKVAC-2000 Precision Vacuum Haircut Kit

by Remington

Product Features

• Only haircut kit with built-in vacuum and hair collection compartment for no-mess haircuts
• TrimVac technology pulls hair into a built-in collection compartment for no mess
• Titanium coated blades for a precise cut and to make it strong, durable, long-lasting
• Kits includes: hair clipper, blade guard, 6 trim length guide combs, scissors, 3 sectioning clips, styling comb, left and right ear guards
• Kit also includes cleaning brush and soft storage case

Product Description

The only haircut kit with a built-in vacuum and hair collection compartment! The vacuum pulls cut hair into a built-in collection compartment for no mess - no additional vacuum attachments needed. It features Titanium coated blades for revolutionary trimming technology and it is corded. The kit includes: hair clipper, blade guard, 3 trim length guide combs, scissors, 3 sectioning clips, styling comb, left & right ear guards, neck brush, cleaning brush and storage case. It provides a self-contained vacuum for no-mess haircuts!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.1 x 7.2 x 10.5 inches ; 2.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009OAFUM
• UPC: 074590820546
• Item model number: HKVAC2000DTB
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (162 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,551 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #38 in Health & Personal Care > Personal Care > Hair Care > Styling Tools > Hair Cutting Kits

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best thing since shavers were invented!, September 28, 2005

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Michael B. (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Remington HKVAC-2000 Precision Vacuum Haircut Kit (Health and Beauty)

My wife has been cutting my hair with a shaver for the past 8 years - what little of it I have left :) We always do the haircut in the bathroom because it was the easiest place to clean up the mess afterwards. There was always hair all over the floor, my clothes, etc. After the haircut we would have to vacuum the floor and use wet paper towels to get up all the little pieces.

With this shaver, there was practically NOTHING on the floor when we were done. There were only tiny specs of hair on my shirt, which was easy enough to throw in the wash.

To make it even better, my 4 year old always hated getting his hair cut because he said it was too itchy and bothered him. We showed him this shaver and how it doesn't make him itchy, and now he can't wait to get his haircut. He thinks it is the neatest thing!

120 of 131 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Warning: Not recommended for children's haircuts!, December 7, 2005

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David C. Au "DaveA" (Central NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Remington HKVAC-2000 Precision Vacuum Haircut Kit (Health and Beauty)

Delivery was not a problem and was at my house within a week of ordering.

I purchased this unit specifically for cutting my son's hair (3 years old). I've been doing it with a conventional buzzer since his first haircut and I figured this would eliminate the itchy-ness that bothers him. Unfortunately, this razor creates nothing but problems.

The razor works as advertised but it fails miserably with thin, fine hair like that of my son's. The hair trap mechanism uses a fine mesh screen to catch the hair similiar to a juicing machine. With very fine hair, it fails to capture a small portion of it since it easily passes through the screen mesh. Worse, the escaping hair is blown out the exhaust port of the razor and flies everywhere. After about 2 minutes of haircutting, about 20% of his hair was scattered all over the tile floor in a three foot radius of where he was sitting.

Another problem is that the suction doesn't seem to be very powerful. It relies heavily on gravity for the hair to fall towards the opening of the hair trap and then the suction takes over. In the normal cutting method of 'bottom to top' motion, it does a good job. If you use the razor sideways or upside down (ie: buzz the top of the head), there seems to be alot of loose hair that gets away.

One positive is that the blades are titanium coated and require no oil for the life of the unit. Another is that the unit has good vibration dampening so less "buzzing" action in your hand. Believe it or not, I think that this extra dampening is detrimental in cutting hair because you can't feel or hear the hair being cut with the unit. When creating a 'fade' from shorter to longer hair, it's difficult to get consistent results as compared to a conventional razor. Unit is slightly bulky in size due to the addition of the vacuum and hair trap.

Overall, I think this might be helpful for some people with thicker hair. I can easily see this razor being jammed with hair longer than 1-2" in length and with a relatively small hair trap, you will have to empty it often. Unless loose hair bothers you during the haircut, I wouldn't recommend buying it. Stick with a good conventional buzzer.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great product, but not a long shelf life, July 8, 2007

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T. Caldwell "T.C." (AR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Remington HKVAC-2000 Precision Vacuum Haircut Kit (Health and Beauty)

I first bought this product in a department store in 2006. My husband loved it because there is little to no mess afterwards. We use the vacuum trimmer on my husband and my son about twice a month. After only one year, the product died. I am not sure what the problem was, and despite its short shelf life, I bought it again because it is lightweight and has little to no clean up after trimming. I recommend this product. For the price, it would not matter if I had to buy one every year, it is great.