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Summary: Dirt Dog
Comment: I am very happy with this product. I got it to clean up our basement. It picks up all the cat litter and all sorts of stuff. Our basement is very cluttered and difficult to vacuum. I like just starting Dirt Dog off and going down later to plug it back in. It is nice to see the clean carpet! The only problem is that it can be difficult to find it after it is finished. It cleans both the carpet and the unfinished cement. The large bin holds quite a bit but I have had to empty it half way through
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Summary: I'm torn on the Dirt Dog....
Comment: The Dirt Dog is a great little machine in certain regards yet not so good in others. I have mostly hardwood and tile in my home, so after reading all the reviews I thought this would be the perfect machine for me, as I'm constantly fighting the Battle of the Dog Hair. The Dirt Dog does indeed do an excellent job of sweeping hard floor surfaces, and it zips under the furniture and beds effortlessly, picking up all traces of dog hair, dust, and debris.
The Dirt Dog has its downfalls, though. It's loud - it's LOUD!!! I find it to be louder than my Miele canister vacuum. You may ask what the issue is if the vacuum makes noise too. Well, the issue is that the Dog takes a long time to clean a room. I can deal with the vacuum noise for a short while, but the Dog takes anywhere from 30-45 minutes to clean an average-sized bedroom, and that's just too long of a period to have to listen to all that racket. Keep in mind that if I want another room cleaned, the noisy time doubles. Even if I go to another level in the house or close the door to the room being cleaned, I can *still* hear the blasted thing - it's that loud. I can also hear the constant bang! as it bumps into walls and other objects.
As mentioned, it takes a long time to clean a room. At times this is not an issue, but other times it is, as it's not convenient to be in the same room that it is cleaning, so I have to plan my activities accordingly (and again - the noise!). It has fallen down the same set of stairs three times in the last two days - this can't be good for the machine - and I'm not going to pay extra to have a "virtual wall", I feel this contraption should be capable of figuring out there's a drop-off there (first time I understand, but three times down the same set of stairs in two days? C'mon...). It does not do well on low-pile area rugs. It did a light surface sweeping of the rugs, but I don't feel they were really cleaned well after the Dog was through, so, again, I had to pull out the vacuum. Also, when it went from the rug back down onto the tile, it dumped a bit of a dirt load at the edge of the rug each time - vacuum to the rescue once again. It also can't fit into tighter spaces, such as around the toilet or between an object and a wall if the object is somewhat close to the wall, because it's a wide disc, so my rooms aren't getting all areas cleaned as they should - and you know darn well I had to pull out the vacuum again!
Unfortunately, I'll be returning mine. I do feel it is a very good machine when used in particular environments, but in my home I find the cons to outweigh the pros.
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Summary: Great little guy
Comment: This little dog is the best. With neck and back problems and a dog, cat, husband, and kids, the Dirt Dog takes a load off of me. We have wood floating floors or laminate flooring, whichever you prefer to call it, through almost all of our home and the "dog" does a great job! We block him off in which room we want cleaned and he does a wonderful job. On carpet or large area rugs, "Ol Yeller" just doesn't do the job, but 10 minutes running a sweeper is better than 2 hours! Glad we found another dog for our home - he even cleans dog and cat hair up like you won't believe. Our floors are almost spotless, even if it is for only 30 minutes. Enjoy!
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Summary: SOLD
Comment: I'm sold! I just purchased the Dirt Dog and can't wait for my lil'Buddy to arrive!
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Summary: Love it so far
Comment: I purchased this as a Christmas gift for my hubby to keep his "Man Cave" clean, knowing full well that he would think it ridiculous. I charged it up overnight and set it to work as soon as he left for the day.
We have a very large garage with a lot of stuff in it and the little guy did a great job. I was mainly interested in getting the dog hair,fir needles,and dirt from under the vehicles,quads,& work benches. It did a great job!
I watched it for quite awhile and moved stuff out of its way when necessary, especially cords and plastic bags that would tangle it up. The best thing was watching it go under the tool chest and gobble up several years worth of dirt and dog hair.
Finally I decided to leave him alone and went back in the house. I checked back a couple of times and he was still doing great. The third time I found him sitting there emitting a beep. I turned him off, emptied the really full dirt bin, then turned him back on again. Off he went and finished his job. It took about 45-50 minutes to completely clean the whole garage, and the battery was still going strong.
I did do two things you were not supposed to do, and the little guy handled those well too. It says not to use it for picking up wet stuff. However, there were wet,dirty areas from snow that had dripped off the cars. It slowed the Dog down a little, but he still picked up the sludge. Also, it says not to use on carpet but my husband has a low-pile rug under his Harley and it cleaned that very well.
Granted, I've only used it once but it performed beautifully and I'm very pleased. Even though it says to clean it after 3 uses, I cleaned it thoroughly after the first use because it had so much sludge and dog hair in it. The included cleaning tool is very handy.
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