Look, no crumbs! (Proaction Wet and Dry Handheld Cleaner)

Member Name: dougal868

Product:	Proaction Wet and Dry Handheld Cleaner
Date:	10/03/09 (135 review reads)
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Advantages: Good price, good suction

Disadvantages: Only runs for 10 mins

I've been considering buying a handheld cleaner for some time now and the amount of crumbs, etc that seems to build up in the car in such a short space of time finally pushed me over the edge and my WANT changed to a definite NEED! After all, who can afford to have their car valeted often enough to keep it actually, properly clean?! It was however my husband who trundled off to the shops to buy us a cleaner... and home he came with the 'ProaAction Wet and Dry Handheld Cleaner'.

The cleaner is around 12"/30cm long and is reasonably lightweight. There is a switch on top of the handle to turn it on and a button to press which releases the sucking end so you can empty the contents into the bin. The one I have is white but I presume from the picture on this review that it is also available in black. The cleaner comes with a plastic stand in which you can charge it and has three tool attachments and is available from Argos for a mere £19.99.

So, what's good? I was initially a little skeptical about this item - I thought the low price would mean it would have poor suction and I wasn't convinced at all that it would be all the durable or easy to use. However, I was totally wrong! The suction is more than adequate for your average crumbs, etc and easily lifts cat hair from my sofa - it even managed to lift playdough that had dried onto my carpet today and I was having trouble picking that off with my nails! The casing also seems to be reasonably hard wearing, although I have only had the cleaner for a couple of weeks so time will tell on that one I suppose. The stand is very handy for storing the cleaner and even has slots to store the attachments when not in use and the stand is also wall mountable which makes it easy to tuck out of the way - even when charging. The filter is also washable which means even if you have to suck up something like milk or juice you are able to fully clean the inside of the cleaner.

And the bad points? I haven't really found any major negatives with this cleaner at all but my one gripe, albeit a very small one, would maybe be the running time which is only 10 minutes (from fully charged) however, as I say, this is only a small problem as I would assume most people would turn to a proper sized vacuum if they were intending to need clean for over 10 minutes. I can only really therefore see it as a problem if you were using it to hoover your car and it was particularly dirty as 10 minutes may not be enough and it may not be possible to use a full sized vacuum outside. However, for me 10 minutes seems to be more than enough - even for my particularly dirty car!

Verdict? I think is a great cleaner at a great price - good suction, good selection of accessories, quite well thought out design and really everything I think you could need in a handheld cleaner!

Summary: Excellent for the price!

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