Dirt Devil Kruz Review
The Dirt Devil Kruz, model #0313SLV, is one sleek-looking vacuum cleaner. Cordless, comes with a charging stand, has a powerful 12-volt motor, swivels 360 degrees and has a 9-inch cleaning path. But, is it as sleek a performer as a looker? Read more and find out.
Dirt Devil is infamous for producing beautiful almost furniture-like vacuum cleaners. Makes sense, since most people shopping for such are women—mothers, housewives—and women don’t take beauty for granted.
We’ve found two great reviews aimed at opposite ends of the spectrum. We figured we would highlight each one’s strong points and let you be the judge. First, we feature Laura McMillan, a mother from Georgia, who says:
“The Dirt Devil Kruz is perfect for daily vacuuming around the house. I received mine for Christmas and have used it every day since. I have a big dog who sheds a lot, plus an eight-year-old son who runs in and out of my house with the other 4 kids that live on our street. If you purchase the Kruz with the expectation that it will replace your daily sweeping, you will be thrilled. It picks up dog fur, cookie crumbs, and dirt/dried grass in your kitchen and around the front door perfectly. I agree with the review that compares the Kruz with a dustbuster. That is exactly the amount of power that it has and the Kruz also holds about the same amount of debris (a little more actually).”
She then added a couple of things she liked about the Kruz…
“It is cordless and lightweight. It sits on the charging base during storage so it is always ready to go. It releases from and latches back onto the base easily. The gliding action across the floor while vacuuming is effortless and feels very futuristic. My son loves to use it because it feels so cool. Plus, I can let my eight-year-old use the Kruz without worrying about him taking a chunk out of our furniture! (you know that sound when your electric vacuum rams into your coffee table or kitchen table legs!) The Kruz isn’t heavy nor cumbersome enough to do damage.”
“The swiveling triangle head is shaped perfectly to manuver into corners and under/around kitchen cabinets and tables. The Kruz is also very gentle on your hardwood floors-no scratches. I use mine to “refresh” my bathroom rugs and also to clean my jute runner. It is very easy to empty the debris. Just push a button and the receptacle pops right out. Bang it lightly into the trashcan, pop it back on and you are done. I empty the Kruz everyday when I am finished. It is never full.”
…and concluded:
“Again, if you are looking for daily vacuuming or light cleaning several times a week, this is the perfect lightweight floor vacuum for you. The Kruz doesn’t (and isn’t meant to) compete with your electric vacuum cleaner. But it sure is a lot easier to grab and use on a daily basis than your electric vacuum, and a lot more fun to operate.”
“I am very happy with my Kruz and I would highly recommend it for use in the above conditions.”
Now we look at a review from Kenna Hall, a dog trainer from Atlanta:
“I recently installed beautiful new hardwood floors and I wanted a vacuum that was for hardwoods and would not scratch. This vacuum is marketed to do just that. There is no false advertising, but it just isn’t a practical design, and it would be very difficult if not impossible to clean a whole floor with this thing.”
“First of all, it’s cordless and lightweight. It has the same suction power and battery life as a hand-vac. It also has the same suction width as a hand-vac. If you look at the picture, you can see on the front of the head where there is a little black rectangular opening; that is how wide the path of cleaning is – it makes a little stripe on your floor. There is no way I could get all the dust off my floors! It’s just like cleaning your floors with a hand-vac except you don’t have to be on your knees.”
“Another issue: it does not fit into tight spaces or under furniture. You have to be right on top of a crumb to pick it up and the little opening has to be facing the crumb. No sideways suction means I can’t get the corners clean – there is no way it will fit in a corner.”
“So, the only reason I would recommend this to anybody is if the person is disabled and cannot use a hand-vac to pick up a small amount of dirt on the floor (perfectly legitimate if you have trouble bending over).”
“One star for the Kruz – because the marketing led me to believe that I could clean the dust and dirt off my floors, but I can only make 2-inch wide stripes of “clean” in an erratic pattern and then the battery dies. Sorry. I could have done that with a hand-vac and at least I could have controlled what I was drawing on the floor.”
So, there you go, two conflicting reviews from avid users. You decide. Although, we’d like to think that at only $109.51, the Kruz is still quite a steal. By the way, both of them failed to mention that with its design (its obvious strength), you need not hide it in a storage bin. You can keep it in, perhaps, your living room, where its theme might go with some of your electronics like your television, and home theater.
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