In message , David W.E.
Roberts wrote
Hi,

I need a vacuum cleaner which is small and easy to handle to get into all
the nooks and crannies around pipework etc. to clean up dust, swarf et al.

Using the main domestic vac is a pain because it is too cumbersome.

The little B&D dustbusters seem a joke - especially with an 8 minute run
time :-(

They are a waste of time. I bought something similar to clean the car (a
bi-yearly activity). It was completely useless.


I saw this in B&Q
http://www.diy.com/bq/product/produc...ID=62428&maxBu
llets=999
which looks a reasonable solution - also designed to suck dust from power
tools :-)

Does anyone have experience of this, and how effective it is?

No experience.


I note that it is only 600W whereas compact domestic vacs from Argos e.g.
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/st...y?storeId=1000
1&langId=-1&catalogId=1001&productId=64736
are 1400W i.e. over twice the power.

Most of the large supermarket outlets are selling domestic compact
vacuum cleaners (1300/1500W) for under £30.

I have one and it works well. It is built to a price but it is 'fit for
purpose'. Judging by the amount of heat my cleaner generates much of the
1300W may be due to motor inefficiency.

The disposable collection bag is relatively small (6x6x4 inches) to
fit the small size of the machine so consider the cost of the bags if
you are using it a lot for major cleaning activities.

As for getting into small nooks and crannies the supplied tools are
about the same size as supplied with any larger cleaner. However, it is
easy to hold the machine in one hand while sucking up the rubbish using
just the end tool on the flexible tube.

--
Alan