BLACK+DECKER 20V Lithium Compact Hand VAC, BDH2000L

Love this product. Powerful and easy to use, empty, and clean. If it ever broke, I would immediately get another one.

I find this cordless vac to be pretty impressive with several nice features. It has strong suction and the battery charge lasts a long time. The throat can be easily extended for a greater reach, which is quite handy. I also like the charger set up, where the vac just rests upright in the charger base until its needed. No wall hanger required. The charger is really simple to use, unlike what some reviewers shared. You just sit it down on the charger base and a blue light indicates when it is properly in place to charge. We just keep the charger base pretty much out of sight in a corner beside an end table. Makes it nice and handy for small jobs. Weve owned it a couple of months and found no faults with it so far. Easily rates a 5 at this point in my opinion.

For about one years time, on and off, I have tried to find a cordless vacuum to be used primarily in my car. I knew that above all else it must use a lithium battery because my previous hand vac (and plenty of other devices) used Nickel Cadmium batteries. They are so consistently terrible that I refuse to ever buy something that uses Ni-Cd batteries again. My last hand vac being a Dirt Devil which was useable for about 5 minutes at best, and though I tried to maintain the battery properly it was still ruined within about a year. One of my favorite websites to shop is Woot.com and they frequently sell vacuums of all shapes and sizes from Dyson. I had bought (and I do really like) my DC-25 upright ball vacuum. So I was leaning heavily toward buying a cordless DC-34 vacuum which can be used as a hand-held or as a floor vac. The major downside: They are insanely expensive! The best price youll likely see is about $170 for a refurb. Two other things persuaded me to look elsewhere as well: The battery lasts about 10 minutes at best (but usually about 7 minutes of usefulness), and the thing is rather large and bulky for a hand vac. So, off to the web I went to try and find a vacuum with decent ratings and a lithium battery. I eventually stumbled upon the Black & Decker CHV1410L. Im glad I did. The vacuum features an attractive design, its compact, its got an absolutely tiny charging base (and still functional, happily), and other course...a lithium battery. One likely wont need the users guide to figure out how everything works. Disassembling, cleaning, reassembling, and using the vac are all quite intuitive. Still, the manual offers all the information youll need while being brief. You can read the entire guide in just a few minutes. Happily the vacuum is a bag-less canister design, and the filter is a mesh design which is easy to clean. Aside from the battery eventually wearing out, theres nothing else youll need to buy or replace in the lifetime of this vacuum. A major improvement over older hand vacuums to be sure. Not bags, no foam or paper filters! Right out the box I put the vacuum on its charging base and the battery was full within an hour. One thing to note is the extremely bright charging indicator. While it doesnt bother me I was still surprised how bright it is. You can practically use the thing as a night light ;-) The charging base itself is refreshingly small, simple, and functional. Its a disc perhaps 5 inches in diameter, virtually flat, and the vacuum simply rests on top of it. Its very easy to seat the vacuum on it and getting it to charge. The vacuum itself is very light weight and Im glad that they went with a tapered design for the business end of the nozzle. It makes vacuuming tight spaces much easier and gets the job done well. The nozzle features an interesting flip down brush which is convenient since you dont have to worry about losing the attachment but unfortunately only half of the assembly has bristles. It works well enough but Im thinking itd be better to have a full brush attachment. Suction for the vacuum is excellent and compares to a floor vac with hose attachment for effectiveness. It actually outperforms the aging plug-in canister vacuum I had been using to clean my car. Out with the old, in with the new I suppose! And this one is cordless! Noise level is less so than most floor vacs but this device isnt exactly quiet. Im not complaining about the noise level but you wouldnt want to vacuum in the middle of the night. Your family and neighbors wouldnt appreciate it! ;-) Battery life is very good for a cordless vacuum. Thus far Ive only needed it for about 5 minutes at a time but I did use it once for approximately 10 minutes straight and the suction was mostly consistent. I notice that the suction is strongest the first 2 minutes of use, it then drops off a bit but is still fairly consistent the rest of the way through. Consider the first couple of minutes Turbo Mode or something like that! In any case its a huge improvement over my previous Ni-Cd vac which was useable for only 5 minutes before beginning the steady decline to uselessness. A note: Disassembly and cleaning are a breeze, though you might have to fidget with the nozzle to get it to lock down tight with the base. Try rotating the nozzle assembly back and forth to get it locked down. If you dont the nozzle end might fall off during use. One thing to consider though is that youll be paying far more for this cordless vac than you would for a corded one. You can find a corded hand vac that performs just as well for $40 or less. Is the premium worth the convenience of a cordless vacuum? For me, yes it is. But if the price bothers you Id strongly recommend a plug-in vacuum over the future landfill youll otherwise buy if you go for a cheap cordless. Ni-Cd batteries are garbage! So, in closing. This is an excellent cordless vacuum with powerful suction, a good design, and at least 10 minutes of useful battery life. Id recommend purchasing it over ANY vac with Ni-Cd battery. Look for pricing to be $80 or less.

When I first used the vacuum it made a very loud high pitched noise but after awhile it disappeared. Otherwise 5 stars.

Im popping in to buy my sixth of these today, so, uh... I like them. A lot. My most recents battery life has started to go after a few years, as will happen, so its time to re-up. For deep, powerful suction - like clean all of the dust out of your HVAC filter suction, or doing the carpets - youll still need a plug-in. But this is good for 95% of my day to day vacuuming needs. I have a short-haired cat and a short-haired dog, and hardwood floors with a single shag rug.

We use this to vacuum our guinea pig cage. The filter is so easy to clean and its light enough for my kids to use. The charger works well. It was a great buy.

This small vac was just what I wanted to pick up hair etc. and works great to suck bugs out of the window. It is rather noisy but you dont use it that long. It does not hang up to charge , sets on the floor, but charges fast and lasts plenty long for me to scoop up my bugs. It sure is easier than getting my big vac out and plugging it in.

This product exceeded my expectations. The suction is strong and really picks up just about anything

Good suction…gets the job done…the plug in charger is a bit different. It almost looks like a steamer lol

As with other reviews, it is pretty loud. Having said that, the short amount of time I actually use it, the noise isnt an issue for me. If quieter means less suction, then I will deal with the noise. Works great!