BLACK+DECKERPowerseries Extreme Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner for Pets (BSV2020P)

After 2 fails by Orwell vacuums and then purchasing a Chebio that was falsely advertised on Amazon and turned out to be an Orwell, this Black & Decker vacuum is incredible!I'll explain more... I had my second Orwell for only a little over a year. They didn't honor their warranty & instead offered that, if I spent another $225, they'd give me a discount once I reviewed it. The convoluted part of it all is that you can't review their products anymore!Shame on you Prime for not responding to my requests for assistance on it. As a household that uses Prime daily in one way or another, you'd think their customer service would be easier to connect with.You'd think that they'd notice or care when a company is harming their business.So I started thinking about our other rechargeable & I have a bunch of Black and Decker batteries and chargers for outdoor equipment and guess what?! They all work with this vacuum! What an awesome way to keep customers in.The first Orwell worked well, but it was flimsy and parts broke constantly.The second Orwell was better as far as suction, but it was also flimsy and the mororized head, held together by a tiny piece of plastic, snapped and there was no replacement and the warranty was not honored. That 3rd (chebio) Orwell was the biggest piece of trash right out of the box. It wouldn't even pick up basic dust from my kitchen floor. The only thing it had going was that it was freestanding. Otherwise, it was junk. We commented that it seemed like they got taken over by new people & they were piecing parts from Los of different models, but none of the parts were interchangeable.So here's my list for this Black and Decker. 1. It has great suction.2. Battery's are easily replaced.3. It's freestanding.4. The dust bin is easy to remove.5. It stores easily.6. Parts equivalent to most cordless vacuums.7. Well known & trusted company.8. Battery has decent time and easily detached. (Purchase more of them or a bigger one)Wish list...1. Battery that comes with it doesn't show when it's done charging like their other batteries, but the vacuum does show how much battery it has left.2. Motorized hand vac part. I'm going to look to see if they sell this.I'm Really happy with this purchase obviously!! Another reason to buy trusted brands.

I researched this vacuum heavily before purchasing it. I was drawn to it because I already have a bunch of Black & Decker batteries and my first cordless vacuum was useless because of the internal battery having a short life. I figured with this one having removable batteries I could vacuum until the cows came home if I so desired... and I was right. I'd also like to point out that if the battery dies completely you can just buy a new battery rather than a whole new vacuum.Because I am not fighting with a cord I vacuum every single day now. Maybe some of you do that anyway but I HATE fighting with the cord so before this vacuum I would be lucky to vacuum once a week and I have 4 furry friends so it wasn't a good situation.The pros:- The suction on carpet is amazing. As others have said it may be too strong so I don't use the highest setting with the floorhead attached. It is actually better than my corded big name brand vacuum. (And I do love that name brand vacuum I just hate its cord & price tag.)- I have a small house so I can do my whole house on one charge with the 2AH batter that is included.- It does stand on its own on a flat surface. It does feel more stable on carpet though.- You can charge it multiple ways. You can mount the charging base to the wall and put the vacuum on it, or just the battery. Additionally you can pull the charger out of the base (or if you have other B+D products you may have one out already) that you can use on the vacuum or pull the battery off and put it on the charger.- Because its cordless it so much easier to pull it out really quick to just do a small area or mess.- Some may see this as a con but I don't: it will not pick up large items on the floor like cheerios or marbles because the floorhead is so close to the floor. This works out better for me because I can just push the cat toys out of my way without sucking them up on accident.Cons:- I don't like the canister. It is easy enough to remove & replace but the design makes it difficult to empty the hair completely without sticking your hand up in it. Considering this is the pet model they should have taken that into consideration when designing it.- I am hoping this will get easier with age but the sections are difficult to remove. I remove the floor head but use the wand to get into corners but it doesn't want to come off easily. I have to set it down and use two hands to yank it off whereas with my old vacuum I could easily hold the top with one hand and use the other hand to pop off the floorhead while standing and go.- It doesn't like cat litter. It sticks to the bristles in the floorhead and then the moment the suction turns off it will drop back onto the floor. So I make it a habit to hold the floor head over the garbage before turning it off & shake it a little after. Seems to do the trick.Opinion based Cons:- The lights on the floorhead turn off if you turn off the floorhead. I only need the lights in areas that have hardwood so I really would prefer if they had separate on/off buttons.- There is no light for using attachments. Please Black+Decker, give us the option to buy a flashlight that will mount onto the attachment holder!- Did it really need to be purple, Black+Decker? Maybe it's just me but I would like my Black+Decker tools to be ... I don't know... black? It would be great if it matched my black & orange batteries.Again, I love this vacuum and I would highly recommend anyone buying it.