Review on Dirt Devil Scorpion SD20005RED: Compact and Powerful Handheld Vacuum Cleaner by Dee Parson

Many years ago I had an original Royal Dirt vacuum cleaner Teufel. It was a high quality American product with a rotating brush like a handheld vacuum and a large cloth bag to catch dirt. This Chinese-made Dirt Devil Scorpion is his lazy grandson. A big problem: noise. . This is by far the loudest and most shrill vacuum cleaner I have ever used. I do not recommend using it without hearing protection. I'm totally serious. Then there's the switch. The original featured a simple, easy-to-use, tabbed slide switch. Scorpion looks like it should be a toggle switch, but it's not. This is a slide but without the vertical edge that the older one had. Turning it on is easy, but turning it off requires more grip than the flat, slightly ribbed slider offers. This is a problem because you often have to turn this vacuum on and off when using it. As other reviewers say, the Scorpion has amazing suction power, much more than most handheld vacuums - in about 30 seconds. Then the tiny filter in the trash can gets clogged with dirt. The engine continues its banshee howl, but with diminishing effect. So you hit the switch to turn off the Scorpion. They remove the trash can and throw it in the trash can. Then follow the prompts and tap the filter on the side of the trash can to try and remove the dust. This will get your hands dirty and create a cloud of dust that will settle directly on the surface to be cleaned. Of course, it would be better to take the dust collector and filter outside to throw away and clean. But it's difficult to clean much if you unplug your vacuum and take it outside every half minute or so. I usually research things like this very carefully before ordering, but I completely missed that something like the original bagged Dirt Devil is still available: the Dirt Devil Ultra Corded Bagged Upright Vacuum Cleaner. I recommend that you take a good look at this vacuum cleaner before ordering this model.