Dirt Devil DD6114 Review

Overall Rating

Good Value for money, superb suction, easy to use tools, Height adjustment.

Hose could be longer, doesn't feel as robust as some competitors.

After a couple of years using the Dyson DC01 and Hoover Vortex (both were shockingly apalling), I found myself vacuum-less due to both of these cleaners self destructing in as many as 3 years (18 months life span for each). Whilst in my local Comet store I came across the Dirt Devil DD6114 which was being sold for £40 (bargain I thought!), I promply bought one as I now live in a small apartment - thinking that all I needed was a no-frills all singing dancing vacuum. Upon opening the box I was suprised to the quality of the product - it's reasonably robust (more so then the Dyson anyway) for the tune of £40. Being a 1200 watt motor I was expecting merely acceptable performance, but how wrong I was about to be proved - it is an absolute beast. Whilst it is very noisy in use, the sucking power of this thing is absolutely incredible, and very consistent for a 'bagged' cleaner - there is no drop off in performance at all! And the tools are practical and easy to use. My only real gripe is that the hose is pitifully short - you would never clean your stairs with it (but I don't have any stairs to clean, so I'm sorted). In conclusion - for £40 you will not go wrong with this machine and even if it only lasts 18 months - it will have been a much better investment that the Dyson or Hoover ever were. The short hose is only a minor quibble - although comparison to the Dyson 'detachable wand' (which if anybody has used one will know is poorly designed and clumsy to use) - it's an absolute god-send.