On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 21:37:49 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"RG" wrote in message
. ..


This is for one use: Hair on the bathroom floor. 60 seconds every 2 days,
when I don't want to haul out the big canister vac.

It's been a very long time since I've owned one, but for that use, I'd be
tempted to look into a wall-mounted cordless unit. Used to be called
Dustbusters back in the day. I'm usually not a fan of cordless units,
they typically don't have the suction of 110v units. But hair off a tile
floor (I presume it's tile or some hard surface) is an easy pickup. Not a
lot of suction required. I'm thinking that battery technology has
improved greatly since I owned one of those things. For your specific
use, I think I'd go with the convenience of a nearby wall-mounted cordless
rechargeable unit. No messing with cords and potential electrocution
hazards, and no bothersome belts to worry about going up in smoke.


I've had several of those Dustbuster things. I was given one as a gift last
Spring - one of the "improved" Black & Decker things. As with all the
previous ones, the battery died an early death. I won't own them any more.


You can't leave it on the charger all the time. It will cook the
batteries, and quickly. Charge it up, take it off, then use it
intermittantly until it gets slow. Then place on the charger,
recharge, and repeat.

Jack