Being a mommy to three young children means that I clean up a lot of messes both big and small. For those small messes I hate hauling out our vacuum. Since we have an older vacuum cleaner it weighs a ton and it is hard on my back. Dirt Devil® recently announced its latest innovation, The Gator Series.
The Gator Series is their latest line of hand vacuums that makes cleaning more convenient. Dirt Devil® put together some fall cleaning tips for busy parents, to make fall cleaning both timely and efficient:
- Have younger kids help out with cleaning and reward them with points that eventually add up to a special treat any time they pick up after themselves.
- To save cleaning time during the holiday season, focus on rooms where your guests will likely spend more time before cleaning other areas.
- Use Dirt Devil’s Gator Series™ line of hand vacuums as a fast and efficient tool for picking up and emptying debris without ever touching the dirt – or taking the unit apart to empty. With a touch of release buttons, the dirt cup lid flips open for easy emptying, saving you time in dirt disposal.
- Store away clothes, items, appliances and other equipment that you do not need during this season. It creates more space in the home and makes vacuuming easy.
- Since you’ll be spending more time indoors, buy a carbon monoxide test kit or install an alarm system to alert you of any possible leaks.
- Store away items immediately after use, otherwise, you’ll have too much to do when you eventually want to clean up.
- Instead of cleaning your home all at once, which is exhausting, you are better off setting goals to clean one room at a time.
- If you clean up after yourself during the week, you can have a more relaxing weekend with your family. Use a Gator Series™ Hand Vac for quick pick ups during the week to save cleaning time later.
- Create a cleaning schedule where you are able to put down what needs to be cleaned daily, weekly or monthly. It makes you cover all areas in your home and makes your cleaning better organized.
We recently received the Dirt Devil Gator 10.8-Volt Cordless Handheld Vacuum
Features
- Gator Easy Opening Dirt Cup
- Built-In Crevice Tool
- 10.8 Volts
- Cordless
- Bagless Design
- Lightweight – Easy to Carry
This little handheld vacuum has quite a powerful suction. It was able to pick up all of the goldfish and cheerios crumbs quickly and easily. Aside from using it on the floorboards, it is also effective at getting the crumbs from the car seats.
One of my favorite features is the telescopic nozzle, a built-in crevice tool that can be extended by pulling the extension piece from the vacuum. It makes it very easy to clean out the cracks and grooves.
Cleaning the dirt cup and filter is also easy and doesn’t take much time at all. I would suggest holding the vacuum over your trash can for convenience and ease. To empty the dirt cup, simply press both “Gator Series Dirt Cup Release Buttons” and the vacuum will open up and you can easily pour out the debris. I see where they get the name from. When you open it up, it resembles an alligator.
Overall I am quite pleased with the Dirt Devil Gator. It does an extraordinary job at cleaning up small messes quickly and efficiently. My only complaints are that in requires a full 24 hour charge before using and that there isn’t a way to easily store the vacuum and charge at the same time. I would love a way to be able to clip the vacuum to the wall and charge at the same time. Right now I have it sitting on my kitchen counter top plugged into the wall. Not so good for the esthetics of the kitchen.
Buy It:
You can purchase the Dirt Devil Gator 10.8-Volt Cordless Handheld Vacuum
Geoff K says
Thanks for the thorough review — sounds like a really powerful little hand vac, especially for the very affordable price! We could really use one of these for quick clean-ups around the house and in the car.