Draper 230V Wet and Dry 20 Litre Vacuum Cleaner 1.5m Flexible hose and Accessories - Home DIY Car Carpet Workshop and Professional Use

For my purposes (99% of time car cleaning) this device is great. It can be used as dry vacuum, wet vacuum, blower. Comes with plenty of attachments for different tasks. It's relatively small in size and therefore its easy to handle, comes with a strap so you can hang it on your shoulder.Dry Vacuum - lots of power for it's size and capable of dealing with car interior quite quickly.Wet Vacuum - so far used it once to clean van seats, I used semi-transparent nozzle which I bought separately and it worked great.Blower: This function surprised the most, I didn't expect too much and I was shocked when I saw how much power it has when used as a blower considering it's size and price.Only downside is that it gets very hot quite quickly - you won't get burned but it is quite uncomfortable when it hangs at your side.Overall I'm very happy with this purchase and only unknown is how long will it last.

It worths every penny: it's powerful, capable and works better than described. The size is really ok, and it's more lightweight than you should think given the size. I've been going through an extensive refurbishing and remodelation upstairs at home and this little one saved my life from all the rubbish several times.Two minor cons:- Getting the wheels attached is hard, and they fall off quite easily. Needs to be improved.- The bags are expensive: a set of 3 goes for about 15 quid.EDIT: I've found a set of compatible and better bags for a better price, which brings the machine even better; I'm using now the PTX Universal filters 20-30L, which you can find in any B&Q ([...]). You'll get 5 bags for 12 quid, they seem thinner (they are) but they work perfectly like the originals (I've noticed the vacuum sucks even better with this ones). The hole is a bit thinner, you'll have to play a bit to get it in, but nothing really tough. Fantastic!

This is a very well built tool, smart, sturdy and very efficient. Everything looks and feels robust. I like the chrome plated collection bin.The only assembly needed is to fit the castors and top handle. One minor annoyance was that the castors - which are supposed to be a "firm push fit" were impossibly tight to fit by hand.I bought it mainly for wet work, for which it's absolutely superb. I have just used it to empty a header tank filled with filthy, slimy algae. It sucked the whole lot up effortlessly and with absolutely no leakage or splashing.For dry vacuuming you have to fit a cloth filter over the motor housing, and also use disposable paper dust collection bags. I thought paper collecting bags had gone out with the Ark, but it seems they live on in these small drum vacuums. The jury is out on these - I can't see myself replacing the bag every time I use it, especially in the workshop or garden when it can fill up in seconds! Maybe one side of the bag could be cut and replaced with velcro, so that it can be emptied and reused. I'll give it five stars when they make it bagless!

very good suction as many have said the power lead & vacuum hose are a bit short. I purchased this to connect a orbital sander to for sand a ceiling dust free. The vacuum coped with the dust extraction, excellently. But where the vacuum suction hose being so short it meant having to place the machine on a cabinet to enable the sander to reach the ceiling which is a standard 8' height very pleased with machine have used it many times to vacuum up small concrete debris wood shavings and general D I Y mess excellent for use in the garden and patio areas, sucks up most mess. also excellent for wooden floors and through the house. and in the garage not used the wet side yet but am sure this would be no problem. found it hard to get dust bags locally and when I did the price was a bit steep. Would suggest taking old dust bag to shop and getting some non Draper bags if possible I'm looking into a re- reusable dust bag which costs about £15-18.

Great service and product

Dry suction is weaker than I expected. Suction is lost quickly as the blue filter becomes cloggedWet suction is good, better than expectedBlow is extremely powerful, especially when using the narrow pipe extension.Noise from this vacuum is close to being unbearable in a small space e.g. a car. I'm sure you would need ear protectors if this was used in a commercial environment.Flex hose is much too short which results in having to carry the Vacuum around.The small attachments are a good idea but I rarely have a use for them. A better water attachment would have been more useful , e.g. one to suck water from glass or polished surfaces.All in all, it's a decent wet/dry vacuum cleaner that's cheap and does an average job, therefore it gets an average score from me.

I have been impressed with this vacuum when using it in my garage and shed to clear up shavings, small rubble, sawdust and other general dry stuff. Cleaned out the car OK. Also used it in 'wet' mode' to clear out a blocked U bend in a downspout gully for which it was brilliant. In years gone by I had to put my hand down and attempt to lift out all the silt, gravel and leaves, ugh! The Draper just sucked the lot up including the water in about 10 seconds flat. Suction is very good so far though the bag hasn't got totally full yet. Yes, the tools are plastic but they have done the job. I also like the ease in which you can pick it up (it isn't heavy) and its stability on the wheels when pulling it around. The only minor irritation is the price of replacement bags, I will have to search around to find the best value on the web.Overall I am very pleased with this purchase

Powerful compact nd easy to use