I’ve waited some time to do this review as I wanted to give the MV3 enough time and usage before really making up my mind about it and sharing my opinions. Prior to purchasing this product, I couldn’t find too many reviews on it, other than one-liners “did a good job in the garage” “nice job on the carpets” type of review. We weren’t interested in light-cleaning, we were interested in the real DIY chaotic mess type of cleaning and also its longevity as a product. So it’s been a few months; (four to be exact) I’ve given this product a great deal of usage and I thought it was about time I wrote this review!
OK so, What’s special about the Karcher vacuum range?
Why MV3?
Cost?
Overview:
PROs
- It has really good suction power. Like crazy suction! It puts every other vacuum cleaner to shame. I guarantee its power will impress you!
- The hose is particularly wide for vacuuming up large pieces of rubble/objects.
- It can vacuum up water. Water! And lots of it, too! Great for spillages!
- It can also vacuum up sludge, although I’ll admit, I haven’t tried this yet.
- There is the option of using a bag within the tank for finer dust vacuuming.
- Using power tools in conjunction with the vacuum is brilliant! The vacuum automatically turns itself on as soon as you switch on the tool, and then it automatically turns off as soon as you switch the tool off. No need for messing around with turning the vacuum on and off.
- The vacuum cleaner is on wheels and very easy to move around. Also very lightweight.
- The blowing action is great for outdoor use or even blowing out dust from those hard to reach places.
- The tank is easy to clean as there’s no electrical element to it, (all electrics are in the top) so you can literally get the water hose onto it.
- It comes different few attachments for carpet/hard-floor cleaning.
- It takes the hassle out of DIY-cleaning – No more sweeping!
CONs
- If you want to vacuum up finer dust you need to use a bag inside the vacuum. These are pretty pricey at £10 for a pack of 5.
- If you do not use a bag for finer dust, the filter can get easily blocked. Very easily blocked. Once blocked it dramatically drops in suction power.
- Whilst the hose is wide for picking up large pieces, I often feel that it’s not wide enough and rubble can get stuck inside the hose.
- The cable is far too short in my opinion. In a medium room in our house, the vacuum cannot reach the edge of the room so we have to use it with an extension lead, which is a bit annoying.
- The filter needs washing very regularly if heavily used with DIY dusty materials.
- The bags are made from paper, and removing them without it getting caught and tearing is somewhat a struggle! (Or maybe I’m just clue-less).
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