Yes, you read that right. My kids wanted to clean the house.. What I didn’t like about the Dyson PencilVac. A cool feature of my larger Dyson vacuum is that it senses when it’s on hard floors or carpet and adjusts its suction accordingly. I didn’t expect the PencilVac to unearth anything new from the carpet fibers, and it sufficed as a surface sweeper on rugs, but I have a pair of textured Waterhog doormats at the entrances to my home and found that even with the more powerful turbo mode activated, the PencilVac left debris in the recesses.. And though it’s slim, I wish the PencilVac had a wall-mounted charger like other Dyson’s. The freestanding base takes up floor real estate, and it almost seems as though Dyson wants you to display it as a freestanding sculpture in your home. Space is at a premium in my kitchen, and the rest of my crowded, kid-ravaged home isn’t much better.. The syringe-like emptying mechanism works well, but, as this is a small vacuum, it fills up pretty fast. I found I would give the floors a once-over and then need to empty (and charge) the vacuum to be ready for the next use.. Also worth noting: The pads that seal the chamber would get caked with dust and hair a bit, making the sliding action sticky. And, after a while, the dust would even impede the clicking latch that holds the chamber in place from fully closing. This could be solved by removing the whole bin chamber and cleaning off the pads, but it’s not as slick as the Dyson instructional videos made it seem.. Speaking of instructions, the printed ones provided are minimal as Dyson relies on its app to show you to use features.. Should you buy the Dyson PencilVac?. For homes and apartments with wood, tile, or other hard floors, the PencilVac might be the only vacuum you need. It’s versatile enough to clean in a variety of situations while handy enough for daily use.. If you’ve got wall-to-well carpets and you’re buying a vacuum cold, as in you don’t have one at all, I think your first buy should be a larger, more powerful Dyson or Shark stick-style vacuum. With the right attachments, larger bin, and more robust motor performance, you’re going to find it does just about everything you’ll need it to do, plus pull all the dirt and hair from your carpets.. However, if you have one of those already and, like me, you’re finding it sits in the corner or hanging on the charging dock most days, you might appreciate having a sleek little stick vacuum sweeper at the ready for those all those in-between maintenance chores that make your deep-cleaning days a little less frequent or intense. Just make sure you have a place to put it.. Get a skinny vacuum for your small spaces. Other cleaning tools that make our lives easier
