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Ozito PXC 18V Hand Vacuum (Skin Only) $38.60 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ OnePass with $80 Online Order) @ Bunnings

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From Bunnings website:

  • Compact and lightweight
  • Easy clean filter
  • 540ml dust bowl capacity
  • Sure grip comfort
  • Accessories included

Quickly clean dust or debris around the home or workshop with the Cordless Hand Vacuum from Ozito’s Power X Change range. Attach one of the included accessories to clean in those hard-to-reach places, making it ideal for cleaning out your car or behind your couch.

With a compact and lightweight design and sure-grip handle, this hand vacuum provides maximum user comfort while operating. The convenience of cordless operation allows you to take the vacuum wherever you need it.

This product is intended for DIY use only.

Battery and charger are sold separately.

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  • Is there any way to see what bunnings normally sell them at?

    • +16

      I bought one for $49.90 but it's so bad, I wouldn't even buy for $25 if I have my time again.

      • +3

        yeah, I used a mates one once - > they are so weak its of limited use. Wont suck sand out of car carpets aso. Also quite difficult to use in a car because of the form factor. I was wishing it had a flexible hose attachment.

        • No simple vacuum will suck sand from carpets. That's why they sell upright carpet cleaners with rotating brushes!

          • @bargaino: Not sure what you mean? I use a Xiaomi model to vacuum sand from car all the time.

  • +2

    $80 by the time you get battery and charger.

  • +12

    All the 1 star reviews speak to "gutless" suction.

    It does look like a generic 12v car vac from 20 years ago.

    • +2

      Can confirm, these are crap.

    • +6

      They're decent enough to pull dirt from a spilt pot plant onto carpet. So yes they've come some ways from the crappy 12v car vac from 20 years ago.

      The sub $50 vac is obviously no 1000W AC vac so you shouldn't expect it to replace one.

      I personally find the main problem with these (and why people may think they're "gutless") is to do with the tiny filters clogging up way too fast.

      A bit of a pain, but keep the tiny filters clean and they're pretty decent.
      Otherwise pay more for a better vac.

      • +4

        One of the things with the filters is also being selective about what you vac up. Trying to vacuum a whole house of plaster dust is gonna clog filters, same with damp stuff. But I use this for gungy stuff to save wear and tear on the pricey Dyson and Robot Vac.

        • +1

          This^^ I do the same

    • +2

      They are awesome for small easy jobs instead of a dustpan, dust bunnies, crumbs, tidy the corners the robot vac misses. Gives my batteries somewhere to hang out when I'm not using my tools. A job that needs suction I get out the vac with suction. Not the $40 job.

    • +4

      Of course it sucks if people use it to do things its not intended to do. Its basically an electric dustpan with a little more reach and convenience.

    • +1

      In my experience low suction is (mostly) from using anything less than a 4Ah battery.

      The smaller batteries can't supply enough current for the vacuum motor to run at full power. Even the 4Ah battery is not great when under half charge.

      Don't get me wrong it is still great for sawdust etc with any battery. But for tougher jobs, a freshly charged 4Ah battery makes a huge difference.
      Rinsing out the cloth filter occasionally helps too, if it is clogged with very fine particles.

  • How does this compare to miele or dyson

    • Might have gotten it, if i didnt get a dyson for the car

    • The Dyson is around 1500% more.

  • +6

    I had one. Returned it. Might as well pick at the carpet with your fingers

    • Chopsticks blindfolded.

  • How is Aldi's stick vacuum, good, or crap? this->
    https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys/special-buys-sat-7-j…

  • +3

    Not sure why people are trying to use this to clean the whole house.
    It's better suited to quickly suck up sawdust around the shed, or give the work bench a once over.
    Never going to replace a dyson.

    • +3

      Exactly. I use it while renovating to suck up crap after drilling or sawing or cleaning to quickly remove dust from shelves before I wipe, or to vacuum up insects. Great for that. I haven't used any other brands to compare it with, but it works good enough for me for the price.

  • +5

    Ah another post for an item already contained in an older post but we'll justify it bEcAuSe It WaSn'T iN tHe TiTlE!

  • I need to try find one to vacuum ash out of the my kamado and traeger bbq

  • Any good for cleaning the car

    • No, have some respect for yourself and avoid this woefully poor quality brand, if I had my time again I'd have never bought any Ozito rubbish, so much of it is now in landfill!

  • Good luck with that, reports are it's weak!

  • wdym "skin only" 😳

    • no battery and charger included

      • sticker wrap for your existing kmart handheld vacuum to make it look like ozito

  • +1

    It's not that it's weak, but that it clogs so easily. The fine particles make its way into the motor and the air outlet, and then it's useless.
    I have resurrected it plenty of times by disassembling the whole unit and cleaning it. But yeah not buying another one.

    • It might be worth checking if you have an air leak, which allows dust to bypass the filter cloth. Perhaps in the section where the plastic filter holders lock into place.

      As I comparison, I have a 6 year old one of these vacuums, and I have never had them clog. I pulled mine apart at 4 years old to mod it into a stick vac (I was running power down from the switch to a motorised head) and the foam filters inside had minimal build up. The vacuum had been heavily used too. That said, it was for normal dirt and dust, and I never specifically vacuumed very fine dust that might get through the fabric filter. I do clean the fabric filter regularly too.

      You could remove the foam filters from the air outlets inside the vac, so avoid buildup. It does blow a lot of air out sideways then though which might be annoying.

  • I got one of these, it couldn't even suck sand up off tiles. Returned it.
    YMMV. But I'd say nope.

  • Waiting for Bunnings to do a good price on the cordless mower 2x 18V version to match against Aldi's https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys/special-buys-sat-7-j…

  • +3

    It's not on sale but if you're looking for a decent vacuum for the car and you're in the Ozito system I can recommend:

    https://ozito.com.au/products/18v-cordless-wet-dry-vacuum-in…

    Good suction, easy to empty and clean, hose is good quality. Pumps up a tall double mattress in a couple of minutes. I was looking at the similar Ryobi one on sale the other day and as far as I can tell the Ozito is better overall. I'm in the process of upgrading my set from Oz but I reckon the vacuum will be the last thing to go (if it ever does).

    • +1

      Cheers for the review.

      • Can't say as I've never used it. But the advantage to the one I've linked is you can pick it up with one hand, pack it away on a shelf in the laundry etc. The one you linked looks pretty big and clunky.

      • +2

        I compared these, and bought the bigger one. Mostly for the larger catchment.

        They have the same suction power. The smaller one has a lower air flow rate. It's likely the exact same motor and centrifugal fan internally.

        The larger one is good, though the hose and fittings are pretty average. The hose itself is very stiff and not very long. I modded a hose from some old vacuums into one long hose, so for car vacuuming, the vac just sits outside and I can reach anywhere with the hose.

    • I got one of these, but on vacuum it keep overheating the battery and shutting down after a few minutes. It got returned.

      • Interesting. Must've been a dud unit. With the 4ah mine's never had an issue.

  • is it better than a Dyson for cleaning my car?

    • Depends which Ozbargain sub culture most enamors you Oz cheap-arse or Oz suction-arse

  • deal sucks, time to move onto next deal.

  • These are terrible, good enough to suck up some sawdust or similar. I think the filter is too restrictive and the dust collection area is too small.

  • There was a deal of Ryobi stick vacuum? https://www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-18v-one-hp-brushless-stick… It currently sits on $369 which is a bit too high. Would be a goo deal any soon?
    Anyone got it? any good?

  • +2

    I have two of these, and think they are great for the price, if you are already in the Ozito ecosystem.

    Key is that you need to use a 4Ah battery. The vacuum is very powerful, but the smaller batteries can't supply enough power, and it has much weaker suction using them.

    Even the 4Ah battery is only just able to supply enough power. A fresh off the charger battery gives amazing performance but as the voltage drops after a few minutes under load, you can feel the difference in suction. Anything under half charge on a 4Ah starts to get a little eh in terms of suction.

    The filter assembly isn't the simplest to clean, but not too bad. I don't find it clogs too fast, unless vacuuming a lot of very fine stuff. The whole collection area can be full and it still has decent suction IMO, provided it has a fresh battery.

    My original one is 6 years old, and 2 years back I modded it into a stick vacuum, using a powered vacuum head and some pipe. It was just going to be for the garage, but has ended up as my main house vacuum. I empty it once a week, and blow out the filter fabric with my garden jet blower every couple of weeks. Occasionally rinsing and and drying the filter fabric is good too.

  • There have been concerns about the suction power of this Ozito model which ultimately is the function of the motor. When all things are equal, I don't think a freshly charged 2Ah battery will perform any differently than a 4Ah battery except for the peak power period is shorter. Unfortunately neither the power outputs (measured in watts) of the Ozito PXC 18V Hand Vacuum or the ALDI 20V Stick Vac are provided.

    I have an older ALDI Stick Vac with 130W motor. It's not very strong but does a decent job of cleaning the car with better accessories included.

    • The 4Ah battery is effectively two 2Ah batteries in parallel, so can output double the current. The vacuum doesn't hit the battery current limiter, so it's not actually pulling double the current, but the vac is noticeably more powerful on a 4Ah battery.

      Part of this is because the 4Ah battery will get less voltage drop under load. Higher voltage for the same current means more power. A few more amps from the battery, and a few less volts of droop under load can easily give 30%+ more power.

      I don't know what the actual difference in power is in this case. I do have a a rig for capacity testing the batteries, so if I get a chance I will measure the difference in current flow and voltage using a 4Ah vs 2Ah battery.

      It's not the only Ozito tool that does this - most of the more powerful single battery tools develop noticeably more power with a 4Ah battery. Which is why many of the manuals recommend a 4Ah (or 5.2Ah battery), and why some of the very high power tools run two 18V batteries - double the voltage for the same current means double the power.

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