Recent Dirt Devil KONE Hand Vacuum MO213BLU Vacuum questions, problems & answers. Free expert DIY tips, support, troubleshooting help & repair advice for all Vacuums. Download Sound Effect Button Naruto. Dirt Devil describes its Kone M0213 handheld vacuum, $45 (and similar M0212, $43), “an elegant, sculptural form that can be left on display.” Our latest tests.

Hi all, This is a heads-up regarding the top-selling Dirt Devil 'Kone' rechargeable hand vacuum. The model in question bears 'L' in the code on both the machine and its box.

It seems Consumer Reports has discovered that this particular model may spew sand or broken glass toward the user's face. TTI the maker of the Kone, did tests itself and acknowledged the problem. Another Kone bearing 'J' in its code does not have this flaw. Though claiming that no complaints have been reported, the company will provide replacement filter adapters free of charge to Kone L owners to eliminate the problem. Shoppers interested in purchasing a Kone may want to check the code on the box before buying. See the following link for a complete article and video.

Best, Venson. Dirt Devil calls its best-selling, handheld Kone M0213, $45, and similar M0212, $43, “an elegant, sculptural form that can be left on display.” Our tests suggest some Kone owners should do precisely that. Four of the M0213 and two of the M0212 models threw some of the sand they picked up out of their exhaust ports at testers’ faces and eyes, something we didn’t find with other hand vacs. We used fine, uniform silica sand as we do with all vacuums to test carpet and floor cleaning. To better assess the models’ real-world risks, we also used sand found in many backyards and glass from broken lightbulbs—common cleaning messes. Both models released small particles of each in the same way.

We notified the Consumer Product Safety Commission and TTI Floor Care, which owns the Dirt Devil brand. TTI confirmed that both models share the same design and subsequently did its own tests with silica sand. The company then told us its tests showed “blow-by” in certain units and linked it to an undersized filter adapter on some Kones with an “L” on the unit and box (see photos).