Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The Ovente ST2010 is a great little vac for household applications. It has great suction for a vac of its size and is equally proficient in cleaning floors and most low-pile carpets. The real test of this vac's cleaning prowess came when sanding dust from a skimcoat job got pass protective dust barriers and made its way into the client's living room. While my shop vac could easily tackle the job, it was too unwieldy to maneuver in an already congested living room . The Ovente ST2010's HEPA filter, furniture brush and compact size made it an ideal candidate for this project--plus it fit neatly into a gym bag (see photo). Preparing for combat While I was confident that the vac's removable pre-filter would trap most of the large dust particles, I wasn't quite sure how well the HEPA filter would hold up to the fine powdery sanding dust. I didn't want to risk choking the vac with sanding dust so I decided to make a slight modification to the filter assembly. After removing the particle filter, I took a pantyhose and cut off a small piece of the ankle portion and slid it over the HEPA filter, making sure it overlapped the top and bottom edges slightly. I then replaced the particle filter over the stocking clad HEPA filter and reassembled the canister assembly. I felt confident that I was now prepared to tackled this cleanup project. The battle won The Ovente ST2010 powered through the cleanup project without complaint. The furniture brush attachment did an excellent job of vacuuming the sofa without damaging the fabric. At no time during this two plus-hour cleanup was there a reduction in suction power. Best of all, there was no indication that any sanding dust was exiting the vac exhaust port or dust canister. This was clearly evident when I removed the dust canister and examined the vac's suction and exhaust ports for evidence of white sanding dust (see photos). Take away notes Using a pantyhose as a pre-filter will greatly extend the life of the HEPA filter—simply replace the used pantyhose pre-filter with a fresh one each time you clean the dust canister. While the Ovente ST2010 will never replace my shopvac for large volume sanding dust cleanup projects, I highly recommend it for most household and office cleaning applications where lightweight portability and compact size are a must. The vac's range of cleaning applications can also be greatly expandable with optional cleaning attachments like the Micro Vacuum Attachment Kit - 7 Piece or VonHaus Universal Vacuum Cleaner Attachments / Accessories for 32mm (1 1/4 inch) & 35mm (1 3/8 inch) Standard Hose - 8 Pc Crevice Upholstery Brush Tool Cleaning Kit also available on Amazon.