Review : Acum DC 901 cordless stick vacuum to clean pet hair

The Acum Cordless Stick Vacuum is a versatile little monster that can be used for floors, carpets, furniture, and even electronics. It is a cordless 2-in-1 vacuum that is good for whole-home cleaning or smaller jobs from the handheld vacuum. It has a soft roller cleaning head and a variety of attachments for specific cleaning jobs. The Acum performed well in our cleaning tests, removing an average of 90% of all debris. A good budget-friendly vacuum, especially if you have mostly hard surface flooring. Details on Acum DC 901 cordless stick vacuum review.

Pros

• Includes a large number of accessories
• Good cleaning performance on hard surface flooring where it scored a 99%
• Easy to maneuver and very lightweight

Cons

• Relatively short run time (especially on Boost mode)
• Had issues cleaning carpet on standard power mode
• Does not include a traditional agitating brushroll

Acum DC 901 cordless stick vacuum specs

Amazon Customer reviews – 1 : Lightweight powerful machine

The shipment is fast!! The box perfectly fit the package so impressed! Once open the box the parts is very organize by sections. Easy to installs the parts together. (I attached the video) The body has LIGHTWEIGHT EASILY TO LIFT UP to clean the ceiling, curtains and other areas.

And this machine STRONG, POWERFUL, even with cordless and still WORKS VERY WELL on the floors dust. It surprise me is the sounds is not that annoying that’s not what I expected. This product also come with the pet attachment it must be intended for use on furniture.

I have no pet, so this tools I didn’t try. This machine has 350 Watt and work up to 30 minutes. And the MOST PART I LIKE is the HEPA Filter Prevents leakage of harmful pariculates like allergens, protecting your family in real earnest.

In my family health history I had Asthma, my two daughter they both had eczema and one plus flower seasonal allergies. So I better to find a machines has good Technology and good functions. I think I found it! hope this machine will improved our health conditions getting better and better in the future

Amazon Customer reviews 2 : Very Versatile Vacuum

I bought this type of cordless vacuum before and use it often as it is convenient. I bought another one and had to return because the battery ran hot. This is the 3rd vacuum I tried. The unit is well built and the charger and battery appear to work well.

This vacuum can be charged by plugging directly into the unit or using the base as a charging base. There are 2 vacuuming heads, one larger and one of smaller size. Neither vacuum head has LED lights as in some other model of cordless vacuums.

I prefer a floor unit with built-in LED lights for vacuuming under low light conditions. LED lights to make it prettier and high tech. The main vacuum tube is made of lightweight aluminum and is durable. After 1 hour to charge the unit fully, the vacuum motor ran with good power, low noise, and excellent suction. It performs better than the other vacuum I previously bought. I am happy with the quality and performance and the accessories included with the product.

Acum DC 901 cordless stick vacuum review

Size & Dimensions

This stick vacuum is comparable in size to other cordless stick vacuums on the market. It is lighter than a traditional upright, and taller than a traditional handheld vacuum. Exact dimensions for the Acum DC-901 cordless vacuum are:

• Widht: 9.8″
• Depth: 8.7″
• Height: 45.7″
• Weight: 3.52 lbs

Design and built material – Acum stick vacuum

The Acum DC-901 Cordless Stick Vacuum is a compact vacuum that measures 30 inches long when fully assembled. The entire kit weighs 13.8 pounds, but that includes the charger as well as all of the attachments. The actual weight varies between 3.5 and 5 pounds, depending on what exactly you have attached. This is more than light enough to carry in one hand, so you can easily clean curtains and other awkward areas.

The Acum has an in-hand canister with a long rigid wand and wide floor cleaning head. The cleaning head is made of a spiral of soft bristles.

Motor, handle and tube

The Acum’s motor and handle are housed in a base unit that’s constructed from tough black plastic. The frame is constructed from aluminum, with a few glossy highlights on the outside. The vacuum tube is a standard grey aluminum, with clips on both ends to connect to the base and attachments.

Pitol grip

The base unit has a pistol grip, and is shaped like a power drill or paint sprayer. At first, it looks awkward and non-intuitive, but it’s actually fairly comfortable to use. The reason for this is that the attachments swivel 180 degrees, so you can simply adjust the angle as needed. This rotation makes it easy to use under furniture, around corners, and in other awkward situations.

The pistol grip also reduces strain on your wrists and forearms. And the motor and battery are both positioned behind the grip, which makes for excellent balance. The collection bin is located just in front of the grip, and it has a unique design. It opens from the bottom, at the push of a single button on the grip. This makes it exceptionally easy to empty. Just hold it over a trash can, press the button, and your dirt will drop into the trash. No need to worry about removing a hopper or changing any dust bags. The overall capacity is 0.6 liters, which is pretty substantial for such a compact, lightweight machine.

Wall mount for charging in Acum stick vacuum

The DC-901 vacuum ships with a wall mount for easy charging. It’s magnetic, which keeps your vacuum in place without the need to clip into anything. Just install it on your wall near a power outlet, plug it in, and you’re ready to go. Unfortunately, the wall mount isn’t designed to hold your attachments, so you’ll need to find some place to store them.

The Cleaning Head

This style of cleaning head (which mimics the look of the Dyson Fluffy cleaning head) is designed to best capture small or large debris from hard surface flooring. With the Acum vacuum, this is the only cleaning head that comes with the vacuum, so that may be something to keep in mind if you are tackling a lot of high pile carpet cleaning. This cleaning head would not perform as well on that kind of flooring. Especially for deep cleaning.Shop Related Products

How does it clean?

The Acum vacuum captures debris from the soft roller cleaning head and sucks it up into the dust bin canister located in-hand. Acum uses a 2000 mAh lithium-ion battery to help create a strong suction.

2-in-1

There are two basic cleaning styles with the Acum vacuum, with a lot of variation between the two.

1. Upright mode
2. Handheld mode

Both modes are compatible with all of the cleaning tools which provides a lot of options for on-the-go cleaning or reaching high spaces, like molding, fans or tall furniture.

Power Modes

This stick vacuum can run on two different power / suction modes depending on the type of floor you’re cleaning.

• Low Speed: standard speed; offers up to 30 minutes of cleaning time
• High Speed: boost speed; offers more suction, but also a limited 10 minute run time

Parts & Accessories

If you like versatility from a variety of parts and accessories, the Acum certainly checks those boxes. This stick vacuum comes with 6 different accessories, as well as basic parts you’d need for standard upright vacuuming.

What’s in the box?

• Acum stick vacuum (main body)
• Electric floor brush
• T brush
• Crevice nozzle
• Mini pet brush
• 2-in-1 square brush
• Charging deck
• Tccessory adapter
• Charger
• Aluminum tube

The upholstery tool is used mainly for sofas, chairs, curtains, and other fabric surfaces.

The Power brush is a type of electric floor brush; is designed for cleaning mattresses, but could also be used for other bedding and fabric surfaces.

The Mini Pet brush tool is a small attachment with a spiral bristle roller that is designed to capture pet debris, from pet hair to dog food.

There are two small brushes designed for cleaning tighter space. This includes the 2-in-1 square brush tool (for car interiors) and a short crevice tool (for narrow cleanups).

Acum DC 901 cordless stick vacuum Cleaning performance review

The following tests show how the Acum cordless vacuum performs in real-life cleaning settings. These tests are performed in my home vacuum lab and test against a number of different common types of debris (in various sizes).

We test on three different floor types…

• Hardwood
• Low Pile Carpet
• High Pile Carpet

And against four different types of debris:

• Rice
• Kitty Litter
• Cereal
• Sugar

Here’s how the Acum performs under these circumstances:

Overall 90%

Hardwood 99%

Low Carpet 77%

High Carpet 95%

The cleaning performance was great in some areas and majorly lacking elsewhere. It did do well on hardwood floor, capturing over 99% of debris — a nearly perfect run. On carpets it was a mixed bag, with solid performance on max mode, and poor performance on standard mode.

Cleaning Hardwood Floors

NOTE: All hardwood performance tests were run on “Standard” power mode.

Cereal 100%

Rice 100%

Kitty Liter 100%

Sugar 99%

Cleaning Low Pile Carpet

On low carpet, I wasn’t particularly impressed with the results. When cleaning the cereal, for instance, it got all clogged in the vacuum head and resulted in most of it coming back out and spewing out onto the floor.

Thinking it may have been a fluke, I ran the test again, and had the same result. In general, the carpet just didn’t look (or feel) very clean after a run with the Acum.

NOTE: All low pile carpet performance tests were run on “Standard” power mode.

Cereal 50%

Rice 100%

Kitty Liter 86%

Sugar 72%

Cleaning High Pile Carpet

On Boost mode, the Acum vacuum did perform better than it did for the low carpet test with the standard mode. It still wasn’t perfect for finer debris (like kitty litter and sugar), but it was better than the results for the low carpet.

NOTE: All high pile carpet performance tests were run on “Boost ” power mode.

Cereal 100%

Rice 100%

Kitty Liter 94%

Sugar 86%

Maintenance

To keep the Acum vacuum running as good as it can, there are a few basic maintenance items to take care of.

1. Regularly empty the dust bin (holds up to 0.6 L)
2. Clean the filter as needed.
3. Clean the brushroll as needed.
4. Replace the battery as needed.

The exact frequency that you’ll need to address these issues may vary based on use and level of traffic.

The dust bin can hold up to 0.6 L. When it’s time to empty it out, simply release the bottom latch and allow the debris to fall out into a trash can below.

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