Matt Lowe

My Dyson V10 has been a lifesaver in the kitchen, but it started smelling like a gym locker after a few months of heavy use. I figured it was just the dog hair, but the real culprit was a caked-on…

I used to ignore the little screen on my vacuum until it started pulsing red. It turns out my floor was not getting any cleaner because the airflow was trapped behind layers of grey dust. I spent twenty minutes figuring…

I used to ignore the little screen on my vacuum until it started flashing a warning light at me while I was trying to clean up flour I spilled. That tiny piece of plastic is the only thing keeping dust…

My kitchen floor sees more crumbs than a bakery, and my Dyson V7 is the only thing keeping me sane. One day, the vacuum started pulsating and losing suction. I figured the battery was shot. Turns out, a filthy filter…

I remember the first time my shop vac started acting like a leaf blower. I was cleaning up drywall dust from a kitchen remodel, and suddenly the machine decided to vent a cloud of white powder right back into my…

I once spent an hour trying to clean my garage floor, but the machine just pushed dust into a cloud instead of sucking it up. I was frustrated, covered in drywall grit, and confused about what happened. It turns out…

Cleaning up after a kitchen remodel or a spilled bag of flour is a nightmare without the right tools. I once spent two hours with a broom and a dustpan before buying my first wet-dry vac. It changed how I…

There is nothing more annoying than pushing your vacuum across the floor and watching it roll right over the dust. You expect a clean path, but the machine just drags debris along for the ride. I have been there plenty…

I was in the middle of cleaning my kitchen floor when my vacuum just stopped picking up crumbs. The motor was running, but the brush head stayed still. It is one of those annoying things that ruins your flow. I…

Nothing ruins a Saturday morning chore quite like hearing your robot vacuum scoot across the floor while the main brush stays dead still. I remember staring at mine, thinking it was just a software glitch, but I was wrong. A…