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DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Car Vacuum Cleaner Bare Tool (DCV517B)
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Cordless handheld vacuum, bare tool. Bare tool -- no battery and no charger in the box. Both are substantial additional purchases
Direct answer: is the DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Car Vacuum Cleaner Bare Tool (DCV517B) right for you?
Bare tool is the thing to read before ordering: the DCV517B ships with no battery and no charger, and buying both adds a significant fraction of the tool price again.
DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Car Vacuum Cleaner Bare Tool (DCV517B)
Editorial verdict
Grounded in published specifications
Summary verdict: Bare tool is the thing to read before ordering: the DCV517B ships with no battery and no charger, and buying both adds a significant fraction of the tool price again. It is priced this way for people who already own DeWalt 20V MAX batteries. If you do not, the real cost is roughly double the listed one, and a cheaper all-in-one car vacuum makes more sense.
Who should buy this
Anyone already invested in the DeWalt 20V MAX battery platform.
Who should avoid this
Anyone who does not own DeWalt batteries -- the true cost is roughly double the listed price.
Key strengths
- Strong suction for a handheld, with wet and dry capability
- Washable filter with no consumable bags
- Shares batteries with the whole DeWalt 20V MAX range
Limitations
- No battery or charger included, which roughly doubles the real cost
- About 18 minutes runtime on a 5.0 Ah battery
- 0.5 litre tank fills quickly on a dirty car
Technical specifications
- Type
- Cordless handheld vacuum, bare tool
- Brand
- DEWALT
- Filter
- Washable, and it must be genuinely dry before reuse
- Weight
- 1.8 kg without battery
- Runtime
- About 18 minutes on a 5.0 Ah battery
- Suction
- Strong for a handheld, but a 0.5 litre tank empties fast
- Voltage
- Battery tool, so mains voltage is only a question for the charger, which is dual voltage
- Warranty
- 1 Year Official Brand Warranty
- Bare tool
- The DCV517B suffix means tool only. A 20V MAX battery and charger together cost a significant fraction of the tool price again
- Model SKU
- DCV517B
- Wet and dry
- Yes, up to about 0.5 litres of liquid
- Why sold this way
- It assumes you already own DeWalt 20V MAX batteries from other tools. If you do not, budget accordingly
Product overview
Bare tool is the thing to read before ordering: the DCV517B ships with no battery and no charger, and buying both adds a significant fraction of the tool price again. It is priced this way for people who already own DeWalt 20V MAX batteries. If you do not, the real cost is roughly double the listed one, and a cheaper all-in-one car vacuum makes more sense.
Key capabilities
- Bare tool -- no battery and no charger in the box. Both are substantial additional purchases
- Bare tool: The DCV517B suffix means tool only
- Why sold this way: It assumes you already own DeWalt 20V MAX batteries from other tools
- Runtime: About 18 minutes on a 5
Frequently asked questions
Is the DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Car Vacuum Cleaner Bare Tool (DCV517B) worth buying?
Bare tool is the thing to read before ordering: the DCV517B ships with no battery and no charger, and buying both adds a significant fraction of the tool price again.
What is the warranty and return policy for the DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Car Vacuum Cleaner Bare Tool (DCV517B)?
1 Year Official Brand Warranty. Returns: 7 Days Replacement Guarantee.
Who is the DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Car Vacuum Cleaner Bare Tool (DCV517B) best suited for?
Anyone already invested in the DeWalt 20V MAX battery platform.
Who should avoid the DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Car Vacuum Cleaner Bare Tool (DCV517B)?
Anyone who does not own DeWalt batteries -- the true cost is roughly double the listed price.
Sample reviews
4 reviewsThese are illustrative, not customer reviews.
DealSurge has not sold this product, so nobody has reviewed it. Each entry below is written from the strengths and drawbacks recorded on this page, to show how reviews would appear — none of it is a real buyer’s experience, and none of it is counted in search results or given to the shopping assistant.
Mean of 4 samples
- 5 ★1
- 4 ★2
- 3 ★0
- 2 ★1
- 1 ★0
- 2 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Car Vacuum Cleaner Bare Tool (DCV517B)
Wrong product for my situation
Genuinely my own fault. Posting so somebody else does not repeat it. The listing says who should avoid this: Anyone who does not own DeWalt batteries — the true cost is roughly double the listed price. That was my situation and I ordered anyway. It does what it says on the page — it just was not the thing I needed.
Meera M.Sample18 found this helpful - 4 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Car Vacuum Cleaner Bare Tool (DCV517B)
After a few months
Had this two months now, so this is not an unboxing opinion. Washable filter with no consumable bags. Still mildly irritated by one thing: No battery or charger included, which roughly doubles the real cost. Known trade-off rather than a fault, though, and I would buy it again.
Jyoti T.Sample4 found this helpful - 5 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Car Vacuum Cleaner Bare Tool (DCV517B)
Read the fit note, and it was me
The page describes who this is for, and it described me: Anyone already invested in the DeWalt 20V MAX battery platform. On that basis it has been the right call. Strong suction for a handheld, with wet and dry capability.
Tarun C.Sample12 found this helpful - 4 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Car Vacuum Cleaner Bare Tool (DCV517B)
Four stars, and here is the fifth — No battery or charger included
Strong suction for a handheld, with wet and dry capability. The one thing to know before ordering: No battery or charger included, which roughly doubles the real cost. To be fair that is written on the product page. I skimmed past it and had to rearrange things afterwards.
Prakash T.Sample8 found this helpful