Dibea D18 Cordless Vacuum Review

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Dibea D18 Cordless Vacuum

When someone mentions stick vacuums, most of us immediately think of one brand in our mind – Dyson. And this has been with good reason, up until now.

There are numerous brands releasing their own version of these handy cordless vacuum cleaners and some of them can are actually quite powerful, and even better, cost-effective. The Dibea D18 is one of those stick vac models that really takes it up to the other big names on the market – and for under half the price!

Update September 21st 2022: Dibea seems to be having some serious stock issues right now, if you are looking for something that is similar and also works well – try the Dreame T30 If you are looking for something with a few more features, try the Roborock H7.

Disclosure: This product was sent to us by the manufacturer for free in order for us to provide an honest review. All opinions are our own.

Dibea D18 Cordless Vacuum

Detailed Review

Setup

The D18 was very easy to set up straight out of the box and only required a few easy steps before it was ready to use. All the parts simply clicked together – there is no tools required at all.

All the parts fit together nice and snug with no discernable movement where there shouldn’t be any.

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Everything that comes in the box

The charging procedure is as simple as it gets: simply plug the provided charger into the back of the unit. I only had one small complaint here and that is that the wall mount base does not automatically plug the charger in when you hang the stick vacuum on it like the Dyson units do. You have to manually plug in the charger, instead of it automatically charging whenever it is on the wall mount.

Charging the battery from dead flat takes around 4 – 5 hours to full charge. There is also a handy 3 bar indicator on the back of the vacuum that makes it easy to see at what level charge the battery is at while in use or charging.

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The battery charge indicator – maximum charge shows 3 lights.

Cleaning Ability

The D18 is quiet… so quiet that I was worried it wouldn’t have enough power to do anything useful! When measured (with an Android phone app) from a distance of 12 inches away, on low power it comes in at 58dB, and in High power, it measured a max level of 62dB. I compared this to my Dyson DC44 and the difference was quite large, it measured 65dB on low power and 70dB on high power. Now these levels might not seem this different when you look at the numbers, but they are quite noticeable.

But my concerns about its cleaning power were quickly alleviated. While it might not have as much actual suction as its more expensive counterparts, it has a well designed motorized turbine head that leaves nothing behind! In fact, I even found it picking up bits of mess on the carpet that the DC44 left behind.

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The power brush is well designed and leaves very little behind.

I did mention that the actual suction is not great, but the crevice tool and the bristle brush that come with the unit are well designed and they both work quite well. Although I get frustrated by the lack of suction when not using any tool at all (with or without the metal tube attached).

When it came to emptying the catcher I was surprised at the amount of dust, dirt and other items it had picked up. Especially considering that I had not long before gone over the area with our Dyson unit. Emptying and cleaning the catcher was very easy and the washable dust filter is easy to get to and clean.

Battery Life

The D18’s battery is quite small hidden away in the handle. In fact, you probably won’t even be able to tell where it is.

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The Dibea D18 motor assembly

Despite its small size, the 22.2 volt, 2,200mAh battery holds quite a bit of charge and on high power, it lasted just under 22 minutes of non-stop vacuuming before going flat. This should be ample time to vacuum most areas of a standard sized house.

Confused by battery specifications? Check out our handy guide here.

When ran on low power mode, the battery lasted 42 minutes before it went dead flat.

Usability

This vacuum was super easy to use, the motorized head is connected to the shaft via a nifty swivel device and I had no problem maneuvering it around obstacles and furniture.

D18 headlights
Headlights… on a vacuum cleaner!

I don’t think I have mentioned yet that this stick vacuum has headlights… that’s right. A vacuum cleaner with headlights. These are made up of 4 LED’s build into the power brush. At first, I thought it was a gimmick and all it would do is make the battery life shorter. But the LED headlights are actually quite bright and surprisingly useful! When vacuuming in a dark area (such as under furniture or in poorly lit rooms), the ground level headlights quickly highlighted hard to see mess and dirt.

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The headlights were surprisingly useful for spotting mess in dark areas

The D18 also has a bit of a different trigger function that you might be used to. Pull the trigger once, then let it go, and the vacuum turns onto low power. Pull the trigger again and it goes to high power mode. So there was no need to hold the trigger down the whole time while vacuuming. Users who suffer from arthritis or low hand strength will really appreciate this feature.

Quality

Overall the quality of this vacuum is quite good. The plastic parts feel very sturdy and should be able to take almost anything you can throw at it, and the metal tube is scuff resistant and very strong.  

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Marketing image of the D18

There really was only one issue that I noticed and that was the small plastic wheels on the bottom of the power brush. They do make a noticeable rattling sound which can be heard over the motor noise occasionally when vacuuming the floor. While this was annoying, it did not affect the cleaning functionality at all.

Price

The pricing of this vacuum is cheap when compared to the better known brands , and when you consider how well this vac performs – it’s hard to see better value elsewhere.

Where To Buy

The Dibea D18 stick vacuum is available from Amazon and GearBest.

Update September 21st 2022: Dibea seems to be having some serious stock issues right now, if you are looking for something that is similar and also works well – try the Dreame T30 If you are looking for something with a few more features, try the Roborock H7.

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Aaron is the founder of and Essential Home and Garden. With over 15 years of hands-on experience in home ownership, lawn care, and gardening, Aaron is a seasoned expert in areas like lawn care, DIY, HVAC, and pest control.

14 thoughts on “Dibea D18 Cordless Vacuum Review”

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    I’ve been using this D18 for three years effectively. Now comes the time that the motor in not responding to the on/off switch. The battery light still illuminate properly when connected to AC outlet for charging. Upon three level of charging are completed and disconnected from the charger, pressing the switch gives no response now. This I guess would be the motor problem that I don’t know how to fix. A replacement motor head is well over CAD $160 that I considered too expensive. Wondering what advice you could provide in such situation. Thanks.

    • Aaron Green

      Its hard to say. It could be the motor, the switch or even the battery…..hard to tell without doing some voltage tests.

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    Why does the vacuum keep going off and on when I’m using it?

    • Aaron Green

      Could be a faulty switch or battery? Have you contacted support?

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    Hello Aaron,

    I have a dog that sheds a little every day, do you think this model can handle animal hair well?

    • Aaron Green

      Hi Faye, sorry about my slow reply. In my experience this vac does do a good job of picking up animal hair, but to be honest – not to the level of the Dyson machines.

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    Hi Aaron

    When I tried to turn on my Dibea H008 after a full charge , the battery charge indicator has 3 lights blinking and not functioning at all.

    Pls advise, thanks.

    • Aaron Green

      I would disassemble the machine (remove the battery section from the motor unit – as it came in the box) and clean the electrical contacts with some isopropyl alcohol. Reassemble and test it. If it still plays up then you may have a faulty unit.

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        Hi Aaron, I have the same issue as Mel B.

        “the vacuum works great except, when it is turned off it often leaves sand or crumbs on the floor from the brush. How can i avoid that?”

        • Aaron Green

          Have you checked if the vac is sucking ok? Check that there is nothing blocking the intake from the turbine head to the tube and also check that the turbine head is clear of hair etc.

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    Hi Aaron, the vacuum works great except, when it is turned off it often leaves sand or crumbs on the floor from the brush. How can i avoid that?

    • Aaron Green

      Hi Mel, I havent had that issue! It sounds like for some reason the vacuum isnt sucking the debris up after sweeping it up. Is there anything blocking the tube?

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    Hello there Aaron. I wonder if you can help me out?

    1.
    Can I wash the dust cup too? It’s filthy and mere wiping it with a wet cloth will not completely clean it.
    2. And how do you clean /remove the hair stuck on the floor roller brush?

    Would be grateful for your reply.

    Thank you.

    • Aaron Green

      Hi Hazel, I wouldnt wash it, as it does contain some wires to run the motor in the motorized head. It doesnt really matter if its dirty though. Just be sure to empty it regularly.

      To remove hair from the turbine head, simply slide the marked locking clip and pull it out. You can then use scissors or similar to cut off the tangled hair. I also made a super quick video for you showing how to remove it here: https://youtu.be/OUS95m9yIdA

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