Cleaning device

A vacuum cleaner comprising:

• a housing;
• a motor fan assembly mounted in the housing, the motor fan assembly arranged to generate an air flow;
• a removable dirt container mountable on the housing and in fluid communication with a dirty air inlet and the motor fan assembly;
• a dirt separator mounted inside the dirt container;
• a moveable dirt compactor mounted in the dirt container and moveable between a first position and a second position;
• and
• wherein the movement of the dirt compactor between the first position and the second position, moves it across substantially the length of the dirt separator.

A vacuum cleaner comprising:

• a chassis;
• a housing removably mounted on the chassis;
• a motor fan assembly mounted in the housing, the motor fan assembly arranged to generate an air flow;
• a removable dirt container mountable on the housing and in fluid communication with a dirty air inlet and the motor fan assembly;
• a dirt separator mounted inside the dirt container;
• and
• a moveable dirt compactor mounted in the dirt container and moveable between a first position and a second position, and capable of compacting dirt in the dirt separator.