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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - What kind of vaccum cleaner do you use?

Posted: 1/4/2006 8:41:07 PM EDT

This is serious question and is not intended to be sexist in any way. I have a dog that sheds like crazy, and my current vaccum cleaner (Hoover Sprint Bagless Vac) isn't quite cutting it. I don't like the bagless either, because whenever I empty the receptical I always end up spilling a small amount of the crap that I just vaccumed up.

I would have posted this question in GD, but less not kid ourselves. Those guys don't vaccum!

Posted: 1/5/2006 4:11:38 AM EDT

[#1]

Shop vac

All hardwood floors... it works well.

Have you ever tried to use the attachments to vacuum the dog?

Posted: 1/5/2006 4:20:57 AM EDT

[#2]

My wife just bought a Dyson with her Christmas cash. She got the bigger one the DC14 I think. We have a Jack Russell and he sheds but he has short hair. It work very well and is quieter than our Dirt Devil was. Other than the $550 price tag I would recomend the Dyson even though it is a bag less the way it handles the dirt is so much better all the other bagless vacs.

Posted: 1/5/2006 4:21:16 AM EDT

[#3]

Kenmore - with the hypo filter. Does a great job.

Mrs. L_d

Posted: 1/5/2006 5:29:56 AM EDT

[#4]

I have a Rainbow. Yeah I know they're pricey as hell, but it was a good investment. Mine is 11 years old now and still runs like new, and you never have to purchase bags or filters for it. It traps the dirt and pet hair in water, which you just dump out and water doesn't release dust or allergens back into the air. Does hard floors, carpet, stairs easily.

Posted: 1/5/2006 5:34:32 AM EDT

[#5]

We bought the yellow Dyson almost three years ago and love it. Works as advertised.

Posted: 1/5/2006 6:03:18 AM EDT

[#6]

You might try giving your dog a tsp of garlic powder and a tblspoon of olive oil to cut down on the shedding. If its has long hair they sell these mitts that you can wash your dogs with that help with the shedding too. Just pet your dog with the mitts while watching tv.

I have a cheap hoover. I only have a small area of carpet though. The majority of my house is pergo. Nice tip HH to use the shop vac! I sweep it daily.

Patty

Posted: 1/5/2006 6:10:32 AM EDT

[#7]

I have an Oreck, which I love, and I have 3 cats. It does a better job than anything I've ever used before, and it's very lightweight.

It came with a free cannister vac, which I use just as much. It's perfect on the stairs, and has attachments for the hardwood floors and tile floors.

It was 300.00, but worth every penny.

Posted: 1/5/2006 9:09:21 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
I have a cheap hoover. I only have a small area of carpet though. The majority of my house is pergo. Nice tip HH to use the shop vac! I sweep it daily.

Patty

Takes roughly 15 minutes to vacuum the whole house. Kinda nice

Posted: 1/5/2006 10:08:12 AM EDT

[#9]

taggage...I have gone thru 7 vacuum cleaners in approx 15 years.
Was thinking about a Dyson, but Glockgirl has my interest with her Rainbow that is 11 years old!

Posted: 1/5/2006 10:24:30 AM EDT

[#10]

I have a small apartment, so I use a Eureka Lightweight bagless vacuum. I can't find it on their site, but I really like it. Works well on my carpets and my hardwood floors. I'm not in the city right now, but I think it is this one.

Posted: 1/5/2006 10:34:03 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
taggage...I have gone thru 7 vacuum cleaners in approx 15 years.
Was thinking about a Dyson, but Glockgirl has my interest with her Rainbow that is 11 years old!

I paid $1000 for mine early in 1995. Like I said, it still works like new. I've had the motor serviced once, to clean, lube, and replace a bearing, that cost less than $50. You just put water in the reservoir, and dump it when you're done cleaning, so there's no constant cost of filters or bags. My mom has one that is almost as old as me (I'm 29) and it still works, and my grandma has one that is even older, so I knew that even though it was so expensive initially, it would last and I'd get my money's worth in the long run. And I find it much more useful than an upright sweeper. It goes into a lot tighter spaces than any upright, and comes with attachments so you can do upholstery, dust, and do stairs with it.

Posted: 1/5/2006 10:39:29 AM EDT

[#12]

We got the purple Dyson (Animal) and it works great for our two dogs if the ole lady will use it.

It feels kinda cheap (plastic = light weight) but it works very well.

The beater picks up my daughters hair and wraps it around it which must be cut away, I had that problem with the old Hoover too.

It is easy to dump, the hose and tools are easy to use.

Bestbuy has it on sale every now and then so the 500+ bucks it costs can go for their reward points which will help save some green on another purchase.

Good luck!

Posted: 1/5/2006 11:27:03 AM EDT

[#13]

a Dyson DC04 (grey one with purple trimmings) - it copes with our 19 cats, so I imagine that a Jack Russell wouldnt faze it.

Hey, post 308!

Posted: 1/5/2006 11:29:10 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
My wife just bought a Dyson with her Christmas cash. She got the bigger one the DC14 I think. We have a Jack Russell and he sheds but he has short hair. It work very well and is quieter than our Dirt Devil was. Other than the $550 price tag I would recomend the Dyson even though it is a bag less the way it handles the dirt is so much better all the other bagless vacs.

Just got the Dyson DC14 Animal as well. Works great! My wife loves it. Very quiet too. Picked it up on ebay for $430 shipped

Posted: 1/5/2006 12:06:51 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
if the ole lady will use it.

You did not just do that ..........in here!

LEt the games begin.

ETA:Sorry dude couldnt pass it up.

Posted: 1/5/2006 3:09:25 PM EDT

[#16]

Another satisfied Dyson owner. Got the 'Animal' and it keeps up with my dog and 2 cats just fine.
Very light, very quiet, ridiculously easy to empty.

Posted: 1/5/2006 6:47:28 PM EDT

[#17]

Oreck.

It sucks.

Posted: 1/5/2006 6:48:20 PM EDT

[#18]

i use a cheap eureka, at the moment

when i worked for marry maids, i used an oreck

i recommend them highly

Posted: 1/5/2006 6:56:31 PM EDT

[#19]

Everyone is going to say Dyson, and that's fine, they're great, but I can't stomach paying that kind of $$$ for a damn vacuum. Let alone the even nicer Miele ($1000!). So I have a Kenmore Progressive canister vac, it does the job and does it well, and it only cost $300 new. I give it two thumbs up.

Posted: 1/5/2006 10:19:55 PM EDT

[#20]

My wife splurged and bought a Rainbow canister a few years back. $1200 bucks (OUCH!), but damn I gotta admit it's nice.

Works great, very efficient and the warranty is as promised....the one thing on it we broke they replaced in less than a day via a repair shop.

It's quiet too, which is nice.

Posted: 1/6/2006 1:04:43 AM EDT

[#21]

Vacuum cleaner?

Posted: 1/6/2006 8:13:45 PM EDT

[#22]

Simplicity 7300, has a HEPA filter on it.
One of our girls has childhood asthma, it was recommended by our Dr.
Thing is four years old and still works great, beats Hoover, Kirby, everything I have used.
Its light and our kids can now do the vacuming themselves. don't know how it compares to Dyson. Does Dyson have a HEPA filter?

Posted: 1/7/2006 7:04:49 AM EDT

[#23]

I recently bought a house with all the stuff in it, included. The lady that died had a Singer powermaster vaccuum. I'm in love with it. The thing is amazing. It's probably older than god, but I've never had a vaccuum like this one. I'm sure that they no longer make them this well or maybe they don't make this brand of vaccuum at all anymore

Posted: 1/7/2006 7:13:29 AM EDT

[#24]

Dyson. Model DC15. Kicks butt. Just for kicks we vacuumed with the Hoover and then ran over the freshly vacuumed carpet with the Dyson. Filled it about 1/3 of the way up. That sucker works.

It is also very, very quiet.

Denny

Posted: 1/7/2006 7:28:08 AM EDT

[#25]

Kirby G6

Posted: 1/7/2006 7:31:31 AM EDT

[#26]

nothing sux like Electrolux. I got my mine for free

Posted: 1/8/2006 8:50:40 PM EDT

[#27]

http://www.drdynamics.com/products/ShedEnderTag/Default.asp?GCID=C16796x001&KEYWORD=shed%20ender%20home&bhcp=1

Girlfriend says to try this....for shedding dog....

Posted: 1/8/2006 8:52:34 PM EDT

[#28]

I got a Kirby I paid $100 for

Posted: 1/9/2006 4:24:28 AM EDT

[#29]

Hoover Wind Tunnel.
I like uprights for carpet, but now that I have replaced most of my carpet with hard wood floors I may not get an upright next time.

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