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Recommend me a vacuum.
mcp
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I need a new vacuum.
I've had a bargain basement, black friday sale bissell for a number of years now, and I don't think it's performing very well anymore. Even after a cleaning, I think it's spewing an unreasonable amount of dust into the air. I've also had dirt devil's, and eureka's that weren't all that great. But, they've all been the bottom of the barrel models.
I have pets, so I need something that's going to handle dog hair decently well. I live in an apartment. I have some area rugs, and hard wood floors.
I'd like to stay away from spending 500 bucks on a Dyson.
The Shark uprights seem to get good reviews.
Basically, I want something with good suction, that has attachments that aren't useless. I'd like to keep the price around $200 or so.
Lend me your vacuuming experiences.
I've had a bargain basement, black friday sale bissell for a number of years now, and I don't think it's performing very well anymore. Even after a cleaning, I think it's spewing an unreasonable amount of dust into the air. I've also had dirt devil's, and eureka's that weren't all that great. But, they've all been the bottom of the barrel models.
I have pets, so I need something that's going to handle dog hair decently well. I live in an apartment. I have some area rugs, and hard wood floors.
I'd like to stay away from spending 500 bucks on a Dyson.
The Shark uprights seem to get good reviews.
Basically, I want something with good suction, that has attachments that aren't useless. I'd like to keep the price around $200 or so.
Lend me your vacuuming experiences.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HFDLCK/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003YIXK2A?tag=thesweethome-20&linkCode=as2
It also was recently recommended by The Wirecutter/The Sweethome some people are turned off that it uses bags but it takes a much effort to change a bag as it does to change the container out of a bag-less.
So, I'm looking at bagged ones now.
I was also looking at the Miele S7210
It's more than I want to spend, but at the end of the day, I'd rather spend a little more and have a cleaner apartment.
We're huge fans of the Miele Delphi (S2121) we got last year.
Also - their canisters are generally better than their uprights, as the uprights are just a canister shoved in an upright body.
I love that roomba and the super high suction on the handheld is very nice.
But, those options end up exceeding your budget.
A couple of my rugs are shag and it seems like the heft of an upright would make things easier / faster.
I really don't see how that would be the case. The range on them is pretty nuts and they're incredibly lightweight. Heft isn't what makes rugs easy - spinny brushes at the right height make things easy.
Ours is fucking magic. Also, I dropped a part of it and broke it. $40 for a new part shipped to me, it's like brand new again.
Watch Amazon / Woot / Newegg, what the fuck and find a Dyson refubr for ~$200. Seriously. You won't regret it.
EDIT: The idea that BAGS > Canister is also stupid. Why would you purposefully pick a vacuum that required you to order extra parts that are not easily found at your local store regularly. Seriously take a look at your local Target / Walmart / what the fuck and see how many bags they have for you. THE ANSWER? THEY HAVE NONE FOR THE MODEL YOU OWN!
Vacuuming an apartment with no cords or hoses is freedom.
Enquiring minds want to know!
This. Say what you will about the price tag, but they're amazing.
We have the ball pet model, forget the name. It's incredible. The first time we vacuumed our entire house we had to empty the canister like 8 times.
That's not a knock against the size of the canister, it's a knock on every other vacuum that went through our house in ever.
The only problem we ever had was the upright stance not triggering the hose suction, but I flipped it over, pushed a little clicky part that didn't.. click.. and have never had a problem for years. They're warranties for a long time, support is great through Dyson, and they work. No consumable parts either--just wash the filters when you get your reminder e-mails.
Again, pricey, but you get what you pay for.
This. We have an old ass vacuum I keep in the garage for the cars/dirty shit, and I can't for the life of me find any bags for it. What a stupid, outdated system. Once the current bag rips (I keep just emptying it out) I'll have to invest in a shop vac for the garage.
I had the same thing when I first moved into my current apartment. My girlfriend Amy had some terrible cheap piece of shit vacuum cleaner that made things look fairly clean. My Mum lent Amy her mega dollar German-made vacuum she'd just bought recently (something like $1k) that was all aluminum and stainless steel and heavy ABS plastic and the wheels had actual ball bearings in them and the motorised head had this big electric motor hanging off it with its own power wires running down the outside of the tube. I decided I was going to get us a decent vacuum of our own because a large whitegoods retailer was having a sale, and we went and bought a DC11.
Now, we'd used Mum's genetically superior master-race vacuum a couple of times and it did a much better job than the cheapo crap thing Amy had. So I decided to see if our new vacuum would pick up anything that ze Cherman UBER-CLEANER might have missed. Took 4 bags (sand is a son of a bitch of a thing to have in your garden) out of a 5-pack, we obviously had to go buy her another pack from the one store that sold those vacuums, and it was something like $20 for the packet.
I had to empty the Dyson barrel twice. In a 3-room apartment. Directly after having vacuumed already vis ze Messerschmidt.
So!
There's a reason they made vacuums with bags in the first place. It's not a canister was unheard of technology back then. The bag serves two funtions: dust collection and filter. On a standard canister vacuum the filter is fairly small, and becomes saturated in dust quickly. You can usually clean those filters to some extent, but after a while the paper is going to be permeated and it will need to be replaced.
With a bagged vacuum, you have a much larger filter area as well as a guaranteed replacement schedule. People also remember them being a lot dirtier then they actually are. The biggest problem was the printer cartridge/razor refill style business model. They burned enough consumers for so long that most people don't want to do bags ever again.
At any rate, I think these days the just stick wacky powerful motors in canister vacs so the filter issue doesn't really matter. And of course dyson (and others!) do the cyclone centrifuge thing, which is probably the best solution overall.
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Both your points are irrelevant if you get a Dyson. HEPA+ filters, one touch emptying, problem solvered. I go outside to the big garbage bin, open the lid, stand upwind, press the button, shake the canister, give it a flick to swing the door shut, put lid back on bin. No mess no fuss no dust anywhere near me. If you want I can upload.a video for you of me doing exactly that?
I'm not the allergic person. I've used both methods and trust me, the sealed bags are better and cleaner. I'm not hating on the Dyson.
http://www.eureka.com/en-US/Vacuums/Uprights/AirSpeed/Uprights-AirSpeedRewindPet-AS1041A.aspx
It is fantastic. Sturdy build, great construction, fair price. The attachments fit snuggly into their holsters, and hold up well under near daily use. I have not had a problem with the bagless system. The filter is pretty easy to clean, as well.
I am super-anal retentive about cleanliness and quite picky about cleaning supplies / tools. This model meets all my needs and serves me well.
It is priced around $120, and I think it worth that amount. Dysons are far too expensive, and a cheaper $50ish one won't adequately clean.
This Eureka model is definitely worth the price.
So, fuck that. Never again. I'm allergic to dust too, but that's what these are for.
Cleaning/allergy qualities aside, spare parts are a big plus for Dysons; they've only ever made a relatively few different models, so replacement brushes/pipes/whatever are easy to find, and there's plenty of replica parts on eBay because Dysons have sold well enough it's worth people making knockoffs. The filters do need cleaning, but that just means take it out, run it under warm water for a while, dry it on a windowsill, voila.
The part I'm talking about was the outside and bottom of the barrel itself, otherwise known as the bin assembly. $40 including shipping, I didn't even bother looking for non-genuine parts.
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/shark-reg-rotator-professional-3-in-1-lift-away-reg-vacuum/1040446653
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If you get one and are happy with it, that's great. My experience with them (I owned two before moving on to a Miele) hasn't been great and I wouldn't recommend them.
I got a Miele S2 Homecare+SEB
It's a model that isn't sold online, you have to get it from a brick and mortar store.
If you're interested:
http://www.mieleusa.com/usa/vacuums/popUp/feature.asp?series=80&feature=218&model=363&cat=1&subcat=1
I think mine has some accessories that aren't listed on the site.
With tax and such it was 582.
It's rad as fuck, and built like a god damn tank.
Super happy with the place I got it from. If you're in the Chicago area check out these guys: http://www.bestvacuum.com/
You get a free box of bags, and once a year they'll clean your machine in and out, and give it a check up for free.
If you buy a Miele, and the model you got is discontinued, they guarantee parts and bags for 15 years from the date it's discontinued. The guy at the vacuum store said he services 30 year old Miele vacuums have has no problem getting parts.
So that's that. Thanks for lending your experiences H/A
I always get a giggle when I see german packaging like that.
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It did have a cutout on it where you could reach in and grab the canister handle. Made carrying the box super easy.
I would probably be kind of annoyed if I didn't get the motorized brush. Picking up dog hair from carpet is difficult without it.
I like that it has some kind of cut off in it. So, if you pick something up that jams the roller, it turns the motor off. I had it a little too low, and it picked my runner up off the floor. Thing's got power.