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A vaccum suggestion thread. Do I still just get a dyson?
Iruka
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Our cheap little hoover from target just went kaput, but we have a cat and his scratchers leave little cardboard flecks all over the place, so I need a new one post haste. The old thread I found from 2013 is all dysons up and down, but maybe in nearly 10 years other brands have overtaken them in quality?
We are, Vaccines and covid willing, going to get hitched in 2022, and a dyson seems like a great wedding registry item considering their price tags, but I could be talked into the investment
We are, Vaccines and covid willing, going to get hitched in 2022, and a dyson seems like a great wedding registry item considering their price tags, but I could be talked into the investment
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My parents used Sharks for a while and liked them because they were cheap, but eventually got a Dyson because they don't have long hair or long-haired cats, and in that situation a Dyson will last much longer than a Shark.
The one we got specifically was the Shark NV682. I like how modular it is. Doesn't look like they make it anymore, but they probably make something similar now.
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We've got a Great Pyrenees so we're cutting away tangled-up hairs from the brush every 3rd or 4th vacuuming and emptying the canister about 2-3 times per room under normal circumstances.
I've found the Shark to throw less dust and odors into the air when vacuuming than some of our previous devices, and have been happy with its ability to maintain suction power over the years that we have had it.
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Ask for a Dyson fan, the weird fanless kind that blows cold and hot hair.
Another vote for Shark here. I went over Consumer Reports reviews when I bought ours and two Sharks were their top rated models, higher than the Dysons. Been very happy with mine.
You can't give someone a pirate ship in one game, and then take it back in the next game. It's rude.
If we end up in carpet land, I'll put a dyson in the wedding registry, and we'll have TWO vacuum cleaners like ROYALTY.
So yeah. Shark all the way.
I just clean the filter and container every 6 months or so and it works great.
Really good price/performance is why I went Shark
https://www.amazon.com/Navigator-Lift-Away-Technology-Anti-Allergen-ZU561/dp/B07FX7Z3NL/ref=psdc_510110_t4_B005KMDV9A
Edit: I got it. The target down the street had this model available for curbside pick up.
Thanks for all the help, here!
Seriously! While ours is still trucking along, Its about time to retire it to garage use and get a new house vacuum.
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We've had ours for about three years now; the upfront cost is expensive but they're supposedly bombproof.
I picked in large part on a vacuum salesman AMA on Reddit, who strongly advocated against Sharks (I've tried before and had one good and one crappy), and who also noted that dollar-for-dollar a bagged vacuum is going to out-perform and out-filter bagless.
Bags on the Miele are a nominal expense ($20 a couple years ago for a package and I still have most?) and they're HEPA rated.
Buy them off Amazon and wait for a sale, don't pay full price.
This is the third Dyson I've had, and the second cordless. This one is much better than my previous, so if you've had a bad Dyson, they've definitely improved.
The one thing I will say that I've noticed is that any vacuum is only as good as how often you actually use it. Going cordless we found we ended up using it 2-3 times more often because it's just so much easier and faster to pick up and clean whatever we want and so everything just stays cleaner (even with a white fluffy dog who sheds his weight in fur every 2 days).
edit: which isn't to say they're bad! I don't know anything about them, I haven't had one in my entire adult life.
They are great but I don't like dragging the canister around behind me. For me I'm going to do the most vacuuming the easier it is to vacuum. One the battery tech in the cordless stuff gets a bit better I'm going to switch over to those.
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The hose is insanely long and miele's are crazy light. My 5 year old vacuums with it once in a blue moon with no issues. Also, way easier to get the hose into crevices when it's not attached to stuff (under couches etc.)
This is doubly true if you have a heavy shedding pet like I do. Bag-less vacuums suck (and not in the good way) for heavy shedders.
e: I guess I should say what vacuum I have. I have a Royal Pro Series, and by doing the most basic maintenance (bag, filter, belt) it has lasted me several years now, with no issues, and is so much cleaner than my old bag less vacuums. When I bought it at the vacuum shop down the street they sold me a ton of bags, belts and replacement filters on the cheap so I still have years worth of those parts. I've spent maybe 30 minutes total on the maintenance to keep it in this state.
Been around for almost 100 years. Collectors go nuts for old ones.
Just imagine instead of tearing a bag and getting dust all over, it's dirty sludge.
My folks gave me one a few years ago as a hand-me-down. It worked pretty well but it was ungainly. FAR too expensive though. They are like Cutco.
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I will say, that compared to my old vac the capacity seems small, but because its lighter I have been running it more. Its also picking up WAY more dust than the one did, and that has had a noticeable affect. So far, I would say this is a good in between from a cheap vac to the dyson, especially for our relatively small apartment.
Bringing out the old vacuum, pulling the spooled cable out, messing around with reaching the nearest outlet, and then start vacuuming (while staying in range of the outlet) was a project.
I vacuum way more often now that I can just grab the cordless Shark and walk around however I want with it.