Another Dyson Vacuum Question

[Elly May]

I just attempted to vacuum my rugs. I need a new vacuum, period. I need help justifying whether or not I need or should get a Dyson, or if I can get away with something a little cheaper. We have wood and ceramic tile floors. All of our rugs are throw rugs with rubber backing. The living room rug is an area rug, also with rubber backing. My question is, will the Dyson inhale my rugs - will it be TOO powerful? And I've read from previous posts that you need to make sure you clean out the roller. What if you don't? I've noticed that Dyson now offers a five year warranty on certain models - that's pretty appealing to me...

 

[Garden_girl]

I bought the Dyson Animal and it's fantastic on wall to wall and large area rugs, I can use it on my ceramic & linoleum floors for sweeping and my wood floors too. The only thing I have trouble with are small area rugs, it does want to suck them up. If you don't clean the roller, it wont pick up the fur, so you have to clean it. I just carefully use a scissors to clip the hair from the roller (you don't want to cut the brushes) and then pull the fur off the roller-it's easy and it only takes a minute or two. I will never go with out a vacuum cleaner like this again, even if I didn't have dogs. It cuts my vacuuming time in half, at least half. I think mine is about 1 & 1/2 years old and it works just as good as the day I brought it home.

 

[BoundlessNewfs]

I LOVE our Dyson, and use it on the carpeted areas, as well as the hard floors...and the animal attachment is wonderful on the stairs, chair pads, and upholstered furniture (and occasionally on the sheets and quilts, when a newfie's snuck into the bed).

Also, we needed to replace the hose and the animal attachment, but our warrantee was up, so I called Dyson to purchase the replacements. They actually said they'd give them to us for free, and didn't even charge shipping. They arrived 3 days later. THIS company obviously takes customer service seriously (a rare thing these days). We will definitely do business with them again, should we ever have to replace our current model.

OH...and I do use the Dyson on the rubber-backed throw rugs, too. Just stand on one end and push it away from you, then switch sides to stand on the other end and repeat the process.

 

[Elly May]

Can the Dyson suction power be adjusted - or the height? Do your area rugs have rubber backings? Maybe that's a stupid question as if they didn't, I suppose any vacuum would suck them up. And are you implying that I would be able to get rid of my broom...? I never considered using a vacuum on my wood or ceramic floors because I'm assuming I wouldn't be able to get into the corners. Or will the Dyson change me forever in that aspect, too?

 

[CMDRTED]

Try this link, refurbished with warranty Dyson for a reasonable price:

Here

(edited to put make the url clickable rather than scrolling the screen - G )

[ 12-10-2006, 02:05 PM: Message edited by: Greg L ]

 

[Nasus]

I have wood floors throughout the my place.. they are old wood and are delicate.. I have a Dyson animal and i just don't use the brush on the wood part.. i do have an area rug and the brush is fantastic. On small mats around the house i use the animal attachment. I will also hold a small carpet down with my legs apart.. this maneuver is pretty amusing. As far as other attachments i did buy a corner attachment for getting under the fridge and corners.
One way i have found to cut down on having to clean the roller is to use the kind of broom that is used in beauty parlors.. they are made of rubber and look like teeth.. then i will go over the rug with my vac.. double work but this is just how i do it every so often when i'm not in the mood to spend two min cutting out newf hair from the roller.. btw it is very very easy to remove the cover from the roller if u want to clean it that way.

 

[ardeagold]

I never considered using a vacuum on my wood or ceramic floors because I'm assuming I wouldn't be able to get into the corners

You sound like Jacques!!

I use the vacuum everywhere. When you reach a corner, pull out the hose, flip on a corner tool and go! The edge tools are great too.

I hate sweeping. I've gotten to the point that I very rarely use a broom inside...unless I want to get up a pound of fur prior to vacuuming, to keep the bag/canister (whichever) from filling up so quickly. Then I vacuum over where I swept. Nothing better for grit and grime...and dust.

I feel that vacuuming damages wood less than sweeping, because you're not dragging gritty soil across the finish (of course, ours is mostly sand, so that can really do a job on hardwood). Also, it lifts out the dirt that settles in the grooves between tiles.

[ 12-10-2006, 04:55 PM: Message edited by: Ardeagold ]

 

[Elly May]

You guys are all giving me good things to consider. We have sandy soil and where we take our long walks is grit. When its wet, they kick the grit onto themselves and bring it all inside the house. The best thing to do is let it all dry and then sweep.
Another question - I have two dogs. If I vacuum once or twice a week (yes, things get "hairy" around here - because it's so time-consuming to vacuum with the piece of crap I have now), will I have to empty the canister just once or once each for the living room, then the bedroom, etc.? I like the beauty shop broom idea, too - where do I find one of those? But, will it work on gritty dirt? And, while I was looking at the different models, how do I determine exactly what the differences are?

 

[N2N Mags Dad]

We use a broom sort of like this

http://www.uclean.com/catalog/productInfo/brooms_brushes_hand_pads/brooms/fine_sweep_nylon_push_broom_24.html

Then shopvac, using the dyson floor attachment (no rotating brush on this one) adapted onto the end of the shopvac

For carpets and runners, dyson w or w/o animal attachment.

Multiple weapons.

 

[Leslie]

We clean the rollers with one of those letter openers you get from the insurance agents at Christmas time. You don't even need to take off the cover. It works really well.

Get a Dyson. You'll love it. You really will. And you KNOW how cheap I am D-.

 

[wrknnwf]

I hated my Dyson. I spent more time cleaning the rollers than vacuuming. It has gone to live with my son and the old decrepit Electrolux is back in service again.

I so wanted to do without bags but no cigar.

I think my next model will be a commercial vacuum. Heavy duty.

Edited to add: The $36.00 I spent years ago on a carpet rake/brush was the best buy I've made in a long time.

[ 12-10-2006, 08:02 PM: Message edited by: wrkndogs ]

 

[taylor]

I have a Dyson and love it, but then again it replace a cheap vac. I do have one complaint it makes a noise like the brush isn't turning when there it too much fur on the beater. I even sent it back for a fix no charge an it work better.

 

[ardeagold]

Jane...you want heavy duty? Get a Kirby. It weighs a ton, but fortunately it has a self-propelled feature.

I use it upstairs...because that's where the carpets were. Now something like a Kirby isn't necessary. We got rid of all carpeting except in our LR.

I've had Electrolux, but I still swear that nothing has ever worked like that Kirby.

(No it's not the water one....that's a Rainbow. Everyone seems to get them mixed up

)

Now that we've done away with most carpeting...our Hoover, or upright Dirt Devil works fine. I wouldn't recommend them for carpets, tho.

 

[IndysDad]

We have a Dyson and love it. We had a Kirby and it was ok but way too heavy and there are many nice features to the Dyson. As far as cleaning the beater bar - we dont really clean it often. Like when it stops spinning! Really maybe once a month.

As far as dumping the canister - we can do the whole house and not have to empty it. Also, in the fall we have leaves tracked in daily. The wand will suck up whole leaves no problem! I dont think we would consider changing brands. We have the purple Animal

 

[Nasus]

Emptying the canister on the Dyson depends on how much dirt and hair u are vacuuming.. the first time i used my Dyson, and i am not proud of this i had to empty at each room.. my old vac seemed to have only cleaned surface dirt. I was horrified and amazed at the same time on what the Dyson picked up. Now i only empty after i have finished the entire apt. It's really no big deal to empty.. just push the button and the lid opens and all the yuck falls into a bag (remember to open a trash bag LOL)The clear canister also will come apart for washing out.. I do wash it from time to time.

Now the broom that i use is made of rubber.. i think u can get one at Home Depot.. i got this one in Norway but had one in the US also.. u can always as your hairdresser

I find for a fast touch up the boom is great..and during blow coat season u can vacuum and by the time u are done your newfs hair can be on the carpet and the tumble weeds are back.. it's not always possible to get every last hair out of the coat when u groom during shedding season.. at least that is how its been for me because Kelvinn blows coat over a matter of weeks so when i think i have it all under control.... well u know what i'm talking about

I found this link.. it has a video so u can see the broom in action.. as seen on TV LOL.
http://www.seen-on-tv.ws/one-sweep/onesweep.html

[ 12-11-2006, 10:50 AM: Message edited by: Nasus ]