So I've been through about 3 vacums now that have died because of the frequent use. I wanted to know what kind of vacum cleaners some of you use that can stand up to a lot of pet hair. My main issue is that there isn't enough suction to get the dog/cat hair up completely.
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I've been thinking I need to do that, because I don't want to have to replace it. I had mostly pergo floors in the house I just moved out of, so I hadn't really used it for the last year. Once I started using it in the new house, I realized it's not doing so good now.
Hopefully, they can get it back to working well.
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Have you cleaned the filters? Checked the roller for strings and carpet strands? Usually when mine starts losing performance I do these two things and it runs like new again.
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I'll have to check the filter. I have checked the roller for strings/hair & such.
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Do any of you use a vacuum on your hardwood floors? If you do does it work better for the hair than sweeping? What vacuums do you use for hard floors (if you use one)?
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I use my dyson ball (dc24?) for my hardwood floors.. Works SO much better than sweeping with a broom. Grabs everything!
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The filter is supposed to be cleaned every few months. I think it says 6 but with several large dogs I do it every 3 or so. You just rinse it with warm water until it comes through clear and then let it sit out and dry overnight (or I put it in the sun). I've noticed the suction really improves after I clean the filter, and the vacuum doesn't smell like dog.
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I'll admit, I haven't been good about that. I do think it needs to be serviced as well, the hose part doesn't work, it's clogged or something. I've been afraid to tackle that myself & make it worse.
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The bad thing about sweeping....small pieces of hair fly up in the air, so after you are finished sweeping....if you look, there is hair on the floor again.
I do have one of those push micro-sweepers. I just walk around in the morning and push all the hair in a pile. Then I Dyson it up.
My Dyson also has a red reset button by the roller. If it's not picking something up....I can usually push that (after cleaning the roller) and it works fine again.
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i love love love love my dyson and we have the groom attachment which i love love love too... we did a test (i had a Bissell pet) vacuumed with that, then re vacuumed with the dyson. holy moly!!! im never looking back. it looked like i never vacuumed before!
and we have the groom attachment which i love love love too... we did a test (i had a Bissell pet) vacuumed with that, then re vacuumed with the dyson. holy moly!!! im never looking back. it looked like i never vacuumed before!
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I bought a Shark about 6 months ago and love it. It got a lot of dog hair out of my carpet that my previous vacuum left.
I'm in the process of looking for a good vacuum to. I was looking at the reviews and the Shark was considered comparable to Dyson, but half the price. I already have my pet hair attachment, I'm just waiting for that right vacuum to come along
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Another Dyson fan here. For the price, you can't beat them for pet hair!
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Yeah really for the price it better be something great. I will probably end up breaking down and buying either a Dyson or a really good Bissell. The vacums that I have purchased before are more for a light traffic household.
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I've been using a Shark Navigator for about a year and a half. Yes, the cord is slightly shorter than I would like, and the canister a bit small and of an awkward design for emptying, but it's very light weight, turns on a dime and does a great job of picking up dog hair and dirt, both from the carpet and my hard surface floors. At a fraction of the price of a Dyson. We're thinking about getting a second one to keep downstairs.
I check the beater bar for hair after every use. Even Shasta's hair is long enough to wrap around the bar.
I check the beater bar for hair after every use. Even Shasta's hair is long enough to wrap around the bar.
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Dyson it's the only way to go. I went throw too many cheap vacuums before. They never could get the sand out of the carpet. I have had my Dyson animal for 5 years and it's still going strong and I use it about everyday. I love it.
I have 3 dogs and a 3 year old dirt loving daughter. I will never be with out my Dyson. I also shampoo my carpets almost every month because we have a lot on constant in and out. I use the Hoover Max extract. It has the moving scrub bar. I love that thing.
I have 3 dogs and a 3 year old dirt loving daughter. I will never be with out my Dyson. I also shampoo my carpets almost every month because we have a lot on constant in and out. I use the Hoover Max extract. It has the moving scrub bar. I love that thing.
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