Nearly a year ago there was a discussion on rpdb of vacuum cleaners,
and which ones were best for dog hair. There were a lot of good
words said about Dyson, and Hoover got a good mention as well.

With this much usage time under your belts, are you still happy with
your Dyson (or other brand)? Which model? What do and don't you
like? Has anyone tried the new Dyson "ball" model, and if so, is it
as easy to use as advertised, with powerful suction?

Our Kenmore Progressive almost got attacked with an axe today (by
me). I've had it with that piece of ... junk. The hose clogs at
the drop of a dog hair and has to be reamed out with a broom handle
every time the bag fills up. Or before. And it has power-assisted
forward drive ONLY. Which means it requires double the effort to
pull it backward! Didn't the engineers ever watch anyone actually
_use_ one of these things?

So I'm in the market and would appreciate hearing opinions, pro and
con, of the vacuums you use.

FurPaw
--
"Here we go round the prickly pear
At five o'clock in the morning."
- T. S. Eliot

To reply, unleash the dog

On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 18:09:03 -0600, FurPaw ,
wrote:


With this much usage time under your belts, are you still happy with
your Dyson (or other brand)? Which model? What do and don't you
like? Has anyone tried the new Dyson "ball" model, and if so, is it
as easy to use as advertised, with powerful suction?


I;ve had my Dyson for a few years and it has no equal. I have the
basic yellow and gray one. I have no carpet, but red oak, pergo, and
some area rugs ranging from cotton to wool hand looped to wool kilims.

--
Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album

"FurPaw" wrote in message
...
Nearly a year ago there was a discussion on rpdb of vacuum cleaners, and
which ones were best for dog hair. There were a lot of good words said
about Dyson, and Hoover got a good mention as well.

With this much usage time under your belts, are you still happy with your
Dyson (or other brand)? Which model? What do and don't you like? Has
anyone tried the new Dyson "ball" model, and if so, is it as easy to use
as advertised, with powerful suction?

Our Kenmore Progressive almost got attacked with an axe today (by me).
I've had it with that piece of ... junk. The hose clogs at the drop of a
dog hair and has to be reamed out with a broom handle every time the bag
fills up. Or before. And it has power-assisted forward drive ONLY.
Which means it requires double the effort to pull it backward! Didn't the
engineers ever watch anyone actually _use_ one of these things?

So I'm in the market and would appreciate hearing opinions, pro and con,
of the vacuums you use.

I'd always had Hoovers with the exception of a Fantom(sp) and another brand
that were wind tunnel machines (and total pieces of crap that required
constant maintenance). If there's one thing I've learned from canister
machines its to avoid the ones with corrugated hoses that run from the
vacuum head to the canister. They *clog* badly IME, it shuts the machine
down completely & its a total PITA to fix. Please note I'm not referring to
the extension hose for cleaning crevises and whatnot.

Anyway, I wanted a new vacuum cleaner last year, went with a Hoover, and
promptly took it back due to being defective. I chose the Eureka 12amp Boss
instead because it was the only other semi-powerful vacuum to pick from at
this store. I sincerely love this vacuum. Its powerful, it hasn't clogged
once, the canister is easy to remove, dump & replace and it comes with an
onboard duster where the vacuum can suck the dust out of the duster when
you're done. Its a hell of a machine for a low-end price (by that I mean
its not nearly as pricey as Dysons and other very high-end models).

The only con I've found is that in bare floor mode the brushes still turn so
things tend to get shot across the floor rather than sucked up. On any
height carpet its a dream though.

--
Tara

FurPaw wrote in news:S7ednUv_y7e9lCvfRVn-
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So I'm in the market and would appreciate hearing opinions, pro and
con, of the vacuums you use.


I have a Kenmore canister vacuum which I really love. It has worked well
for years and picks up pet hair really well. It hasn't needed any repairs
and it's pretty easy to use.

I'm not a fan of the bagless models because I don't like dealing with the
dirt cups, I'd rather change a bag.

--
Catherine
& Zoe the cockerchow
& Queenie the black gold retriever
& Rosalie the calico

FurPaw wrote in news:S7ednUv_y7e9lCvfRVn-
:

Our Kenmore Progressive almost got attacked with an axe today (by
me). I've had it with that piece of ... junk.

Oops, just noticed that the problem vacuum was a Kenmore... you probably
won't be ready to forgive them and buy another one...

--
Catherine
& Zoe the cockerchow
& Queenie the black gold retriever
& Rosalie the calico

I bought myself a refurbed Phantum Thunder at Big Lots almost 3 years ago
and I wouldn't trade it for the world. This thing has power I was so
grossed out the first time I used it and saw what my old vacumn had been
leaving behind. My mom bought one after trying mine and my mother in law
got one after being here and saw how well this thing worked.

In all that time it's only clogged once and that was when Lady pulled the
stunt where she shredded a 3 inch think bike parts magazine all over my
living room floor. Since I never had to unclog it before I had an awful
time doing it because I couldn't remember where to open it up to get to the
clog. Once I got it open it was easy to grab the paper ball and yank it out
and back to vacumning.

I also have a cheapy $60.00 Bissell vac that I picked up at Walmart. It
does OK but I still have Mike bring the Phantum up stairs about once a month
to use it up here. I make him bring it up because while it has lots of
power it's one heavy vac.

Celeste



"FurPaw" wrote in message
...
Nearly a year ago there was a discussion on rpdb of vacuum cleaners,
and which ones were best for dog hair. There were a lot of good
words said about Dyson, and Hoover got a good mention as well.

With this much usage time under your belts, are you still happy with
your Dyson (or other brand)? Which model? What do and don't you
like? Has anyone tried the new Dyson "ball" model, and if so, is it
as easy to use as advertised, with powerful suction?

Our Kenmore Progressive almost got attacked with an axe today (by
me). I've had it with that piece of ... junk. The hose clogs at
the drop of a dog hair and has to be reamed out with a broom handle
every time the bag fills up. Or before. And it has power-assisted
forward drive ONLY. Which means it requires double the effort to
pull it backward! Didn't the engineers ever watch anyone actually
_use_ one of these things?

So I'm in the market and would appreciate hearing opinions, pro and
con, of the vacuums you use.

FurPaw
--
"Here we go round the prickly pear
At five o'clock in the morning."
- T. S. Eliot

To reply, unleash the dog

Our "Quiet Storm" by Samsung has proven to be a real workhorse of a vacuum.
Our household is hell on vacuums with all of these German Shedderds living
here!

Lea
www.shepherdrescue.org

On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 01:25:46 +0000 (UTC), ceb ,
wrote:


I'm not a fan of the bagless models because I don't like dealing with the
dirt cups, I'd rather change a bag.


the joy of the Dyson. A finger pull empties the cup from the bottom,
you never touch the stuff.


--
Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album

On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 02:28:45 GMT, "Spot" ,
wrote:

I bought myself a refurbed Phantum Thunder at Big Lots almost 3 years ago
and I wouldn't trade it for the world.


I had a Fantom Cyclone. Or Dyson wannabe. It clogged and overheated
and shut down easily, since I am not as regular a vacuumer as I should
be. Gave it to a friend who has someone clean every week. It's been
fine. She has fewer pets as well.


--
Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album

"FurPaw" wrote in message
...
Nearly a year ago there was a discussion on rpdb of vacuum cleaners,
and which ones were best for dog hair. There were a lot of good
words said about Dyson, and Hoover got a good mention as well.

I have the higher-end Hoover WindTunnel (the self-propelled one), and am
a 2x a week vaccuumer. 2 dogs w/ longish hair--one that sheds in single
hairs (Coda), the other that sheds in clumps (Bodhi) and 2 cats (one prickly
short hairs--a bitch to get off the couch where she sleeps and one
a long, silky haired behemoth). I love the Hoover, with the exception that
I do monthly maintenence on it by taking the entire bottom off from it
(like when you change a belt) and pulling hair from the beater bar & the
undercarriage. And I don't think the upholstery attachment works very well.
The dirt canister cleans easily, and I've only changed the
filter (at $25-30 bucks a pop) once a year in just over 3 years.
I think I paid between $250-300 for it. It replaced a lower-end Hoover
WindTunnel
that had less horsepower, and I was amazed at the difference in suction. I
really have had good luck with the WT's, but it will probably be my last.
It's probably got another good 2-3 years on it, when it dies, I will be
getting a Dyson, however.

Now, I just noticed that our local Wal-Marts and Targets are carrying the
basic yellow & grey
Dyson for just under $400. It is brand-new to that market, I believe. I
don't
think that I'll be getting that one, however, I didn't notice any
upholstery/stair
attachments.
Shelly & The Boys