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recommend me a good vacuum cleaner

Huge thread on Fatwallet Hot Deals about Hoovers at Wal-Mart (copies of Dyson designs). More propellerhead and deal info than you'd every care to know about a friggen vacuum cleaner.

In fact, just Google "hoover dyson clone" and see what you get... but check out that epic FW thread for a quick fix.
 
I have three vacs in my house and the two bagless ones are inferior to the bagged one. They are all Hoovers. The bagged model seems to pick up more dirt with each pass and throws off less dust when being used.

I've posted here before about my friend that worked in a Hoover store that used a competitors model to clean the store at night.
 
Why not just check out Consumer Reports? they do extensive testing on these kinds of things. last i saw the windtunnel was top value per formance
 
Zedtom said:
I have three vacs in my house and the two bagless ones are inferior to the bagged one. They are all Hoovers. The bagged model seems to pick up more dirt with each pass and throws off less dust when being used.

I've posted here before about my friend that worked in a Hoover store that used a competitors model to clean the store at night.
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I thought I was crazy, but I guess not. Bagged models seem to do a MUCH better job at picking up dirt than the bagless ones.
 
xanis said:
I thought I was crazy, but I guess not. Bagged models seem to do a MUCH better job at picking up dirt than the bagless ones.
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I'm not an engineer, but I think bagless vacs are a lot of hype. The Dyson ads act like they've reinvented the wheel, but they must be kept clean and the filters have to be replaced. Bagged vacs are less fussy and when you put in a new bag you also have a new filter.
 
Kirby said:
Buy a Rainbow on credit.
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Looks at SN....TRAITOR!!!!!!

Below $150 will be hard. What style to you want? canister/upright? Care about noise? etc?

We are replacing this:

http://www.amazon.com/Bissell-6700-B.../dp/B0000638TI

with

http://www.amazon.com/Electrolux-Ult.../dp/B002L3ART8

Took out the referrer codes, but I recommend if you shop amazon load the ASPCA add on so they get credit (or another charity). Easy way to give money back to society.

The Bissell Butler was a Samsung model that got rebranded once they pulled out of the US market on vacuums. I wish I knew how good it was going to be (I bought it in 2000) since it only cost me $54. I tried to buy another once mine came but they sold out. it's been 12 years and only now are the wheels failing.

It was quiet and works awesome. Bag + bagless combo.

If I had wall to wall carpeting I'd have picked a powerhead model of some sort. I only have that in my office (not by choice, they had berber installed prior to me buying the place.)

I will say if you do want to buy any of the high-end vacuums (I sold Filter Queen one summer during college), always get the final price then offer to buy the demo if you absolutely want a 'new' one. I think we averaged about 10 - 20 demos prior to a sale, so you'd get a vacuum at about half cost with 5 hours of run time tops and having to be cared for like it was china (Our demos were inspected each week, if we were abusing them they'd fine us and then give us a new one to demo).

I haven't looked at them in 20 years really, but I did encounter a newer rainbow a few times recently.

My biggest problems with these big three are they are more industrial than home. My Filter Queen worked awesome, but couldn't vacuum water and was as loud as a shop vac.
 
"Bagless" and "good vacuum" are nearly incompatible. True, they don't lose suction, but they never had much to begin with. Is it really that hard to swap a bag once a year*?



* Assuming what seems to be typical low usage rates for vacuums.
 
When you have to clean your rugs, (and most dudes hate the task!), you just want to plug the damn thing in and be done with it. The last thing you want to have to do is go through a bunch of BS.

The OP and anyone else that is looking to buy a new cleaner should determine which cleaner is the easiest to use. The more expensive machines like Kirbys and Rainbows are a waste unless you love housework and want to impress your metrosexual pals.
 
I have a 1982 Signer central vac and it works great. So they must make some pretty good vacuums, I'd see if they make canister models.

Electrolux is what my mom swears by. They are not $150 though, more like 1k, but they do work very well. They seem to be under the brand name Aerus now.

Vacuums are one of the few products out there where you actually want the one that sucks the most, and you'll probably pay more for that.

As for bag vs bagless, I think the fact that you lose suction with bag is kinda moot because you got so much air power, it can overcome the static pressure quite well so only near the end do you lose significant suction.
 
Dyson at home was flipping amazing, I bought a cheap 60 dollar hoover cyclone at walmart and it works well enough, loud as hell though.
 
I just replaced a Hoover Windtunnel with a Eureka AirSpeed Gold Upright. I know the Windtunnel gets good ratings and it was a fairly good vacuum, but for the price difference, the Eureka is kicking the Windtunnel's ass so far. It is lighter, less expensive and has been doing a much better job of cleaning; I would highly recommend the Eureka.
 
Get one that doesn't suck...

Oh wait! 😀

The cheap ones made of plastic pieces, loud, won't hold up over the years.
Look at what hotels use. Quiet and stands up to crazy abuse. Cheaper than a Dyson too.

It all boils down to how much carpet you have and how clean you are? 😛
If you have pets you will need a good one that has a carbon filter that adsorbs odors otherwise it will blow a puke smell in your room every time you fire it up.

They also make different grades of bags. The fine media sacrifices flow (sucking power) but will arrest really tiny particles (think HEPA). The coarser ones give great suction power but don't catch nearly the small stuff like finer ones. Be sure you can use the (coarse) ones with your particular model as the motor load increases quite a lot. It will wear out the brushes faster, etc.
 
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