So what's a good vacuum?

[ViviTheMage]

I need one that sucks like a champ on hardwood floors mostly..15% carpet.

Something around/less then $100?

We have a small $40 one that finally bust on us after 3 years.

 

[mrjminer]

I had this one: http://www.amazon.com/Hoover-Widepat.../dp/B0009ONZ8G

My roommate forgot to put a new bag in it after he threw the old one out though, so it destroyed itself when I tried to use it next

It works really well, but I will tell you that the hose on it is pretty short. It has excellent suction. For less than $100, if you can deal with having to bend a little bit to use the hose (I just scooted myself around on the ground with it to avoid back strain), I think you'd be hard pressed to find something better.

Hm... just noticed you said hardwood, I've only used it on carpet

 

[Kirby]

try this one

 

[DrPizza]

About 10^-1 Pascal

 

[waffleironhead]

I have the dirt devil vision. Mine is an older model, about 7 years now.

http://www.dirtdevil.com/products/details.aspx?id=UD70080

Its got good suction, works fine on carpet or wood. The nice thing about mine is that it is bagless. It looks like the new ones are as well. The only thing yo have to worry about is washing the filter from time to time. Rinse, dry, reuse.

 

[ViviTheMage]

try this one

If I only had $1,595.00 to spend on a stupid vacuum. I see some dysons around $300~ maybe I should just go balls out.

 

[TridenT]

If I only had $1,595.00 to spend on a stupid vacuum. I see some dysons around $300~ maybe I should just go balls out.

Balls out is this: http://www.beamvac.com/usa/

We have something similar to that in my home.

 

[duragezic]

I have this one:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bissell-Po...pright/4633929

It's bitching. About $70 at Walmart though I've seen it on sale for cheaper. It seems to have a lot of power and the turbo attachment is nice for chairs and stuff.

The high end vacuums look like fucking spaceships these days.

 

[TridenT]

I have this one:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bissell-Po...pright/4633929

It's bitching. About $70 at Walmart though I've seen it on sale for cheaper. It seems to have a lot of power and the turbo attachment is nice for chairs and stuff.

The high end vacuums look like fucking spaceships these days.

Whoa, it's got a TURBO! :O Or is that just branding...

 

[troytime]

http://www.fatwallet.com/blog/hoover-whisper-dyson-clone/

i have that one. love it.

 

[JMapleton]

I know the haters will hate, but Dyson is the only way to go.

Don't care if it's overpriced, the guy reinvigorated the vacuum industry so I'll give my money to him.

 

[Rubycon]

10^-18 Torr is a pretty good vacuum. You can drive really fast too since you'll only "run into" an oxygen atom every 300 miles.

 

[thedarkwolf]

http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1...W013703220001P
I just bought a hoover windtunnel t series a few months back after reading a lot of reviews. Seemed to be one of the better cheaper vacuums. I have no complaints.

Think I paid $90 for it at Sears during a sale. Also check sear's reman/parts center. They will often have reman/returns there for a good deal.

 

[xanis]

in before Dyson circlejerk

 

[sandorski]

John Holmes Power Stroker

 

[Eli]

They all suck.

:awe:

 

[Squisher]

 

[DrPizza]

10^-18 Torr is a pretty good vacuum. You can drive really fast too since you'll only "run into" an oxygen atom every 300 miles.

No, 10^-18 Torr is an ultrahigh vacuum. He just asked for a good vacuum.

Ohhhhhhhh, he means "vacuum cleaner!" Hardly a vacuum there... mainly just air flow from the end of the nozzle to an area of lower pressure created by an impeller.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

 

[ebaycj]

10^-18 Torr is a pretty good vacuum. You can drive really fast too since you'll only "run into" an oxygen atom every 300 miles.

The real question is, how flat do your tires have to be, before you drive in to the vacuum chamber?

 

[Skillet49]

If you're going to buy a vacuum, go all out and get a really nice vacuum. Or get a nice vacuum for your carpet and one of those swiffer vacs for your hardwood (my parents have one and really like it. The main level is mostly hardwood at their house). Case in point: My parents have an Electrolux. I cannot remember them not having this vacuum, and I'm 23. When I was fairly young, one of my brothers tried to clean the fish tank with this vacuum (I have no idea what he was thinking). They obviously had to service the vacuum, but it still works after that and all these years.

 

[Rubycon]

The real question is, how flat do your tires have to be, before you drive in to the vacuum chamber?

Flat before evac starts. They should be halfway to sidewall by the time the last stage of the pump shuts down and the coils to the final airlock are de-energized.

 

[Old Hippie]

try this one

My parents had one of those when I was little (under 10 yrs old) and I can still remember how heavy it was and how cruddy the water got in the base.

I didn't know they still sold those.

 

[nerp]

Just get a rebuilt electrolux on ebay.

 

[Zebo]

Most cheap vacs suck dirt through the fan motor and don't last long. Sanyo's don't. Get a Sanyo. They are built like higher end vacs for cheap.

http://www.vacuumcleaners.net/vacuum_cleaners/products/sanyo_sc_a114_upright_vac_1062.html

This will pick up pennies on hardwood floors.