Vacuum cleaner poll

Dyson FTW!

Never had a problem with them and they work wonders if you have pets.

 

We own 6 Dysons, They are the shit. Easy to clean easily maintained.

 

probably any one of these three would be good. If it was me choosing I would go with dyson if you want longevity.

 

I have never heard of air blowing on a vacuum cleaner motor to keep it cool. I do not think a vacuum cleaner runs long enough where overheating would be an issue. My Dyson does not lose any power even when the cannister is full. The filters can be cleaned with soap and water. My dyson has probably paid for itself by not having to buy costly throw away bags. Bags are like ink cartridges and razor blades the profit for the companies is the consumer buying replacements for these items. As far as the Dyson not sucking up the paper. My guess is that the machine with the handle laying flat like that does not allow the belt to turn the brush.

 

Nice vids Chris...Oreck FTW in the 2nd vid hands down

Seems like every mom and pop vac store always recommends the bagged vacuums. I think they know more about the industry as they service all types of repairs. The one I visited recently used to be a Dyson dealer but dropped them to the service work and lack of customer service.

 

Rainbow FTW!

 

^ I agree with this. I have the Oreck now, but if it died I would replace it with the Hoover. The Oreck is very light and that is great if you have to carry it upstairs, but it is more expensive and doesn't perform as well as the Hoover.

I don't know much about the Dyson. I do remember reading in Consumer Reports that the animal model wasn't very good at picking up dog/cat hair.

 

If Chris' Hoover performs better than the Oreck XL in that video....then dangit this could sway my decision....Chris?

 

Dyson Animal (we have 2 cats)
Love it.

Easy to maintain, easy to change attachments, long extendable hose for going up reaching up the stairs, never had any issues worth speaking of that wouldn't occur with any other brand.

 

get a dyson you can always tell how full your cannister is, no guesswork.

 

After much contemplation and help from TW I went against the majority and pulled the trigger on the Hoover Platinum

I scored it from Walmart...on line, shipped for $218.00 and should be here by Friday. I think it was the best value at the moment and hope that it doesn't fail anytime soon.

Fuck the bagless...too dirty! Can't wait to use the bonus canister vac for the truck

 

This is not true. As advertised no matter how much dirt gets inside the cannister it continues to suck like mad. I will agree they are more expensive than those cheapie units, don't know about the warranty mine never needs it.

 

Bagless are actually cleaner than fooling with those bags. When you pull the bag off all that dirt and invisible dust goes into the air. The dyson just unclick the cannister stick the end into an old walmart bag release the bottom and it all goes into the bag no muss no fuss, but of course just in case I can take the cannister to the garage and do that. With the Hoover you would have to take the whole machine into the garage to do it.