Comments on: Bagless Vacuums, the Dirty Secret

By: north

north — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:20:11 +0000

A friend bought a Dyson and encouraged me to take it home for a day. I vacuumed my couch and once I got over the shock (I thought I vacuumed it regularly) I bought one. I took to to my father's house and vacuumed his black oriental rug and the difference was unbelievable. People would ask if he had shampooed the rug and he got such a kick out of telling them about the Dyson. I do what the imabug does, I put it in a bag and shake the dust out and wash the filter. I know some people aren't impressed but I sure like it.

By: Eugene Mah

Eugene Mah — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:36:19 +0000

A little while ago, the brush bar on my Dyson got shredded when a safety pin got sucked in and stuck. Comparing the bristles on the replacement brush to the old brush, it appears that the past several years worth of use wore down the bristles by at least a couple of millimeters.

If your vacuum just doesn't seem to be picking stuff out of the carpet as well as you remember it used to, the bristles on the brush bar may be worn down and might need replacing.

By: forklift

forklift — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:05:58 +0000

may be try to hire someone to help instead.

By: Carpet Cleaning NY

Carpet Cleaning NY — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:45:13 +0000

I’ve been cleaning carpets professionally for about seven years now. After using almost every vacuum cleaner on the market from attending hundreds of trade shows over the years, I can say that outside of a commercial beater bar vacuum ($1500+) a simple sanitaire standup vacuum is my favorite. It’s very inexpensive, long lasting, and good. I recommend to all of my clients and to all of you.

By: Niki

Niki — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:55:00 +0000

Hello, I am new to your site. I just wanted to add that most things that have been refurbished end up working/lasting longer. This is because any of the kinks were worked out of the machines, which are usually totally rebuilt. great site! thanks for putting the knowledge out there

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:49:13 +0000

I bought a bagless and was very dissapointed. I didn’t spend the money on a fancy one like the DYSON, so maybe that was my problem, but it doesn’t appear that DYSONs are universally loved anyway. Guess I stick with the $50 old school special.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:43:38 +0000

I, too, purchased a new Hoover WindTunnel bagless upgright in Jul2007. I am very disappointed with how difficult it is to clean the canister and the HEPA filter (which is a completely clogged mess now) and very much wish I had bought the same vacuum in the “bagged” version. When you think about it, it is far easier to change a bag on a bagged vacuum than it is to clean all the nasty dirt out of a bagless vacuum. We don’t have any pets, and yet the mess in the HEPA filter is simply ridiculous. I end up using my shop vac to try to clean the HEPA filter since it is quite inaccessible without doing a complete vacuum cleaner disassembly. (I have also done the complete disassembly to remove the HEPA filter and really clean it and that is quite some job.) I cannot recommend strongly enough to NOT buy a bagless vacuum. It is just far, far more work than changing a simple bag.
Hoover made my vacuum in both the bagged and bagless version—I certainly bought the wrong choice.

By: DIY Blog

DIY Blog — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:19:26 +0000

I’ve recently bought my first Dyson to help with cleaning around the house, but stylish as they are they do seem to have draw backs when it comes to general cleaning and maintenance.

By: Mom of three

Mom of three — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:25:00 +0000

I hate mine too. It just pushes the dirt to the corner of the room. I love my little hoover vacuum. I will never buy another name brand again. Hoover vacs have always worked best for me. Mine is a little bitty thing and I actually own two, one for upstairs one for down. It can do carpet or hardwood and it really cleans, plus the filter is washable. I have had this thing for two years and am on the first filter. I just wash it, but a drier sheet in front of it so I get the smell, and vacuum away.

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:08:55 +0000

My sister has one and HATES IT!!!She says it didn’t pick up very well and was horrible to try to clean.