Comments on: Vacuuming Practices

By: milly

milly — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:07:02 +0000

i'll take this on board as i too ave cat who keeps leaving far too many hairs

By: Bart

Bart — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:28:27 +0000

I actually prefer the swiffer floors rather than use a broom. Seems to pick up hair better.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:18:45 +0000

I vacuum first with the bare floor tool – no roller. I wrecked a couple of vacuums before I figured that out!

By: Connie

Connie — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:53:39 +0000

I could’ve written this question, too. I have long hair and two short-haired cats. Luckily I’m in the market for my first real-and-needs-to-last-a-long-time vacuum cleaner, and I was actually thinking about emailing this question to Heather and Ivy. Thanks for reading my mind. =)

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:04:33 +0000

I had sort of the same problem. I have long hair and two short haired inside dogs so I can definitely understand this problem.

What I did was pick up one of those non electric, push brooms at a yard sale. It was the older kind that have the square base, rollers and a long handle. The older styles seem to have a larger dirt compartment.

I just quickly run it over my carpet first to get the bulk of the hair . It has really helped to keep the hair from clogging up and getting tangled in my vacuum.

For some reason, the long hair doesn’t seem to get tangled in the roller of the push broom so it’s easy to keep clean. I think I paid a dollar for it and I can store it away easily in my closet.

Just another suggestion you might want to look into.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:13:37 +0000

Sweeping the floor first would solve a lot of problems (including the issue of the cat eating my hair, but we won’t get into that), but that sure seems like a lot of work. Thanks for the advice on the other two–I don’t have deep pockets, but I’ll see what’s out there!