Q:I keep hearing about ones with bags, ones without, ones with filters, etc... What does it all mean?

Greetings, My Dyson DC-14 from Costco about $400 is powerful. It is easy to clean. Kinda wish I would have got the animal hair one...the DC17. On the down side...it is a beast to move around. S1lent

Q:I'm looking for a vacuum that is less than $200, Upright, bagless, HEPA, can clean pet hair, and reliable/durable. If you know any other vaccuum brand that fits into ALL of my requirements above, feel free to tell me. I did some research and narrowed my list down to two. So my questions are:1. Which one should I buy? 2. What are the pros and cons between the two?

Years ago vacuums were mostly metal, with plastic used sparingly, as in bumpers, trim, etc. Nowadays vacuums are 98 % plastic, with metal used sparingly, such as in the motor, wheel shafts, screws, etc. Bissell has traditionally used a cheaper plastic, similar to the stuff they used to make those cheapie little toys out of. It doesn't stand up to rough use very well, cracks easily and breaks. Eureka has been in the vacuum business longer and I feel, makes a moderately good product. I'm not aware of any Eureka u/r's that allow for agitator shut down while running. Panasonic makes an u/r with that feature, as does Riccar and Simplicity, all in the $300-$500 range. Bagless machines require more filters to catch the dirt that the bag normally stops, so require that you purchase filters regularly instead of bags. It's a trade off. Also, when you dump the dirt container there's always that little puff of dirt back into the air, which you can frequently bypass with a bag. Consumer Reports rates bagged units over bagless units, nearly every time. One of the best vac's for the money is the Hoover Windtunnel u/r. If you have trouble with your arms or wrists they are available in self-propelled models, if not get one without. They all have great suction and a good agitator system.

Q:I have a house cleaning business, we clean 2 homes a day and after buying 14 vacuum cleaners in the past 2 years I am done with spending money on vacuums that don't hold up or are 2 heavy or have so many filters to clean that you spend your evenings doing that. Does anyone have any suggestions on what vacuum we should buy? Just like you the house's we clean have an array of flooring, wood, tile, oriental rugs, carpet.Please help with your experience Thanks!!

As a landlord/construction maintenance supervisor we used many distinctive instruments, however the longest enduring became the Oreck. this is mild, efficient, and common to circulate. In 20 years, I purely offered 2 of them.

Q:Can poor people own Dyson vacuum cleaners?

if they steal a Dyson vacuum cleaner...why not? let me just plug my new Dyson into my neighbors power supply and wallah! vacuuming with a Dyson is the new borrowing Grey Poupon? from your neighbors Bently..yay!

Q:Can anyone tell me which upright vacuum cleaners were rated top 10 in Consumers Report for 2007? Thanks!

They were just on the Today show this morning touting their CR best buy Kenmore vacuum, but here is the 5/07 list from least repairs to most repairs: Eureka Smart Vac Ultra 4870 Best Buy Kirby Eureka Bissell Dirt Devil Kenmore Oreck Panasonic Hoover Riccar Simlicity Fantom But, Check out this month's edition because they have a list in there as well.

Q:Where can i get good deals on dirt devil vacuum cleaners and supplies?

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Q:Have the amount of murders by strangulation using a vacuum cleaner power cable decreased since the invention of cordless cleaners?

it stops this demented behaviour

Q:I have a Eureka Whirlwind (canister vacuum cleaner). I have probably had it for 4 years or so. Sometimes it quot;spitsout garbage from the canister. Should a vacuum cleaner last only 4 years? Or maybe the belt needs to be changed? Any ideas?

Sounds like it jsut needs to have some filters changed or perhaps a tune up. Vacuums will not last decades as another person stated, but they should last around 5-10 years if properly maintained. If you have pets it will not last as long since the additional hair will burn out the motor quicker.

Q:I need a vacuum cleaner that can clean pet messes such as urine, but also clean human messes such as rice vegetables and dirt, I don't want a too heavy vacuum it has to be pretty light but powerful and from 60 to a little over a 100 dollars, thank you :)

Urine? You should not be cleaning up Urine with a regular vacuum, for that you should use a carpet cleaner or a shop vac Edit: So you're looking for something to pick up both wet and dry messes? In that price range the best you could do is a shop vac.

Q:We have a mischievious dog in the house that keeps chewing and destroying things. The power cord he severed belonged to a Kenmore Progressive Direct Drive vacuum cleaner and it will take about $25 to replace, rather than buying a whole new vacuum cleaner. I was wondering if anyone thought it was a dumb idea to attempt to remove the back part and replace this cord or if it could be done at all? If you have any experience or knowledge in the structure of vacuum cleaners, your input would be greatly appreciated. :) The model number is 11635923500.

It is tricky even if you know how, it's a good idea to watch someone else do it the first time, or you can try to figure out how yourself, I would pay a vacuum shop to repair it if I weren't very much of a handyman, no need to buy a new vaccum. Good luck and tie up that bad dog.