Good vacuum for house with 3 cats, one a longhair?

bbernardini

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Thu Nov-25-04 09:10 AM
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Good vacuum for house with 3 cats, one a longhair?

The Eureka we have is falling apart. I need something that can handle 3 cats worth of hair (all domestic, one a longhair) and scattered litter. Anybody have any recommendations?

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Dez

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Thu Nov-25-04 09:19 AM
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1. Get a Panasonic.

Mine works great!

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radwriter0555

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Thu Nov-25-04 09:21 AM
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2. I LOVE my little canister Dirt Devil. It SUCKS well... no bags, clean the

little gizmo canister, rinse out the filter every week or so, and it's done well with our dust, 3.5 furry dogs and 11 year old child.

VERY light-weight, easy to drag around, easy to use attachments, takes up very little room, well designed and not terribly noisy.

I give it a thumbs up! Read the epinions!

http://www.epinions.com/Dirt_Devil_Breeze_Canister_Vacuum_M082500_Vacuum_Cleaners

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doni_georgia

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Thu Nov-25-04 09:26 AM
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3. My wind tunnel works well with my cat and bulldog

The bulldog sheds horribly and the wind tunnel gets all the dog hair up really well. I like it because it doesn't take bags and you can see when it needs emptying. Only thing is you have to clean the filter whenever you empty the cannister, or else the pet hair makes it not suck as well.

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ET Awful

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Thu Nov-25-04 09:27 AM
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4. Depends on how much you want to spend.

I really like the Dyson my mom has, but they don't come cheap.

My higher end Eureka also works extremely well (and is much better than the cheaper Eureka I had before).

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Middle Finger Bush

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Thu Nov-25-04 09:29 AM
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5. Miele makes nice vacuums :)

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shesemsmom

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Thu Nov-25-04 09:35 AM
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6. We have 2 birds and they make a hell of a mess

we just bought an Electrolux and it is wonderful. It was pretty expensive but well Worth it. Will probably last forever

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geekgrrl

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Thu Nov-25-04 09:45 AM
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7. we swear by our Kenmore

We have cats (currently 8) and b/c we are clean freaks, we vacuum like every 2 days. Our Kenmore canister vac is the best. We have had it for 4+ year. My partner used to clean houses and her company only used these vacuums.

We also get the Sears maintenance plan so it gets serviced and cleaned once I year. In my limited experience (and I usually hate maintenance plans) this is totally worth it with a vacuum.

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WyLoochka

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Thu Nov-25-04 09:56 AM
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8. Oreck nt

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matcom

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Thu Nov-25-04 09:59 AM
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9. Mach III

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Mr.Green93

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Thu Nov-25-04 10:02 AM
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10. Beam central vacuum

Costs only a little more than a high end portable and are really powerful.

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eternalburn

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Thu Nov-25-04 10:17 AM
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11. Dirt Devil- bagless- upright.....

....takes care of hair and litter for 10 cats :)

Eureka sucks. Been through two of 'em.

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1monster

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Thu Nov-25-04 10:30 AM
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12. The Rainbow is terrific, but you are going to spend $800 to $1000 easy

on one of those. No bags, you fill the tank with water. The dirt, dust, and cat hair go into the water any you get rid of it all when you empty the tank. No cat hair or cat dander recycling back into your air.

(Caveat: That water in the tank can get rather nasty...)

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bikebloke

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Thu Nov-25-04 10:35 AM
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13. Just ordered a Eureka online.

After 8 -9 years, my handheld Dirt Devil blew up last week. Finally a good excuse to get something I could use standing up. My old flat was so small, it was easy to clean on my hands and knees. My current flat is large enough to procrastinate a vacuuming. Especially if you're not dating anyone.

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TexasProgresive

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Thu Nov-25-04 10:54 AM
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14. We have a Miele and 4 cats

living in the house. The only thing that worries me is that the motor is so quiet that they aren't afraid and the suction is so great on max that it might hurt them if they got too close. So far, no accidents and it is a pleasure to use.

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