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merwin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 09:40 AM
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I just got a new vacuum. Disgusting!!!
We just replaced our $50 Target special that we got like 6 years ago with a new 'Vax' (Dirt Devil/Royal's high end unit) and I was damn suprised...

I've got a picture of what came out of our carpet, but I forgot to put it online before I went to work. Basically, we live in a 1 bedroom apartment (been there for a year) and the damn thing pulled up half of the container full of dirt/lint/cat hair/misc crap off of about 400 square feet of floor that I vacuumed.

All I can say is... wow.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7293671&type=product&id=1118841152264
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bleedingheart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 09:46 AM
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1. I used to think my dirt devil was good ...then I got a Dyson
and then I felt disgusted that my house was that dirty...
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 09:53 AM
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2. Don't forget to change the filter
I inherited my Aunt's Dyson when she moved to the States. I used to diss it because it had no power at all. Then my mum asked, "have you changed the filter?" "The wha?" I responded. So I did so and wow! It sucked so hard I could barely move it!

The moral of the story: change the filter on your Dyson every few months. :)
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RayOfHope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 11:23 AM
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5. Do you change them or just wash them?
On our model (the yellow one) you wash the filter.

I looooove my Dyson. It makes vacuuming fascinating.
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merwin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 11:38 AM
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10. I'm starting to understand what you mean by that
Edited on Tue Sep-20-05 11:38 AM by merwin
It is kind of fascinating
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:10 PM
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14. I've heard there is a washable kind
Not sure that applies to all of them though. :shrug:
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JimmyJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 11:40 AM
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11. I love my Dyson - it sucks up everything, but the color from the carpet.
:)
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merwin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 11:21 AM
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4. The VAX claim is that they suck twice as had as the Dyson.
Suck dirt that is...

Very good vacuum, but I'm not sure if it beats a Dyson or not. Looks cooler though.
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 09:56 AM
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3. I've got an old Kirby Heritage II in storage
It's damned heavy because it's made with a lot of metal instead of plastic, but it'll suck the ugly right out of a FReeper's soul. Very nice vacuum if you can find one cheap and if you've got the strength to lug it around.

We use an Oreck XL at home. Much lighter, and pretty darn good.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 11:25 AM
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6. I know what you mean. It's astonishing.
I bought a Hoover bagless number (you empty out the little cannister thingy) and an entire cat's worth of hair got sucked up in about a minute.

However, after a while, I got a blockage (in my vacuum, not myself). The guy at the repair shop basically told me I was fooling myself to use a bagless vac if I had three cats and a bunny (all indoors) and a good-sized house. The pet hair just overwhelms the filters on those.

So I'm back to a bag vac, and it's a good cleaner, but much less satisfying 'cuz you can't see-and-dump your efforts.
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merwin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 11:27 AM
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7. That's the reason that I got the Best Buy 4 year warranty
If it breaks or clogs or needs repair I take it in and walk out with a new one :-)
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 11:32 AM
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8. D'OH!
I shoulda coulda woulda ... ;)
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merwin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 11:38 AM
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9. They've got the best warranties by far.
I would never buy a warranty from most companies, however theirs is a no questions asked policy.
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 11:44 AM
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12. Nice....
It's amazing the stuff that hides in carpets...
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Patiod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 11:52 AM
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13. Vacuums are a BFEE conspiracy to suck $ out of the proletariat
:tinfoilhat:

Well, probably not, but is there any category of product LESS likely to work well after 6 months (even with proper maintenance)?
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ContraBass Black Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:14 PM
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15. They used to last for decades.
My family had an old steel Kirby. 10-18 years.
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-05 12:16 PM
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16. Everything used to last for decades
But there wasn't enough profit in that, making things that didn't break or, if they did, could be repaired. :(
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