Re: OT Vacuum cleaners

May 14, 2007

HI,

> Vacuuming is almost beyond me. Does anyone know actually how the

> Dyson works? I've looked at them in stores but it seems no one ever

> has seen them work. I'm interested in 2 aspects, how easy it is to

> push and what is involved emptying and such.

I am not sure on the dyson, I have a hoover similar to what you

describe below. However what I do when my shopvac when I can afford

it is this. I buy the better filter bags for them. Buy the higher

quality bags that are rated as hepa filter bags. The bags make things

eaiser, they let you vacuum for a long longer than a bagless with a

filter before you have to " empty " it and they don't tend to lose there

effictivness like the bagless do. So you can empty it a lot less, but

at the expense of using the more expensive bags. If you do buy the

more expensive hepa bags, they seem to work about as well as the

bagless and are much eaiser because you do not have to clean anything

and you don't have to change as often.

> I am now using a Hoover upright which does a nice job but it is hard

> to push.It is bagless so should be a snap.It isn't. The filter has to

> be cleaned just about after each room. That is probably because I let

> it go too long between. But it totally wipes me out.

I know. Not old is it hard to push around, but cleaning out the

filter thing can be a task. What I do with this in my hoover to make

it eaiser to deal with is that I vacuum it out with a shopvac. I keep

either a good hepa rated filter in my shopvac or a bag or both. Then

when my hoover tank is full, I walk to the garage and turn on the shop

vac and clean the hoover tank out with the shop vac. It is a lot

eaiser and it sends around a lot less dust.

> The Dyson says no filter to clog and doesn't loose suction but where

> is the stuff that would be in a filter. It has to have something to

> block it. If it catches in the canister and all that is needed is to

> empty the canister I would like that.

No clog,, well in my experiance overall that statement is realitive.

I have a cleanstream filter on my shopvac that is suppose to be no

clog, it is suppose to be the best filter you can buy. Well, I have

to say, it is a very good filter and you do have to clean it a lot

less, but you still have to clean it off at times. So my feeling

would be that even though it is no clog, it will still have to be

cleaned at times. No clog likely does not mean that it wont lose

suction over time and need to be cleared off to regain suction.

I hope that helps a little bit.

May 14, 2007

Betty,

I have an Oreck and I love it. You have to change the bag but I

found I like that better than the bagless ones. It is also very very

light, easy to push and has great suction. I would recommend it. I

also believe it is arthritis friendly in the ads.

>

> Vacuuming is almost beyond me. Does anyone know actually how the

> Dyson works? I've looked at them in stores but it seems no one

ever

> has seen them work. I'm interested in 2 aspects, how easy it is to

> push and what is involved emptying and such.

>

> I bought a vacuum that uses water, like the Rainbow but another

> brand. It never lost suction and was very easy to push. But I

> needed to vacuum the same spot over and over and very slowly. Then

> cleaning it out was work.

>

> I am now using a Hoover upright which does a nice job but it is

hard

> to push.It is bagless so should be a snap.It isn't. The filter has

to

> be cleaned just about after each room. That is probably because I

let

> it go too long between. But it totally wipes me out.

>

> The Dyson says no filter to clog and doesn't loose suction but

where

> is the stuff that would be in a filter. It has to have something

to

> block it. If it catches in the canister and all that is needed is

to

> empty the canister I would like that.

>

> Anyone used one?

> Betty

>

May 14, 2007

I personally love my Oreck. I was down to that and the Dyson. I did like

that it has all of these plastic parts and hasn't been on the market

long. I've had my Oreck almost two years and I love it and swear by

it. We have a ton of cats and I use it every day, it gets the fur up! The

bags hold a ton!

Kate

At 02:07 PM 5/14/2007, you wrote:

>Vacuuming is almost beyond me. Does anyone know actually how the

>Dyson works? I've looked at them in stores but it seems no one ever

>has seen them work. I'm interested in 2 aspects, how easy it is to

>push and what is involved emptying and such.

>

>I bought a vacuum that uses water, like the Rainbow but another

>brand. It never lost suction and was very easy to push. But I

>needed to vacuum the same spot over and over and very slowly. Then

>cleaning it out was work.

>

>I am now using a Hoover upright which does a nice job but it is hard

>to push.It is bagless so should be a snap.It isn't. The filter has to

>be cleaned just about after each room. That is probably because I let

>it go too long between. But it totally wipes me out.

>

>The Dyson says no filter to clog and doesn't loose suction but where

>is the stuff that would be in a filter. It has to have something to

>block it. If it catches in the canister and all that is needed is to

>empty the canister I would like that.

>

>Anyone used one?

>Betty

>

May 15, 2007

Dolan wrote:

>

> HI,

> > Vacuuming is almost beyond me. Does anyone know actually how the

> > Dyson works? I've looked at them in stores but it seems no one ever

> > has seen them work. I'm interested in 2 aspects, how easy it is to

> > push and what is involved emptying and such.

>

I have a Dyson. It is a bit easier to push than other uprights I've

had, but you are constantly emptying it. After it gets about 1/3 full,

you have to empty. It's messy (I prefer bags) because when you dump it,

there's dust in the air. I can't vacuum anymore. Hubby has to do it.

Nina

May 15, 2007

Betty,

I have had mine for several years now... After my counsin bragged about

hers, I begged my husband to get me one for Christmas.... I love it! In

three years, I've only lost suction once, and that was becaused I vacumed a

pen and it got lodged in one of the chambers... Talk about easy! I just

unsnaped a little section, took out the pen, popped the section back on and

continued vacuming... I have the purple pet Dyson.... (I have a Yorkshire

Terrier and a Bull mastiff which leaves me w/ hair everywhere) What the

vacuum itself does not pick up, the pet hair attachment picks up with

ease.... Also the extended hose will reach all the way up my stairs! I

don't think the vacuum is heavy at all, or hard to push..... The suction is

Awesome even after 3 years and some odd months.... The collection bin is

extremely easy... all you have to do is push one button and the canister

comes off the vacuum, then you push another button and the bottom opens to

throw away the dust, hair etc... It does create alittle bit of dust, but I

handle it by closing the lid to the trash can after emptying the canister...

Also, I can do two rooms before needing to empty. I honestly think this

vacuum is the greatest vacuum I've tried....

Good luck vacuum hunting!

Bonnie

>From: " Betty " <bvanOmega@...>

>Reply-

>

>Subject: [ ] OT Vacuum cleaners

>Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 19:07:25 -0000

>

>Vacuuming is almost beyond me. Does anyone know actually how the

>Dyson works? I've looked at them in stores but it seems no one ever

>has seen them work. I'm interested in 2 aspects, how easy it is to

>push and what is involved emptying and such.

>

>I bought a vacuum that uses water, like the Rainbow but another

>brand. It never lost suction and was very easy to push. But I

>needed to vacuum the same spot over and over and very slowly. Then

>cleaning it out was work.

>

>I am now using a Hoover upright which does a nice job but it is hard

>to push.It is bagless so should be a snap.It isn't. The filter has to

>be cleaned just about after each room. That is probably because I let

>it go too long between. But it totally wipes me out.

>

>The Dyson says no filter to clog and doesn't loose suction but where

>is the stuff that would be in a filter. It has to have something to

>block it. If it catches in the canister and all that is needed is to

>empty the canister I would like that.

>

>Anyone used one?

>Betty

>

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May 15, 2007

We have a couple of vacuums, one Hoover and one Kirby, and of course, the

old standby, the shop vac. The Hoover isn't too bad to service, but there

are 4 filters in the bagless one. The dust bin has a filter above it that

has to be unscrewed, one made of foam below it, and another on the left

side, also foam and is the hepa filter.

The Kirby is a bag type but is self-propelled that makes it easy for me to

use. I detest parts of it because of poor design and greed-driven bags. They

are very expensive and hard to find locally. I made a modification to mine

to use the cheap ones from WalMart. I also had to redesign and repair the

drive control. Had I known all this beforehand, I would have had more money

in my pocket.

Is it just me or is it a laugh to use a vacuum to clean up a vacuum? I was

glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that, it's too funny!

Dennis in Eastexas

" It's not Rocket Surgery "

Re: [ ] OT Vacuum cleaners

> HI,

>> Vacuuming is almost beyond me. Does anyone know actually how the

>> Dyson works? I've looked at them in stores but it seems no one ever

>> has seen them work. I'm interested in 2 aspects, how easy it is to

>> push and what is involved emptying and such.

>

> I am not sure on the dyson, I have a hoover similar to what you

> describe below. However what I do when my shopvac when I can afford

> it is this. I buy the better filter bags for them. Buy the higher

> quality bags that are rated as hepa filter bags. The bags make things

> eaiser, they let you vacuum for a long longer than a bagless with a

> filter before you have to " empty " it and they don't tend to lose there

> effictivness like the bagless do. So you can empty it a lot less, but

> at the expense of using the more expensive bags. If you do buy the

> more expensive hepa bags, they seem to work about as well as the

> bagless and are much eaiser because you do not have to clean anything

> and you don't have to change as often.

>

>> I am now using a Hoover upright which does a nice job but it is hard

>> to push.It is bagless so should be a snap.It isn't. The filter has to

>> be cleaned just about after each room. That is probably because I let

>> it go too long between. But it totally wipes me out.

>

> I know. Not old is it hard to push around, but cleaning out the

> filter thing can be a task. What I do with this in my hoover to make

> it eaiser to deal with is that I vacuum it out with a shopvac. I keep

> either a good hepa rated filter in my shopvac or a bag or both. Then

> when my hoover tank is full, I walk to the garage and turn on the shop

> vac and clean the hoover tank out with the shop vac. It is a lot

> eaiser and it sends around a lot less dust.

>

>> The Dyson says no filter to clog and doesn't loose suction but where

>> is the stuff that would be in a filter. It has to have something to

>> block it. If it catches in the canister and all that is needed is to

>> empty the canister I would like that.

>

> No clog,, well in my experiance overall that statement is realitive.

> I have a cleanstream filter on my shopvac that is suppose to be no

> clog, it is suppose to be the best filter you can buy. Well, I have

> to say, it is a very good filter and you do have to clean it a lot

> less, but you still have to clean it off at times. So my feeling

> would be that even though it is no clog, it will still have to be

> cleaned at times. No clog likely does not mean that it wont lose

> suction over time and need to be cleared off to regain suction.

>

> I hope that helps a little bit.

>

May 15, 2007

Do you think we could talk some company into making a riding vacuum

cleaner with.....maybe a cup holder, ergonomic controls, and a

heated lumbar support? I can just about guarantee I'd vacuum a lot

more if I didn't have to subject these poor shoulders to shoving the

old Hoover around~

Jane

>

> Vacuuming is almost beyond me. Does anyone know actually how the

> Dyson works? I've looked at them in stores but it seems no one

ever

> has seen them work. I'm interested in 2 aspects, how easy it is

to

> push and what is involved emptying and such.

>

> I bought a vacuum that uses water, like the Rainbow but another

> brand. It never lost suction and was very easy to push. But I

> needed to vacuum the same spot over and over and very slowly.

Then

> cleaning it out was work.

>

> I am now using a Hoover upright which does a nice job but it is

hard

> to push.It is bagless so should be a snap.It isn't. The filter has

to

> be cleaned just about after each room. That is probably because I

let

> it go too long between. But it totally wipes me out.

>

> The Dyson says no filter to clog and doesn't loose suction but

where

> is the stuff that would be in a filter. It has to have something

to

> block it. If it catches in the canister and all that is needed is

to

> empty the canister I would like that.

>

> Anyone used one?

> Betty

>

May 15, 2007

I have a great vacuum that uses water similar to the rainbow. It's easy and

light weight, but cleaning it out is a pain sometimes.

A couple of weeks back I found a roomba with the virtual walls and scheduler. I

can't believe how well it works. It really keeps up with the floors between

major vacuuming. It will suck up socks and things like that if they are left

laying around, and doesn't like rugs with fringes. I love it, and it goes

underneath all the furniture too. it has been a huge help. Doesn't take the

place of a normal vacuum, but now I don't have to drag it out as often. I found

mine online cheap at woot.com. They list them every once in a while.

[ ] OT Vacuum cleaners

Vacuuming is almost beyond me. Does anyone know actually how the

Dyson works? I've looked at them in stores but it seems no one ever

has seen them work. I'm interested in 2 aspects, how easy it is to

push and what is involved emptying and such.

I bought a vacuum that uses water, like the Rainbow but another

brand. It never lost suction and was very easy to push. But I

needed to vacuum the same spot over and over and very slowly. Then

cleaning it out was work.

I am now using a Hoover upright which does a nice job but it is hard

to push.It is bagless so should be a snap.It isn't. The filter has to

be cleaned just about after each room. That is probably because I let

it go too long between. But it totally wipes me out.

The Dyson says no filter to clog and doesn't loose suction but where

is the stuff that would be in a filter. It has to have something to

block it. If it catches in the canister and all that is needed is to

empty the canister I would like that.

Anyone used one?

Betty

May 16, 2007

Just chiming in to say that I am a menace to the vacuum community. I have

killed so many, I can't even count. I tend to run them over dog toys which as

it turns out, isn't a good idea. I'll be too lazy to pick everything up on the

floor, and I'll think I can just work around something on the edge of the carpet

and KACHUNK it pulls it right in. I was telling my mother and she deadpanned,

" oh, yes, you get that from me. " Apparently she has ruined more vacuums than my

father cares to discuss!

For those of you with shoulder problems, I have one from Sears that has forward

propulsion and its very easy to work with. Sometimes my sister turns it off and

I think, jeez, what's with this thing? But then I realize that you have to keep

the switch set to autopropulsion. Something like that might be helpful for you.

Cheers, Kate F