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Damn. I've owned Rainbows, Kirbys, and Hoovers. But last night I bought a Bissell PowerForce Helix for $50 at WalMart and was blown away. I have never seen a vacuum pull pet hair and dirt out of a carpet like this thing. It almost feels like it's raking every fiber the way a shampoo unit would. Fucking thing beats the holy hell out of that $1300 Kirby my wife talked me into buying. I guess this thing has some ultra high consumer reports rating, too. But most of all - the price!
What, no Dyson's?
Nope. I was waiting for this one.
Though I've thought about Dysons about a hundred times or more.
But they don't make no $50 Dysons.
I've always opted for the canister style as I have shag carpet on the walls of my 1960's themed sex den. Is this thing light enough to do walls too?
So you’re saying the bissell totally sucks? Good to know. Our 17 yr old dyson will die at some point.
Holy Ridley Scott alien abortion!
LOL, My brother in law moved into a house about 20 years ago with carpet on the walls, but it was some old folks that owned it so not a sex den, just what they thought was stylish or maybe had some extra from a floor install. Good lord that was ugly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Timberridge
I got the same vacuum (or an ancestor of it) years ago because consumer reports told me to. Indeed it rocks.
I've been buying the cheep ass $50 bissell for about 20 years from wal mart.
Sure that dyson or wTF is a great machine. Have at it. I'm laughin all the way tot he bank.
Best Vacuum Cleaner Review Evah...Quote:
Originally Posted by KenJongIll
Also might be in the running for Best Unboxing Video Evah
Good luck with that. Bissel is good. I have a few Miele's. Never a problem. 300-1200Watts. No mess bag. You will never own another.
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Our last vacuum died in May (re-badged Hoover upright that was old enough that we couldn't get replacement bits anymore). We got a Dyson Animal II to replace it...most expensive vacuum we've ever owned. We figured it's returnable if it doesn't live up to the hype of most powerful vac on the market.
Two points of note in using it thus far:
1) lots of finicky plastic engineered moving bits -- if you are hard on stuff or ignore usage instructions figuring you'll just click shit together as you go, you might reconsider this device choice. We are pretty good about taking care of stuff, but the fussiness was noticed pretty quickly. That said all the connecty bits all had very positive connections and seemed substantial once connected. Despite all the plastic, this is a heavy unit and might challenge frail grandmas if it needs to be carried from one floor to another. The maneuverability in use is actually quite easy despite the weight.
2) it really does suck way harder than any other vacuum we've ever had. As dog parents to two very fluffy shedders, we have never had a vacuum that we've deemed reasonably effective on pet fur. We just chalked it up to: tough shit, we have fur to deal with constantly. But this thing is really quite good at sucking fur out of carpet fibers. We've got everything from hardwoods to concrete to carpet tile to deep pile to loose laid woven rugs to rubberized walk-off mats. The lighter loose rugs need a deft touch to keep them from getting sucked in the unit, but I can live with that.
Overall pretty happy with the gawdily priced purchase thus far...durability will be seen over time, but so far so good
Glad to see some of you relate to what I'm talking about.
Looking like one of the best fitties ever spent for me.
This. Had one before the fire and now on after. Likely the last sucker I'll have to buy, sans fires.Quote:
Originally Posted by schindlerpiste
Dyson's suck figuratively, not literally.
Hey Miele Bros - how do you keep from wearing out the hose fittings prematurely? Vacuum's great but all the connectors on all the attachments are like melting sugar candy.
I am still rocking a Kenmore Whispertone canister from 1987. Can the current Kenmores be trusted? Are they still sold anywhere now that Sears is gone?
Sears is gone?Quote:
Originally Posted by sirbumpsalot
Nobody told the Sears store less than 5 miles from my house the news as they are still very much in business.
Also, Sears online presence seems rather strong (as opposed to gone...):
https://www.sears.com/appliances-vac...VisNav_Vacuums
:D
Take the rotating brush off a Kirby and attach a hose to use it as an excellent car vac.
Frail grandmas....so no good for IcemanQuote:
Originally Posted by ::: :::
Not understanding. Do you mean the rubberized handles and stuff? Never had any issue other than cosmetic and wife related.Quote:
Originally Posted by PB
I have two Dyson's; one of the originals and one of the newer Animal's. The old one is less plasticy and the fit and finish seems better. But the newer Animal model seems more powerful. Sucks dog hair out of tightly woven couch fibers with relative ease.
I can't imagine ever going back to a vacuum that needs a bag. So easy to take it out to the garbage and empty the hair on the Dyson's.
No love for the Electrolux?
https://youtu.be/Pc-gZqP8F90
The Bissell is an easy release canister, too.
Plus, former Powder writer and current Chamonix guide Nate Wallace is heir to the Bissell fortune, I've heard.
Really? The 3 stores in my metro area all were shut down permanently when I looked a couple months ago. I heard there will only be 95 stores soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by dookey67
Teton Gravity Rugs.
You spent $1300 on a vacuum cleaner and you have a wife? wtf. Is this Opposite World? Next you'll tell me the short-fingered Vulgarian is President.Quote:
Originally Posted by splat
The connectors on the hose: extenders, and end piece. We've had to duct tape everything together and use a single attachment for everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by warthog
I was totally going to call out the wife comment, but I don't keep up too well. Figured it was just something I missed. Maybe he was speaking in past tense?Quote:
Originally Posted by ötzi
PB- Do you have a dealer nearby? They fix that stuff for maybe free, but def. not much $$.
I view the Miele purchase similar to my Allen Edmonds purchases. Buy it once for a hefty price and then have them rebuilt for cheap the rest of my days.
I am allergic to throwing out things.
Designed obsolescence is the devil. Wanna save the earth? Stop buying crap that gets thrown out every 2 years. Getting harder and harder to live by this rule though.
Our Dyson Animal worked good for 8-9 years, I completely dissembled it except I didn't pull the motor out, can't figure out why it lost 30-35% suction, works ok-ishQuote:
Originally Posted by ::: :::
We're now using a Hoover that out sucks it bigly, it was about $100, bagless
Dyson is massively overpriced and just OK quality
If I spend Dyson money on another one, it will be a Miele bagged
I got nothing to add(but I will), some rando dude from Oregon knocked on my door for the ol kirby spiel yesterday. I did that for 2 days when I was 17... good luck with that esp in covid world. Also couple years ago i told the wife I was going to Costco to buy a Dyson for her. Well the Dyson went up a hundred bucks and I came home with a giant pelican cooler. My mom caught wind of this and bought her a Dyson for xmas. With as much time as I spend in the boat I think I made the right call. Hopefully not checking in to a certain other thread to soon...
Then he should buying us all season passes for life. To maintain the karma.Quote:
Originally Posted by splat
it's splat, pretty much anything's possible, first I heard of it thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by warthog
I got out of that shitshow 20 years ago. A momentous lack of foresight on my part.Quote:
Originally Posted by ötzi
Had I not gotten divorced and moved to Kirkwood and served Cracker at the Battered Beaver Saloon, I would have never heard of you kooks.
Take it from me, wives come and go. But good gear can last a lifetime.Quote:
Originally Posted by lifelinksplit
God damn, just watched a 25 minute vacuum review.
I have no carpets which i highly recommend & all i need is a shop vac
^^ This. We pulled all of the carpets 15 years ago and gave up on regular vacuums soon after. We never had one last any reasonable amount of time but one shop vac has been good to go for 14 years now.
Now i use the broom & dust pan just about every day to deal with what gets dropped on the floor
but when I had W2W i never paid that much attention to what was dropped on the floor
so all that dirt & shit was always in there but it was never dealt with
get rid of your carpets
What do I use on the wall then?Quote:
Originally Posted by XXX-er
felt blacklight posters, duhQuote:
Originally Posted by Timberridge