Best Vacuum Cleaner Evah

[PNWbrit]

Teton Gravity Rugs.

[ötzi]

beats the holy hell out of that $1300 Kirby my wife talked me into buying.

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.

[PB]

Not understanding. Do you mean the rubberized handles and stuff? Never had any issue other than cosmetic and wife related.

The connectors on the hose: extenders, and end piece. We've had to duct tape everything together and use a single attachment for everything.

[warthog]

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.

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?

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.

[k2skier112]

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

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-ish

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

[lifelinksplit]

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...

[irul&ublo]

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.

Then he should buying us all season passes for life. To maintain the karma.

[ötzi]

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?

it's splat, pretty much anything's possible, first I heard of it though

[splat]

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.

I got out of that shitshow 20 years ago. A momentous lack of foresight on my part.
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.

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...

Take it from me, wives come and go. But good gear can last a lifetime.

[east or bust]

God damn, just watched a 25 minute vacuum review.

[XXX-er]

I have no carpets which i highly recommend & all i need is a shop vac

[gravitylover]

^^ 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.

[XXX-er]

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

[Timberridge]

get rid of your carpets

What do I use on the wall then?

[k2skier112]

What do I use on the wall then?

felt blacklight posters, duh

[JimmyCarter]

What do I use on the wall then?

Fur

[Timberridge]

I sense you guys are poking fun at this, but the 70's are making a strong comeback in decor. I just purchased one of these for the shag palace.

[riser4]

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?

You'll want a steam cleaner to get the jizz out of the wall carpet, same as the floor. Should do all six surfaces in vinyl so you can just mop it. I hate trying to deal with semen stains on the ceiling.

[schuss]

Miele all the way. I have no issues with attachments wearing out and we've had ours ~ 8 years or so.

[Timberridge]

I hate trying to deal with semen stains on the ceiling.

Fortunately, as I've gotten older this has been less of an issue.

[PB]

Miele all the way. I have no issues with attachments wearing out and we've had ours ~ 8 years or so.

8 years?? Pshaw; bet you can still smell the wrapping.

[liv2ski]

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.

This, I am on my second Dyson, the kids have them, we all love how well they work with no fucking bags. I have every accessory known to Dyson and find the durability great even though it is all plastic. Plug the fucker? It all comes apart in a snap to fix, put back together and onward you go. Worth the $500 for surz.

[riser4]

I hate vacuum cleaners. They suck.

[El Chupacabra]

You'll want a steam cleaner to get the jizz out of the wall carpet, same as the floor. Should do all six surfaces in vinyl so you can just mop it. I hate trying to deal with semen stains on the ceiling.

Tile walls and floors, with a sloping floor leading to a drain for easy hose out.

Classy.

[riser4]

Tile walls and floors, with a sloping floor leading to a drain for easy hose out.

Classy.

I'm more into vinyl. Tacky. And don't forget the ceiling.