is it ok to drag the hose pull around even stairs?
1339360
I never done it, since by house has no stairs... You can try with caution and learn by your own experience.
1339361
You can pull the unit around by the hose, and I have lifted it a few times that way, but I wouldn't yank it up the stairs and leave it hanging.
228904
It's great on carpeted stairs... it also has a flippable visor which makes the riser easy to get to. Yes, the brushes keep rotating but they can be stopped if desired. No problem as far as the pick up.
1841482
We have an inground pool with stairs at the shallow end. This is our 3rd year with this robotic cleaner. This pool cleaner will go around stairs, but it will not climb them. My unit climbs the beveled sides, and even the vertical sides of our pool with no difficulty. Please note: the vacuum bags must be kept clean for the unit to run properly.
1304466
It constantly gets stuck by the stairs. We finally shortened the hose so it won't reach the stairs so we can at least run it when we're not home and then hand vacuum by the stairs. Too bad because it does clean good everywhere else.
357639
Not really. Unless you are well over 6 feet tall. I am just under 5 feet and I would need a step stool to do that. Also my main problem with it is that the hose is not long enough. Very limiting. Suction good and price good and very light weight.
91082
I suppose you could lay the Hose King down, and attempt to un-reel hose from the Hose King. But, the reel being so light, pulling on the hose would make everything move around. The Hose king could be mounted on some sort of platform in the laid position I suppose, but the hose guide would not work well in the laid position....
1948231
Yes, the hose keeps tugging back when your pulling it out. you have to hold it while vacuuming. not fun
1140644
The vacuum body is light to carry and the cord is long. The hose is also pretty long and the metal wand extends to about four feet in length. For carpeted stairs you are going to need a turbo head to pull dirt out of the carpeting.
193733
You can't actually "pull" the hose. It is connected to the spring and can move around, but would be difficult (if even possible) to touch the bottom of the sink with it. It is a great faucet IMO.
318837
Yes, to a good degree. We like it a bit dryer, so we use the hose attachment (with the brush) to pull up more water. Pressing down you can actually watch the water go up the brush attachment into the hose. One other thing we do is when we are done, we put a little water in a bowl, of if close enough to a sink, water in the sink and then allow the vacuum to suck up clean water through the hose. Probably not an absolute necessity, but we like the idea of flushing out the hose with water before putting it away.
384161
No -- the handle moves from side to side, so it's very awkward to push. Pulling is VERY easy.
2230328
Depressing the foot pedal operates the power to wind up the hose and yes you could press it with something other than your foot. I would suggest a Cain with a rubber bottom.
2152402
That will not be a problem. It is more likely to tip, or slide. when you pull the hose OUT of the cabinet. There are stakes you can hammer into the ground, thru stakeholes, for outdoors, when sitting on ground. i've have one that is sitting on pebbled concrete, and have no problem with it. Winding up is definitely not a problem, as long as the hose is straight and uncoiled, when you initiate rewind the mechanism. SLow and steady she goes.
309366
This is a very flexible item. You should be able to maneuver this item through a vacuum cleaner hose or air passages in the vacuum cleaner.
240060
Yes catching on the pool ladder is definitely a problem with most automatic vacuums and above ground pools. There are days I'm out there every 20 minutes to move it away from the ladder and then there are weeks I don't have any problems. Removing the ladder while running it is probably the only way to guarantee it won't get tangled up but that is not always feasible. My ladder can easily lift out so if I need to I can do that.
1059937
The short answer is "no". You have discovered the biggest issue with this product. Some say over time/usage the hose should relax but that is wishful thinking. If you read through the hundreds of reviews you have uncovered the biggest drawback to this device. Dyson has been contact by many owners but offers no resolution to the problem. I personally contacted them and frankly they do not see it as an issue. The fact that the machine will pull to you or fall over to me personally feels a bit like a misjudgment in the product design but that's just my opinion. We no longer use that part of the device and have reverted back to using an Oreck handheld for any cleaning that requires a hose/attachments. The short answer is "no". You have discovered the biggest issue with this product. Some say over time/usage the hose should relax but that is wishful thinking. If you read through the hundreds of reviews you have uncovered the biggest drawback to this device. Dyson has been contact by many owners but offers no resolution to the problem. I personally contacted them and frankly they do not see it as an issue. The fact that the machine will pull to you or fall over to me personally feels a bit like a misjudgment in the product design but that's just my opinion. We no longer use that... » Read More The short answer is "no". You have discovered the biggest issue with this product. Some say over time/usage the hose should relax but that is wishful thinking. If you read through the hundreds of reviews you have uncovered the biggest drawback to this device. Dyson has been contact by many owners but offers no resolution to the problem. I personally contacted them and frankly they do not see it as an issue. The fact that the machine will pull to you or fall over to me personally feels a bit like a misjudgment in the product design but that's just my opinion. We no longer use that part of the device and have reverted back to using an Oreck handheld for any cleaning that requires a hose/attachments. « Show Less
968384
yes. We have this same extension hose but we had to remove the little "tabs" on the one end. This makes a great extension for getting to high places without lifting the vacuum off the floor.