How would this work as an everyday vacuum? We are looking for a hepa certified vacuum for everyday residential use. Roll and move easily enough?
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Rolls and moves great, better than anything I have seen, sometimes I put my weight on it and move along supporting me, arms I mean.
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This fall we replaced our old vac with a Miele hepa vac. Again German made with high suction and a small canaster. A little pricey but check Amazon. We bought ours from a local dealer. Just look for models that are hepa. Neighbor has had one for 15 yrs and still going strong.
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This is a great vac for the shop but for residential use it's a different story. It's a bit on the large size for home use plus you would need a beater brush attachment if you have carpeting. There are plenty residential vacs that are hepa certified and come with the proper attachments designed for home use.
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It is the lightest vac I have ever had. Easy to push and glides like a dream. I would highly recommend it. I love it
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I can only answer from my own experience. The vacuum has worked very well here. It cleans well, and has been used primarily on carpeting. It is easy to maneuver, and we are very happy with it.
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Once you start vacuuming it glides pretty well. Would not recommend for use on a shag type rug. Works best on low pile or flat pile rug.
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It works awesome on stairs and is A LOT less work and trouble than other vacuums for this purpose. I bought mine mainly for the stairs but have almost retired the upright completely now. As for regular attachments - they wouldn't fit, but with a little determination and some old fashioned ingenuity I plan to come up with a way.
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Great Question :) So first of let me start out by explaining vacuuming shag carpet and why its different. So this is one of the lightest vacuum cleaners made. However its a very powerful deep cleaner and the heaviest part of any vacuum cleaner is the suction motor. So I would not suggest returning it for a lighter vacuum as it will not clean as good. Shag carpet is thicker and is also more absorbent of dirt and debri. In other words it will hold more dirt in it and also requires a more powerful vacuum to clean it like the Prolux 6000. So yes it is normal for vacuum cleaners to be harder to push in shag as its sealed down to the carpet and really working to clean them. So you can get a lighter vacuum but I would not suggest it as it wont clean as good. So how to make it easier? This sounds funny but you could vacuum backwards by trying to pull the vacuum more than trying to push it. You could also use the floor tool as its not as wide and would be easier to push. However doing that wont clean as good. Let us know if you have any other questions :) Thanks Dustin GreatVacs (Seller)
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It can't do much when its "bigger" objects. It's pretty much just a moving box with a wet tower tucked under its belly. Its a floor mop after all. If it is your first robotic cleaning device that you are looking for, I highly recommend buying a Roomba first, its a vacuum cleaner, can get 95% of the dirt sucked up.Another note: My mint just broke down after 3 months. Currently in the process of sending it back for repair/replacement. Let me tell you the process isn't super smooth so far.
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All vacuums are not quiet. My Electrolux is just as loud. I'm not a fan of up rights but it serves the purpose at our cabin's. It is light weight and easy to move.
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NO. You should use a Dust Extractor vacuum designed to handle fine dust to use this product.Your regular household vacuum will burn out it's motor with continued use.Al
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Mr. Cook I can promise you, the Dyson DC39 Animal Canister vacuum will handle any cleaning job. I can't speak about a long shag carpet, as I have a short shag, but I couldn't believe how strong it was. I have a short haired dog about the size of a Jack Russel, who sheds hair like you would not believe. Within a day, after vacuuming on the hard surface part of my house, I have balls of fur as big as a tennis ball all around the edges of the hall, and close to the edge of the couch. I just got my DC39 on 5/10/12, but I am one happy camper, I can tell you. The carpet in the bed room was just washed with an expensive carpet shampoo machine that I bought a while back. The shampoo machine pulled a ton of hair out of the carpet even after I had vacuumed it just before running the shampoo on it. I had just shampooed it again just a couple of days before the DC39 came in. The amount of fur that it pulled out of that supposedly sparking clean carpet, was astounding. Also in the same room I have a big king size bed that the regular vacuum couldn't get under. After looking at the amount of hair from the rest of the room, and emptying the canister, I thought about pushing the suction head under the bed as it is flat as a pancake, and can get under nearly everything. Again it filled the canister up. The handle has a button on it the lets you stop the brush from turning when you are on a hard surface. I suppose that's to make the brush last and not wear out on the hard floor. The brush turned so fast on the short shag that you could feel the vibration of it really strong as you worked with it. The head is almost weightless, but it makes the carpet stand up as though it has a lot more weight to it. I recommend it to anyone. Good luck.
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What do you mean by "self propelled"? If it vacuumed on its own? Regardless of what ur question is I would recommend looking at other vacuum cleaners all together. Dyson is just a big name hype, and expensive.
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It's well worth it! We love this thing! It's light, easy to handle and does a great job. Remember: it's more of an accessory to your main vacuum. It will likely not function as well in place of it.
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It is very easy because the vacuum is so light in weight. I bought this Oreck because I have a very serious back problem, & this vacuum is the answer. I give it a 5 star rating.
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Did you ever get an answer on how the Tempo works on hard wood? I'd love to hear as that's all I have. From the reviews it sounds like a great and reasonably priced vacuum, but it seems to have mixed reviews on the question of bare floors. Thanks very much!
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Have not used as a vacuum. Doubt it will pick up heavier pieces easily. Might pick up some mulch with the leaves.
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This is not the greatest vacuum. I would rethink it! It works well on a bare floor, but not that great on carpet. You just plug it in and it last only minutes.
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No. Well, it depends. I bought some of them, I work with cleaning services and YES it is the best vacuum to use every day for about 8 hours a day. The last hose I bought was separate, I bought one with 15 feet. Other peaces, like the one to vacuum floors as well. But it's way worth it! You can vacuum carpet with the big part and attach the hose in the back to vacuum the floors and vacuum a huge part without moving the big yellow part from where it is! The vacuum is very strong! Very good! For me, a cleaning company owner, is the best vacuum!