Vacuum Cleaner Ratings wanted PLEASE!

[IN-farmgirl]

My Eureka Boss SmartVac is just about dead. I don't know what to get to replace it...I NEED A GOOD VACUUM CLEANER because I have a cat, 2 boys and lots of carpeting...and a small house. DUST is EVERYWHERE! (and its no wonder because I just discovered a hole in the hose!!) UGH!!

PLEASE...what vacuum cleaner do you recommend?

 

[granmahen]

I'm partial to my rainbow (water in bowl catches dirt, etc.) but I hear great things about the Dyson that's for pet problems.

 

[AHappychick]

DYSON DYSON DYSON

will be one of the best investments you will ever make. The thing will NEVER break or loose suction. I used to break ever vacume before I got my dyson. Been 5 years and still going strong! Can handle my long hair, and never gets jammed. It is a big expence but really it is worth it.

 

[ranchhand]

Having had Dyson, Rainbow and all the fancy ones, (I was a housekeeper for years), I like my plain ole Kenmore canister vac- but I do use the HEPA bags for it. I think it was about 150.00.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Oreck.

Cleans up dog hair like nothing else I've ever seen. Amazing machine!

 

[Krysstyllanthrox]

We have the Dyson Animal 25 for all floors.

I love it!

If our house was on fire and I had limited time to snatch and run, it would be in the top things to grab.

I have a small house but two cats, a dog, long curly hair for myself, and a thick headed (hair-wise, in this instance) husband. Plus huge allergies to dust. After I use the Dyson the air smells fresh and clean, not that nasty sorta burnt smell you get with some vacs.

Get a Dyson.

 

[Wifezilla]

I have an obsessive cleaner friend who has had the most expensive, fancy vacuum cleaners and cheap models. She burns both kinds out in about 6 months. She just buys whatever is on sale

 

[jerseygirl1]

Kirby

Expensive, but worth it

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

I use my Dhs shop vac

LOL I don't have carpet but I like a vacuum for dusting and cob webs and under cushions.....

Oreck would have to be my fav brand though.

 

[Southernbelle]

I have a Riccar upright

My vacuum cleaner repair guy sells Dysons because they're in demand right now, but he'd never reccommend them. A well maintained upright vacuum will not lose suction power and the repairs on a Dyson are outrageous! $70 for changing a belt!!!! He said, "Someone's going to lose their shirts on these."

If you want to get a Kirby or Rainbow - buy used. They're workhorse vacuums, but the expense for a new one is mostly commisions for the bigwigs.