So much dirt!!
12-09-2018, 09:12 AM
#21
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Wis
Posts: 5,928
Oh my gosh. That’s so gross. It’s good to have a decent vacuum though! I know how much dirt there can be - it was disgusting when we’ve pulled up carpet. I wish we would’ve put in wood floors in our bedrooms instead of carpet.
12-09-2018, 02:19 PM
#22
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 594
I just got wood floors put in the living/dining areas of my house. Even with swiffering daily, the amount of dust and dog hair daily is disgusting. I can't help but think that eventually the amount of dust will lessen a bit, after the remains of nearly 40 year old carpet is gone for good. We still have carpet in the bedrooms. That will be replaced soon, but with more carpeting.
We live about a mile from a sand quarry, and the dust and sand blow everywhere.
We live about a mile from a sand quarry, and the dust and sand blow everywhere.
12-09-2018, 05:59 PM
#24
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Where the sun sets.
Posts: 403
Have had my Shark for probably 10 - 12 years and it still works like a champ! I have two other Sharks, too. I love the fact that I can take it apart and fix it or clean it or unclog something if I need to. I don't think I would ever buy another brand - unless they change the quality of their product.
12-09-2018, 06:47 PM
#25
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Reno, Nv
Posts: 16,515
I also got a new shark a couple weeks ago. It is the best one they make and cost me considerably more than the one you linked to. HSN (or QVC ?) had them as a daily special and I got a hundred off the list price.
I vacuumed the downstairs after my decorating was done and, like you, I was astonished at how much was in the dust canister. Honestly though, I think a lot of it was my carpeting fibers that the brush took up. I bought this one to replace the Eureka upstairs. I was most impressed with the extension wand for underneath the appliances and up to the ceiling fan blades. Also. the fact that there was no bags to buy, just empty the canister and rinse off the filter once in a while.
By the way, these are for hard wood floors too. You just change the setting on the handle it vacuums and polishes at the same time. I ordered it in pink! Yes, it is a mauve pink.
I vacuumed the downstairs after my decorating was done and, like you, I was astonished at how much was in the dust canister. Honestly though, I think a lot of it was my carpeting fibers that the brush took up. I bought this one to replace the Eureka upstairs. I was most impressed with the extension wand for underneath the appliances and up to the ceiling fan blades. Also. the fact that there was no bags to buy, just empty the canister and rinse off the filter once in a while.
By the way, these are for hard wood floors too. You just change the setting on the handle it vacuums and polishes at the same time. I ordered it in pink! Yes, it is a mauve pink.
Last edited by RedGarnet222; 12-09-2018 at 06:53 PM.
12-10-2018, 11:52 AM
#30
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Washington State
Posts: 182
We have killed numerous vacuums in the 12 years my dog has been with us. We have yet to kill the Shark which we have had for close to 4 years. Dog is a mix -Chesapeake, Border Collie and Malamute. It's the Malamute undercoat that is the cause of emptying the container at least 3 times for one room and the hallway. the Shark is the best vacuum we have had.
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