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09-01-2011, 02:44 PM

#31

irishrose

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Hoover Wind Tunnel - 17 years old and going strong. It has tremendous suction, but a few plastic parts have broken, but not until it was 15.

Dogs: A Siberian mix and a Border Collie/Lab. The little one sheds long silky BC hair like a Lab. Yikes!

09-01-2011, 04:17 PM

#32

blueangel

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I have a Oreck. It's lightweight and I love it.

09-01-2011, 05:24 PM

#33

TanyaL

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Location: Bosque County, Texas

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I have a Heavy Duty Commercial Sanitaire. I bought it at a vacuum speciality shop. It will suck the gravel off of a highway! I have never had a vacuum that cleans like this one. It is usually sold to hotels, should last my lifetime. Cheaper than a Dyson.

09-01-2011, 05:30 PM

#34

Treasureit

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Location: Royse City Texas

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For easy clean ups and like my sewing room I like this little Bissell stick vac....I recently posted about it.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-147500-1.htm

09-02-2011, 04:15 AM

#35

Phyllis42

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I LOVE my animal Dyson. 3 Labs, 1 Pug, 1 long-haired cat. The extra $$ was/is worth it.

09-02-2011, 04:27 AM

#36

sparkys_mom

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Check eBay if you want a Dyson. I sold mine there as I hated it. I prefer a vacuum with a bag, thank you! I had the original "Animal" but if I were going to buy one today I'd get the "ball". I found mine to be too big and clunky for the size of my home. It was heavy and hard to maneuver. When I tried to use that feature of taking off the hose so I could do things high up, the vacuum would fall over most of the time.

I've also replaced all my carpeting with laminate and a few area rugs so a lightweight canister that I picked up at Sears does the job just fine.

09-02-2011, 04:36 AM

#37

girlsfour

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I have an Oreck. Love it. Lightweight. Great prices on ebay too.

Used a friend's Dyson, man are those things heavy!

09-02-2011, 04:38 AM

#38

jitkaau

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I've got a Dyson - it's worth the spend.I have the small ball one as I have a small flat.It is light and the place has never been so un - dusty.

09-02-2011, 04:42 AM

#39

jitkaau

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LeonMom

Quote:

Originally Posted by feline fanatic

4 longhaired cats, 1 short haired cat, 1 longhaired dog and 1 longhaired me! (I think I may shed more than the cats!) I have a Dyson and wouldn't go any other way. Yeah the price of em will put you in sticker shock but they are wonderful vaccuums. If and when this one goes to the big vaccuum cleaner dustbin in the sky I will replace with another Dyson.

I have a Dyson and 2 giant, long-haired dogs. While it picks up everything, everytime I empty the canister I also must unwrap the dog hair from the floor brush. It usually takes me longer to pull the dog hair off that round floor brush then it takes me to vacuum the floor.

What is the secret? Do I have the wrong Dyson model?

The floor brush can be lifted out of the way when you don't want thread or hair tangles.

09-02-2011, 04:58 AM

#40

cindit

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Location: Indianola (south of DSM), IA

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I had a Dyson at my old little house and loved it. We moved to a bigger house a few months ago and it has a central vac. Will someone tell me what is so great about a central vac? The hose is a mile long and really wide in diameter. I would much prefer my Dyson, but my DH thinks this vac is great. I think it's his love affair with anything with a bigger motor.