I seem to have the same issues with any vacuum, so I’m starting to wonder if it’s just me, laugh. It takes virtually nothing to clog the vacuum so that there is barely any suction, and the silly little "brush" is constantly entangled in hairs and threads. To be able to get adequate suction, I have to take the whole thing apart and pull out hand fulls and clumps of filth every other time I vacuum! I do not have extra large rooms, and with 2 kids and cats and dogs, I have to vacuum very often, so I just don’t get why my machine is so inadequate at cleaning! What is your vacuum experience? Any tips, besides replacing all carpeted areas with hardwood? 😉
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I had vacuum issues all the time until I got my Bissell Healthy Home. Yeah, it’s a bit pricey but still 1/2 the cost of a Dyson. I have 3 dogs and 4 cats, so I know pet hair! And we sweep 3 times a week if not more.
I’ve had two Hoovers, won’t go there again. The last one was the top of the line Wind Tunnel and it was repaired twice under warranty and broke again (same issue) right out of warranty and Hoover wouldn’t back it up. I’ve had Eureka and Dirt Devil too and they were junk from the get go.
The Healthy Home has a filtering technology similar to the Dyson with all these little "cyclones" that spin the dirt out of the air stream inside the machine and deposit it in the collection canister. Meaning it doesn’t spew dust and dirt back into the air! I have had mine about 2 years and have had 1 clog and that was hubby’s fault. He sucked up a little piece of cardboard that go stuck. But the pathway is right on the surface of the machine, covered with a plastic cover, I saw it right away and all it took was 4 screws, a quick clean out and I was back in action.
Sweepers or vacuums are really one of those things you get what you pay for. If you use one hard like we do, you need to get a better unit and it will give you better service. If you watch, you can get the Healthy Home on sale around $200; normal price is $250.
Sounds like you’ve got a bagless. I’ll NEVER buy another bagless vacuum just for the reasons you point out – they’re pretty much worthless. I had a Hoover Windtunnel for 10 years – it up and died on me the week before Christmas (Rest In Pieces) but I LOVED that vacuum! I now have a Kirby a friend gave me – it’s "eh" – too heavy to pull around easily and I MISS my on-board tools and hose for quick pickups! Kirby is a big PITA when it comes to attachments!!!!! Switch to a Windtunnel – bagged model – you will LOVE IT and it’s less than half the price of the over-priced Dyson bagless pain-in-the-butt.
Sorry to say it is the pet hair clogging up your vacuum. When we had pets my vacuum couldn’t handle the heavy duty amount of hair from pets and it plugged up in the hoses. Maybe you need to get a vacuum cleaner for pets. I always had to pull the hair out of the brushes too. We don’t have pets now and the vacuum cleaner runs really smooth picking up all the dust. The Dyson Vacuum has a great suction but it is expensive machine. You might be better off with hardwood floors. Best of luck to you.
I know what you mean! I used to get constantly frustrated with my vacuum cleaner because they all seemed to be made with junky plastic hose that cracked and with little tiny places for things to get stuck in.
I finally said enough after our last one broke and spent the money on a dyson animal. It was worth every penny. I love to use it, things hardly ever get stuck in it and when they do it’s really easy to take apart at all the key places so I have always been able to remove it very quickly – no more flopping hoses all over the place trying to dislodge stuck stuff! The suction is amazing too, I couldn’t believe the amount of fur and dirt that came out of our carpet the first time we used it.
The link below is an article I wrote with some pictures – one of them is of a chair with my dog. I could never get it clean but it looked like new after I vacuumed it with the animal!
I bought a Hoover Windtunnel like 6 years and it’s the best vacuum I’ve ever had.
I vacuum twice a week to pick up the hair from my 4 furry critters and the thing’s never clogged. It even gets the dirt off of the hardwood areas very nicely.