How well does it clean hard floors? I have mostly hard floors in my house and I am tired of dirt/sand spraying out of the back of my current upright.....how does this machine handle this?
902205
very well,I have hard floors in a couple rooms and I really like this style a lot compared to the upright styles for hard floors. Also been happy with it for the carpeting, It has a lot of suction, I will have to say don't expect a $200 cleaner to last 10 yeats, I would say you would get between 2 and 4 years of use out of it if you use it on a regular basis. Mine has gotten hard use for 4 years. Just now starting to have problems.
902206
its not bad at all, it has a separate attachment for hardwood floors. i use it all the time on my hardwood and stone floors..picks up everything. it leaves the floor clean and ready for a quick mop. the best thing is that its also flat enough to go underneath sofas and furnitures.
902207
It is excellent suction (12 amps) and I use it for my housekeeping business and home! Trust me, it is a life saver from sweeping, and "everything" gets trapped in the hepa-filter! :)
592041
Yes, does a great job on hard floors, my only complaint is about dog hair on carpet. The power nozzle is not very heavy and I question the performance on carpet.
1420585
Hey Man, I bought this machine almost a year ago today. Love it, no issues. About the reverse feature, it is great for sanding to a high level for the ultimate smooth. If you sand just one direction, some fibers can just get bent over. Reverse it and sand those off. Do I use it every day, no, do I use it, absolutely. Is it a determining factor in buying this machine? That depends on what you are turning and skill level. If you are doing bowls, it is a must. J!
650744
I have both the Scooba and the Hoover Floormate. I got the Floormate about 4 years ago. It definitely beats mopping by hand. But it still takes a lot of time, and unless you do it very slowly, doesn't pick up everything (dirt, water). If your floor is VERY dirty, as mine always was, you can spend a lot of time for a mediocre result. With the Scooba, however, there's a HUGE difference. Since the Scooba does everything for me, I clean my floors MUCH more frenquently. So they're cleaner to begin with, but the Scooba also does a better job scrubbing. This is because, at least on my floor, some of the solution gets left behind until the Scooba comes around for the next pass, so the dirt gets "soaked" and comes up more readily. With the Floormate, you can't really soak the floor unless you put down solution with the machine off, then wait, and then vacuum it up. If I had to choose, I would ABSOLUTELY go with the Scooba. I even thought about getting rid of the Floormate now that I have the Scooba, but I'll keep it around for big spills and such. Hope this helps!
2128755
Not very well at all. It's mostly a hard flooring sweeper. I really like mine for that purpose but when it gets to my large area rug it has a hard time and you can tell it's working extra hard and still not picking up all that much.
2041142
Works great. It has a carpet setting and a hard floor setting. The suction is strong enough to clean up those bare floors with ease. Hope this helps!
1630766
I have hard wood floors it sucks up all the dirt very well and it you engage the brush roller it helps enormously. I don't have a dog but I am sure it would work very well, overall it is a great vacuum cleaner for the price. I use my sister's Dyson when I am home in Australia and frankly I think the Hoover is as good -but better value!
55908
It was great in hardwood floors... The ONE time it operated properly. Got a broom? I'd continue using that before you shell any $$ out for this thing.
146146
I use it on all my hard floors, and it has really good suction and picks up pretty much everything. I usually clean the filters after using it, which helps also and you can see how much dirt and dust it really picked up.
1322832
Are the attachments included with the vacuum. How does it clean on very thick carpets and is it hard to push. I have a hoover self propelled uprigt now.
1657587
Yes, it is best on hard floors. The attachments are excellent for removing pet hair from upholstery and the suction is remarkable - the most powerful vacuum I've owned.
1646980
This vacuum does not have vibration mechanism for the so-called deep cleaning. It is primarily designed for the hard floors, such as ceramic tile, wood hardwood floor, or linoleum. (It will not damage the surfaces, even wood floor) The suction is so strong, it sucks up all the dog hairs on the carpet (my regular vacuums does not do a good job on sucking up hairs.) Although it is designed for the hard floors, I also use it for the carpet - it does a fantastic job. I also use it for cleaning the window curtains - it works unbelievably effective (you need a brush attachment came with the unit or purchase from Amazon). It cleans carpet better than my Royal or Kirby machine. The sucking heads is designed in such a way, it can access to every corner of the house. It is very light, weighs only about 7 pounds. After I bought this unit, my house dust level suddenly drops to near zero! I consider this vacuum is one of the most worthwhile purchase in my 70 years of life. You will not regret if you own one! Oh, by the way it has a telescopic extender for the tall persons and changing the dust bag is extremely easy. Believe me this appliance will change your life, may even extends your life expectancy! Good luck.
1750581
I use this vacuum every day on our hard wood kitchen floors. I don't know what material the wheels are made from. It's never scuffed or left a mark on our floors. It does okay cleaning up. I usually have to "help" if suck something of other up, I remove the minivac from the uptight vac housing to get better suction sometimes. And I've found that going "in reverse" can help pick things up too.
656133
THAT is why I bought the machine. My late dog Beau used the living room as his own private vomitorium and toilet. Some of those stains were several years old as my old machine had broken. I used double strength solution (4 capfuls per fill up versus the 2 capfuls the manufacturer recommended). The machine got the stains out in about two passes of the machine. This thing DEEP cleans. The coffee colored dirty water proved this to me. I highly recommend it. I used to town the Bissell upright vacuum type cleaner which did a passable job, but died after a couple of years. I'm hoping this machine will stand the test of time. Good luck.
799038
Just through the hole. That's why it's awesome for hard flooring. The brush roller just pushes all the dirt across the hard floors. This actually gets it up. I wouldn't recommend this vacuum for deep cleaning of carpets. Just hard floors and quick crumb removal on carpet.
1674152
The vacuum is powerful and it sucks up dirt easily. The only thing you need to be aware of is there is no rotating brush to dig up the dirt in the carpet like other upright vacuum cleaner. It works great on hard wood floors.
764905
I bought mine on this website as I have had good luck with products I've purchased here. This machine is incredible! It's light and moves easily over the floor. My floor is so, so clean after using. You must think about where you plug it in so you don't walk over just cleaned area or wait for that area to dry. Guess how I learned this! The other thing that doesn't bother me but may bother others is that you must wait until the pressure releases before emptying and putting away. Don't buy a Shark - they're junk.