Does it work well on berber carpet?
1554919
Yes. The vacuum is strong, and the "beater" seems to do a good job lifting dirt.
1554920
I don't have Berber but it has great suction & works well on everything in my house. Nice & lightweight too!
1554921
helloIIdo not own berber carpet but I have to say that the Oreck vacuum is a wonderful little machine it works well on all different kinds of carpet as well as their floor.
1554922
I don't have berber, but I do have an indoor/outdoor carpet similar in texture to berber. It works well on that, as well as a short shag, a clipped shag and a longer shag. I have also used it some on vinyl tile. It's a great vacuum, in my opinion.
1554923
I also don't have any berber, but we do have some large area rugs that are short pile, it works great on those and our bare floor areas. I will tell you that I am in love with this vacuum, it is really good looking and it works like a dream, so glad that I didn't pick any of the other ones that I considered.
1554924
Unsure if our carpet would be classed as a Berber carpet, but the cleaner does very well on it.
1554925
As I have no berber carpet in my home I can't really speak to that, but my feeling is that it would be fine for use on a tighter weave carpeting.
547504
Pretty good, I guess it depends on the cushion of your carpet. It's wonderful and amazing, just buy it!
853029
Hi Susan - About cat hair and your Berber carpet - If the hair is sitting on the surface of the carpet and not entangled in the hook of the Berber - Here is what I would do - spray water on the surface so the hair become damp and are more likely to stick together. Then I would use the flat side of this rubber broom. The flat side acts in the same way a wiper does to clear a window of water. You would be raking the fur into a pile..then physically picking it up. I love this broom...use it all of the time. Friends and family are amazed when then see how easy it is to scrape dust, dirt etc all into a pile. When you use a broom, debris gets lost in the straw of the broom and often gets redistributed. Back to your question. I have another Amazon purchase that I love. It is a Black and Decker 18 (I think) Volt rechargeable hand vacuum. It has a nozzle that would suck up dry cat hair. Then you would empty the plastic waste container...which is easy to do. What I think would work well is a damp sponge in hand... wiping the baseboard as well as the carpet. Tossing the hair in a trash bag. Remember the hair is on the surface and you don't want to embed the hair in the Berber. Just wipe it, clear it, vacuum off the top. I hope that this answer is helpful. Best regards, S.
1544164
It does a great job moving onto rugs and most carpets. The only carpet it cannot clean is the shaggy kind. It's able to climb onto a shaggy carpet but gets stuck in the long fibers
2002770
The bottom has a grippy red half-sphere - haven't had a problem with it slipping on a low berber carpet.
1214820
On a short carpet like a berber it works just fine. I have not tried it on a plush carpet.
765186
Yes, it does work on carpet, In fact, that's where I've used it. It works great on carpet.
1839199
Can't say. I have berber carpeting and regular carpeting. Works well so far. Only complaint is there's only one hose attachment so it's limited for hard to reach areas. Also to get to the belt you have to unscrew the cover of the base.
1334392
Depends--the one weakness of this vacuum that I discovered is it does not handle "fuzz" well, which is usually not an issue with Persian rugs.
1465321
It travels at about 1 mph on a smooth surface (hardwood). On berber carpet, it does about 1/2 that speed. And its slower still on shag carpet. If you drive it around on carpet a lot, especially with girls/women in the house, hair will get wrapped around the axles and it'll require a little maintenance (triangle-tip screwdriver to remove the wheels, not included in the box). Aside from the slowness, our 10 year old boy absolutely loves this thing with all its capabilities and downloadable apps.
644774
Yes, though the carpet is closer to ivory. We have ivory Berber carpet in one room, and this light helped me find where the smell was coming from--a glowing area in the carpet behind a chair! I had to dim the lights a bit to see it clearly, but then it was easy to see. The only place it doesn't seem to always work is on some slightly reflective fabrics or on very absorbant fabrics (guess it soaks in too deeply).
1470209
We have a berber carpet and it is hard to push it along, but it works well. It has great suction which makes it harder to push and pull, plus side is you know it is working and sucking dirt up. We don't have an overheating problem. Not having a height adjustment is the biggest flaw.
260781
Sorry but this one is only good on rugs that have no nap, like berber. The turbo brush is not motorized like on a full-sized vacuum cleaner, so any nap (shag) on the rug would simply stop the rotation of the brush.
713957
I have not tried it on carpet but it works so well on fabric, I would not be afraid to try. Good luck.
1047271
I'm sorry, we haven't used it on carpet. Depends on whether it's a smooth or nubby carpet. If it's smooth I'm sure it would do a nice job.
938065
My family room has a berber carpet (that's getting pretty filthy) and the lightness of this model concerns me re: cleaning that type of rug. To get my handvac to suck up the dirty water I really lean on it to increase its ability to suction. I suspect that as far as berber carpet goes, its best to get a heavier (industrial) machine, as I don't think you can push down on an upright to get it to suction better. I'll check this at the Hoover retail store near me and post a reply later.
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Not sure. It rolls pretty easily on berber carpet. Shag rug is long stranded...may get caught in wheels.