How well does the hose attachment work? I'm planning to rent this more for my upholstered couches than the carpet.
1552088
Very good suction and strong enough to give some scrubbing power to the brush attachement!
1552089
I'm not sure of what is meant by "hose attachment"....if you mean the suction, it's sufficient.The hose is not an attachment...it's part of the machine.
1552090
Not sure exactly what you mean about the hose attachment, also renting the machine? It is a portable machine used basically for spot cleaning, it is not a larger machine for room size carpet cleaning. You must use an attachment on the hose, which one you use depends on the size of the area you are cleaning. A wider brush type attachment and a small, more like a crevice, type attachment came with mine. Hope this helped.
1552091
I'm not sure I understand your question; there are two cleaning heads that attach to the hose; the hose is always attached to the unit and you use the hose for carpet and upholstery. One cleaning head is normal and one is turbopet or something; I used the normal one on my silk Queen Ann loveseat; it worked great! be careful of the sharp corners of the cleaning head though; it was trying to catch/snag the fabric. Also, when you hit the trigger to spray, the solution tends to run down the vertical surfaces. I pre-treated mine (sprayed, then waited a min), then did the actual steam cleaning. Good luck!
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I'm not sure I understand your question; there are two cleaning heads that attach to the hose; the hose is always attached to the unit and you use the hose for carpet and upholstery. One cleaning head is normal and one is turbopet or something; I used the normal one on my silk Queen Ann loveseat; it worked great! be careful of the sharp corners of the cleaning head though; it was trying to catch/snag the fabric. Also, when you hit the trigger to spray, the solution tends to run down the vertical surfaces. I pre-treated mine (sprayed, then waited a min), then did the actual steam cleaning. Good luck! I'm not sure I understand your question; there are two cleaning heads that attach to the hose; the hose is always attached to the unit and you use the hose for carpet and upholstery. One cleaning head is normal and one is turbopet or something; I used the normal one on my silk Queen Ann loveseat; it worked great! be careful of the sharp corners of the cleaning head though; it was trying to catch/snag the fabric. Also, when you hit the trigger to spray, the solution tends to run down the vertical surfaces. I pre-treated mine (sprayed, then waited a min), then did the actual steam cleaning.... » Read More I'm not sure I understand your question; there are two cleaning heads that attach to the hose; the hose is always attached to the unit and you use the hose for carpet and upholstery. One cleaning head is normal and one is turbopet or something; I used the normal one on my silk Queen Ann loveseat; it worked great! be careful of the sharp corners of the cleaning head though; it was trying to catch/snag the fabric. Also, when you hit the trigger to spray, the solution tends to run down the vertical surfaces. I pre-treated mine (sprayed, then waited a min), then did the actual steam cleaning. Good luck! « Show Less
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The hose is how you would clean everything - no other way to clean up. We used it mainly for dog and cat accident spots. We did use it once on a microfiber chair that had drool all over it - the machine did a great job. I would really only use it for spots and cleaning a piece of furniture here or there.
1552094
I use it for my car seats and it works great- there are different sizes of attachments to cover a variety of areas
1552095
The hose itself works fine and is very easy to use. The hose is permanently attached to the machine. You can change out the cleaning attachments. The brushes clog up easily and are very hard to clean. The item you are cleaning needs to be well vacuumed first or you will have a hard time cleaning the attachments. The suction is very poor. I read where some people use fans to completely dry their carpets. I bought a wet vac because I am allergic to mold and cannot risk any fluid being left in the carpet. The wet vac probably soaked up about 25% of the fluid in the carpet. It will leave it wet. The hose itself works fine and is very easy to use. The hose is permanently attached to the machine. You can change out the cleaning attachments. The brushes clog up easily and are very hard to clean. The item you are cleaning needs to be well vacuumed first or you will have a hard time cleaning the attachments. The suction is very poor. I read where some people use fans to completely dry their carpets. I bought a wet vac because I am allergic to mold and cannot risk any fluid being left in the carpet. The wet vac probably soaked up about 25% of the fluid in the carpet. It will leave it wet.
1552096
This machine is great ! For the size it has a pretty impressive motor and suction. I have quite a few cats and one dog and for the past two years it's been working allot with no issues.
1180465
Yes that is exactly why I bout it and worked perfectly .the great thing about this machine not only does it vacuum put the hose on the other end and it turns in to a blower to get in to pleases that you might not be abele to reach with the vacuum. I use my machine all the time on electronics around the house my car its great for getting in to hared to reach pleases where a larger vacuum isn't practical or is just to much. I hope that this helps.
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Yes! It's awesome! You can take the hose straight out and it already has the long part to get around the corners but you can pull the inner one out and twist. (It's all connected) which makes the hose even longer... super long. And there is a small rolling apolstry atachment that you can put on and clean under bed... Or a wider non rolling one. It's awesome!
2233561
Not bad. Be sure you have extra bags ready for maximum suction. Full bags=terrible suction. Fluff will also accumulate in hose if bag gets full and you still use it that way.
1140642
If your stairs are wide enough it's good. Mine are narrow, so it's a pain to hold while hose is in other hand so that it doesn't fall off the stairs.
1012346
You just use the hose attachment of any standard vaccuum cleaner. It works surprisingly well!
1302235
There is a built in attachment for upholstery, or whatever you want to use it on. This does a pretty good job.
1104579
pretty well, depending on the plushness of the carpet. we have short carpet and it works great.
338779
It connects to the hose. It takes some getting used to as it "articulates" (moves) both up/down as well as sideways, sometimes both at the same time. It took me a few times of using it to get used to it, although it still drives me crazy sometimes - I wish Dyson would just offer a plain hardwood floor brush like the older models used to come with (my old Dyson hard wood floor brush will not work with the newer Dysons, of course! And, it does work on the uprights - I have the DC41 Animal upright.
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The suction was pretty good the first time I used it. Since then not so much. I have no carpet in my house. If you are planning to use this on carpet don't, it's not made for that. The only thing I really like about it is the upholstery tool. I do use that to vacuum my couch and it gets the dog hair out great.
2281958
I've only used it on carpet. It's the best for that. Never tried it on upholstery. Wish I knew more.
1545412
The connection on the head has a bend where it swivels, so I swivel it to the side so my hose will lay parallel with the floor to vacuum under beds. This vacuum has a lot of suction power.
79054
Great on hardwood but I found the hose itself to be terrible with minimal suction.
41111
I too have a problem with the hose connect that I purchased. Mine has the two prong on the carpet attachment but it does not reach to connect. I contacted the seller, who was no help. Sorry!
20882
I wish I had more information with your question. I imagine you could connect any sort of wand to the end of the hose provided the wand iis the right diameter. If your intent is to attach a carpet rake to the end of the wand, I do not see why this would not work. It all boild down to whether you can get the wand to mate with the end of the hose. Now, all that said, I can't imagine this vacuum being all that ergonomic used in this configuration. I hope that helps.
807787
I'll be honest, it's not great. When you detach the hose and add the cleaning attachment, there is no cover on the opening where the hose attaches normally. You have to almost cover it with your foot to prevent the dust from going everywhere. I rarely use the attachments as I have a Miele I use for the hard to reach places.
1476126
It works great...I have a 100ft pocket hose and it fits with room to spare. I love both products!