Would the 25ft. be good for a Hoover vacuum for inside the house or is it overkill (meaning it is too heavy or inflexible for dragging room to room)?
2089886
It is a thin cable but may be too much for the house. If you have a large area to cover, may be a good bet for the house. I use it on an electric lawnmower but find it too thin for my tastes.
2089887
I think it moves well. no tangling. fine for room to room use. much better than using a cheaper cord that gets hots after a few minutes.
2055761
nah, it's as bulky as the rest of the car vacuum cleaners. it's fine. especially since you have an SUV for christ's sake! you're good. get one.
1265489
My wife and I have had the vacuum for about four months and we use it nearly every day. The extended cord is about 8 feet in length and we have not had any problems. Be careful rewinding the cord since the spring in the vacuum is "vigorous" and will snap the plug-end of the cord is you are not careful.
1207608
I highly suggest you try using your current vacuum with it's cord still partially wrapped up before you buy this vacuum - test out the shorter length and see if it works for you. Besides the deafening sound and too tight extension tube (both of which don't bother me EVERY time I vacuum), the cord is my biggest regret in this purchase. I have to unplug and replug constantly when I didn't have to with my old vacuum.
521286
There's nothing explicitly preventing you from doing so, but I think the more relevant question is whether or not you'd actually *want* to use it to clean an entire carpeted room. The floor attachment is smaller than that of a typical vacuum cleaner, meaning that it would take you as much as 2-4x as much time to vacuum the room. That would, btw, amount to heavier usage than would be typical for one of these, likely resulting in a motor life that is shorter than is typical. As for what is typical - for that, you'll want to do internet research on the average life of a Dirt Devil vacuum.
1410543
I love the great suction of the animal. I do use it on the flight of 14 stairs to the basement and it works fine. However, I am thinking that in the future I might invest also in the dyson rechargeable stick Vac. I would use it for stairs and quick cleanups in the kitchen area. But I am happy with animal canister as I use it on carpets and also with the "flat out" tool on the laminates as it get as close to the floor and grooves as possible. Hope this information helps you in making your choices. Good luck
1451762
Definitely not! Do not even consider this vacuum if you have more than a few area rugs. It does fine for hardwood floors, but fails on deep pile carpets.
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We have hardwood floors but my daughter has a plush 5'x8' area rug in her room that I use my Bissell on and honestly, I wouldn't want to have to clean an area much larger than that with this. If you have carpet in your house I'd suggest a full size upright. We had one years ago, also a Bissell, and it worked great.
2170988
I use a turbo head that runs off the suction and has rotating brushes - One advantage is that if you are cleaning larger areas this will allow you to get under furniture with out moving it, also you might need an adapter to go from 1.5 " to 1.25 but worth it. I have had a cleaning company for 35 years and have been using proteam back packs for 25 of them and still have the original one I purchased (OK so we have replaced the motor 5 times or so in that time , still worth it.
1279443
A vacuum cleaner worked fine for me. If you need more power, the Black & Decker pump is good.
1140644
The vacuum body is light to carry and the cord is long. The hose is also pretty long and the metal wand extends to about four feet in length. For carpeted stairs you are going to need a turbo head to pull dirt out of the carpeting.
1854221
It's a heavy vacuum and it pushes hard (I'm 6' 240lbs.) but is great at picking pet hair. I like the fact that it is a bagged vacuum.
1408410
I don't have the powered house as I don't have a lot of carpet. I just use the regular floor attachment. It works well enough for me on carpet because the suction is so strong. I love my vacuum cleaner, though in tight spaces it's a little difficult to maneuver.
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We have 70 ounce carpet and it works very well, my 12 yr. old daughter vacuums alot and if it was too hard you know I would hear about it! It goes effortlessly from bare floors to thick carpet with just a few clicks of the height adjustment. Best vacuum I've ever owned.
292043
I don't think it would be too strong, but on rugs it is like any other vacuum, when you get close to the edges it will get sucked up and you have to turn if off to release it.
411751
This is not a light machine, weighs a little more than 15 pounds. It does have wheels that make pulling it up stairs a little easier. Best of all it has an extremely long cord so there's no need to be plugging it in every 5 minutes at a different outlet. Personally, when we had a two story home we had an upstairs and downstairs vacuum to avoid moving it.
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The flexible hose is just a few feet long and the extension which comes with the cleaner is 30 or 36 inches long. So, you can use this vacuum to clean sofas and in and around furniture and tables. But, not to vacuum anything which is more than 4 or 5 feet from the floor.