Will the Shark Navigator vacuum be too strong for a shag carpet?
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.
1860001
Some resistance but nothing I cannot handle. I previously owned a Shark that did not do well on our carpets.
1617593
I think it will really struggle with rugs. I would spend the extra on a roomba. I had to return one of these because it would struggle switching surfaces.
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.
1249356
It really depends on how thick of a carpet it is. I have one large area rug that is very thick and it won't move very well. My other is a short nap and it does a great job. Just remember you MUST empty the refuse basket and clean the brushes often if you have a lot of hair. And like I have said before this does not preclude you from using your other vac now and again. Mine does a great job picking up hair, dirt and dust.
1557425
I do not have thick carpets, so I really can't give you an answer. I do have shag carpets in one room and it works well with the spinning brush disconnected. It seems to have good suction without the brush spinning. We are very happy with how well it handles our carpets.
2184760
I have not used it on Shag carpets, just industrial type, and very low pile, but considering the size of the teeth, and how close they are, I can't imagine it would work on Shag carpet well at all... Essentially, it has the teeth of a metal pet brush. to get into shag carpet, you would need much thicker, and wider spaced teeth.
1375966
Not too well, specially if your shag carpet is quite thick. The Roomba will eventually avoid it. We have one in our bedroom and when the Roomba gets to it ends up being unable to climb on to it and treats it like a 'wall' and avoids it. However we do have a shag carpet in the living room that is not that high pile, and the Roomba is able to work on it with no problems or snags. I guess it all depends on the height of your shag carpet/rug.
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Mr. Cook I can promise you, the Dyson DC39 Animal Canister vacuum will handle any cleaning job. I can't speak about a long shag carpet, as I have a short shag, but I couldn't believe how strong it was. I have a short haired dog about the size of a Jack Russel, who sheds hair like you would not believe. Within a day, after vacuuming on the hard surface part of my house, I have balls of fur as big as a tennis ball all around the edges of the hall, and close to the edge of the couch. I just got my DC39 on 5/10/12, but I am one happy camper, I can tell you. The carpet in the bed room was just washed with an expensive carpet shampoo machine that I bought a while back. The shampoo machine pulled a ton of hair out of the carpet even after I had vacuumed it just before running the shampoo on it. I had just shampooed it again just a couple of days before the DC39 came in. The amount of fur that it pulled out of that supposedly sparking clean carpet, was astounding. Also in the same room I have a big king size bed that the regular vacuum couldn't get under. After looking at the amount of hair from the rest of the room, and emptying the canister, I thought about pushing the suction head under the bed as it is flat as a pancake, and can get under nearly everything. Again it filled the canister up. The handle has a button on it the lets you stop the brush from turning when you are on a hard surface. I suppose that's to make the brush last and not wear out on the hard floor. The brush turned so fast on the short shag that you could feel the vibration of it really strong as you worked with it. The head is almost weightless, but it makes the carpet stand up as though it has a lot more weight to it. I recommend it to anyone. Good luck.
73067
Works best on hard surfaces. It will work ok on a short pile carpet....thick or shag...not so much
932885
It's not recommended. The Hoover cleaner is great, however, do not use it full strength.
2130666
First of all, I want to make sure you realize this isn't a vacuum sweeper? That aside, it really seems light to me for a carpet shampoo-er. I think it would work out fine for you.
855313
I think it's strong enough. I used it the clean my SUV's interior carpet. My wife spilt food and soup on the carpet, so I first soaked the carpet with a lot of cleaning fluid and then I used this vacuum to suck all the dirty water out. Repeated three times and the carpet dried fast, looked and smelled good.
2075499
I am not sure if you can use it on carpet. Mine has been thrown out on the trash because it was so hard to use. It took much more effort than the Shark that I had before.
716950
The vac has two speeds, low and high. The low speed makes it easier to use on shaggy or thick carpet. The small rugs like a floor mat or welcome mat would still kind of get sucked up even on low. I use it on them still and just hold the mat down with one foot and it is fine. But to directly answer your question, it will most likely still suck up a small mat or rug...
1425953
I have a low pile carpet and it does a great job. I also have a Great Dane and it works great on pet hair. I don't think the brush head is strong enough to work on plush carpet but why not try it? You can always return the unit.
1541461
As long as you don't have really thick carpet such as a shag type it works very well.