What's the difference between the animal and multi-floor? The animal still cleans multi-floors, right?
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I use the animal on tile and hardwood as well. I just turn the brush off. I believe the animal is just better suited for pet owners for picking up pet hair. Hope that helps.
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I THINK the only difference is the upholstery attachment, which is nice but not critical.
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Yeah it cleans all floors, but it has a stronger suction than regular vacuums to get all the grime and animal hair
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I have trouble making a choice between Dyson DC25 All Floor and DC25 Animal. I have both hardwood floor and carpet as well.
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Ifelt like they are saying to vacuum afterwards because normally you do vacuum carpet and rugs when you use carpet fresh, etc. Maybe the vacuum helps pick up any loose dust. Although, I don't vacuum my puppy's plush toys.
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Eureka 313A Enviro Hard-Surface Floor SteamerI didn't notice it cleaned the grout any better than a mop. I think it's rather awkward to use. Not real user friendly. I just hate the tile floorswith the grout. I had the grout all re-stained & it still isn't the same color. Varies like she told me it wouldn't. Does't come clean to one color.It's the worst floor I've ever had to deal with. Any suggestions? I don't know if that Swifter works. I haven't tried that because I heard bad thingsabout it hurting dogs. (toxic) Eureka 313A Enviro Hard-Surface Floor SteamerI didn't notice it cleaned the grout any better than a mop. I think it's rather awkward to use. Not real user friendly. I just hate the tile floorswith the grout. I had the grout all re-stained & it still isn't the same color. Varies like she told me it wouldn't. Does't come clean to one color.It's the worst floor I've ever had to deal with. Any suggestions? I don't know if that Swifter works. I haven't tried that because I heard bad thingsabout it hurting dogs.... » Read More Eureka 313A Enviro Hard-Surface Floor SteamerI didn't notice it cleaned the grout any better than a mop. I think it's rather awkward to use. Not real user friendly. I just hate the tile floorswith the grout. I had the grout all re-stained & it still isn't the same color. Varies like she told me it wouldn't. Does't come clean to one color.It's the worst floor I've ever had to deal with. Any suggestions? I don't know if that Swifter works. I haven't tried that because I heard bad thingsabout it hurting dogs. (toxic) « Show Less
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The floor is rigid. It's stiffened by a sheet of some thin plastic in a sort of pocket, so it would be easy to replace, but the covering the animal sits on is a typical plastic mesh. I have no complaints with the floor - or anything else.
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I had SEVEN ex-racing greyhounds in the house (3 are mine, 1 is a foster and 3 are a friend's) when I put the Roomba down for the first time. For thousands of years, the greyhound breed has been BRED to chase things. These are ex-racing dogs, they began their lives being actively TRAINED to chase things and then they spent several years of their racing careers actually chasing things racing around a race track. If something was going to chase a Roomba, I think one or more of them would have stepped up to the plate. However, none, I repeat NONE of them had anything to do with the Roomba. Even my dogs that are typically wary of the traditional vacuum didn't mind the Roomba. It doesn't move too fast and it moves smoothly so it doesn't elicit a prey response - also the whistling of the normal vac isn't there to bother them. It's actually easier for me to use this to vac. than with the traditional vacuum..
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The newer model is slightly larger, but weighs less than 14lbs. which is 8.3lbs. LESS It has 2 additional brushes which are specially designed to cover sealed hardwood floors and tile & grout. 360 clean: SpinScrub Technology gently washes and scrubs hard floors from all angles. Wash, scrub & dry: Switching between options is a snap. CleanBoost Control applies extra detergent to stains and heavy traffic areas. 11.5" Removable Nozzle provides a combined squeegee and suction to quickly dry. Removable for easy cleaning. It uses several different Hoover cleaning solutions, the Hoover Multi-FLOORPLUS 2x concentrated is great and you don't need much unless the floors are a high-traffic area or very dirty. There are solutions designed for use cleaning grout and another for wood floors. I like that it leaves the floor so dry that there are no steaks and so clean that you can feel the difference with your bare feet. As I said, I didn't have the previous version, all the technical information I found on different web sites and the last is my personal opinion and observation. I have other brands that called their brands (Shark, Bissell and others) that said they were cleaners or sanitizers and all they did was much around hot, dirty water. The only difference between them and mopping is that they were easier to push around, the water remained hot, and you were not bending over to wring it out. Even the ones that said they dried the floors, did not unless you went over them at least at least three times (it varied, depending on the humidity level). There is nothing worse than pulling up water that is not clean after you have used the machine at least twice. It is discouraging and disgusting. That is why I LOVE this one, it cleans using very little of the 2x solution (a small bottle is included) and then removes the water leaving you with a clean, dry floor without streaks. It is lightweight and I am nor writhing in pain when I finish.
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I use this for two gerbils. They've never caught their feet on the platform but mice are smaller so I'm not sure about that. The cage part itself doesn't seem to get dirty at all but it can be a pain to take off to clean the aquarium.The platform always falls out. I've never been able to get the other platform to stay in either. Buuut it does give my gerbils more room and they always go up there so I think it was worth the price and hassel just to give them more room. And I keep their ceramic food bowl up there, I used little velcro circles on the bottom so they can't knock it down, so keeping the food out of their bedding is always a major plus for the cage. I use this for two gerbils. They've never caught their feet on the platform but mice are smaller so I'm not sure about that. The cage part itself doesn't seem to get dirty at all but it can be a pain to take off to clean the aquarium.The platform always falls out. I've never been able to get the other platform to stay in either. Buuut it does give my gerbils more room and they always go up there so I think it was worth the price and hassel just to give them more room. And I keep their ceramic food bowl up there, I used little velcro circles on the bottom so they can't knock it down, so... » Read More I use this for two gerbils. They've never caught their feet on the platform but mice are smaller so I'm not sure about that. The cage part itself doesn't seem to get dirty at all but it can be a pain to take off to clean the aquarium.The platform always falls out. I've never been able to get the other platform to stay in either. Buuut it does give my gerbils more room and they always go up there so I think it was worth the price and hassel just to give them more room. And I keep their ceramic food bowl up there, I used little velcro circles on the bottom so they can't knock it down, so keeping the food out of their bedding is always a major plus for the cage. « Show Less
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I have the Roomba Discovery for Pets and it is awesome. I have a husky (need I say more) and two cats. My floors are hardwood, tile, carpet and rugs, it works great on all of them. After the big clean it has been just routine maintenance. I use it daily. It has never been overwhelmed by the hair even at the beginning.
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Roomba cleans much better but costs more. I have run them side by side (Roomba 650 next to the MR6550) and for picking up dog hair and dirt the Roomba does a noticeably better job. Same with paper shreddings.
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I think the difference between the DC59 Animal and the DC58 Non-animal (I don't believe there is a non-animal DC59) is the attachments. The DC59 comes with the long floor attachment to allow the vacuum to be used as a full length floor vacuum (along with a bigger carpet attachment) along with several other upholstery and a ceiling fan attachment. The DC58 just comes with the regular attachments but doesn't have the long tube to extend or any of the powered attachments. So basically you're paying extra to be able to use this handheld like a full size and have several attachments designed to get pet hair (and other stuff) off the couch cushions and the stairs and the ceiling fan. . . I think the difference between the DC59 Animal and the DC58 Non-animal (I don't believe there is a non-animal DC59) is the attachments. The DC59 comes with the long floor attachment to allow the vacuum to be used as a full length floor vacuum (along with a bigger carpet attachment) along with several other upholstery and a ceiling fan attachment. The DC58 just comes with the regular attachments but doesn't have the long tube to extend or any of the powered attachments. So basically you're paying extra to be able to use this handheld like a full size and have several attachments... » Read More I think the difference between the DC59 Animal and the DC58 Non-animal (I don't believe there is a non-animal DC59) is the attachments. The DC59 comes with the long floor attachment to allow the vacuum to be used as a full length floor vacuum (along with a bigger carpet attachment) along with several other upholstery and a ceiling fan attachment. The DC58 just comes with the regular attachments but doesn't have the long tube to extend or any of the powered attachments. So basically you're paying extra to be able to use this handheld like a full size and have several attachments designed to get pet hair (and other stuff) off the couch cushions and the stairs and the ceiling fan. . . « Show Less
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I believe there are 2 main things that make it an "animal" model. First the battery lasts longer than the DC35 with boost mode on (8 min compared to 6). Second, I believe the brush has more bristles and spins faster on the 44 compared to the 35; According to the Dyson website - "The motorized floor tool has twice the power of the DC35 floor tool, to drive the bristles deeper into the carpet pile with more force. Floor tool attaches to the wand or directly to the machine for cleaning awkward spaces."
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In addition to "condog's" answer below, there is also a "crevice tool" of sorts, a small 1.5" by 3" rectangular tool that vibrates exactly like the floor machine, and it has two pads. The rug package, the hard floor package and the crevice tool packages all have a "scrubber" pad, and a cloth cleaner pad, each. Seriously, we have three rescue dogs from 106 pounds down to 15 pounds, and the sonic duo cleans both new and old stains fabulously.
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Not sure about the difference between the two, but ours works VERY well on pet hair on the carpet and tile. Refreshing to have an inexpensive vacuum that does it all.
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The wire floor itself is a completely separate piece so you have the option of just having the bottom tray as a floor. It's easier to clean if you have the wire floor in though, as you can completely pull out the bottom tray like a drawer and empty it. We have kept the wire floor in and our chinchilla does just fine with it.
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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!
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A1: in my experience (almost 2 years now) yes, this works GREAT with carpet.A2: I have used both the pet upgrade and the original brushes for these past 2 years. I can't say there is a noticeable difference in performance. The biggest difference is that the pet brush needs to be cleaned semi-regularly because human hairs get wrapped around it, whereas the original brush requires virtually no maintenance. Perhaps the pet brush is better on carpet- I'm not sure. On our hardwood floors it makes no difference, and I have 2 cats and a dog.