I have the Dc-47 and the beater brush works well on hard wood floors, but when I do the carpet, the brush slowes down or stops. I checked all hoses fo
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It has a knob that controls the air and if closed it won't work. It is much to lightweight to do a good job on carpets. I had to go out and buy a kenmore for serious cleaning. It's a toy. A cute light weight glorified electric broom that easily clogs and loses suction.
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I don't see this problem, but I don't have wall to wall carpeting, just large area rugs (although some are rather thick it still works well on those). I also never had problems with it clogging or losing suction - but since it does do a good job, I do have to empty it more often, especially since it's small. I think once my brush stopped because it was wrapped in hair (I have long hair) and once I removed it, it was fine. So I make sure to periodically check the brush for anything wrapped around it (hair, string, etc.)
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It works fine on bare floors if you use the provided extension hoses and brushes. The hose plus extensions aren't very long, so I kept my steel attachments and long hose from my old vacuum. They fit and don't restrict my movements.The other thing to watch for is the small cap that hinges over the exhaust port when you use the hose - it tends to unclip sometimes.
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The motor head is worse the brush bar barely touches the floor. I have had both the dc59 animal and the dc59 Motörhead and I like the animal much better. Dyson claims the motorhead works better due to its stand alone powered brush bar but I beg to differ. I think they failed with the brush bar itself and didn't put it low enough. Get the animal, it's a cheaper better vacuum.
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I use this vacuum every day on our hard wood kitchen floors. I don't know what material the wheels are made from. It's never scuffed or left a mark on our floors. It does okay cleaning up. I usually have to "help" if suck something of other up, I remove the minivac from the uptight vac housing to get better suction sometimes. And I've found that going "in reverse" can help pick things up too.
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I don't really know what's rotating beater brush, but this vacuum cleaner does clean up bot rugs and bare floor pretty well, and it's light, not heavy like some others.But you have to clean the chamber manually,,,,kinda annoying
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Yes, the great thing about this vacuum is that there is a foot pedal that allows you to easily turn off the beater brush for bare floor cleaning. Love it for my hardwood and tile flooring.
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I was about to post the same complaint! We got our DC14 back in February I believe and at first it was great on our old carpeting (14 years plus). Then in August I got new carpeting in 2 of our 3 carpeted rooms -- this new carpet is a good quality Anso Nylon, and I love it -- except that the DC14 takes a lot of muscle power to push around on the new carpet. I mean seriously, I expect my shoulder to give out! It often makes that horrible grinding noise when I try vaccuming this carpet. Also it doesn't seem to pick up nearly as much pet hair on the new carpet as it used to. I have pored through the manual but it only says that the DC14 may not be good on area rugs because they are not secured to the floor. It suggests raising the rotating brush for the hardwood floor setting. This isn't helpful to me in my situation. I tried that, same results. I know the vaccuum itself is still fine because it works wonderfully on the one room that still has the old carpeting. That old carpeting was installed by the our house's previous owner so I don't know what it is made of, but I suspect it's polyester. I believe that the DC14 just isn't good on certain kinds of carpets. Do you know if your new carpeting is nylon? If so, that may be it. Dyson really needs to address this problem if I am correct about the cause. Either that, or the box AND Amazon's product page should have a very visible warning that this vaccuum is not good for Nylon carpets. So if anybody can recommend a vaccuum that does well on an Anso Nylon, I'm all ears!
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No Jason it will not, my floors are mostly wood. The two large wheels are both rubber and one small plastic wheel in which the sweeper spins and turns on. The bristles on the brush are soft as well. It does bounce on furniture and baseboards but no scuff marks or damage. I am very particular about my things and would not recommend this sweeper if it caused damage. You would also find that in other peoples reviews that use iRobot.
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It does work in the locked upright position, you just flip a lever that stops the brush roller on the bottom of the vacuum to use the attachments. There are two attachments that you could use, the smaller brush attachment that would be good for hard floors or the spinning brush attachment that works better for carpet/upholstery.
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I have short nap and run it with or without the brush and no problem We also have a DC40 and it piles the rug up so you to have a foot holding down. I haven't found anything that gives the DC65 a problem. It's had to be the best vacuum we have ever had.
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No beater bar brush - it has a retractable nonpowered brush in the head which allows the head to be positioned on floor or a little bit higher.I use this on wood floors and it's fine - the head is plastic and very light, you'd have to work at trying to get it to scratch anything, although a sharp object lodged under it might. I would not recommend this for carpet primarily since it doesn't have a beater bar brush.
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this model comes with a suction powered beater brush for low pile carpet. it gets the job done (best with a new bag). there is another model similar in looks with a motorized beater attachment.
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By now, you've no doubt made your purchase, however . . .after using my DC39 on a mix of hard flooring, ceramic tile and shag carpeting, I finally broke down and purchased the DC41 for use on the carpeting. The extra weight at the brush end helps greatly in reaching down to the lowest fibers.
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Absolutely. This vacuum is most convenient in that next to the off and on switch is the switch that controls the beater bar. You can go from carpet to hard surface floor without stopping for even a second. Just flip the switch which is inches from the finger tips and the suction stays, but the brush quits rotating. As you move back to carpet, flip the switch back. So easy.
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long hair does not seem to get stuck in the bristles or get wrapped around the head when the vacuum is used on hard wood floors or tile, probably because the head is not spinning. I imagine it would if you have a lot of carpet. I have lots of pets, long hair, and primarily hard wood floors, and highly recommend the vacuum....it works great!
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I have laminate and tile floors as well as area rugs, and the Dyson DC39 Animal Canister works very well on all of my different floor surfaces. There is a button on the handle to turn off the power brush bar to prevent scratching of floors. Honestly, it works fine with the brush on or off.
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I found with another vacuum that the belts were being melted because the beater brush wasn't spinning smoothly - there was something causing it to bind at one end (hair, etc.). So, take the brush out and make sure both ends rotate smoothly and easily - then it may stop burning through belts.