I have lots of dog hair! Which attachment is the better for my hardwood floors? Turbine has scratched it badly!!
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Dyson hard floor tool is the right tool. But you will clean it a lot but it is the best for hardwood. One trick is to swifter your floor first then use your dyson. Swifter doesn't pick up dirt stone so be careful and then vacuum
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I agree, I also have a dyson and just had Bamboo Floors put in and the Dyson has scratched our floors as well.
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We're in the same position. Hardwood floors with two Newfoundlands. All of the pet hair vacuum's I've seen see to be upright while all hardwood floor vacuum recommendations are canister. Does anyone marry the two into one?
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Just based on my own negative experiences with my Dyson, I would suggest that you think about getting a swiffer style dry cloth sweeper. It is a lot cheaper, and not nearly as much trouble. I end up having to use one even with my Dyson because this model scratches my hardwood. Good luck!
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I have a Lab and a Golden - and the blade is more for the golden. The hair on a Lab isn't long enough or have enough under coat to do any good. Get a rake that has teeth - not the blades.
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Yep. I hate to add to the chorus, but it scratched my brazilian cherry hardwoods. Just like the above post - if a hard particle gets dragged, it scratches the floor - I sometimes don't notice until a few scratches are made. I'm not happy - I paid a lot of money for the vacuum AND the floors! Does Dyson have anything to say about this problem?
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For us this one worked pretty good for pet hair. We have a black terrier who leaves a lot of hair on our beige carpet. We can definitely notice a big difference going over it with our DC23
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I found the same problem, and more, and returned my Dyson. It proved useless for everything, let alone animal hair. The attachment that is supposed to be so useful for animal hair is not even motor-powered, the sweeping mechanism is weakly powered by the suction only; the vacuum is bulky, the wand is ridiculously cumbersome. It all hype and no convenience or action. I bought a Kenmore no-bag cannister model and it's great, especially for animal hair.
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I got one just for my hard floors--Kitchen, dining, bathrooms, entryway. I ended up returning the Shark because the first one I got wouldn't charge and the second one only lasted 5 minutes after a full charge before needing charged again. I replaced it with a Fuller Spiffy Maid and it's awesome. So much more enjoyable than sweeping up after four kids and two dogs a million times a day! Plus, the Fuller has so much more power, a crevice attachment tool, and it came with a 4-pack of microfiber cleaning cloths. So much more for the money!
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I also have three dogs and was given a Roomba for Christmas. You WILL still have to use your regular old vaccuum even though you have a Roomba. It will probably be great on your hardwood floors--likely a big help. However, on the carpet, it will probably just do 'maintenance-quality', picking up quite a bit of hair, but still not replacing a good manual vaccumming. (But hey, every little bit helps when have multiple pets). I run mine every day, and I appreciate its ability to perform damage-control every day with the "kids'" daily shedding, supplemented by my own once or twice a week regular vaccuuming. I empty the bin every time it completes a cycle. It only takes two seconds. If you try to run it will a full bin, it won't be able to pick up anything very well, just like a regular vaccuum. One more very important thing-- since you have pets, you'll have to be extra dilligent about cleaning the brush and the rubber thing next to brush. The brush is relatively easy to clean with the cleaning tool, but the rubber thing next to the brush can get hair wrapped around these tricky grooves next to its wheels--its kind of time consuming, but if you don't keep those things clean than its bad for the Roomba. Oh, and for other pet people out there, I was at Roomba's website the other day and they have now came out with a Roomba for homes with pets, so you may want to look into that if you are considering buying a Roomba. The Roomba Sage for Pets is like 219.00, and the Roomba Discovery for Pets is around 300.00. The brushes are supposed to be easier to clean than the standard Roomba.
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It's actually perfect for hardwood floors,not so much on carpet. I have a dog that sheds a lot & i use it all the time,it's doing a great job. Just make sure you clean it after each use.
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I prefer the Furminator - it doesn't seem to "tear" the hair out. I have Chows and the rake did very little to help.
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Not sure, but mine gets thread and dog hair wound in it so I have to clean that out once in a while. Wish I could be more help, I use mine on wood and tile floors.
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I would buy the Bissell Sweeper. It works really well, for in between clean up. It's great with the dog hair...am very pleased with it.
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My apologies - I am not sure which one I received. It is hard to tell from the picture with the e-mail. It only shows one attachment. I was just impressed with the light of weight and pick up for a vacuum this size. I also purchased the Panasonic MC-CG917. In case you can't tell I am a fan of the Panasonic vacs. The last one lasted at least twenty years. The vacs are not heavy like many of them on today's market. I have hard wood floors and don't like the floor attachment on the 917 like I did on my old Panasonic. I don't know why they have had a thing about changing the floor attachments. Wish I could be of more help. If you get the vac and don't like the floor attachment ask them to send you the other one. It is nice that Amazon has the bags for the vacs. Many local stores try to sell you other brands that don't really fit as well.
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It looks like this one has the ability to turn off the revolving brush, something my vacuum store "specialist" told me. He explained some revolving brushes can scratch your wood floors. I may be missing something but it doesn't look like the EasyClean can do that...? I'd spend the extra money for a little more amperage too :-) I am looking at this one and the EasyClean too! ...need it for stairs primarily and can't seem to find a reasonable solution for that. I just spent quite a bit on a Miele upright and truly value a good product, and glad to pay more to get more! These both seem good for the money! It looks like this one has the ability to turn off the revolving brush, something my vacuum store "specialist" told me. He explained some revolving brushes can scratch your wood floors. I may be missing something but it doesn't look like the EasyClean can do that...? I'd spend the extra money for a little more amperage too :-) I am looking at this one and the EasyClean too! ...need it for stairs primarily and can't seem to find a reasonable solution for that. I just spent quite a bit on a Miele upright and truly value a good product, and glad to pay more to get more! These both... » Read More It looks like this one has the ability to turn off the revolving brush, something my vacuum store "specialist" told me. He explained some revolving brushes can scratch your wood floors. I may be missing something but it doesn't look like the EasyClean can do that...? I'd spend the extra money for a little more amperage too :-) I am looking at this one and the EasyClean too! ...need it for stairs primarily and can't seem to find a reasonable solution for that. I just spent quite a bit on a Miele upright and truly value a good product, and glad to pay more to get more! These both seem good for the money! « Show Less
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I bought both of my Dyson's when the price was less than $350 - I bought two. I bought them seperately becuase after I bought the first one I decided that I would rather have one for upstairs and one for downstairs. I found that the attachments that came with them work well for me. I may buy the attachment for pet hair eventually but for now I do not need it. I have two cats. I absolutely love my Dysons. They work well on all carpets and the floors in my home. I have tried SO many vaccums and this is the absolute best. It is worth the money but I did wait until the prices were good - around Christmas was the best I have noticed. I am going to buy one for my daughter this Christmas. I bought both of my Dyson's when the price was less than $350 - I bought two. I bought them seperately becuase after I bought the first one I decided that I would rather have one for upstairs and one for downstairs. I found that the attachments that came with them work well for me. I may buy the attachment for pet hair eventually but for now I do not need it. I have two cats. I absolutely love my Dysons. They work well on all carpets and the floors in my home. I have tried SO many vaccums and this is the absolute best. It is worth the money but I did wait until the prices were good - around... » Read More I bought both of my Dyson's when the price was less than $350 - I bought two. I bought them seperately becuase after I bought the first one I decided that I would rather have one for upstairs and one for downstairs. I found that the attachments that came with them work well for me. I may buy the attachment for pet hair eventually but for now I do not need it. I have two cats. I absolutely love my Dysons. They work well on all carpets and the floors in my home. I have tried SO many vaccums and this is the absolute best. It is worth the money but I did wait until the prices were good - around Christmas was the best I have noticed. I am going to buy one for my daughter this Christmas. « Show Less