by power head does it mean the actual head on the carpet has an electric motor to run the "beater" or is it air powered?
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it is independently powered, a small belt turns the beater, so I guess there's a small engine somewhere. I'm not a whiz on this...it could be the suction turning the belt...sorry...
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for what it's worth, that model was rated VERY highly for both hard floors and carpet by THE leading consumer magazine...
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Hi B, yes this unit comes with two heads. One with a spinning hard floor brush great for, you guessed it, hard floors! The other is a stationary brush designed for carpet and rugs. If you are looking for a great bagless carpet canister check out the Bissell 1233 C4 Cyclonic Bagless Canister Vacuum
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You can use it without the power head, but then it just sucks, as it were. Needs the power head to be effective on rugs.
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Yes, it does. It is a very different kind of head; the wheels make hair/threads/fur twist and then it is vacuumed up. It is a much smaller head (wish it was larger); however, it picks up anything that is longer than just dirt/soil. I sew a lot and use it on my carpet around my sewing machine and I use it on the rug in my bathroom (where I style my hair) -- it works much better than Dyson's average vacuum head for general vacuuming.
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It has a built-in power cord that requires an outlet. The cord is behind a removable slot. There is an on/off switch that turns on the motor when the power cord is plugged in. I'm sorry, the Queen was manual but I also purchased the twin later on and it had the electric pump.
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OK, we have three completely different and contradictory answers. I hope a few more people can chime in to give us a majority vote. Does it have a beater bar that is powered by a motor. We have so far 1) a beater bar that is powered, 2) a beater bar that is not powered, and 3) no beater bar at all. Getting good agitation is essential to cleaning carpet. Most people focus on just the air flow, but you need both.
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It is not motorized or electric. You swag you feet side to side to keep scooter going. My 7 year old daughter loves it
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I have no trouble with attachments. The power head does slow down or stop on heavy carpet or if you push down but it's great for low pile carpet. The vacuum is great for hardwood or laminate floors. Not the greatest if your entire house is thick carpet. You would need a vacuum with an electric power head for a lot of carpet. The power head on the numatic is air powered.
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The power roller has a switch for rugs, hardwood floors and for carpets. The carpet switch activated the power roller, the rug and hardwood floors switch deactivate the power roller.
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The unit has a beater brush in the head for carpet which can be turned off for hardwood or tile. A two position switch in the handle controls this function. First position turns on the vacuum, second position turns on the beater brush. The H300 kit also has a hard wood/ tile attachment. Both work very well and I would recommend.
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This is a hepa vacuum but does not have a power head. The power head is available however is not necessary in our home. No carpets.
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We don't have the Animal, but when we read up on the two, we found out that the Motorhead is named for actually having a motor in its rotor head compared to the Animal. We bought it and it makes it so much easier to clean up whenever you see something that needs it. It's hard to get excited about a vacuum, but this one takes the cake.
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Yes it has a powered beater bar. But it does trap a lot, and I mean a lot of hair. I find that I have to pull hairs out from being tangled around the brush bar after every use. I'm guessing the bristles are too long and not dense enough to allow the hairs to pass into the vacuum and instead winds around the bar.
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This S2121 Model is a model best for floors vs. carpets. It DOES come w/a power head (as shown) which does an excellent job on small, area carpets w/low pile.
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Great! There's an attachment that replaces the big head. If you have pets or live near an active, dusty road, you'll love this vacuum. I even dust with it! For those that say it loses power, they need to check the filters. Most you can just clean, and everything is right as rain! Hope this helps. My mom's friend has had her Electrolux for over 20 yrs! It's pretty ancient, but still works well.
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It's air powered. I replaced it with a maxijet 400. It sprays pretty hard and I wouldn't put any more gph on it than that.
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The wheels do not rotate by power but if it is used on a carpet the rotating brush will help the vacuum move .in my opinion it does a great cleaning job.