My turbo brush does not work on rugs like it is suppose to. Am I doing something wrong? can you use turbo on wood floors?
260781
Sorry but this one is only good on rugs that have no nap, like berber. The turbo brush is not motorized like on a full-sized vacuum cleaner, so any nap (shag) on the rug would simply stop the rotation of the brush.
260782
i don't think so because i was never happy with the vacuum as a whole, i hardly use it. i went bac k to my old vacuum. i tried to return it but was "too late" by a couple of days. very disappointed
1920345
I do not have hardwood floors. It is a smaller vacuum that I keep upstairs for our loft bedroom and bath. It is very powerful for its size. It is mostly carpet up there and does a very good job. It also works well on the tile floor, so I would imagine it would be good on hardwood too. The attachments are handy. Hope this helps. I have been very happy with it.
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we use it exclusively for hard wood floors, just as Rosemary says in her comment, you have to do a quick press... if it doesnt work, try it a few times. I always turn it on and click fast them vacuum our hard wood floors...no need to hold down anything
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Thanks for asking my opinion, unfortunately I cannot offer any input on the wood floor vacuuming because I only use the bissell on carpeting in my home.
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I have found that this does not work well on carpet or rugs. It works well on hardwood, tile and vinyl. So if the areas you are vacuuming are not carpeted, it will work well.
1471010
I use my Spinscrub on my hardwood floors. I think it is the best way to clean them using the oil soap for hard wood floors. You MUST make sure to turn it to squeegee and suck up all the excess water. GO SLOW; TAKE YOUR TIME. Do not leave the unit sitting on your hardwood. Stand to the side, and make sure you sucked up all the water! Also, like one of the previous users noted, the new machines are NOT as good as the old ones! This is my fourth Spinscrub but will be my last. Hoover used to make the best products for home floors, but their quality is not only lower, but has disappeared!
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That power head just doesn't seem to work well on bare floors. Some said it even scratched their floors. Best bet is get the kenmore bare floor tool attachment that's compatible with this vac. You'll like it and its only about ten bucks.
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Rah its good on wood and tile floors I do not think that it was meant to be used on rugs or carpets.
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This vacuum is ideal for hardwood floors. No brushes or moving parts touch the floor - just a soft rubber line that moves the dirt towards the suction. I have wide plank exotic Kempa wood floors and ceramic tiles - works great on both.
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I don't have hardwood floors but I do have one room with a laminate wood floor and it does fine on that. It does not have a brush bar which is what I think harms hardwood floors. It does great on my tile floors and I have two cats. Attachments work well on upholstery. You probably won't need an attachment for the stairs but they should work if you do. Vacuum is very light weight and has good suction - just not good for carpet because of the lack of that brush bar.
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Sorry we can't help you, we do not have hardwood floors, we have laminated floors and the vacuum works great. Hope this helps.
150269
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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The turbo head attachment has a suction-powered beater bar. I use it on one low-pile area rug and it does not work especially well, especially if there is any pet hair. The beater bar spins pretty fast when you pick it up, which may be why some people mistakenly think it is powered? But this is a clip-on attachment: there is no way it could be powered.
894193
I have used 2 different models of the same vacuum cleaner and my wooden floors are like new. It also works great on carpets and rugs.
1775416
If you try to suck something (like dog hair) on a wood floor, the Bissell just blows the hair around the room. It only seemed to work well on a carpet.
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I tried it on my floors (solid wood Bamboo flooring). It was ok, I will probably try again in the future because I wasn't incredibly impressed and I want to see if maybe I can figure out some sort of trick to make it work better. It is safe for the wood flooring though. It will clean them but I didn't notice that it brought my wood surfaces "back to life" like the ad claims.
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Just did my hardwood floors. Works but noisy since the spinning brush needs to contact the floor.