Is this machine good for cleaning edges, such as where the carpet meets the wall? I have a cat who sprayed in corners and along the wall/carpet edges
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Possibly the handheld piece, but not the main cleaning apparatus. The cleaning brushes are circular and contained within an outer plastic shell, so I don't think you'd be able to get it close enough to the edges of your carpet to get to the cat spray.
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The "spot scrubber" itself will not get close to a corner or wall. It cleans in a circular pattern that can only get to within about 1" of the wall and then just a swipe past it in an arc. The hose attachment will get within about 1/2" of the wall though but you have to do the cleaning manually like any other small carpet cleaner machine.
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It's not the best for cleaning edges of carpet or in the corners. You could use the attachment, but you would have to clean it manually. Hope this info helps.
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The machine has a circular plastic shield that provides a solid barrier between the rotating brushes and a wall. Given that there is a small distance on the inside of the shield - to allow the brushes to turn freely without interference - The brushes will not reach all the way to an outside wall. The machines does, however have a handheld device that will allow you to clean all the way up to the wall. Unfortunately, the hand-held device does not have brushes so it will not provide as deep a cleaning at the wall that the machine will provide up to say 1.0 from the wall.
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The vacuum has a small container for the dirt. This may not stand up to your cat's mess. It works well for cleaning my carpet and hardwood floors but we have a small apartment. It is not a great expense, though. Perhaps, you should try it.
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Does fairly well on corners and edges. Have no idea of there is another that's not so noisy. Noise seems about the same as a machine we have to clean rugs.
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I don't have thick carpet but works well on mine. I use it mostly for my cat hairball spots.
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I have two kitty-cats and the vacuum has worked very well, so far, in picking up their hair from oriental rugs in the living/dining rooms, and from the carpets throughout the house. I haven't tried it out on the stairs, since I use my hand-held Dirt Devil for that chore. As you might guess, sometimes I have to cover an area densely covered with hair 2 or 3 times before all of the debris is lifted; but this would be true for any standard vacuum, I'm sure. I give this particular vacuum high ratings, not only for its ability to clean up pet hair, but for the ease in which it removes the offending dander & hair. I have two kitty-cats and the vacuum has worked very well, so far, in picking up their hair from oriental rugs in the living/dining rooms, and from the carpets throughout the house. I haven't tried it out on the stairs, since I use my hand-held Dirt Devil for that chore. As you might guess, sometimes I have to cover an area densely covered with hair 2 or 3 times before all of the debris is lifted; but this would be true for any standard vacuum, I'm sure. I give this particular vacuum high ratings, not only for its ability to clean up pet hair, but for the ease in which it removes the... » Read More I have two kitty-cats and the vacuum has worked very well, so far, in picking up their hair from oriental rugs in the living/dining rooms, and from the carpets throughout the house. I haven't tried it out on the stairs, since I use my hand-held Dirt Devil for that chore. As you might guess, sometimes I have to cover an area densely covered with hair 2 or 3 times before all of the debris is lifted; but this would be true for any standard vacuum, I'm sure. I give this particular vacuum high ratings, not only for its ability to clean up pet hair, but for the ease in which it removes the offending dander & hair. « Show Less
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Yes, I have used mine on carpet when I have been cleaning my tile and just continued on to the carpet, maybe not as good as my hoover windtunnel but good enough for a quick job. To the people not using it to vaccum their tile and hardwoods I say you missing a better cleaning on your floors. I know a quick sweep is faster but I feel the floormate gets the floor much cleaner for the scrubbing process. And the best part no dust.
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I have found it does do a good job. By if your cat has mats be careful not to pull to hard.
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I have two very small area rugs, and it picks up cat hair from them very well. It's a very low pile (I think that's the term), and I suspect that would be key. It also picks up hair from my upholstered chairs like a champ.
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I agree with Amy. Just bogs the machine down and if it got any of the shag it is a headache to clean out. Mine moved about 2 inches and gave up the ghost. Sure do Love the Neato on shorter carpets and hard floors.
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I have hardwood floors and large area rugs. If you don't have any pets, the robot will work wonders on both hardwood floor & area rug as well as along the edges of your area rug. But, if you have pet fur, the robot does a horrible job as it sweeps the fur along the sides of the area rug, the floor bordering the rug, and also drags some of it across the rug. If you let it run about 3 cycles, it can handle the most of this type of situation, but it's a pain and I found myself often revacuuming what the robot left behind. Look at pics from my review to see what I'm talking about. If you have no pets and you have hardwood floor/rugs, I'd say it's a great buy, but if you have furry animals, beware. I have hardwood floors and large area rugs. If you don't have any pets, the robot will work wonders on both hardwood floor & area rug as well as along the edges of your area rug. But, if you have pet fur, the robot does a horrible job as it sweeps the fur along the sides of the area rug, the floor bordering the rug, and also drags some of it across the rug. If you let it run about 3 cycles, it can handle the most of this type of situation, but it's a pain and I found myself often revacuuming what the robot left behind. Look at pics from my review to see what I'm talking about. If you have... » Read More I have hardwood floors and large area rugs. If you don't have any pets, the robot will work wonders on both hardwood floor & area rug as well as along the edges of your area rug. But, if you have pet fur, the robot does a horrible job as it sweeps the fur along the sides of the area rug, the floor bordering the rug, and also drags some of it across the rug. If you let it run about 3 cycles, it can handle the most of this type of situation, but it's a pain and I found myself often revacuuming what the robot left behind. Look at pics from my review to see what I'm talking about. If you have no pets and you have hardwood floor/rugs, I'd say it's a great buy, but if you have furry animals, beware. « Show Less
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In this household, it picks up pet/cat hair like nothing else I've ever seen or used. Mind you, this particular vacuum is intended only for hard-surface flooring, not for use on carpeted floors. I highly recommend it.
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The airbrush does work well on carpets. I used it on my carpets, then went over the area with my wind tunnel vacuum to see if it left anything behind on the carpets. They were clean and free of pet hair. I have 3 cats and it does a great job.
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I just used the vacuum yesterday to vacuum my whole second floor which has hard wood floors and some area rugs. It worked beautifully!! I never have to pick anything up. I would have never bought the machine if it didn't pick up along the edges.
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I don't have any pets; The swivel sweeper picks up lint and dust from my cheap carpet. If the cat hair is short, I suppose this machine wouldn't have any problems picking them up.
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After using this machine, I don';t feel it would work too well on shaggier carpets. It is a low sweeper. Our carpet is a medium nape and works well.
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I never thought about it like that however, I would not. There is a very small slit opening where the unit meets the carpet so you would have to go over the areas a few times. I believe the instructions would want you to vacuum first although, this unit picks up quite a bit of extra dirt even after I vacuum. We have cats and it does a great job in my opinion.
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It leaves a few bits around the perimeter. My Kyla rips into hers and leaves pieces on the carpet now and then. We just hit the board with the vacuum attachment once a week to grab up anything loose before it gets on the floor.