I've read that the bagless vacs are not good for people with allergies. How does this fare? Do the rollers scratch the hardwood floors?
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I am happy so far with my Bissell, I have not experienced any scratching, this little machine works like a big one, I have dogs and kids and no complaints on the ability of this vac. I also have allergies, however cannot give any suggestions on bag-vs-bagless. Hope this helps you out.
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We are not concerned about allergies in our home, but logic tells me that a bagless vac is much better than one that uses an old paper bag that leaks dust all over the place and gets full faster than we would like! The bagless is contained, can be emptied outside the home, and then even rinsed out for next use! Love this vac! We have hardwood floors in many rooms and it does a great job without scratches. Hope this helps.
1284985
Well that's up to you, regardless of what vacuum you buy you will have to clean filters if you want to work like its brand new. cleaning consists running them under water and letting them dry. Im not the Bissell sales person but I like this vacuum and I looked around a lot. Hope it helps-End feed.
1284986
I actually order this vacuum by accident, but when I received it I decided to try. We have to dogs that shed and I was extremely impressed. I am not an expert on wether bagless is good or not good for people with allergies but I can say it does not scratch hardwood floor, it is light weight, quiet and does a superb job.
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My floors are carpet, tile and vinyl but I doubt the wheels will scratch wood floors; they roll very smoothly. We bought one for our fifth wheel and liked it so much we bought a second one for home. It is a little difficult to run on a carpet but still does a nice job even with doggy hair. On the other flooring it is efficient, easy to use and very convenient; much more so than dragging out the heavy, large vacuum.
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I have the Roomba Discovery for Pets and it is awesome. I have a husky (need I say more) and two cats. My floors are hardwood, tile, carpet and rugs, it works great on all of them. After the big clean it has been just routine maintenance. I use it daily. It has never been overwhelmed by the hair even at the beginning.
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Most of my first floor is hardwood. I'm using Roomba Discovery for 7 months now and there is no scratch on them!! the cleaning brush has soft bristles so it wont scratch the floors. i love it. it does a great job. i also have carpet and linoleum upstairs and roomba makes the carpet look like new every time. every time i come home to a clean floors i feel i did a great decision buying this and where was i before having it. how did i spend all that time on vacuuming for 2 hours with my bad back. this is a must!! i promise u will love it. only disadvantages i see is that Roomba Discovery is noisy. its better to use it when you are not home or going out. cleaning is a breeze. Just wash the brushes and filters. Manufacturer suggests you replace the filters every 2 months but its not true. U get 2 filters with the box and when ever its dirty, just vacuum it or wash it gently under the running water. Let it dry completely of course but the 2 filters should last you at least a year.
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We purchased a brand new one so there would be no chance of dust. This is the one we purchased and it works great. No more doctor's visits and when she was sick, we would use nasal spray to soften it up and then suck them out. Works like a charm. Here is the vac: BISSELL Zing Bagless Canister Vacuum, Caribbean Blue
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Personally, I won't use anything but a shop vac simply because of the amount of dust that will clog up most expensive filters. The shop vac filters are easily washed and can be reused several times, are inexpensive, and I've never had any damage done to my shop vac motor that I'm sure I'd have encountered had I used my other vacs. The shop vac I have I purchased at Menards for under $40 and I've worked the poor thing to what would have been death for a 'normal' vac. As long as you take care of it, and make sure to keep the filters cleaned when they need it, I suppose you could use any type you wanted, but...as I stated...shop vacs, in my opinion, are much better suited for the 'tough' jobs.
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Not that I have seen. I've been using this vacuum for a few months now, even my seven year old daughter vacuums with it and I haven't seen any scratches. My husband is super anal about our hardwood floors and if there was even a chance that it would scratch the floor he wouldn't allow it to be used. This is a great vacuum, I highly recommend it, especially if you have pets great on hair!
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I use this model on daily in both my hardwood and carpet and did not have any issues with scratching . However I also previously owned the Dyson animal and didn't either . I will say though I actually prefer the Dyson over this unit for a few reasons: 1. Lighter - (Miele is very heavy)2. Do not need to buy bags 3. Pick up is better One thing I really do like about the Miele is the lights on it - you can see the hair on the hardwood really well with it- almost like a xenon headlight it is.
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The Hoover Windtunnel 3 pro bagless is absolutely great!! On any flooring and especially deep pile carpet. Try it, You"ll like it. Happy vacuuming.
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I have hardwood floors and have let my two year old ride this on them all over the house. No scratches. We have had no problems.We have the roller blade wheels which are soft, which I think they all come with anyway. Hope this helps
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Works very well on carpets and rugs. I don't care for it as much on bare floors unless I use a non- rotating attachment. The way you disable the rotating brushes on the standard attachment is by this trigger that opens up an air inlet thereby causing the brush mechanism to lose suction and stop turning. Problem is that it seems to also lower the suction overall so it doesn't pick up a lot of stuff. My solution is to use one of the optional attachments or to just let the brushes run even on bare floors. They are soft and don't leave any scratches. Overall I really like this vacuum cleaner. It seems effortless to move around. Much better than my old canister vacuum. It also takes up surprisingly little room.
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The vac would work very well but keep in mind the hepa filter is expensive. Mine does a good job on floors but I,m using for lead renovation work. For other jobs I use a vaccum wih cheaper filters.
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Try the Bissel V (versus) - I just got one and love it so far. I needed a vacuum for hardwoods & area rugs that would pick up dog hair. My regular vacuum is just too loud; this one didn't even wake the dog. I was skeptical about the whole "v" design - while I haven't yet had the kind of mess that it is supposed to funnel, it made getting around table & chair legs really easy.
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My daughter has 3 cats and 3 dogs and lives with me part-time - but I am not allergic to anything. I can tell you this: there is an amazing amount of dust and other small debris on the Truman Cell collectors when I pull them out for cleaning. I've tried other Ionizer air cleaners. One of these Oreck units is 3 years old - still works like a champ, but cleaning the cells is a bit of a pain and tedious. Soaking and moving them around in soapy water doesn't seem to do the trick - so I use long Q-tips afterwards...
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I am allergic to dust mites and more and I'm still using the bag that came with the Eureka and have not experienced any issues. I also purchased a package of 9 Envirocaire Microfiltration vacuum bags "Eureka Allergy Micro Lined Vacuum F&G; Bags" as purchased on Amazon at the same time to use which should be even better. (I use the Envirocaire cloth HEPA bags in my older canister vac and they are good quality brand).
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Assuming the vacuum works, and further assuming it isn't clogged because 3 minutes of usage will clog this horrible monstrosity, it should not scratch hardwood floors. It probably won't get them clean, but it shouldn't scratch. (Get something else -- you will hate this vacuum.)
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I use this vacuum on hardwood and haven't noticed any problems. For the money I think this is a great vacuum. I have another Electrolux at 3 times the price and I actually prefer this one.