Would you recommend for pet owners? I have 4 pets and wonder if the pieces are easy enough to take apart to remove hair that will surely accumulate
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I have 1 dog and 1 cat the machine was incredibly easy to take apart and clean after use.All the suction parts are easily accessible to remove hair.The shampooer even sucked up sand out of the carpeting that the vacuum didn't get. I have used it 3 times and very happy with it.. You can also look on youtube to see demonstrations on how to take it apart and clean the unit.
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Two dogs now. Neither are short haired. SO far this thing works great! Have to clear the brushes when I refill with water. No big deal to do that.
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I have three pets so vacuum thoroughly before cleaning the carpet. I have not had any problem with the Hoover. it cleans up easily.
1965622
First, congratulations on having such beautiful dogs! Second, I can only attest to my one collie. I use the "beater" head on all my carpets, and to date, I have been able to pick the hair up without any problem. As you know, during certain times of the seasons, the hair is more abundant than others. It's worked for me without any issues. I do, however, take an Exacto knife to the underside of the beater brush to cut the hair that is wrapped around the beater brush/bar. I do this frequently so it has never had any problems picking up the hair. Hope that helps!
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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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Dog hair is a problem for us, too. I was actually concerned that the sheep balls would collect too much dog hair. They collect some but not much. I did use a piece of tape to remove it from them. I tend to use a sticky lint roller or pieces of packing tape to remove the dog fur from things. Tedious but nothing else seems to work. Maybe I will try some dryer sheets for that...thanks! Might try the dryer sheets plus the sheep balls at the same time.
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Yes. With multiple cats and dogs being able to handle pet hair is a big issue for us. It does the job better than our carpet vacuum on its hard floor setting.
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well u can actually "brush" them with this. It is mainly used to get the loose hair off of them, but my pug and 1/2 lab LOVE it when i use it on them. So it's like brushing them too. I would be careful not to bear down too hard though as the prongs are metal and can hurt them if you really bear down on it..but its a great tool to give them a nice look and clean out all their excess hair.
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I haven't used the Pet Hair Eraser so can't answer this entirely. My two long haired pets shed an incredible amount--why aren't they bald? This vacuum works very well because the suction is strong enough, and also because when you use the basic rubber nosecone it has a pebbled surface and the rubber helps remove pet hair. Alas, it does not get it all. It's better than any other vacuum I've used to remove pet hairs, but it only does about 75% of the job -- a lint brush or roller is needed for the hairs that really cling. Hope this helps.
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I have three cats and a King Charles spaniel, love this vacuum, have had no problems with the animal hair.I would recomend this Vacuum to all pet owners. Hope this Helps you.
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It works really well getting my dogs hair off of things. I liked it so much I bought 2 more. I would think it would work well on cats hair.
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I don't have pets, but I doubt it. If you are talking about removing pet fur from a pile carpet, you may need something along the lines of a Kirby or Dyson. When we got our Kirby years ago, it was picking up dog fur from the carpet & we don't have a dog. It was from the previous owner. Also remember, vacuums always work better when they are new. You may get something that will pick it up when it is new, but after a while not quite do it. Good luck.
718061
I have a small dog and cat, it does collect but is fairly easy to remove. It's been 6 months or more and I'm just now ready to take back to the cleaners
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I am a pet owner for sure...5 dogs, 9 cats, a couple of the cats and a 2-3 of the dogs will get in bed often. It sheds the hair well, and washes out clean...I would say it does deal with pet hair very well...one of our dogs is a chow shepherd mix and sheds a lot...the others are beagles who don't shed a lot...one of the beagles loves to sleep with us, and she likes to dig a spot before she lays down...the microfiber stands up well to that also. I must say that overall, I am really happy with this comforter, and the real authority, my wife, was skeptical when I bought it, but has remarked several times what a great comforter it is, especially given what we paid for it. Stands up to frequent washing too...and we were skeptical about its warmth in the winter, but found it to be sufficient (we live in Indiana...didn't have a real bad winter last year). Overall a very good product...
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Yes. It needs to be taken apart and cleaned every other use. It does have great suction and is wonderful on pet hair
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Well I have a cat so his hair gets all over the place. So not so well. But if you have a lent brush its gonna get the job done, though it will take you a good 10mins to get all the hair off
2110863
Don't have a pet, but I probably wouldn't recommend it if you have a lot of pet hair. It's suction power is not nearly that of a full size vac.
1643074
We had a yellow lab who shed hair like he manufactured it. It was no problem to empty. I emptied after each use. You may have to pick some out and brush some off the filters but I have had several portable vacs and have been more pleased with this than any other.
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We have 1 BIG black lab, 2 other dogs, and 8 cats... all 11 are inside. When we do the whole house I will have to empty 3-4 times, so I would think that it could handle your the hair from your 1 lab dog in one go around just fine.