Has anyone used the Roomba 780 with shag-ish or thick carpeting? How well does it work in that case?
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Mine has managed to vacume fairly thick shaggy mats. Not the best but does do it. Medium pile is fine
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I have an average shag carpet and it works great! We love it, easy for my 3 year old to use
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I do not have thick carpets, so I really can't give you an answer. I do have shag carpets in one room and it works well with the spinning brush disconnected. It seems to have good suction without the brush spinning. We are very happy with how well it handles our carpets.
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Hi, my friend also has a Neato and although she doesn't have shag, she has dense carpeting in her basement. It does really well with that, no problem. She (Nelly) lol goes a little slower is all. But again this is not shag. If you call the toll free number they would be able to answer it. Also if you go on the site, Neato.com I think you may see an answer to your question. Good luck.
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I have no shag but I do have sculpted carpet and plush and it does very well on those. I hope this was of some help.
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I bought it for my daughter and I know for a fact she didn't use it on any deep shag. There was no problem in her apartment or anywhere else to my knowledge. I wouldn't think that there would be any trouble with any carpet. However I have not used it myself. Hope that helped.
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I'm thinking of asking Santa for a Roomba for no other reason than pet hair. I have dark walnut hardwood floors and a new golden retriever puppy that sheds like a summer shearing. His hair flies across my floors when the ac/heat kicks on even though i have a swiffer vac that i use SEVERAL times a day. I see your post is almost a year old, i've read several that loved their Roombas for only a few weeks or months....do you still love yours and do you think it's worth the price? Kelley
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I have laminate flooring with rugs. No problem so far. I use the shark on the lower setting on the floor.
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The shark is not very noisy and it has attachments for furniture. Using the vaccum as an upright is not very good on bare floors. The bare floor attachment works but I don't like taking the time to switch it all the time
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It was specifically designed to work with really thick carpets. Ours is as thick as they can make it and it works terrific. There are two power settings so it can also be used on thin carpets, like a silk one we own, as well as hard floors. It is so light we can carry it up a narrow circular staircase without a problem.
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I bought a Roomba - non pet version at Costco. I have a wire hair dog, a poodle/terrier/mix and a cat. Along with two snacking kids and messy husband. I am amazed on how much the Roomba gets. I run it everyday and do have to clean out the brushes about 1 x a week. I think the trick is to do a good cleaning with a regular vacumm then set your roomba up for daily cleaning. I am now ordering the Roomba - Scooba for my tile kitchen floors.
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No problem at all. I have a large rug that is almost like shag carpet. It vacuums it and does it well. I have two large furry dogs and a cat, this thing is a life saver. I used to vacuum every couple days, now I can wait a week.
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I have had no issues with the Roomba making transitions from wood to rugs. I occasionally use the regular vacuum for the rugs, because it is more powerful.
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I only have a few thin carpets but it's completely smooth on those. I'd venture it'd be good although thick shag may slow it down.
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The Shark Navigator Professional will not work properly on thicker or high nap carpets. As a matter of fact non of Sharks vacuums work on thicker or high nap carpets. Tile and rugs like Berber the shark does and excellent job. I believe the instructions that cone with the Shark also state that it doesn't work well on thicker or high nap carpets.
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I am in an apartment with what I consider "lite" shag carpeting...I have two longhaired dachshunds and this amazing little vacuum has plenty of suction to do the job. As for thicker carpet...I just don't know. It is powerful for a battery operated vacuum, but you may not be satisfied unless you order a plug in model. I also bought a Bissell carpet cleaner to get any additional stains/dirt out of the carpet.
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Mr. Cook I can promise you, the Dyson DC39 Animal Canister vacuum will handle any cleaning job. I can't speak about a long shag carpet, as I have a short shag, but I couldn't believe how strong it was. I have a short haired dog about the size of a Jack Russel, who sheds hair like you would not believe. Within a day, after vacuuming on the hard surface part of my house, I have balls of fur as big as a tennis ball all around the edges of the hall, and close to the edge of the couch. I just got my DC39 on 5/10/12, but I am one happy camper, I can tell you. The carpet in the bed room was just washed with an expensive carpet shampoo machine that I bought a while back. The shampoo machine pulled a ton of hair out of the carpet even after I had vacuumed it just before running the shampoo on it. I had just shampooed it again just a couple of days before the DC39 came in. The amount of fur that it pulled out of that supposedly sparking clean carpet, was astounding. Also in the same room I have a big king size bed that the regular vacuum couldn't get under. After looking at the amount of hair from the rest of the room, and emptying the canister, I thought about pushing the suction head under the bed as it is flat as a pancake, and can get under nearly everything. Again it filled the canister up. The handle has a button on it the lets you stop the brush from turning when you are on a hard surface. I suppose that's to make the brush last and not wear out on the hard floor. The brush turned so fast on the short shag that you could feel the vibration of it really strong as you worked with it. The head is almost weightless, but it makes the carpet stand up as though it has a lot more weight to it. I recommend it to anyone. Good luck.