Do I need to turn off brush roller when vacuuming wood floors?
522802
Theoretically, the head is fully self-adjusting and the brush roller should compensate. I use mine on concrete floors without any issue.
522803
I think it's better if you do for the floor. Every wood floor and finish is different but the brushes might scratch the finish.
522804
I don't know that you need to but I bet it works better if you do. And this machine DOES have a switch for this, while some of the other ones don't. It's also unnecessarily noisy and wearing on the machine to have the roller on when you are vacuuming furniture, walls etc.
1623807
Just did my hardwood floors. Works but noisy since the spinning brush needs to contact the floor.
2245149
I have hardwood floors as well. The brush actually flips the dirt up in the to vacuum part. Haven't had any problems at all. My floors are very dark, and show any scuff or mark, and I've not seen one from this little sweeper.
87067
you have control over whether the brush is spinning, even when using it as an upright. setting 1 is no-brush (for hard floors) and setting 2 is with the brush. there's a safety feature where you can't have it on "2" unless you step on the release pedal and move the body of the vacuum back. you can't have the brush going while it's locked in the upright position, which is the position you'd use for the tools.
1503909
We use it on our wood floors and have not had any sratches at all. The brush is designed to be used on hard floors. I would imagine if something abrasive got stuck on the brush or roller it could scratch the floor, but we have not had any tangles in ours yet and we've been using it for about half a year. Also it has a cear top over the brush so if anything was stuck in there you would see it. Plus there is a button to turn the brush off if you want to. Has been a great vacuum, we love it.
424448
Well of course u need the brush..how do u think the machine works..the brush rotates to pick up hair ,dust & dirt and throws it up into the dirt bin! Very simple answer..still LOVE my robot..I too only.have wood floors!
1583280
If you had a vacuum where the rollers can be turned off , like a SHARK, you would not have this problem, Buy a SHARK, its still one of the best vacuums you can buy and at at 1/3rd the price of a Dyson
1407418
I found that unless the brushroll is active all the time, the cleaning head will quickly get clogged with dust and pet hair. Just one reason why I'm not crazy about this vacuum.
215267
Yes. The brush can be shut off. When I tried it the suction was so strong that the vacuum was difficult to push on the carpet.
1417982
No! You can not turn off the brush roller. You need to get the model 1 up from this one. It's purple.
939870
I have laminate and tile floors as well as area rugs, and the Dyson DC39 Animal Canister works very well on all of my different floor surfaces. There is a button on the handle to turn off the power brush bar to prevent scratching of floors. Honestly, it works fine with the brush on or off.
776120
It doesn't have rollers. Its safe to be used on wood, marble. I look for a long time a brush for my hard wood floors because I was afraid of scratches. This works great.
1920720
The Dirt Devil Vibe has a switch that allows you to turn the rotating brush on and off, which would be your setting for solid surface floors (off) and carpet (on).
1503910
The brush is only for rugs. Instructions say to turn off the brush for hard surfaces. With the brush on, the vacuum will throw particles around on a hardwood floor. The vacuum itself rolls around easily so it shouldn't cause any problems.
1929465
Yes there is a switch to shut off the brush for bare floors and attachment usage. However, I have great difficulty getting it locked into the off position. I have to use two hands because of the strength of the spring, and there is no convenient place to get leverage. A man's larger, stronger hand may not have this problem.
1742558
no.. There are no moving brushes in the vacuum. The only time hair became a problem is when I used a vacuum with moving brushes. You must clean out all vacuums regularly.
1979389
Here's my best guess. The vacuum has a two-position switch that selects for carpet and bare floor. I suspect the only difference is rotating brush function--on for carpeted floor and off for bare floor. I've never actually checked to see for sure, but I strongly suspect that's how one can turn the brush on or off. Hope this info is helpful.