How does this work on carpeted stairs? Does the brush rotation stay effective and does it pick up well?
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It works very well on carpeted stairs. For a hand held vacuum, it has plenty of power and a nice long cord. It may work a little too well, in that the canister fills up very quickly, so you will probably have to empty it every time you use it.
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It works well on steps. Mine only have a carpet runner and the pile is very short and stiff and it cleans them quite well. The first time I used it, I noticed that it picked up a lot more dirt then my previous handheld vacuum.
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I don't have carpeted stairs, but I do use it on the carpets in my cars and it works great!
604102
It's a dream machine and I especially like it under the dining room table and other hard to get to places. The brush is as effective as my hoover floor vac. I don't use the brush on upholstery.
604103
The brush rotation is effective for the braided treads on our painted stairs, on hardwood floors, for the upholstery and carpets in our cars and on area rugs. I've used it successfully to clean up broken Christmas balls, dried mud, and it even picks up dog hair on the dog beds. The hose attachment is convenient and also has very good suction. The filter is easy to clean and washable. There's cord to deal with, but I've never found a cordless with this kind of power. I'm happy with this purchase and I've recommended it to friends and family.
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Hi Charlie, I just used it to clean my steps and all corners and it picks everything, better than my main big vacuum. I only use this handset for steps since the day it arrived it. It had been a great addition to my home. I recommended it.
604105
It works AWESOME on stairs. Does a terrific job picking up pet hair and overall cleaning.
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It comes with a crevice tool and brush attachment . It gets my 8x10 rug clean. No attachment for stairs. It works great.
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stranger55, the sweeper has two roller brushes, the one barrel has rather sturdy tufts of 1/2 inch bristles, aligned in a spiral fashion down the barrel. The other barrel has 3/4 inch bristles that are evenly covering the barrel, so they are not firm to the touch. I believe with these two brush rolls working together, it would do a pretty good job lifting dirt from a sculpted carpet, however if your carpeting is really deep, probably a standard vacuum would be better for you. But this Bissell sweeper picks up a lot of dust, dirt and hairs.
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This vacuum cleaner works reat on picking up my dog's hair. On hardwoord floors, I turn off the brush and strictly use the suction. The brush is off so it does not scratch the floor from repeated use. The small rotating brush that comes ith the unit works great on furniture. I have no regrets buying this unit.
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It works fine on hard surfaces and on carpets with low pile. I still don't like however, that the handle came in several pieces that screw together, when you twist the handle to make the sweeper go at an angle, often the handle starts unscrewing and gets loose requiring re-tightening.
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I have throw rugs in the master bath and, amazingly enough, it actually vacuums them as well with no bunching or curling of the rugs. Throw rugs at the entries are vacuumed beautifully with no mishaps. Sorry, but stairs still must be done conventionally.
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Never used it like that, butI have carpeted stairs and it does a great job on the cat hair. I guess it should work just as well on a flat rug. It's easy to clean too.
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So far for me, it has worked nicely. Sometimes, on a carpet surface, I will use the little brush attachment and it will pick up the hair that really sticks to the rug surface, but most of the time, the regular attachment works. We just have a super fuzzy cat..
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We also have area rugs, and the Dyson does a really good job on them! The brush assembly kinda' "floats" so we use it on rugs of varying thickness and pile quite successfully.
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The wheels do not rotate by power but if it is used on a carpet the rotating brush will help the vacuum move .in my opinion it does a great cleaning job.
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I use the wand with the versatool for stairs with no carpet and it works very well. The versa tool is good for bare floors and when closed it has good suction also for crevices. I hope this helped you.
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I asked my wife and she says it works good on floors but not so good on rugs. We're kind of disappointed with the Dyson period. The main unit with beater has great suction but is hard handle on rugs unless you have a lot of strength which some women don't have.
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Yes, you must vacuum first. Carpeted stairs should not be a problem. The unit it light weight and maneuverable enough for stairs.
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This model works fairly well on hardwood floors, not as well on carpet. I have owned this model for about three years and would say that it is an average vacuum cleaner in quality.
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It doesn't get every bit, but it does better than most vacuums I have had in the past. I haven't tried the furniture brush yet, I suspect it will perform about the same.
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This vacuum is great on hard surfaces for pet hair. If the pet hair is typically hard to vacuum up because it is on cloth or carpet, not so great. It works very good to pick up loose crumbs on carpet, though. I have two cats that shed and I wholeheartedly recommend, instead, the Eureka EasyClean 71B corded handheld vacuum for pet hair on furniture. It is the only vacuum that will pick up cat hair on my velour couches because of the strong suction and rotating brushes. It is extremely important to clean the filter to keep the suction strong on both of these handheld vacuums. The filter on this Black and Decker CHV1410L is underneath the green filter cover that twists off. The easiest and most effective way to clean the filters for me is to use a shop vac on them. Of course, any vacuum with a hose attachment would work.
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This vacuum does a much better than average job on stairs. The motorized head is light and swivels easily. It has great pick-up, and a light on the head. The entire vacuum is very light and easy to carry on stairs. The crevice tools Los work well on stairs. The long cord is plenty for he stirs in most homes.