Does anyone use this on a hardwood floor? I have an older upright Dyson, but the wheels scratch the surface of my floor and the attachments don't work well for this. I am looking for a vacuum for my hardwood floors specifically. Does anyone use this on a hardwood floor? I have an older upright Dyson, but the wheels scratch the surface of my floor and the attachments don't work well for this. I am looking for a vacuum... » Read More Does anyone use this on a hardwood floor? I have an older upright Dyson, but the wheels scratch the surface of my floor and the attachments don't work well for this. I am looking for a vacuum for my hardwood floors specifically. « Show Less
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Our house has tile floors. Our Dyson does a super job. The head on it is small enough to get into and under most things. The suction is super. It switches from carpet to floors with a button on the the attachment. It is light weight. I also use it on the floors in our 5th wheel travel trailer. I think you will be pleased with its performance on hard wood floors.
1812375
Yes! It works great on hardwood. That's all I've ever used it on. The attachment with the rotating brush is a bit narrow so it takes a while to vaccume large surfaces but it does an incredible job.
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We use it on hardwood floors and it has an accessory which makes it great on this kinds of surface. All stars.
1434533
I do not think this vacuums bare floors well. It does an okay job but some things are spit out when doing bare floors. I would also be afraid of scratched hard wood and have not really used it for that. As a regular carpet vacuum, this is a fantastic one and has lasted me over four years and it still going strong.
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Maybe I didn't do a good enough job cleaning out the brush after every use, but even though I didn't run the brush on the hardwood floor, I got a light but very long scratch on my hardwood floor. That was the end of me using this vacuum on the hardwood floor.
1801305
I have wood floors also and it does fine on mine. I haven't noticed any damage from the sweeper. I really like it.
1724226
It's great for all floors as far as sucking up particles of whatever. As for fine dust, it's on par with any stick vacuum and it will not scratch hardwood floors. I purchased 2 of them.
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Just based on my own negative experiences with my Dyson, I would suggest that you think about getting a swiffer style dry cloth sweeper. It is a lot cheaper, and not nearly as much trouble. I end up having to use one even with my Dyson because this model scratches my hardwood. Good luck!
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Personally, I wouldn't use a carpet cleaner on hardwood floors. Actually, I now wouldn't even recommend this model to anyone since mine is already broken and haven't used/abused this machine enough, but it's long out of warranty I suspect.
1912708
I usually use my Dustbuster on bathroom rugs, or shake them. So I got my Dyson out & tried it. It pulled the small rug when I pulled the vacuum toward me, but the rug didn't roll up into the floor piece.
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I have maple wood flooring. I have not seen any problem and I use the brush on it. The vac has the option of using the brush or not if you are concerned. I do not have pets. I do have a number of grandchildren who leave crumbs and track in debris from the yard. This is why I bought it and love it.
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The vacuum works best on hardwood and tile flooring. It's not as smooth and easy to vacuum on area rugs.It works but you have to use more effort when vacuuming the rug. It's still a great stick vacuum.
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I have been using it on my newly refinished hardwood floors without any issues. Does not seem to scratch them and it picks up well. However I have found it somewhat hard to move over my new plusher carpet even on the lowest suction level.
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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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I have not tried the Dyson. I have hardwoods, pets, and large area rugs, I love the carpet attachment, and the brush crevice tool is nice for floor moldings. The filter is washable, which is nice, and the first thing to check if the suction is lacking. I do think it could have a tiny bit more suction, but I might feel that way regardless :D. On bare floors I definitely prefer the bare floor attachment, and I like the design of it. it does okay on pet hair, I think it clogs the filter a little quicker. I have a lightweight cordless I use for stairs....
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Mr. Starter, if you ended up purchasing this Hoover (or another canister vacuum model), what is your opinion of cleaning hardwood floors? I have the same dilemma.
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It's the best vacuum ever . So far. I can't answer the "scratch my floors" question, because I live in a civil War-era farmhouse. However, I would guess that my three Chessies and one stray hound dog probably scratch the floors as much or more than any vacuum might!
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I do not have hardwood floors. It is a smaller vacuum that I keep upstairs for our loft bedroom and bath. It is very powerful for its size. It is mostly carpet up there and does a very good job. It also works well on the tile floor, so I would imagine it would be good on hardwood too. The attachments are handy. Hope this helps. I have been very happy with it.
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Our Dyson scratched our hardwood floors. It's too low to the ground, so anything hard & tiny will get pushed & ground into the floor by the vacuum.