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Household Hints & Help

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts) Sun Apr 20, 2014, 08:16 PM Apr 2014

Any suggestions on a vacuum cleaner? [View all]

One that will work well on pet hair? One that can be used on stairs and furniture as well as floors?

This is one of those emergency situations, where I have not even considered getting a new vacuum....until I was using mine today and all of a sudden there was a strange noise, and I look and smoke was pouring out of it. Needless to say, I no longer have a vacuum.

I have always had a canister for the ability to do furniture and stairs because I don't see how it is possible to do these things with an upright....and I spend more time on things besides floors than I do on the floors.

Any help will be appreciated.

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Any suggestions on a vacuum cleaner? [View all] Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 OP

One of the rare occasions when one is looking for something that *does* suck. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2014 #1

I like Oreck. Got one yesterday at the Capitola flea market $20. NYC_SKP Apr 2014 #3

Aren't they rather expensive? Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #7

We used to have a long haired dachsie pscot Apr 2014 #9

Wouldn't you need a hose attachment Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #11

They are upright, really straightforward design. NYC_SKP Apr 2014 #10

Ah, yes, the Rainbow. Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #12

I know what you mean Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #6

We have been happy with Sherman A1 Apr 2014 #2

With what you said about the Dyson Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #8

I understand. Sherman A1 Apr 2014 #15

I bought an Electrolux Ergospace canister vacuum last year and love it LiberalEsto Apr 2014 #4

I didn't realize that Electrolux was still around. Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #5

I am having a Electrolux Canister Vacuum PrincelyBindle Nov 2019 #24

We love our Miele...with one important exception... Adsos Letter Apr 2014 #13

Aren't Miele vacuums very expensive? Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #18

We are still using the Sears Kenmore upright vacuum we bought in 1996. stopbush Apr 2014 #14

My dead one was a Sears Kenmore cannister. Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #19

Vacuum cleaners PADemD Apr 2014 #16

Yes, I can see you are still on the fence. Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #17

I have a Hoover cordless Lynx I've been real happy with. It's very light and easy to maneuver. raccoon Apr 2014 #20

Cordless sounds really cool. Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #21

I'm happy with our canister. politicat Jun 2014 #22

I ended up getting a Sears canister Curmudgeoness Jun 2014 #23