Recent content by mistyp11

I have the TOL Riccar Supralight! I am happy the purchase is done. Thank you so much everyone. It has been so helpful.

Thanks for the reassurance, kirbyloverdan. As far as I know right now, I think I am planning to return the loaner Riccar and buy my own Supralight tomorrow. It will be a relief to have the decision made. I will update when it is officially over (whew!). I should also mention, back to all of...

I am so grateful that everyone has been so helpful, and invested in my making a good decision. Both my husband and I have used the Riccar Supralight I have on loan until tomorrow. My husband can't see any reason why we wouldn't buy it. It is incredibly lightweight and so comfortable to vacuum...

I wouldn't rule out driving to Omaha, I very well may end up doing that. The Riccar I have right now is the commercial Supralight, with the 35 foot cord.

I just talked to our local Miele dealer by phone. She said a new nozzle would help somewhat, but in her opinion she thinks I should get the Riccar upright. She said she feels the Miele uprights are not as good and are way too heavy. There is no Sebo dealer local to me, unfortunately. I would...

Durango159, Wow! Ok, I am finally getting that I need a different power head for my current Miele. I put both of those you mentioned on my Amazon wishlist and will make buying one of those a priority. My husband stopped at home and did a quick pass with the Riccar Supralight, and was REALLY...

I took the borrowed Riccar Vibrance back to the store and am now borrowing the Supralight. It seems like it has a lot of power, but testing it at home I don't think the suction is as good as the suction on the Vibrance was. It is really light though. I may have it down to deciding between the...

If I do something like the Riccar Supralight or Simplicity Freedom, am I worrying too much about sucking up a small toy or coin and destroying the vacuum? I am looking at the Oreck XL Gold on Amazon, that looks like a good possibility. Maybe I will see if I can find a local Oreck dealer. The...

I do think the RIccar Supralight would be perfect, if I was not afraid of sucking something up and destroying it. I just did some research and found out there is a Lindhaus dealer about an hour away. I think I might make a trip there to try them out. There is also a Miele dealer here I have...

I am looking and can't seem to figure out where I can buy an Aerus? And can anyone say more about Lindhaus?

And one more thing while I am thinking of it- I wish the RIccar would do better at picking up around the edges. The sales person told me that almost no vac would do a good job at that, but I am wondering if that is true.

Oh also- The carpet is all the same kind of carpet. It is a short plush carpet. And the house is one story with a daylight basement, all of the bedrooms and more of the carpet is downstairs. And as far as bagged vs. bagless, I don't really care about that at all. EIther is fine with me, and I...

Wow, thanks everyone for the advice so far! As far as my back problems- I would say that while I would prefer a lighter weight vacuum, I will not rule out a heavier vacuum if it works better for my situation. The Miele I have is the S 514 (Solaris?). I don't know if I can explain exactly why...

I am new here, and thrilled that this forum exists! I hope I can get some help here. We just moved from a home that had all hardwood floors into a 6,000 square foot home with almost all carpet. Our Miele canister is not going to work in our new house. I have a Riccar Vibrance on loan for the...