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The filters are actually a bit dirty from normal usage. Thanks for the offer, but I am not interested in those filters. Sorry.

Yet another minor issue has occurred with my Dyson DC17 Absolute Animal. The other day, I decided to wash the filter; it had some hair and fluff built up around the edges. However, once it dried and I went to put it back in, the filter cover had some resistance. I pushed it down, but then part...

Yes, this vacuum has been serving my mom very well; it's still going strong nearly 3 years later. There is one minor issue, though: when the vacuum is turned on, it tends to make a slight whistling noise. This applies to the wind-down as well. I wonder if any of the seals need to be cleaned?

Sad but true. The country club I work at uses a residential Bissell, which appears to be a Swivel Rewind Pet. Its brushroll chamber is also clouded up to where you can't see the brushroll. I haven't seen an extension cord being used with that vacuum, but the machine's cord isn't even wrapped up...

To be fair, I can see how bagless is not for everyone. In addition to the filters getting caked with dust, there are lots of cracks and crevices in the bin for fine dust to accumulate, including the shroud. This'll have to be washed and/or wiped out from time to time. Here's a good analogy: as...

I can only imagine how nice it would be to have a vacuum that doesn't smell dusty after use. Here are some other things I've noticed about a Rainbow: they are very expensive, and the water basin adds weight which may make the vacuum harder to pull around. Another thing with bagless vacuums is...

Right, I completely forgot to mention bagless filters. Most of the time, I've either washed them, banged them out or brushed the dust off of them. Even then, they will degrade over time with frequent cleanings. My Dyson DC07 Animal had its pre-motor filter become faded and shrunken down slightly...

Do you know someone who has almost exclusively owned bagless vacuums? I know I am among one of those. This is a counter-thread to the one about only owning vintage-looking vacuums. I have come up with a few factors. The first one is prevalence. It seems like this is the type of vacuum that...

I currently own a Shark robot vacuum, as well as a WandVac hand vacuum. Both have had no issues whatsoever. In addition, my mom owns a red Navigator Lift-Away with Zero-M (ZU561), which has been serving her very well since Christmas of 2022. The Zero-M brushroll actually works as it should...

My Dyson DC17 is a worthy contender for this list. Its brushroll tends to clack and sound uneven, almost like a saw grinding at my carpet. That drives me up the wall and makes me want to put on my Bose noise-canceling headphones while vacuuming (they work very well). Fortunately, I have found...

I wasn't born yet when this vacuum was out. That example was indeed very large; it might as well be a small canister like the Mighty Mite. As for my old Collector, I only found one video of an extremely similar model in action: the AC8260. This one has an orange logo, but otherwise looks...

Although I've never owned an Amway myself, I do own its close relative: a 10 amp Fantom Fury. It does not have a pre-motor filter, instead relying on a metal "fluff trap" that is supposed to trap any dust and fluff that bypasses the dual-cyclonic system. Because Fantoms are collector's items, my...

This was such a jarring change for me. I just casually hopped on here yesterday morning; when I saw the entirely new layout, I was confused and assumed that the site got hacked. But that wasn't the case as time went on and posts were made regarding this ordeal. The old design was simply unique...

It depends... I've only ever had TWO Dysons in my home: a DC07 Animal (sold nearly 4 years ago) and a DC17 Absolute Animal (my current heavy-duty vacuum). First off, the DC07's upwards-mounted inner cyclones filtered exceptionally well. And the shroud holes would get clogged with some fine...

HVRVACLVR What a nice find! This is indeed a rare model. There aren't very many videos on this particular machine. Even so, it shares its name with the more modern TTI Hoovers, making it even harder to find videos of the Maytag WT2 models. I've never owned one myself, though. So I've found it...