Best vacuum for small apartment without pets?

[jaker15]

At this point, Niclonnic,

I personally would have given my mom one of my nicer vacs, perhaps my Electrolux Ultralux LX canister, or my Hoover Convertible U4387. I would never cheap out on anyone, ESPECIALLY my own mother. You, sir, have some convoluted values. If I were her I'd start looking elsewhere for a nicer vacuum than the "Wal-Mart Special" you recommended to her. Nothing says "I love you, mom" like a Walmart plasti-vac.

 

[niclonnic]

I don't think so

I take back that suggestion of the "Walmart Special" vacuum. I don't recommend Mom to buy any vacuum from Walmart anyway.

 

[nycwriter]

Well ...

"Spending $500 on a vacuum for a small apartment without pets is ridiculous. $100 or less is more like it."

Depends on your budget.

$500 to some people is like $10 to others.

I spent $1,600 on a vacuum for my small-ish apartment. Was that ridiculous? I don't think so. But then again, my financial situation is quite different from someone, for example, for whom $1,600 is their entire monthly income.

 

[nicktechtalk]

I had....

A Hoover Nano Cyclonic. It was from Target and I absolutely hated it. The only thing that I hated was the wand, where there was a crevice tool glued to it so that it could not be removed. Washing the filters on it, SHEESH shouldn't have even bothered getting it. Just my opinion.

Nano cyclonic isn't the way to go. Spring for the Hoover Tempo!

Nick

 

[ralph123]

Clearly she likes the 7 year old Dyson. You just need to clean it up for her to get rid of the smell.

 

[niclonnic]

No offense, but...

NYCWriter, Mom has to pay the rent regularly at her apartment, so she has a relatively low budget. In a small apartment with no pets, her vacuuming needs are very basic, but she can't afford one yet.

Nick, you have the same name as me! Anyway, the Hoover Nano Cyclonic is available at Walmart, but I don't want Mom to buy a new vacuum from there. Also, she doesn't want a bagged vacuum.

Ralph123, before I let Mom "borrow" the Dyson, I rinsed the pre-motor filter, along with the clear bin. I didn't rinse the cyclone assembly, as Dyson does not recommend it. I also wiped down the machine really well with damp paper towels, but it still gives off a dog smell every time it is turned on. I can't really get that smell out...

 

[super-sweeper]

I'll recommend Dyson to cram it, your machine is out of warranty, anyhow! I've washed cyclones in my day with no trouble. Wash the cyclone out with the garden hose, then soak it in a bath of cleanser. Let it bake in the sun for a few days, turning it upside-down half-way trough the baking process! Then you're done! 

 

[niclonnic]

Hmm...

I don't know about washing the cyclone assembly with water, but I've been thinking of a different way to clean out the cyclones.

What I'm considering doing is this:
1. Remove the 3 Torx screws on top of the cyclone assembly.
2. Lift out the top of the cyclone assembly, which includes the long rod.
3. Take my Ridgid shop vacuum and plug the hose into the blower port on the back.
4. Attach the crevice tool to the hose.
5. Turn the shop vac on.
6. Using the shop vac, blow all of the dust out of the cyclones.
7. Put the cyclone assembly back together.

Hopefully, I'll give this method a try sometime.

 

[super-sweeper]

That will not remove the smell, only the dust. The vacuum will still reek of dog if you only blow it out! 

 


Your best bet is to soak it for a day or two in a bucket of cleaning solution after dissembling the cyclone the best you can.after soaking, scrub the cyclones with a Brillo pad, then power-rinse the assembly until the water runs clear. 

 

[eurekaprince]

And this is why I think you will have an easier time with a bagged upright like the Hoover T Series UH30030. For small apartments, it's far easier to just dump the dustbag into your regular garbage and then throw it down the trash chute. No fuss, no muss. Here's the web description from Hoover:





http://hoover.com/products/details/uh30300/t-series-windtunnel-bagged-upright/

 

[LionKCommander]

You need a sanitaire SC899 it's a widetrac you would be done vacuuming in minutes and it's center suction so it will have true edge to edge deep down suction.

 

[niclonnic]

Conclusion

Mom still can't afford a new vacuum yet, and now wants to stick with Dyson. If I really wanted her to get a new vacuum, I'll have to buy one myself and give it to her. I don't know when that'll happen, though.

In the end, I've learned to "let it go" and let Mom enjoy the Dyson DC07 Animal. She disagrees about the Animal model being "too much" for her.

Everybody's suggestions were nice, but Mom doesn't like bags. I don't know a whole lot about Sanitaire.

I am done in this thread now.