Good news for the future of vacuums as major home appliances

[panasonicvac]

Honestly, I wouldn't stand living in a home that would have mostly bare floors than mostly carpets. I like the feel of carpets, I love vacuuming carpets, and I especially love having a truckmount professional carpet cleaner come over to clean the carpets. It's just so satisfying and fun to watch.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I have one room left to restore here

The "Victorian room". It has wide plank pine now. It was painted dark grey in the 40s. My uncle sanded them in 1959. Every room I do gets oak. I have cartons of gorgeous parquet flooring to go in this last room. I got it at a flooring store. It was in the 'back' with remnants. I asked how much it was. He told me...it was a steal! "But, he replied, you have to take all of it". My favorite line, 'Put it in the car". It's really too good for a bedroom. But, how could I refuse? It might turn out to be the nicest floor in the house! A weekly Swiffer, and an occasional Hoover floor brush, and, I'll be good to go. It will be seen for the first time when folks come to the VCCC convention. Twin 4 poster beds will grace that room when I'm done.

 

[rolls_rapide]

Reply #22

"I also feel it’s much more respectful to the person who lives in the apartment below me…she is not disturbed by my walking nor can she hear if something drops on the carpet (like my phone) late at night."



Exactly my thoughts too - more so with the recent 'working from home' palaver.

The old living room carpet reduced the sound to a degree, but the old rubber underlay was reduced to complete powder. It all got ripped out, and floorboards were screwed down to stop the creaking.

It was like living in an echo chamber for a week or so with the bare floorboards. Television audio was horrible with reflected sound all over the place.

New foam underlay of standard depth was installed, and new carpet with quite a plush, dense synthetic pile. Very comfortable to walk on.

However, certain vacuums are a pain to use on it. The Sebo D2 Kombi nozzle I utterly detest. Even the standard Sebo air-turbo nozzle takes forever to clean it. A Hoover Junior does work, but it is quite slow progress.

Much more successful is the Hoover Freedom upright, with the Purepower style of agitator brushroll. And surprising to me - a Shark cordless lift-away with dual agitator actually works well too.

 

[eurekaprince]

Indeed, for deep plush carpets, it’s best to have a full sized bagged upright - preferably with a height adjustment to keep the motor head at the right level for maximum air flow without causing “suction lock” on the carpet. Even the Miele Dynamic S7 upright with the floating brush roll will work great on deep plush pile carpet - if you can get your hands on one. Or a classic Electrolux Sanitaire with the Dial-a-Nap height control - again, if you can get your hands on one. Not sure how well the Sebo uprights work on plush carpet, but best to get the commercial version with the manual rotary height adjustment. And of course, you can always invest in a full size Kirby - are these on sale in the UK?

 

[beagledad]

I have about 60/40 carpet/tile. A house filled with nothing but tile is dusty and echoes. Not for me. Central vac with adjustable power nozzle is a great setup for me. The only people I've known who disliked their central vacuum cheaped out and only bought an air driven carpet nozzle. What did they expect? You get what you pay for.