New Carpet with Limits
I started reading about new carpet and carpet styles last night. There is a LOT of information out there and a LOT of complaints from buyers having trouble using their vacuums on some of these new styles.
It seems like for sure what does not work are the Dyson's, Hoovers, Orecks and Kirby's but I read complaints of about every make just not working.
It would seem it might be the placement and type of wheels on the machines and also the method of adjustment. Where the machine adjusts from the back or front of machine. I did seem like several were having success with the Simplicity/Ricarr line of vacuums.
Interesting note is that back in the early 1980's my grandmother built a new home and bought very high end Karastan carpeting for the house. It was thick and soft. Wonderful looking and great to walk on BUT she could not find ANY vacuum that would clean it or you could even PUSH through the carpet.
She tried the 4 level adjustment Hoover Convertibles, Hoover Power Drive, Kirby was NO WAY. She also tried an Electrolux power nozzle and the power nozzle for her Air-Way.
The problem seemed like the vacuums were either was too high off the rug or would snow plow and you could NOT push it through the pile. The Power drive Hoover would burn the belt up in just seconds.
It was terrible. NO ONE (including me)wanted to vacuum that house. She finally did end up using her Air-Way with just the straight suction carpet tool. The rug nozzle had wheels on the bottom plate and vents and groves that let the suction surge the nap. You never felt like the rug was very clean as the pile was so thick.
From what I have been reading, these new (called silk)thick carpets are very soft and the same problem-the vacuum's suction either sticks to the carpet or sinks into the carpet. The result is the same. You cannot push the machine over the carpet.
