New Vacuum needed for Elderly Relative

[crazykirbydude]

He said $1200 and under, didn't he?

 

[luxkid1980]

He said it was $475.

"I love the Alize canister. Another relative owns one to complement her Sanitaire S677 upright and I have found to to be a fabulous machine. However, my grandfather is 90 years old. He's still in good health, but bending to mess with a canister really isn't practical and the Miele Alize is above our price range, which has an absolute max of $475. An upright with pushbutton brush shutoff is really our best option here."

 

[crazykirbydude]

You're right about the Kirby being an excellent cleaner, but I don't think it would work in this situation. He has to clean hard floors, something better suited to a canister cleaner.

 

[luxkid1980]

I think the OP has his mind set on an upright. No disrespect at all to him, but for a 90-year old homeowner and/or housekeeper, I would stick with the lightest option, maybe even a basic upright with attachments from a big box store like someone mentioned. I can't see his great-grandfather shelling out $400+ on a fancy vacuum cleaner to clean a two bedroom home, a majority of which has wood floors and a few area rugs. If he wants to spend more money, get an Oreck upright and a lightweight canister for above floor cleaning. Again, I'm not sure why so many have it in their mind that they have to have a new vacuum. I can't see this making a lot of sense for an individual of advanced years, as in the case of the OP's great grandfather. I went in to my local Oreck store yesterday, and their used machines were spotless. You could barely tell they were previously used.