Ultimate test of quiet?

[suckolux]

Hi guys, just vacuumed kitties bed with big fat 16 lbs of long hair Tuxedo sitting in it! The Miele just does not faze him at all, even the powerhead. Guessing the S4 line is even quieter than the S2? Wish I had spent more and gotten better, but this is a very nice machine. Not sure the bag check is ever going to come on, they must really pack it full. My Lux would have already popped open. Any of your machines make kitty run more than some? The Concept 1, just the sight and he is gone for an hour.Ah, the cost of power! Hope you guys are having a great weekend. d.

 

[kirbyds80]

G5

My G5 makes my dog run everytime I run it in either upright, portable or canister mode it doesn't matter.
-Jayson

 

[minivanmegafun]

My Lux Diamond Jubilee made one of my cats run the first time he ever saw it. I hadn't even turned it on!

 

[djtaylor]

Scared of...

My cat, Shorty, is scared of EVERYTHING. When I vacuum, which is daily since he has long hair, he hides for hours. It does not matter which vacuum I use, he runs. I don't even have to turn it on. He runs if I THINK about vacuuming.
Don't know why. I don't threaten to vacuum HIM,... not that often, anyway.
Justin

 

[suckolux]

Daily? Is that all? Not enough here. Mine is ok with the Miele and pretty cool with the Dyson. That is about it. He is a big chicken. One would think after ten years of a few times a day.......

 

[brandon_w_t]

My Chocolate lab, Java, doesn't mind my coffee can hoovers, or 28/115/63. Also doesn't mind the conquest (so quiet), or any canister I own, but hides when I run a kirby, eureka, sanitaire etc.


She didn't care at all for the fairly quiet muffled DC17 dyson.


But our Dachshund, Eva, runs from ALL vacuums!

 

[kirbyds80]

What kirbys do you have?

I have a G5 and a Classic III i'm rebuilding at the moment.
-Jayson

 

[brandon_w_t]

Me?

Currently I have a D80 and heritage II. Ive had lots before though. Classic, Omega, 518, tradition, classic III, Heritage I x2, turbo 84, Legend x3, G3, G5, G6, Ultimate G, and Diamond.

 

[kirbyds80]

Would like one of your D80's

If you don't mind parting one i'd like to have a D80 to add to my personal collection. Email me and we'll talk it over.
-Jayson

 

[brandon_w_t]

Sorry Jayson. I just have One D80, and I have almost $300 in work done to it. Its very dear to me. Couldn't sell it for the world.

 

[brandon_w_t]

Ment to add-

My friend also almost done with building together a complete full attachment and box set of d80 stuff for me, including handy butler/waxer/attachments/shampooer etc.

 

[bimmer740]

My big fat cat Nicholas, the king of the house, is suprisingly not scared of the Kirby Diamond and Ultimate G. However he is scared of the hose to the central vac and he does not like the Electrolux Renaissance. He gets very jumpy when the Renaissance comes out to clean, which is suprising as its not as noisy as the Kirbys. I think the hose on the machine is what bothers him. He is a rather curious cat and I usually call him "the inspector" after I vacuum with the Kirby. He usually sits on the top of his perch and looks down while Im vacuuming as though he was supervising what was going on. When Im finished he climbs down and walks around the carpet as though he were inspecting it to see how well it was cleaned

 

[kirbyds80]

Dual Sanitronic 80

I don't think any animal would flip out over one of these machines. They are so quiet...
-Jayson

 

[brandon_w_t]

They are pretty loud! Mine has new bearings. Kirby vacuums were never really quiet. The heritage series are not bad.

Its louder than hoover convertibles, and eurekas. Not quite as loud as a concept.

 

[kirbyds80]

ESP

Would a Eureka ESP scare an animal?
I'm looking for one of those.
-Jayson

 

[motojoejo]

With all but one vacuum, my Bassett hound could care less and continue sleeping in her bed. It's when I pull out my 1969 Hoover Covertible and turn it on that she makes a run out the room to hide in the closet. I have no idea why.

 

[kirbyds80]

Something that won't scare an animal

What's a vacuum an animal won't flip out about? Give me some ideas. Mst are freaked of everyone. It don't matter if it's a Dual Sanitronic 80 or a Concept One if an animal is scared then an animal is sacred.
-Jayson

 

[brandon_w_t]

Quiet vacuums,,,

I think the original Constellation is perhaps the finest example of a whisper quiet vacuum. You can barely hear the motor. More just the woosh of air.


I am trying to recall how loud the Stainless steel constellation was. I recall it had a far greater woosh of air, as that thing could suck paint off a wall. --- Another fantastic vacuum


Miele vacuums are also pretty quiet.

Coffee can hoovers are very quiet too.

 

[kirbyds80]

Picture?

Anyone got a picture of a coffee can Hoover they can put up? I'd like to see one.
-Jayson