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Thread Number: 31072
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
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Post# 343250 2/9/2016 at 12:54 (2,999 days old) by n0oxy  (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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Hey everyone, this would mainly apply to hard floor brushes. You can get models with or without wheels, wondering what everyone's preference is, do you think a brush with or without wheels cleans better, or are they about the same when it's all said and done? | ||
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Post# 343269 , Reply# 2 2/9/2016 at 15:08 (2,998 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I, too, | ||
| Post# 343341 , Reply# 3 2/10/2016 at 00:21 (2,998 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here) | ||
 I've never seen a hard floor brush with wheels, and they should not, as it would possibly damage the flooring, and make annoying noise, and something with wheels may also have a flexible neck which would mean less control for the operator. No wheels. If it's a PN, than Yes, it needs at least 2 back wheels. | ||
| Post# 343355 , Reply# 4 2/10/2016 at 06:12 (2,998 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
I also prefer a bare floor brush without wheels, for many reasons. Number one: they often get jammed with hair and so stop turning and when that happens, they can scratch the floor. Number two: they are often placed at the edges of the brush and can hinder proper edge cleaning. Number three: sometimes you need to slide the brush sideways to sneak it into a tight space behind furniture, and sliding those wheels sideways can scratch the floor.
The combination rug and floor nozzles with the see-saw toggle switch often come with wheels. I don't mind these for a quick transition to bare floor cleaning between carpet cleaning. But I still prefer a wheel-free dedicated bare floor brush or mop for serious bare floor vacuuming without the danger of scratching the surfaces cleaned. I am beginning to think that those specialized floor tools which use a removable mop pad or electrostatic pad are best! | ||
| Post# 354499 , Reply# 6 6/24/2016 at 20:34 (2,862 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
Hmmm | ||
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Post# 354522 , Reply# 7 6/25/2016 at 00:50 (2,862 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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I find wheels on the bare floor brushes to be awful!!! I like a bare floor brush that can glide in just about any direction and is low profile to stick a side of the tool up to the suction inlet under the oven drawer, dryer bottom, and refrigerator. I like having to follow a wheel pattern on hard surface either. On carpet it is fine because I make nice lines.
The best standard bare floor brush I've used is the Hoover 9" which hit the market with the Dimension 1000 and was on all of their power head canisters up to the Windtunnel Plus S3639 which was produced until around 2007. I like that brush as the majority of the bristles are in the middle channel and act as a sweepers for the floor without snow plowing debris away. The best deluxe bare floor brush I've come across is the Riccar Softsweep floor tool. It is extremely maneuverable to stay flat on the floor while swivel numerous directions. It also has a washable microfiber pad that goes over the floor along with the bristles. Really great tool!!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO Durango159's LINK | ||
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Post# 354526 , Reply# 8 6/25/2016 at 03:32 (2,862 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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I HATE the wheels on hard floor tools-they also can SCRATCH delicate floors. | ||
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Post# 354530 , Reply# 9 6/25/2016 at 09:43 (2,862 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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another advantage to brushes with no wheels Another advantage to the floor brushes that don't have wheels is that you can not only move them back and fourth, but you can sweep them from side to side allowing you to cover an area faster, this is not possible when you have wheels attached to the nozzle. | ||
| Post# 354538 , Reply# 10 6/25/2016 at 12:02 (2,862 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
Yes but even with wheels, hard floor brushes seldom suck up dirt.
Loose crumbs maybe, but dust is a no-no. I spend more time picking the dust off the bristles than what goes up it! Having wheels helps going over undulations that actually SAVES the bristle strips from bending outwards. I've got a 10 year old Miele hard floor brush tool that still has straight bristle strips. It might be down to the Wessel Werk design but Id like to think it has something to do with those wheels - plus they can be taken out. No fuss. Some of the Wessel Werk hard floor tools also have felt wheels as opposed to rubber - i.e no damage! | ||
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