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Thread Number: 8237
Best new upright for hardwood floors |
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| Post# 91679 , Reply# 1 2/14/2010 at 13:10 (5,178 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
John...you'll be happier with a canister for bare floors
Uprights can pick up surface litter and large dust balls, but nothing beats a good, manoeverable bare floor brush with soft bristles connected to a quiet canister. You might even consider the Dyson canister without the Motorhead - the one where the hose can be disconnected from the bulky wands for dusting furniture.
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Post# 91684 , Reply# 2 2/14/2010 at 13:31 (5,178 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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A HOOVER "Connie" has a great new floor brush  | ||
| Post# 91687 , Reply# 4 2/14/2010 at 14:04 (5,178 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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According to Consumer Reports, here are your best bets for b
In order of cheapest to more expensive: 1. Miele S2120 Delphi (Good on carpet, excellent on bare floors, very good tool airflow and noise level, and excellent emission control) $500 2. Kenmore Intuition 28014 (Excellent on bare floors, excellent airflow for tool use, excellent emissions, very good on carpet and very good noise level) 3. Miele S514 Direct Connect (excellent on bare floors, excellent emissions control, very good airflow for tools, very good noise control, only a "good" on carpets) $730 4. Miele Calisto S5280 (same ratings as the S514 but more expensive $880) You might also try the Electrolux Oxygen 6988 (my friends love this for their floors and throw rugs): it's only got a "good" rating on noise control, but it is excellent on floors and carpets, and is cheaper than all of the above ($430) You might also look at the Miele Olympus which is the same as the Delphi, but cheaper because it does not have a motorized carpet nozzle - you can probably buy a Miele turbo nozzle for your throw rugs to go with this. Miele probably has the best bare floor brush now with a very flexible head to move it into all types of floor terrain. So it might be best to try for a Miele for this reason alone! | ||
| Post# 91689 , Reply# 5 2/14/2010 at 14:10 (5,178 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Sorry forgot the CR price on the Kenmore Intuition....
they list it as $600, but knowing Sears, it's often discounted from that price. It actually has a very neat power nozzle which incorporates a Bare Floor Brush inside of it. All you do is step on a pedal and remove the bare floor brush (while its connected to the wand) from the carpet nozzle, and voila...you're set to do floors!
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| Post# 91738 , Reply# 6 2/14/2010 at 20:51 (5,178 days old) by eluxca () | ||
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Thanks All great suggestions! | ||
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Post# 91744 , Reply# 8 2/14/2010 at 21:22 (5,178 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA) |
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My two cents worth ...
I too have always been an upright fan, with Kirby as my favorite. I had always lived in homes with wall to wall carpet. Since I had back surgery two years ago, I as forced to move to a downstairs apartment about a year ago. This new apartment has all wood floors throughout except for the small bedroom which is carpeted. Needless to say, the Kirby was no longer suitable for the bare floors. I bought a used Filter Queen recently and now use it as my primary vacuum. It has a PN for the bedroom, and a great bare floor brush for the rest of the house. I realize that brand new Filter Queens are expensive, but a reconditioned one from a reputable vac shop is usually pretty reasonable. They are well made, and with reasonable care will last a lifetime. Just my two cents worth. Joe | ||
| Post# 91745 , Reply# 9 2/14/2010 at 21:23 (5,178 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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Why does it have to be new.. lotsa better vintage ones out there | ||
| Post# 91770 , Reply# 12 2/15/2010 at 08:48 (5,178 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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That Emer Donatello looks a lot like the 90s Hoover Acenta, and a lot like the 00's Hoover Junior... 
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| Post# 91773 , Reply# 13 2/15/2010 at 09:33 (5,177 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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If you are looking for a great stick-vac for floors only....
I highly recommend the cordless Swiffer SweeperVac. This lightweight rechargeable vac is extremely convenient to use and really does a great job. It's also quite inexpensive (I think $30 bucks at Wally Mart), even when you take into account the cost of the disposable Swiffer Pads. It's basically a Swiffer floor wiper combined with a Dustbuster on a stick! The suction channel at the front end picks up all the large debris - even out of corners - and the disposable cloth pad picks up all the electrostatic dust that suction alone can't remove. It's also very gentle on all floors as it does not use any harsh bristles. The swivel neck is a breeze to use and allows the unit to easily clean under low tables and around chair legs. My 82-year old mom loves this thing! She uses it twice a day. It's light and easy for her to use on all the bare floors of her apartment, including marble, hardwood laminate and kitchen and bathroom tile. And the cloths are available in any grocery store. See the link below.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK | ||
| Post# 91861 , Reply# 16 2/16/2010 at 23:12 (5,176 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
My dad used to live in a Chicago Style loft downtown, and it was ALL hardwood floors. Very old. I bought a new Oreck 4120? Upright Two Speed. It is the black one, with LED lights, and the "intella shield". It was EXCELLENT for the floors there. First speed for hard floors, and second speed for rugs. I am not a fan of Orecks for daily use, but I will favor them for hard floors. Any 2 speed Oreck would be great for it. Hope this helps, -Chase :) | ||
| Post# 91862 , Reply# 17 2/16/2010 at 23:47 (5,176 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany) | ||
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John- I have been really impressed with my Dyson DC-23... but I still think that my Miele is more user friendly--in just about every way. ~Fred | ||
| Post# 91865 , Reply# 18 2/17/2010 at 01:40 (5,176 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
My favorite upright for my hardwood floors would prolly be..
My Sebo Felix! It comes with a bare floor brush that attaches easily, and be swapped out for a really nice power head. It does an incredible job on all the hard flooring in my house. It gets a ton of use! The floor nozzle has a swivel neck, and so its very maneuverable. It can easily get under, between, and around furniture. This is one of my favorite new vacuums available, and I would highly recommend it!
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| Post# 91866 , Reply# 19 2/17/2010 at 01:53 (5,176 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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Here's a pic of the underside of the floor tool...
As you can clearly see, I use this thing a lot. We have really bumpy hardwood floors in my old house, so it's a little scuffed. The reason the Felix floor nozzle works so well has to do with the narrow suction path that spreads the strong power evenly across the entire base. It has brushes that act like a squeegee, so it catches everything in its path. It originally had a row of brushes in the front of the suction nozzle, but it would push around large debris, so I removed it (slides right out). It works better better than any of my other uprights on bare floors. It also works a lot better than several new canister bare floor tools I've used! Well done Sebo! 
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| Post# 91867 , Reply# 20 2/17/2010 at 01:58 (5,176 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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And for cleaning the rugs... | ||
| Post# 91880 , Reply# 22 2/17/2010 at 10:04 (5,175 days old) by joe22 () | ||
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miele stick vac, um sorry they call it the *universal upright* guess that explaines the 3-400$ price ;-) CLICK HERE TO GO TO joe22's LINK | ||
| Post# 91904 , Reply# 25 2/17/2010 at 18:57 (5,175 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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Fred and John- Although the bags in the Felix are just regular paper material (they kinda remind me of old Airway bags, or Kirby Micron Magic bags), I actually really like them. I'm on my 4th bag now in the year that I've had it, and with a dog (and living on a dirt road) it has gotten a lot of fairly serious use. The bag chamber and secondary filter are still very clean. The bags are smaller, but they hold a a lot of dirt before they need to be changed. They really pack the dirt in. The bags are incredibly easy to change, and the bags seal shut so you don't get a dust cloud when ya' toss them in the trash. The bags aren't Filtrete, but I don't think they really need to be. Plus they're a lot cheaper... about 2 bucks a bag. My Miele Solaris can vac (great machine) has the nicest bags I've ever seen in a vacuum, but they are a lot more expensive. Here's a pic of the bag chamber after 4 very full bags... not too bad! 
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| Post# 91905 , Reply# 26 2/17/2010 at 19:10 (5,175 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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Here is a pic of the bags.. | ||
| Post# 92116 , Reply# 27 2/23/2010 at 12:36 (5,169 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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JUST GET! A good old model G Electrolux and forget all the new stuff, very quiet, powerful and dosent blow dust, what more can you ask for! | ||
| Post# 92128 , Reply# 28 2/23/2010 at 20:43 (5,169 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Hans, I'll second that suggestion for sure!! Terry | ||
| Post# 92192 , Reply# 30 2/24/2010 at 21:43 (5,168 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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What about the dust-storm caused by the orientation of the e | ||
| Post# 95602 , Reply# 31 4/7/2010 at 19:55 (5,126 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Model G The model G deflects the air upward,the older ones blow straight out the back. | ||
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