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| Post# 145888 8/4/2011 at 20:37 (4,648 days old) by sanitairered (Michigan) | ||
Really surprised at how poorly one machine in particular did..
Hoover Linx Oreck Stick Vac Eureka Stick Vac Dyson DC35 CLICK HERE TO GO TO sanitairered's LINK | ||
| Post# 145901 , Reply# 1 8/4/2011 at 23:00 (4,648 days old) by hoover1 () | ||
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I do vacuum tests like that all of the time, but the first time I did a vacuum test I used pepper so my carpet smelled very bad for months! | ||
| Post# 145902 , Reply# 2 8/4/2011 at 23:04 (4,648 days old) by rainbowkid107 () | ||
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Did the same thing but with Arm & Hammer Pet Fresh Powder... Gave me the WORST migraine headache ever... | ||
| Post# 145904 , Reply# 3 8/4/2011 at 23:10 (4,648 days old) by hoover1 () | ||
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I am very bored so i am going to do a vacuum test right now. | ||
| Post# 145907 , Reply# 4 8/4/2011 at 23:16 (4,648 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
I'm actually quite impressed how well the cheap Eureka Quick Up did! It seemed to have done better than the Oreck!
According to Consumer Reports (which did not test the Dyson, Hoover or Oreck that was in this video), the best cordless stick vac believe it or not, is the Black and Decker Pivot Vac.....did great on carpets, floors and even edges! | ||
| Post# 145910 , Reply# 5 8/4/2011 at 23:42 (4,648 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 145956 , Reply# 6 8/5/2011 at 15:54 (4,647 days old) by sanitairered (Michigan) | ||
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Post# 146217 , Reply# 8 8/7/2011 at 19:46 (4,645 days old) by sleepdoc  (St. Louis, MO) |
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One more thing about the Dyson
The Dyson has two speeds. (I don't know if the others do or not.) If I were going to use a machine like that to vacuum sand from a carpet, I would use the high speed.
I also agree about emptying the machine. The cup has a maximum fill line on it, and to stuff the machine completely full and continue to use it because the others didn't require emptying demonstrates only that the machine's capacity is lower, not its performance after its capacity is vastly exceeded. | ||
| Post# 146251 , Reply# 9 8/7/2011 at 21:57 (4,645 days old) by henry200 (Saint Paul MN) | ||
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I was impressed by the Dyson when I saw the "official" demo video. It seemed to work admirably. I wonder if the poorer performance on the sand in this test was at least partly due to the deeper plush carpeting, rather than a more typical (in the UK) tightly-napped, low pile. | ||
| Post# 146284 , Reply# 10 8/8/2011 at 08:40 (4,644 days old) by sanitairered (Michigan) | ||
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Well, most people in the US have thick carpeting! Vacuum manufactuers are aware of this and need to make machines that can handle it. Hoover really nailed that with their linx. Eureka didn't do that bad either. And I don't think the Dyson was doing that well anyway. It barely got sand, took a LOT of passes to get the second row of dirt, and before it filled up (which shows you how incredibly small the bin is) took a lot of passes for pet hair! And even if the bin was empty I don't think it would have edge-cleaned well. I like Dyson, just not this particular machine.
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| Post# 146361 , Reply# 11 8/8/2011 at 18:41 (4,644 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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I think another factor in the poor performance of the Dyson is that this unit actually has an air-driven turbo nozzle, whereas all 3 other vacs shown in the video have brushrolls that are driven by a small motor. That could be another important factor in the relative ability of the Dyson to clean a plush carpet.
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| Post# 146386 , Reply# 12 8/8/2011 at 22:16 (4,644 days old) by sanitairered (Michigan) | ||
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| Post# 146393 , Reply# 13 8/9/2011 at 00:13 (4,644 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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| Post# 146400 , Reply# 14 8/9/2011 at 07:09 (4,643 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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