Vacuum cleaner and how to take care of carpet
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Comments (1)I use a Hoover with onboard heater and it works very well for me. I don't ever purchase the Hoover carpet cleaning solution - it just made my carpet feel sticky. For the two wool rugs I have, I use 1 cup of distilled vinegar and fill the rest with water. For the light carpeting, I use a mixture of a little dissolved oxyclean plus X-O (this is an enzyme cleaner to take care of pet spots and kid spills) plus water. Works great. The onboard heater really makes a big difference. My previous cleaner did not have one and did not clean nearly as well. As to liquid use - you control the amount you choose to use. The liquid is only sprayed when you hold the trigger. None of the models available have a huge cleaning solution or dirty water tank. You would have to go with a commercial model for that....See MoreHow to clean/disinfect vacuum cleaner?
Comments (2)Sodium carbonate is the main ingredient of hand sanitizers. It is also the main ingredient of washing soda. Toss the old bag and put in a new one. Throw a handful of washing soda on a noncarpeted smooth floor and vaccuum it up. I say noncarpeted because it may be hard to get out of a carpet. The the soda will go all the same places your sisters dirt went....See MoreWhich vacuum cleaner is best?
Comments (49)Well, this is my SAD saga regarding vacuum cleaners! I was married 50 years when my husband passed away last summer, so I have seen A LOT of vacuum cleaners! The one I remember very well is a Sears canister over 20 years ago that cost me at that time about $400.00. It was nothing but trouble. So bad, in fact, that it went in the trash. My Mom also purchased one and so did my best friend. Both of those shortly went in the trash, also. Then came the Hoover Dimension 1000 canister vacuum. I brought it with me in 1988 when we moved to a new location, where we still are now. And the Dimension 1000 still runs! That's nearly 30 years! But the hose desperately needs replacement (as the wiring runs through it to run the power head) but I doubt I can still get the parts. I should have replaced it at the time, when it cost $100.00, but I had no idea how these vacuums were going to go downhill. I have it all taped up with electrical tape, but I'm afraid to use it. So it's sitting in the basement. I still have an older Hoover Windtunnel upright with the "Dirt Finder" that actually works! The entire vacuum works well but it's extremely heavy to push. I found that with the newer ones, the "Dirt Finder" doesn't work--I was actually told that in a Hoover store--and the rest of the machine doesn't work, either. Again, I was told in a vacuum store that the newer Hoovers are no good. Well, that vacuum was sold in my last garage sale for $5.00 and I was glad to be rid of it. Now, to the present time...I purchased a Dyson DC 41 for $600.00 about three years ago and it just quit on me. I hemmed and hawed about what I should get to replace it and I wish I had seen this forum before making a purchase. Believe it or not, I bought another DC 41 because WHEN it worked, it was great! Fortunately, since it now is an older model, it was somewhat less expensive. Now I'm hoping I will have better luck with this one. I also decided it was time to replace my heavy, aging Hoover Windtunnel, and I purchased a Shark Rotator Powered Lift Away (the pet model) for upstairs because I love the ease in which I can get under the bed. This set me back about $350.00, which I didn't think was bad, because I LOVE this vacuum. And I have 7 cats in the house (yes, seven) so I'm glad I got the pet models in both. But I have it less than a month, so only time will tell. Had I seen this forum, I would have looked into the Tacony products, a Simplicity or Riccar. After all, I spent enough money that I could have considered one of those. And there is a vacuum store right up the road from me....See MoreHelp - Need New Vacuum Cleaner
Comments (34)@sofikbr I am not "blaming" her except for the fact that it is the tool that brushes the floor had was somehow wrong. As I wrote, I was distracted at that moment because something she had done in the office while cleaning had caused my WIfi to go off line. The actual motor and hoses and everything else worked fine and so logically this particular part becoming broken in some way while in use would appear to have been caused by some kind of use. Obviously things break after a period of time. If I had "broken" it while using it I would have been more aware of what happened to cause it in terms of trouble shooting. Since it is going to be used by a cleaning lady and not me, I added that proviso since I want something relatively simple without delicate parts and since my cleaning needs are fairly minimal, I don't need anything that cleans really well. Thanks for the suggestion but as I wrote, I am not interested in cordless because I don't want something where the battery can need charging in the middle of her cleaning and that would depend on her making sure of the charge after she used it each time she cleaned. That is why a corded makes more sense given the logistics. I try to anticipate possible issues to make things as simple as possible....See MoreRelated Professionals
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