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Comments (3)I would have to ask you if you have enough respiratory problems, that it affects your health. There really is not enough particles coming out. If any,it is from displaced air, from movement of the brushroll. There is no other fan pulling the air. When you are using the wand, make sure that the head of the upright is not "digging" into the carpet. Sometimes this happens, when you pull the hose in front of the upright. The front will tip forward; digging into the carpet. Also, remove the bottom brushroll plate and brushroll, then clean out the brushroll chamber periodically. You should be doing this at least every time you change the belt(if belt must be replaced). If you have a more permanent belt, you should just set up a schedule to do a maintenance check. Be sure to check the airway from the brushroll chamber to where the wand connect to the machine. Sometimes dirt can get stuck. If it is a big concern for you, you then can purchase an upright vacuum cleaner where the brushroll shuts off or shuts off in the upright position. If you do not want to spend the money, then just stuff one facial tissue down where the wand connects to the vacuum. Do not stuff it so far down where you cannot get it....See MoreSmartstrand vs Dyson Vacuum Cleaner
Comments (7)I had my original Dyson 07 animal vacuum for over 13 years and loved it enough to replace many parts over the years, but it was beginning to go downhill. When I found a new top of the line Dyson DC41 @ 25% off after Thanksgiving, I jumped on it. Received it a few days later and was thrilled with it. A few weeks later, purchased new carpeting--the Mohawk's Smartstrand for our family room, hallways and bedrooms. Had it installed about a week before Christmas. Disclaimer: I do NOT recommended any home improvement projects right before the holidays. Not sure what I was thinking :-) That evening I whipped out the vacuum and couldn't believe how difficult it was to push. Literally stained my back. The carpet was dense,but not super high like a shag so I thought this was an issue with the vacuum. I couldn't find anything regarding the Dyson having an issue on thicker carpets and after spending about 20 minutes, it finally occurred to me to do a search using the key words Mohawk, Dyson, vacuum, and problem. Bingo. I was crushed when it hit me that there wasn't anything I could do, including leaving the vent open on the wand, to make it work. I was going to have to let the Dyson go and, as far as I knew, there wasn't another vacuum that came close to its level of performance. I read everything I could find regarding vacuums that performed well on the Smartstrand, including Mohawks recommendations (short list on Mohawks site--which they seem to have created after talking with some popular/ mainstream names. After more research, I still lacked a firm recommendation. The only name that stuck out: brand Riccar , series name Brilliance. Price tag (0ver $700.00) was a deal breaker--I thought Dyson was up there. After getting by with a Eureka for a week, I knew that I had to find something else, so I contacted the owner of a local vacuum store (small business, one owner/operator with about 20 years experience. Luckily, he had recently become aware of the Smartstrand issues and had helped a fellow Dyson lover the week before that had the same issue. His recommendation: the Riccar Brilliance. Price tag was slightly lower (around $600.00). He gave me a brand new one to test drive for a couple of days and I couldn't be happier. It actually works better than the Dyson in terms of cleaning multiple types of floors, especially the Smartstrand (on extra high level) and is made of higher quality materials. I called the owner on the second day and said I'd be keeping her. VERY happy, worth the extra $100.00 and is outperforming my Dyson. My family includes 3 sons, a hubby (general contractor), 2 dogs with light coats, 2 long hair cats--redheads, no less ;-) and a maroon-bellied conure. I'm a clean freak, so this combo is beyond challenging. I am skeptical of people that write long recommendations like these and am only doing so because it may save someone else from spending as much time going from site to site looking for something that will not only work on the new smartstrand, but make letting go of their well loved Dyson pain free and because I am avoiding a huge pile of laundry...never ending. I'm a teacher, have no affiliation with Riccar or any other businesses. Try going with a local vacuum shop, borrow the Riccar and try it out. It will cost you nothing but a little time. Hope this helps! Julianne This post was edited by annieoakli on Thu, Jan 10, 13 at 5:37...See MoreToe kick Vacuum Recs?
Comments (3)Are you referring to the toe kick outlets that come with central vacuum systems? We have one in our kitchen island and seldom use it because we find pulling out the "hide a hose" is much more efficient and quicker. We have a Miele canister from our old house and if you're looking for a canister vacuum that does it all - the Miele fits the bill. We have the Cat and Dog canister (it's white) and comes with a very nice powerhead and the parquet twister tool. We ended up going with central vac in our current house because we got tired of dragging the canister behind us. If you're just looking for a toe kick vacuum I believe you can get something called the Vroom solo that can be installed in your kitchen cabinet. We've been toying with this idea for our beach house because we don't want to do the full system. I've also seen something called the Eye Vac that you can buy off Amazon. It works like a Toe Kick vac but it's self contained and kind of looks like a trash can. Not sure how aesthetically pleasing that would be in your kitchen. We do have a Dyson stick vac at the beach and it does a great job on the wood floors as well as a Neato Botvac we let loose around our home from time to time....See MoreVacuum Cleaner suggestions
Comments (15)I have a Miele S7/U1 upright. I absolutely love it. It is a very versatile machine. I do find that other machines have slightly better agitation, but our brushes are fairly dirty though, so they aren't like new. I will tell you though, I do really like the agitation of Shark machines, but I do not care for the bagless design and the poor build quality. Dysons are the same way, but I would much rather buy a Shark. I did my own little test to see how effective the Sharks agitation was buy first running a Kirby on the carpet, then running over the same flooring once again with the Shark. There was very little debris that the Shark picked up. Just proving how effective Kirby's suction is. Our Miele has only clogged twice. One was a pencil and the other was a small piece of wood trim. Eventually dirt, hair, and other debris clogged around the items and reduced suction. It took 1 minute to resolve it each time. Also, I don't have any filters to clean, and when the bag is full, it self seals and no dust is let out anywhere. A box of bags and filters lasts us a year, and through Bed Bath and Beyond is $15....See More
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