Re: More bad news about vacuum cleaners

[Guest guest]

Thinking about my own vacuum, a Kirby, the roller comes out and so I

could probably wash it, but I think gest of the story is that the

action of brush spreads microscopic things, rather than picks them up.

One suggestion they have is to stop wearing shoe in the house that were

outside. I don't know if I can ever get used to that. I'd have to

take them off in garage or similar, because if I wear them into

basement, then when I use basement for laundry, I'd have to change

shoes to go in and out of basement in order to not spread what's on

basement floor to upstairs. I guess I could do it but I wonder if that

is main or a very large source of the contamination they are talking

about. Then I have pets, so I'd have to wipe their paws off when they

came in. I'm not getting another pet after these are gone. It should

be 'this one' is gone but my one cat brought another cat home with him

through the pet door, where he found food and then she was around all

the time...so don't put a pet door in. He also started to bring mice

in, apparently in an effort to 'stock' house with goodies. I can't

keep him inside for reasons I won't go into, but other idea I have is

to build him a house of his own, outside.

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> More information on the perils of vacuuming,

[Guest guest]

It's almost impossible to find a regular canister vacuum that ONLY

sucks in the dust. The uprights beat the rug and spread mold spores

and dust etc around.

And the uprights keep getting bigger and bigger. Why? Most people

are moving in smaller and smaller living quarters. llaci

[Guest guest]

I have a canister that only sucks in dirt. However, it's a bagless.

Couldn't find a bag one for anything under $200. And I can damp wipe

the inside and clean off the filter. I prefer a bag but they're not

selling them.... llaci

[Guest guest]

What kind do you have?

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> I have a canister that only sucks in dirt. However, it's a bagless.

> Couldn't find a bag one for anything under $200. And I can damp wipe

> the inside and clean off the filter. I prefer a bag but they're not

> selling them.... llaci

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[Guest guest]

I found a 12 amps canister bagless at Home Depot (Everstar).

[Guest guest]

Is it meant to pick up large particles, like dry spills?

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> I found a 12 amps canister bagless at Home Depot (Everstar).

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[Guest guest]

I don't know what dry spills are. It is not a wet vac. llaci

[Guest guest]

Usually they have larger opening in suction tip to pick up spilled

cereal, or other things that are spilled but are dry, etc. I guess

I've never heard of a vacuum without a brush suction tip except for

these hand vacs that are meant to pick up dry spills, frequently

cordless. Is that they type or do you do your carpet all over with it?

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> I don't know what dry spills are. It is not a wet vac. llaci

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[Guest guest]

http://www.my3cents.com/showReview.cgi?id=42465

Check it out for yourself at Home Depot. I really like it. I've had

it one whole month and it hasn't come apart yet. If it does, it

goes back to HD (we kept the box). llaci

[Guest guest]

I've been attracted to the Oreck's also because of the advertised

lightweight. That is the only thing I don't like about my Kirby, is

the weight. You used to sell them, huh? The Kirby salesmen can to

my home at perfect time. I had a new empty charge card for first

time. I use another vacuum on the second floor because the Kirby is

like carrying a piece of concrete. The upstairs vacuum is not good

at all. Oreck advertises 9 pounds I believe. I went to look at

them. They are lightweight. They let you take it home and try it

and I took it back because my wall to wall was 100% wool extra

fluffy, extra deep and it 'shed' LITERALLY, it did shed, just like a

sheep. THAT is what kept that 40 year old carpet looking clean.

When you vacuumed it, you literally took a layer of wool up and it

clogged the Oreck. They were nice about taking it back. Before I

took the carpet up this past summer, I went through bags like crazy

but now the carpet has been removed so no more 40 year old carpet

here, but I miss the look, as it was beautiful... but smelly,

carpet. It smelled in the room after each vacuuming and I thought it

was the vacuum cleaner motor or kicking up the carpet 'fur' or

something. Then I got down on all fours and put my nose in the

carpet and realized for first time, it looked like new, but it

smelled. So I figured it was just it's age and so went upstairs and

smelled the equally old all nylon carpet upstairs and no smell, so it

must have had something to do with the all *organic fibers aging or

something. It looked like new and phew, so out it went. The Oreck

advertises a hepa now and I looked up Kirby and they advertise a hepa

11, which probably isn't really hepa then because I think hepa is 16

MERV. I don't know if Orech is true hepa either. I think hepa is

MERV 16?? I use Kirby's MERV 11 hepa bags though. Things I like

about Kirby is you can practically take it apart and that gives you

the opportunity to clean it well.

--- In , US Vet <unitedstatesvet@...>

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I wish I could trust the orek pitch, it is small and light..

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[Guest guest]

Yes, I heard the Oreck air filters were not any good too.

--- In , US Vet <unitedstatesvet@...>

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cant remember why but I heard or saw something about The oreck air

filter which ruined it for the vacume although when on my own I still

may give it a shot. It is much cheaper.