I am about to purchase a new vacuum cleaner. Does anyone have any good advice on a good brand?
I LOVE my Roomba by iRobot! It's great for day in and day out regular cleaning! Even my teenage sons don't mind vacuuming with it! You just turn it on and it does the rest, even goes back to its home base to recharge when it's finished. The only thing you ever have to bother with is dumping the lint filter and occasionally cleaning the beater brush. And my mother loves hers! (and her Scooba, the robot that sweeps, mops, scrubs and dries hard surface floors!) But for deep cleaning, my Rainbow wins hands down... So, I have both, obviously. I've had experience with Hoovers and Orecks and so forth, but these are my top two choices.
If you're willing to spend some money, Dyson vacuum cleaners are great. They sell them at Target. Don't buy a Kenmore, unless you want to drive out to Sears every time you need a new filter.
The oreck,the Kirby canister or the sears canister vacuums are your best bet.The average upright vacuum does not have a lot of suction power but those listed especially the Kirby canister and the sears canister will pickup most anything.The oreck is lightweight and powerful but the motor is small and overheats easily.
For you depends on where you are and what is available at what price. If you can, go to the library and look at Consumer Reports recent issue..maybe October 2006. They rate different vacuum cleaners and give advice on cost, models to best suit your needs ( upright vs. canister, bagless vs. bag, self propelled, dust removal, and so on). You can look up Consumer Reports online, but I think they charge. In my experience, Hoover has some good ones and some really bad ones. Dyson is good if you have the cash. And you need no special bags or tools. Bissel is OK and has small inexpensive models.
Yes, okorder I think dept stores are too expensive and have limited supply of vacuums.
