cat hair! vacuums and air cleaners

[so many cats so little room]

there was a thread about vacuums, over a year ago, not the hoover vacuum stories, but one about which vacuum that members liked best, which worked the best etc. I did a search but can't find it...does anyone remember the thread or can you tell me how to find it?

I have been wanting a new vaccum but couldn't afford it, well now I have to because my old one finally "died". I am going to where they will demonstrate them but I want to know what other peope who have cats think, what is the best vac, and do any of you have those air cleaners, the ones that are suposed to suck in dander and animal hair? the good ones can cost around $300. I think, yikes. I have so much hair flying around my house its hard to keep it from getting everywhere!

[robinh]

I just bought a Dyson - and I LOVE IT!! My Carly is a shedding machine and we live on a dirt road. The combination is awful. This vacuum sucks up dust, dog hair, people hair, etc. Can't say enough nice about it.

[so many cats so little room]

thanks, I have seen that advertised.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

We have a central vacuum cleaner. It is so easy! The mototr is in the garage, and wherever you connect the brush (I cannot find correct word ) it starts working!

[so many cats so little room]

thanks... any ideas on what brand has the best suction power?

[Randi]

Here's a link to one of the old threads:

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...ghlight=vacuum

[moosmom]

Do NOT buy any vacuum made by Oreck! It doesn't clean in the corners and the suction is pretty poor. I'd love to try a Dyson. Although I've heard from vacuum cleaner salespeople that the best is a vacuum that's sold door to door (can't remember what brand it is).

Good luck in finding a good vacuum cleaner.

[NoahsMommy]

How is the Dyson for cat litter??

We have a Hoover (I think?? Its some larger company) Bagless and it just moves the cat litter around!

[Jods]

I just bought a new vacuum for really cheap I forget the name I'll vheck when I get home... It's not the greatest, but its better then the one I had... When I am finished school I'm gonna invest in one of those ones that specialize for pet hair and kitty litter.... If they have one of those.

[davidpizzica]

I'm an old hoover man. I've grown up with them since my dad used to have a little appliance store. I can fix them, too. The vacuum I would suggest that you buy is a hoover wind tunnel. They are very powerful and I think self propelled. Good luck.

[so many cats so little room]

thanks for the information, how about the air cleaners, does anyone have one of those? thats next on my "wish list" .

a helpful hint: hydrogen peroxide is great for removing stains, such as pet stains and it doesn't bleach the carpet.

[dukedogsmom]

Rainbow vacuums are great! We've got one and you wouldn't believe what it gets out of the carpet. However, they are on the expensive side. Well worth it, though, if you can make the investment.
I just did a search and here they have them remanufactured. You can save some money this way http://www.goodvac.com/

[robinh]

Haven't tried the Dyson with kitty litter, but it's great on sawdust that Dick has been making with his home improvement projects.

[KYS]

I have had my Dyson for about 4 months now,
and I love it.
I went through 3 vacuum cleaners in the last 4 years.
I bought my Dyson and gave my other vacuum
to my sister.

[lovemyshiba]

DYSON

I wouldn't go back to anything else. I had been using a regular vac in my carpeted rooms, dirt devil on the furniture, shop-vac on the wood floors (around furniture and on staris), hoover floor mate on the wood and tile floors, and a dust buster for quick clean ups.
We bought our Dyson a few weeks ago, and I think I'm going to get rid of everything else.
I have 4 dogs, construction work being done on my street year round, and some bare spots outside that are dusty when very dry and the dogs bring it all in--the Dyson is perfect