Home Cleaning - Best vacuum for hard timber floors

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Best vacuum for hard timber floors

Graham Saad

2005-08-31, 10:21 am

I've recently moved house into a place with hard timber floors. It's a big
difference from my previous sprawling shag-pile covered place which had
compelled me to splash out on a new Dyson.

Problem is, in the new environment, I just don't need it. It was a fantastic
cleaner and picks up so much dirt and dust (and carpet fluff!), but it
scuffs my new floors when I'm not careful and seems like overkill given the
task at hand. Accordingly, I'm planning on giving it to my mother (it'll
stop her from coming round to borrow it once a month) and downgrading to
something more suited to the task at hand.

Can anyone recommend a decent mid-range vacuum cleaner? Only provisos are
that it should be bagless (I'm a convert) and have decent performance on &
not scuff, hard timber floors. All suggestions appreciated.

Bill

2005-08-31, 10:21 am

I buy a vacuum based on the amperage (get highest - most power) and the
cost of bags [filters].

Some bags and filters for bagless vacuums can cost a fortune, so check the
cost of these before buying...

"Graham Saad" wrote in message
> I've recently moved house into a place with hard timber floors. It's a
big
> difference from my previous sprawling shag-pile covered place which had
> compelled me to splash out on a new Dyson.
>
> Problem is, in the new environment, I just don't need it. It was a
fantastic
> cleaner and picks up so much dirt and dust (and carpet fluff!), but it
> scuffs my new floors when I'm not careful and seems like overkill given
the
> task at hand. Accordingly, I'm planning on giving it to my mother (it'll
> stop her from coming round to borrow it once a month) and downgrading to
> something more suited to the task at hand.
>
> Can anyone recommend a decent mid-range vacuum cleaner? Only provisos are
> that it should be bagless (I'm a convert) and have decent performance on
&
> not scuff, hard timber floors. All suggestions appreciated.
>
>

Graham Saad

2005-08-31, 10:21 am

"Bill" <bill190nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I buy a vacuum based on the amperage (get highest - most power) and the
> cost of bags [filters].
>
> Some bags and filters for bagless vacuums can cost a fortune, so check the
> cost of these before buying...

Some bags for bagless vacuums can cost a fortune? Lost me, buddy...

> "Graham Saad" wrote in message
> fantastic
> & not scuff, hard timber floors. All suggestions appreciated.

Vox Humana

2005-08-31, 10:21 am

"Graham Saad" <gsaad@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I've recently moved house into a place with hard timber floors. It's a big
> difference from my previous sprawling shag-pile covered place which had
> compelled me to splash out on a new Dyson.
>
> Problem is, in the new environment, I just don't need it. It was a
fantastic
> cleaner and picks up so much dirt and dust (and carpet fluff!), but it
> scuffs my new floors when I'm not careful and seems like overkill given
the
> task at hand. Accordingly, I'm planning on giving it to my mother (it'll
> stop her from coming round to borrow it once a month) and downgrading to
> something more suited to the task at hand.
>
> Can anyone recommend a decent mid-range vacuum cleaner? Only provisos are
> that it should be bagless (I'm a convert) and have decent performance on &
> not scuff, hard timber floors. All suggestions appreciated.

I gnereally just use a dust mop. I like the Swiffer Max, but they can be
hard to find. I usually just put a microfiber cloth on the Swiffer Max mop
head. I recently got a Swiffer Sweeper, actually a mop made by Dirt Devil
that has been re-branded and is selling under the Swiffer name. It is
cordless and sucks-up pet hair and larger particles and the Swiffer cloth
gets the rest. You don't really need much of a vaccum for hard flooring.
My recommendation would be to get a good dust mop. If you have a lot of
debris, then a soft broom can be helpful. You can probably have the foor
dusted in the time it takes to unwind the cord on the sweeper.

dadiOH

2005-08-31, 10:21 am

Graham Saad wrote:
> I've recently moved house into a place with hard timber floors. It's
> a big difference from my previous sprawling shag-pile covered place
> which had compelled me to splash out on a new Dyson.
>
> Problem is, in the new environment, I just don't need it. It was a
> fantastic cleaner and picks up so much dirt and dust (and carpet
> fluff!), but it scuffs my new floors when I'm not careful and seems
> like overkill given the task at hand. Accordingly, I'm planning on
> giving it to my mother (it'll stop her from coming round to borrow it
> once a month) and downgrading to something more suited to the task at
> hand.
>
> Can anyone recommend a decent mid-range vacuum cleaner? Only provisos
> are that it should be bagless (I'm a convert) and have decent
> performance on & not scuff, hard timber floors. All suggestions
> appreciated.

Forget a vacuum...get a dust mop and a decent push broom. Dust pan too,
natch.

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Old Gringo

2005-08-31, 11:21 am

Graham Saad wrote:
> I've recently moved house into a place with hard timber floors. It's a big
> difference from my previous sprawling shag-pile covered place which had
> compelled me to splash out on a new Dyson.
>
> Problem is, in the new environment, I just don't need it. It was a fantastic
> cleaner and picks up so much dirt and dust (and carpet fluff!), but it
> scuffs my new floors when I'm not careful and seems like overkill given the
> task at hand. Accordingly, I'm planning on giving it to my mother (it'll
> stop her from coming round to borrow it once a month) and downgrading to
> something more suited to the task at hand.
>
> Can anyone recommend a decent mid-range vacuum cleaner? Only provisos are
> that it should be bagless (I'm a convert) and have decent performance on &
> not scuff, hard timber floors. All suggestions appreciated.
>
>
Don't let advertising and price fool you, as a $59.00 Eureka will do
exactly what a $500.00 Dyson does. Good Luck in your search.

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johnny o

2005-08-31, 11:21 am

pcbutts1

2005-08-31, 11:21 am

For any type of wood floors. Scratch free and bagless, It's been around for
years. http://www.imagetextile.com/dustmops.html

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"Graham Saad" <gsaad@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4315a05f$0$30682$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> I've recently moved house into a place with hard timber floors. It's a big
> difference from my previous sprawling shag-pile covered place which had
> compelled me to splash out on a new Dyson.
>
> Problem is, in the new environment, I just don't need it. It was a
> fantastic cleaner and picks up so much dirt and dust (and carpet fluff!),
> but it scuffs my new floors when I'm not careful and seems like overkill
> given the task at hand. Accordingly, I'm planning on giving it to my
> mother (it'll stop her from coming round to borrow it once a month) and
> downgrading to something more suited to the task at hand.
>
> Can anyone recommend a decent mid-range vacuum cleaner? Only provisos are
> that it should be bagless (I'm a convert) and have decent performance on &
> not scuff, hard timber floors. All suggestions appreciated.
>

2005-08-31, 7:21 pm

The vacuum cleaner used by most of the top housekeepers in top hotels are
either Kaarcher or Numatic.
Henry is a great one.... but has a bag!
Fo reliability, performance nd price... that's the one I use
"Graham Saad" <gsaad@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4315a05f$0$30682$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> I've recently moved house into a place with hard timber floors. It's a big
> difference from my previous sprawling shag-pile covered place which had
> compelled me to splash out on a new Dyson.
>
> Problem is, in the new environment, I just don't need it. It was a
> fantastic cleaner and picks up so much dirt and dust (and carpet fluff!),
> but it scuffs my new floors when I'm not careful and seems like overkill
> given the task at hand. Accordingly, I'm planning on giving it to my
> mother (it'll stop her from coming round to borrow it once a month) and
> downgrading to something more suited to the task at hand.
>
> Can anyone recommend a decent mid-range vacuum cleaner? Only provisos are
> that it should be bagless (I'm a convert) and have decent performance on &
> not scuff, hard timber floors. All suggestions appreciated.
>

khangu@gmail.com

2005-08-31, 11:21 pm

Graham Saad wrote:

> Can anyone recommend a decent mid-range vacuum cleaner? Only provisos are
> that it should be bagless (I'm a convert) and have decent performance on &
> not scuff, hard timber floors. All suggestions appreciated.

Here's a useful answer for you Graham.

I use the Sanyo bagless model. It retails for about $240. I had the
first model when it first came out 3 years ago. It worked till today. I
only bought the recent Sanyo model because the old one was looking a
bit beat. I used it to vaccumm the attic and pull out almost 1/2 cubic
metres of dust.

I actually live in a Queenslander with hardwood polished floor, and it
works fine. The thing with polished floor - you don't need that much
suction. I think the Sanyo is about 1200W? It's more than enough.

I did look at Dyson, and unlike you, I did not buy it. For timber
floors, you just cannot justify the extra $300-400. The Hepa filter is
only useful for carpet floors where dust & asthma & allergies might be
an issue.

Graham Saad

2005-09-01, 7:21 am

Are you talking about the sc-x1000 as seen here:

http://www.sanyo.com.au/hiresimg/Consumer/SCX1000.jpg

If so, it's one I've got short-listed. I'm interested in hearing how it
performs and whether or not you need to replace the filter, or just wash it.

<khangu@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Graham Saad wrote:
>
>
> Here's a useful answer for you Graham.
>
> I use the Sanyo bagless model. It retails for about $240. I had the
> first model when it first came out 3 years ago. It worked till today. I
> only bought the recent Sanyo model because the old one was looking a
> bit beat. I used it to vaccumm the attic and pull out almost 1/2 cubic
> metres of dust.
>
> I actually live in a Queenslander with hardwood polished floor, and it
> works fine. The thing with polished floor - you don't need that much
> suction. I think the Sanyo is about 1200W? It's more than enough.
>
> I did look at Dyson, and unlike you, I did not buy it. For timber
> floors, you just cannot justify the extra $300-400. The Hepa filter is
> only useful for carpet floors where dust & asthma & allergies might be
> an issue.
>

Harold potter esq

2005-09-01, 12:23 pm

Ground floor of my house all wooden or slate. Dyson has attachment for the
arm thingy specially for hard floors. Good job.

Ms Rawlings will be proud of me ....
"Graham Saad" <gsaad@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4315a05f$0$30682$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> I've recently moved house into a place with hard timber floors. It's a big
> difference from my previous sprawling shag-pile covered place which had
> compelled me to splash out on a new Dyson.
>
> Problem is, in the new environment, I just don't need it. It was a
> fantastic cleaner and picks up so much dirt and dust (and carpet fluff!),
> but it scuffs my new floors when I'm not careful and seems like overkill
> given the task at hand. Accordingly, I'm planning on giving it to my
> mother (it'll stop her from coming round to borrow it once a month) and
> downgrading to something more suited to the task at hand.
>
> Can anyone recommend a decent mid-range vacuum cleaner? Only provisos are
> that it should be bagless (I'm a convert) and have decent performance on &
> not scuff, hard timber floors. All suggestions appreciated.
>

khangu@gmail.com

2005-09-02, 7:22 pm

Graham Saad wrote:
> Are you talking about the sc-x1000 as seen here:
>
> http://www.sanyo.com.au/hiresimg/Consumer/SCX1000.jpg
>
> If so, it's one I've got short-listed. I'm interested in hearing how it
> performs and whether or not you need to replace the filter, or just wash it.

Yeah, that's the new model which I've got.

The old model, I used for 3 years without any problems. You can wash
the filter, it's made of a fine mesh on the outside, and a cloth filter
on the inside, but I've had no need to wash it.

Just wind the lever as they show in the manual to shake the dust out,
and it's ready to go.

As far as suction goes, it's pretty strong all the way through. No real
noticable drop n suction, unless you have filled the whole cannister
up.

Mr.T

2005-09-02, 7:22 pm

"Graham Saad" <gsaad@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Bill" <bill190nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3nlm0hF1j4i1U1@individual.net...
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>
> Some bags for bagless vacuums can cost a fortune? Lost me, buddy...

Have you checked the cost of FILTERS for those bagless vacuum cleaners?

Still it's funny how things have gone full circle. Most vacuum cleaners were
bagless before someone decided it would be less messy to just throw out a
bag, than clean a filter.
Both choices are well catered for anyhow.

MrT.

2005-09-15, 4:21 pm

Old Gringo wrote:
> Don't let advertising and price fool you, as a $59.00 Eureka will do
> exactly what a $500.00 Dyson does. Good Luck in your search.
>

Wrong, we've had both and the Dyson is superior at picking up dirt and
stuff. The Dyson is the fifth vacuum we bought, and it cleans much
better. Is it worth the money for the additional performance? That's up
to the buyer.

jayson

2005-10-03, 11:21 am

On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:51:51 GMT, "Harold potter esq"
<Bobsyirunclenfanniesyiraunt@pissmail.com> wrote:

>Ground floor of my house all wooden or slate. Dyson has attachment for the
>arm thingy specially for hard floors. Good job.
>
>Ms Rawlings will be proud of me ....
>"Graham Saad" <gsaad@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:4315a05f$0$30682$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>

Which part of the Dyson is scuffing the floor?

~ray

2005-10-04, 9:21 am

On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 13:28:12 GMT, jayson <robjayson@hotsnail.com>
wrote:

>On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:51:51 GMT, "Harold potter esq"
><Bobsyirunclenfanniesyiraunt@pissmail.com> wrote:
>
>
A little old lady answered a knock on the door one day, only to be
confronted by a well-dressed young man carrying a vacuum cleaner.

Good morning, " said the young man. "If I could take a couple of
minutes of your time, I would like to demonstrate the very latest in
high-powered vacuum cleaners. "

"Go away!" said the old lady. "I haven't got any money!" and she
proceeded to close the door.

Quick as a flash, the young man wedged his foot in the door and pushed
wide open. "Don't be too hasty!" he said. "Not until you have at least
seen my demonstration." And with that, he emptied a bucket of horse
manure onto her hallway carpet.

"If this vacuum cleaner does not remove all traces of this horse
manure from your carpet, Madam, I will personally eat the remainder."

The old lady stepped back and said, "Well I hope you've got a darn
good appetite, because they cut off my electricity this morning."

Apart from that...

have you checked http://trial.which.co.uk/?j8uw04

~ray

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