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We had a hoover wind tunnel for the last few years. The plastic base finally broke. That vac did ok for the time it was alive. We replaced it with a Dyson ball animal and so far it works as advertized. For $500 bucks it better do it for a long time......
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Kirby
Find the right salesperson and you can get the friends and family discount for $950ish. They are a great vacuum.
100% USA made too.
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Bought a dyson ball animal 2 years ago, best vac we've ever had. Pricey but great. No bags to deal with either Same here but we got the animal ($100 cheaper and we have 2 dogs and 2 cats). My wife RAVES about how great this thing is and threatens me with bodily harm if I were to break it. They really are good machines. + 10 here....the guy who came/only 3 times in 10 years (last year when we sold and moved) said he could name the vacum we were using ,from what he got out of the carpet as we preped for sale..he nailed it.
I work harder than a ugly stripper....
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My wife just bought a Dyson Ball Animal and loves it.
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I believe that, just some more than others!!...
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Not any buying info here, but a vacuum story. The ranch we hunt deer on has a neat little 'cabin' with a one of those old time wood burning cookstoves. They use the cabin when it is really nasty outside so that the cookhouse stays clean. Anyway...one day the ranch owner decided to clean the ashes out of the stove. It hadn't be used for a couple of days, so he just vacuumed the ashes out of the lower part of the firebox. Shortly after that his wife decided to clean cookhouse. Well...the ashes had some live embers left in them and shortly after she started vacuuming, the vacuum started smoking. She quickly got it outside and in a very short time the vacuum was going out in a full "blaze" of glory. When the rancher showed up a few minutes later, he saw his wife with garden hose thoroughly soaking the now melted and blackened vacuum. He must of had a guilty look on his face...all she said was "I don't know what you did, but you need to get me and new vacuum and NEVER USE IT." The following week when headed to town, he asked his wife what kind of vacuum she wanted and brought it home with a bow on it! They are still happily married.
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Buy cheap and replace often.... I think you're onto something there. There is no way I'll drop $700 on a freakin vacuum cleaner. Maybe it's time to bring the shopvac in from the garage. Dude, buy yourself a Dyson Animal and never look back. We bought one last fall and I have yet to have to vacuum. The wife loves it so much that she never lets me vacuum anymore. Win/win!! 
That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink.
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Not any buying info here, but a vacuum story. The ranch we hunt deer on has a neat little 'cabin' with a one of those old time wood burning cookstoves. They use the cabin when it is really nasty outside so that the cookhouse stays clean. Anyway...one day the ranch owner decided to clean the ashes out of the stove. It hadn't be used for a couple of days, so he just vacuumed the ashes out of the lower part of the firebox. Shortly after that his wife decided to clean cookhouse. Well...the ashes had some live embers left in them and shortly after she started vacuuming, the vacuum started smoking. She quickly got it outside and in a very short time the vacuum was going out in a full "blaze" of glory. When the rancher showed up a few minutes later, he saw his wife with garden hose thoroughly soaking the now melted and blackened vacuum. He must of had a guilty look on his face...all she said was "I don't know what you did, but you need to get me and new vacuum and NEVER USE IT." The following week when headed to town, he asked his wife what kind of vacuum she wanted and brought it home with a bow on it! They are still happily married. Classic 
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Buy cheap and replace often.... I think you're onto something there. There is no way I'll drop $700 on a freakin vacuum cleaner. Maybe it's time to bring the shopvac in from the garage. Dude, buy yourself a Dyson Animal and never look back. We bought one last fall and I have yet to have to vacuum. The wife loves it so much that she never lets me vacuum anymore. Win/win!! I didn't have to buy mine an overpriced machine to get her to vacuum. She just does it.....but I can't talk her into raking and mowing the yard though 
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Dyson seems to be the most mentioned brand. Where did you get yours?
I've had a Hoover wind tunnel. It was a hanger queen. Once for 4 months waiting on parts. Never buy another Hoover.
I've hated this Riccar from the first day. It would have cost extra to upgrade to the "better" model that had a power cord longer than 15 friggen feet, and attached into the handle (where I think it belongs) rather than halfway to the floor where it gets run over and wrapped around the beater brush. Never buy another Riccar.
Seems all vacs are overpriced crap.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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I believe we got it at Home Depot, we paid around $450 for it because we got them to beat a competitors price. This thing is worth the cash, no more having to pick the vacuum up to get into tight spots, that ball setup is the cats ass. She also likes having the cannister, it's cheaper than using bags and cleaner too.
That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink.
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Just for you 'bender. These are CR's recommended upright bagged and bagless vacuums.
Upright vacuum cleaner
Nearly all full-sized uprights cleaned bare floors quickly and neatly, but carpets remain the toughest
challenge for most machines. Top-scoring models deep-cleaned impressively while providing strong
airflow through the hose for use with tools.
Recommended Bagged Upright
Kenmore Intuition 31100 Overall, this is a very good
Type: Bagged Upright upright vacuum for the price.
Price as tested:
$250 See our ratings for this
Upright vacuum cleaner
Overall score
1000 72
Miele S 7210 Twist
Type: Bagged Upright
Price as tested:
$550
Overall score
Overall, this is a very good and
relatively quiet upright vacuum
that excelled at picking up pet
hair and keeping emissions low.
See our ratings for this
Upright vacuum cleaner
0 72 100
Panasonic MC-UG775
Type: Bagged Upright
Price as tested:
$500
Overall score
0 71 100
Kenmore 31810
Type: Bagged Upright
Price as tested:
$350
Overall score
0 69 100
Overall, this is a very good
upright vacuum that excelled at
cleaning bare floors and picking
up pet hair. It had excellent
airflow for tools and excelled at
keeping its emissions low.
See our ratings for this
Upright vacuum cleaner
Overall this is a very good
upright vacuum cleaner that was
excellent at cleaning bare floors,
and keeping emissions low. This
model was very good at cleaning
carpets and tool airflow. This
model was fair at cleaning pet
hair.
See our ratings for this
Upright vacuum cleaner
Miele S 7580 Bolero Overall, this is a very good, if
Type: Bagged Upright pricey, upright vacuum that did
Price as tested: very good or better at all
$800 cleaning tasks, though we found
it fairly hard to handle. It also
excelled at keeping its emissions
Overall score low.
0 69 100
See our ratings for this
Similar models Upright vacuum cleaner
Miele S 7280 Jazz Overall, this is a very good, if
Type: Bagged Upright pricey, upright vacuum that did
Price as tested: very good or better at most
$650 cleaning tasks, though we found
it fairly hard to handle. It also
excelled at keeping its emissions
Overall score low.
0 68 100
See our ratings for this
Similar models Upright vacuum cleaner
Eureka Boss Smart Vac Overall, this is a very good
4870[ ] upright vacuum that excelled at
Type: Bagged Upright cleaning bare floors and picking
Price as tested: up pet hair. It was also excellent
$170 at keeping its emissions low. It
was fairly hard to handle.
Overall score
See our ratings for this
Upright vacuum cleaner
0 67 100
Sebo Felix Premium Overall, this is a very good and
Type: Bagged Upright lightweight, if pricey, upright
Price as tested: vacuum.
$800
See our ratings for this
Upright vacuum cleaner
Overall score
0 66 100
Recommended Bagless Upright
LG KOMPRESSOR�
TOTAL CARE LuV400T
Type: Bagless Upright
Price as tested:
$500
Overall score
0 67 100
Dyson DC28 Animal
Type: Bagless Upright
Price as tested:
$600
Overall score
0 67 100
LG LuV300
Overall this is a very good
upright vacuum cleaner that was
excellent at cleaning carpets,
cleaning bare floors, keeping
emissions low, and cleaning pet
hair. It has a unique feature to
compress dust in the bin while
vacuuming.
See our ratings for this
Upright vacuum cleaner
Overall, this is a very good, if
pricey, upright vacuum that was
among the better performers for
cleaning carpets and bare floors,
and for picking up pet hair. It had
very good airflow for tools, and
was excellent at keeping its
emissions low. Dyson has been
among the more reliable brands
of upright vacuums.
See our ratings for this
Upright vacuum cleaner
Overall, this is a very good
Type: Bagless Upright upright vacuum, but other
Price as tested: uprights clean more consistently
$400 well for less money.
See our ratings for this
Overall score
Upright vacuum cleaner
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LG LuV200
Type: Bagless Upright
Price as tested:
$300
Overall score
Overall, this is a very good
upright vacuum, but other
uprights clean more consistently
well for less money.
See our ratings for this
Upright vacuum cleaner
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Bissell CleanView Helix Overall, this upright vacuum did
21K3 very good or better at all
Type: Bagless Upright cleaning tasks.
Price as tested:
$100 See our ratings for this
Upright vacuum cleaner
Overall score
0 64 100
Similar models
Dirt Devil Featherlite
Bagless M085845
(Target)
Type: Bagless Upright
Price as tested:
$50
Overall score
Overall, this is a very good basic
upright vacuum that excelled at
cleaning bare floors and picking
up pet hair and keeping its
emissions low. It was fairly noisy.
See our ratings for this
Upright vacuum cleaner
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Orecks are really good. I bought one with a coupon a few years ago for $250 and got an upright, a hand vac and a small vacuum with a few attachments. They also offer a yearly servicing too.
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Mine's a Beam (not Jim). It's attached to the wall in the garage, 220v. Sounds like a Lear 25 at takeoff power. Plastic pipes through all the walls in the house. Little outlets all over the place to plug a hose into. Will swallow children and pets.
Central vac is the only way to go, folks.
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Dyson seems to be the most mentioned brand. Where did you get yours?
I've had a Hoover wind tunnel. It was a hanger queen. Once for 4 months waiting on parts. Never buy another Hoover.
I've hated this Riccar from the first day. It would have cost extra to upgrade to the "better" model that had a power cord longer than 15 friggen feet, and attached into the handle (where I think it belongs) rather than halfway to the floor where it gets run over and wrapped around the beater brush. Never buy another Riccar.
Seems all vacs are overpriced crap. Dyson DC25 Animal: Dyson $429.00 delivered..........
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Collective wisdom time.
Current Riccar is TU and need a new one.
I'm partial to upright with a bag.
Hep me out!
1 word ROYAL. nuff said!
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Orecks work well just dont suck up any live rifle primers with them. They will go bang and the vacuum will smoke. Dont ask how I know.
I've always been different with one foot over the line.....
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No one is mentioning Filter Queen.???
My dad has about 7 of them.
They suck and suck!
We have a Kirby, from the 1970's. The HEPA bags are just so darn expensive!
The one I use most is a ..I can't remember...that I got at Wal-mart a year or so ago. My wifes long hair gets wrapped around the beater drum and burned out the plastic "bearing" at the end...but it is bagless and has a HEPA filter on the exhaust.
If anything I state appears to be medical advice, I am not a doctor; be sure to contact your family physician before making any changes in your medical regimine.
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I had a Rainbow, but lost it along with the first wife. It works great, but DO NOT fail to empty the water and rinse when you are through. You would much rather clean a gut shot elk that has been dead for 3 days, than empty the water in a Rainbow that has set over night.
When my mother passed away, I got her 25 year old Kirby, and it is a cleaning machine that just won't wear out. Bags are kind of expensive.
Do not get the Electrolux Oxygen series cleaners. They are totally worthless for cleaning anything, and a pain to use.
My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost....
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Bissell Helix had one for a year now. Not as good as a Kirby but they had them at Costco today for $89.00 ours cleans well. A real value for the money.
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