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Best Vacuum For Dog Hair?

bushies.girl — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 12:11:23 GMT

Looking at buying a Dyson Animal .... anyone own one pls?

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latina4621 — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 20:36:06 GMT

Hi BG, yes i have one of those dyson animal vacuum cleaners and TBH they are a waste of money .

i paid 800.00 for ours and i certainly wouldn't buy another one.

they do the same job as any other vacuum cleaner.

Re: Best Vacuum For Dog Hair?

bushies.girl — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 22:51:54 GMT

Thats not good Latina .. yeah they are $800, lotta $$ if they are going to do the job any better than a cheaper vac .... any suggestestion re other brands pls?

Re: Best Vacuum For Dog Hair?

lyndal1838 — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 23:36:14 GMT

I was told a few years ago by a vaccuum cleaner salesman that the high priced specific purpose Dysons were horribly overpriced and did not perform any better than the cheaper ones in the range.

My neighbour recently bought a cheapie cleaner for their holiday home....she says it is excellent for sand and dog hair. I'll find out what it is for you when she comes home later.

I have an old Electrolux which was always good for our dog and long haired cat but I have no idea how the new ones perform.

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bushies.girl — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 23:44:36 GMT

Sounding that way re Dyson, atm am also looking at a Vax, it's 1/2 the price of Dyson and apparently does the job just as well ... I have 3 GSD's, on is a total house dog, so dog hair is always a prob

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lyndal1838 — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 23:54:03 GMT

I had forgotten about the Vax.....we had one years ago in our shop. When we sold the shop I bought it home and used it to vaccuum the horse rugs before washing them. From the amount of hair that came off the rugs I would say it saved me several service calls on the washing machine over the years.

On past performance I would say the Vax would certainly be worth a look.

Have you checked out the Choice website? I don't know how recent their review of vaccuum cleaners is but they often come up with interesting facts about the various appliances they are testing.

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davidc4430 — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 02:30:48 GMT

i have a dyson dc20, its not the 'pet hair' one, just a normal barrel type.

had it about 10 years, only failure was the handle broke on the lance where you hold it when cleaning, cost about $60 for a new one.

there are a couple of filters you need to get spares of. available on ebay. they can be washed and reused quite a few times.

as to being any better than other cleaners, well its the best ive ever had, never blocks up, no bags to empty.

but then i do take it out to the shed and blow all the dust out of it about once a month with a high pressure airline and there is a lot of dust comes out of it.

as i no longer have carpet i would think any vaccuum cleaner would be fine here now.

the dyson certainly never lost its 'suck', you could see the carpet lifting as you cleaned.

i will never go back to carpet after seeing the dirt that was under my carpet when i pulled it up.

Re: Best Vacuum For Dog Hair?

bushies.girl — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 02:33:28 GMT

Need to pay/join to read the Choice reviews Lyndal ....... Am thinking a Vax is going to be the wtg, there is aso a Hoover I like but it cordless and I really dont want to buy a cordless one.

I have Stihl industrial barrel, would suck the milk out of your tea but it's too big and heavy for me to use, I would prefer to buy an upright one

Re: Best Vacuum For Dog Hair?

lyndal1838 — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 02:35:37 GMT

I subscribe to Choice....I'll have a look and see if they offer any other suggestions.

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bushies.girl — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 02:38:48 GMT

David I hate having carpet with a passion, especially with three, large hairly gsd's dropping their hair everywhere. Prob is, to replace it, means pulling up all the old floor boards under it and replacing them and that is just a bridge to far atm

Thanks Lynda, will be interested in what Choice has to say re vacs

Re: Best Vacuum For Dog Hair?

lyndal1838 — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 02:48:37 GMT

Well that was an interesting exercise.....I searched for Choice and the Vaccuum cleaners without logging into my account.

There is a very good and comprehensive list of the cleaners tested in July 2016 with final results.

It may be worth a look....it seems that most cleaners perform well on pet hair from the very cheapest to the most expensive.

I am so glad I don't have to buy a new one...the choice is mind boggling. I have never heard of some of the brands but they perform very well.

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davidc4430 — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 03:34:14 GMT

whats wrong with your floor boards?

i agree, changing from carpet to anything is expensive, even if you dont have any problems.

i was lucky my floors were ok, dont have traditional floor boards (tounge and groove) but the modern less apealing partical board sheets. that was a shock when i removed the carpet in the front rooms, never saw that kind of flooring before.

i can see why they use it though, much cheaper and easy as to install.

Re: Best Vacuum For Dog Hair?

davidc4430 — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 03:38:24 GMT

@lyndal1838 wrote:
Well that was an interesting exercise.....I searched for Choice and the Vaccuum cleaners without logging into my account.
There is a very good and comprehensive list of the cleaners tested in July 2016 with final results.
It may be worth a look....it seems that most cleaners perform well on pet hair from the very cheapest to the most expensive.
I am so glad I don't have to buy a new one...the choice is mind boggling. I have never heard of some of the brands but they perform very well.

i think with vaccuums tests can be deceptive.

what might do a fab job when its new out of the box may be carp after a year or two.

before i bought the dyson i had a bissell, cost over $700 and was stuffed after 2 years (just outside the warranty wouldnt you know it)

when it was new it was fantastic but after 2 years it was noisy and rattly. then it blew up.

Re: Best Vacuum For Dog Hair?

bushies.girl — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 04:05:48 GMT

Ty for doing some research Lyndal, I tend to agree, the vac I need to replace was bought from Godfreys, 7 or so yr ago, it cost under $200 and was great re dog hair, but sadly, it has carked it

David, some of the floor boards, in the lounge room need replacing, dont know how many they have been there for 120 yrs, so not a bad innings. Moving out all the furniture, lifting the carpet etc., is just too much for us to undertake atm ..... Maybe further down the track but not now

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freddie*rooster — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 04:19:52 GMT

I have a dyson upright and love it - best vac I have ever owned.

I actually bought a little cheapie barrel on Gumtree yesterday

for hard to get at places the car and skirting boards brand new for

$35 - no pets inside but I do love Dyson.

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bushies.girl — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 07:06:47 GMT

Am thinking we are going to go for the Vax, 1/2 the price of the Dyson and apparently, just as good

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freddie*rooster — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 07:24:02 GMT

Bushie, I can't remember if you are near a Bunnings store??

Vax Mach power 8 Pet Upright $219 3yr warranty.

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bushies.girl — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 07:37:21 GMT

Sadly no Bunning near me Freddie, one I am looking at is a Vax VX6 $449, wonder what the difference is? will need to check the specs

Re: Best Vacuum For Dog Hair?

freddie*rooster — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 07:46:40 GMT

http://www.productreview.com.au/p/vax-floors-pets-vx6.html

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bushies.girl — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 08:15:15 GMT

Hmmm not very good reviews Freddie