Do any of you have pets that shed? If "yes", how do you keep the chair clean? Not fond of vacuuming furniture!
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Hi kathleen I usually use my dirtdevil vac or just a plane old tape roller that we use on clothes I use it on my furniture it works well either way ...hope I helped
881979
There is a brush that you can flip down to use. My cat uses a Littermate and her paws drop some litter when she leaps away. The vacuum and brush make her litter area clean. She doesn't shed like a dog does, so I haven't tested for this
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My dogs don't shed but it has never failed to pick up anything on the sofa or carpet, even cobb webs in the window sills. I use it in the entry doormats a lot because it is so much easier to quickly vacuum entry rugs vs. dragging out the large vacuum. Hope this helps.
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I don't have pets, but it does tend to attract some dust/hair. I could see it attracting a fair amount of pet hair.
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We have a 560, our dog is a mini Schnauzer, so he doesn't shed. But, my husband is 80 yrs. old and he IS shedding, it picks up his hair very well. We really like our Roomba, would recommend it .
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The Roomba is amazing - I would marry it if it was feasible! Seriously it is great but we have 99% wooden and tiled floors and lots of animals so it handles the load really well. But we do have some black rubber backed low profile mats and it can have problems with them.
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We have 3 dogs. Own a Dyson Animal and just bought the DC56. The DC56 will not serve as your primary vacuum cleaner if you have a lot of fur to deal with. It's great for getting underneath tables and chairs and into tight spaces where our Dyson Animal will not go. So we use both. The Animal comes out first and then we vacuum and mop the hardwoods second.
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I have a Corgi and a cat. Corgis shed continuously all year. My Roomba does a great job. I use it every day in the main area of my house not the bedrooms because I keep those doors closed. I have ceramic tile in the living area, kitchen and hall. It definitely cleans those floors in one sweep. I think it would work great if used daily. I love my Roomba!!!
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This vacuum cleaner works reat on picking up my dog's hair. On hardwoord floors, I turn off the brush and strictly use the suction. The brush is off so it does not scratch the floor from repeated use. The small rotating brush that comes ith the unit works great on furniture. I have no regrets buying this unit.
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I think Roomba does an exceptional job of cleaning up my dog's hair. I run it most in the rooms that she spends time in. Roomba finds hair that I can't even see. It's better to run it more often than less. My longer hair gets wound up on the brush, but my dog's shorter hair goes right into the bin and is easily emptied.
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I don't have pets, but I doubt it. If you are talking about removing pet fur from a pile carpet, you may need something along the lines of a Kirby or Dyson. When we got our Kirby years ago, it was picking up dog fur from the carpet & we don't have a dog. It was from the previous owner. Also remember, vacuums always work better when they are new. You may get something that will pick it up when it is new, but after a while not quite do it. Good luck.
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I'm not sure - sorry. We have a lab that sheds heavily, more so than most dogs as he has a skin issue and I don't change them that regularly but we vacuum all the time.
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I have no pets now,however; I taught my cats and a cocker spaniel to let me vacuum THEM. Scared at first, but then they loved it (especially during the high- shedding time of the year). I lost these pets long before I got the air machine. I would say that you could just use a hand held vac up to the front cover of it to clean it off. The filters are inside the box and should no be affected by the hair. I hope this helps
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I haven't had a problem either, as the other person said, I do place it on non carpet area when I stop it just because a little residual seems to come out when I let it set sometimes. I love the machine, it does a great job and I have 4 dogs in and out all day every day! Hope you find a fix :)
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I have 4 cats and 1 dog. I've had my Roomba for about a year now and it's never had a problem picking up pet hair from tile. My cats in particular shed a lot, but the dirt container is never completely full. I recommend a Dyson for carpet, but Roomba is more than up to cleaning hard floors. That said, I do use Roomba in the bedroom (Berber carpet)occasionally because it gets under the bed better than anything else.
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Try the Bissel V (versus) - I just got one and love it so far. I needed a vacuum for hardwoods & area rugs that would pick up dog hair. My regular vacuum is just too loud; this one didn't even wake the dog. I was skeptical about the whole "v" design - while I haven't yet had the kind of mess that it is supposed to funnel, it made getting around table & chair legs really easy.
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Hi Robert....I have a Siamese..so she leaves hair all over my furniture, but just picked it up to check and just saw a few....less than where she actually sits. Didn't notice dust, but it's under my desk...seems to be less hair than on regular furniture...doesn't seem to stick as easily to the foot cushion. I really love mine..very comfy.