Can anyone give a review of this vacuum if they have a problem with pet hair??? Please let me know.
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I own this vacuum,I also have a huge husky-lab that sheds unlike anything I have ever had in my house,this vacuum is excellent for picking up hair,it sucks better than any vacuum I have ever owned.I do my floors and furniture and car,it's not good for carpet.
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I don't recommend this vacuum. Mine only lasted a year and the pet upholstery power brush broke after a few uses. I've actually had 2 pet brushes that no longer work within 7 months. The suction doesn't last longer than a few months, it clogs easily. But yes, it's very light �
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I'd also like to know about the cat "Yak" as we call it. Since no one has answered the first poster I guess I'll just have to get the vacuum and give it a try. Can't be any worse than cleaning it by hand and hopefully it will be better.
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Have you checked the roller in the bottom of the vacuum? Could be tangled with hair. Secondly, the motor and canister areas need to be cleaned out or they will get congested with dust/particles.
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I also have three dogs and was given a Roomba for Christmas. You WILL still have to use your regular old vaccuum even though you have a Roomba. It will probably be great on your hardwood floors--likely a big help. However, on the carpet, it will probably just do 'maintenance-quality', picking up quite a bit of hair, but still not replacing a good manual vaccumming. (But hey, every little bit helps when have multiple pets). I run mine every day, and I appreciate its ability to perform damage-control every day with the "kids'" daily shedding, supplemented by my own once or twice a week regular vaccuuming. I empty the bin every time it completes a cycle. It only takes two seconds. If you try to run it will a full bin, it won't be able to pick up anything very well, just like a regular vaccuum. One more very important thing-- since you have pets, you'll have to be extra dilligent about cleaning the brush and the rubber thing next to brush. The brush is relatively easy to clean with the cleaning tool, but the rubber thing next to the brush can get hair wrapped around these tricky grooves next to its wheels--its kind of time consuming, but if you don't keep those things clean than its bad for the Roomba. Oh, and for other pet people out there, I was at Roomba's website the other day and they have now came out with a Roomba for homes with pets, so you may want to look into that if you are considering buying a Roomba. The Roomba Sage for Pets is like 219.00, and the Roomba Discovery for Pets is around 300.00. The brushes are supposed to be easier to clean than the standard Roomba.
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I have the same problem. All this vacuum is good for is touch up cleaning. Not powerful enough for anything else.
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I am very unhappy with mine. Bought it in 2013 and in less than a year I had many overheating issues. Online just now because I am fed up and will replace, after today vacuuming about 150 square feet of combined tile/carpet and having it overheat and automatically turn off. have tried filters, etc., nothing changes. In addition, from the first time we vacuumed cat and dog hair would clog the connector between hose and bag because of how the two connect. Continually having to manually unclog hair for it to not lose suction. I'm surprised so many people like this model. Wish I had returned promptly to Amazon. I am very unhappy with mine. Bought it in 2013 and in less than a year I had many overheating issues. Online just now because I am fed up and will replace, after today vacuuming about 150 square feet of combined tile/carpet and having it overheat and automatically turn off. have tried filters, etc., nothing changes. In addition, from the first time we vacuumed cat and dog hair would clog the connector between hose and bag because of how the two connect. Continually having to manually unclog hair for it to not lose suction. I'm surprised so many people like this model. Wish I had returned... » Read More I am very unhappy with mine. Bought it in 2013 and in less than a year I had many overheating issues. Online just now because I am fed up and will replace, after today vacuuming about 150 square feet of combined tile/carpet and having it overheat and automatically turn off. have tried filters, etc., nothing changes. In addition, from the first time we vacuumed cat and dog hair would clog the connector between hose and bag because of how the two connect. Continually having to manually unclog hair for it to not lose suction. I'm surprised so many people like this model. Wish I had returned promptly to Amazon. « Show Less
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It does a pretty good job on pet hair. We have 3 cats and a dog inside. The dog's hair tends to be coarse and the vac doesn't pick it up quite as well as I'd like, but then neither does my expensive Oreck. The Hoover does do a good job on the dust-bunny type little poofs of cat hair (but performs very poorly on cat litter). That said, l still give this vac an overall very good rating.
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If you vacuum a small amount of hair only on the hardwood, I would hope the function would be adequate, but I've found mine is marginal and inconsistent. There really isn't an attachment to help with furniture. It's sad to have such a clear failure from Dyson. I was previously a huge fan.
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This machine leaves clumps of pet hair on the floor in the same manner that the professional machine does- no more, no less. With both I simply hang a bag on the handle and pick it up as I go. It doesn't bother me as I see it is actually getting up the hair I have not seen or been able to get up with my vacuum.
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We had the same experience. I agree with the commenter that the vacuum does not work well on high carpet or in dealing with long hair and a fair amount of pet fur. After my experience with Miele, I would recommend folks to buy a dyson.
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I agree with K. Robinson. I just got my Bissell Pet Hair Eraser & it's great!
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Don't have a pet, but I probably wouldn't recommend it if you have a lot of pet hair. It's suction power is not nearly that of a full size vac.
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That's my question. I'm wondering if you ever found the answer. I have 4 dogs and 2 cats. I use a shop vac now, which works great but it blows hair that I haven't gotten to yet all over the place and up on my counters.
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I'm thinking of asking Santa for a Roomba for no other reason than pet hair. I have dark walnut hardwood floors and a new golden retriever puppy that sheds like a summer shearing. His hair flies across my floors when the ac/heat kicks on even though i have a swiffer vac that i use SEVERAL times a day. I see your post is almost a year old, i've read several that loved their Roombas for only a few weeks or months....do you still love yours and do you think it's worth the price? Kelley
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I have the same problem. I have Golden Retrievers. I just keep checking it and cleaning it about every time I sweep and that's often. For as expensive as this sweep was, it should have no problems at all!
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Let me put it this way, my hair is down to my ...you know...and It picks it up. It gets wound around the roller brush because it is so long but it is simple to remove. When I vacuum my carpet and I pull out the filter to empty out what it picked up...I am amazed at how much pet hair was on the filter and it pulls off in one piece. I am so happy I bought the Eureka Easy Clean so I don't have to pull out the big vacuum anymore when I want to vacuum while the pets are shedding this time of year. Please keep in mind that I have a regular carpet, not shag, so I don't know how it works on that but I bet it would work just fine on that too! Let me put it this way, my hair is down to my ...you know...and It picks it up. It gets wound around the roller brush because it is so long but it is simple to remove. When I vacuum my carpet and I pull out the filter to empty out what it picked up...I am amazed at how much pet hair was on the filter and it pulls off in one piece. I am so happy I bought the Eureka Easy Clean so I don't have to pull out the big vacuum anymore when I want to vacuum while the pets are shedding this time of year. Please keep in mind that I have a regular carpet, not shag, so I don't know how it works on that... » Read More Let me put it this way, my hair is down to my ...you know...and It picks it up. It gets wound around the roller brush because it is so long but it is simple to remove. When I vacuum my carpet and I pull out the filter to empty out what it picked up...I am amazed at how much pet hair was on the filter and it pulls off in one piece. I am so happy I bought the Eureka Easy Clean so I don't have to pull out the big vacuum anymore when I want to vacuum while the pets are shedding this time of year. Please keep in mind that I have a regular carpet, not shag, so I don't know how it works on that but I bet it would work just fine on that too! « Show Less