Does the brush load up with hair quickly? and what's the best way to remove what it picks up from the bristles?
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Great questions!! The amount of hair the brush picks up is based on several factors. How many animals in the home, how much time your animal(s) spends in each room, and how often you rug rake. The first time of usage, most likely will be the heaviest. I suggest you check the head after cleaning one room at a time. Similar to your hair brush, the rug rake brush is easy to clean! Just take a straight tooth comb and swipe it across the brissels. You'll be good to go! It's great for a "quickie" clean up around holidays. And, what a terrific gift for all your cat and dog ownering friends! Great questions!! The amount of hair the brush picks up is based on several factors. How many animals in the home, how much time your animal(s) spends in each room, and how often you rug rake. The first time of usage, most likely will be the heaviest. I suggest you check the head after cleaning one room at a time. Similar to your hair brush, the rug rake brush is easy to clean! Just take a straight tooth comb and swipe it across the brissels. You'll be good to go! It's great for a "quickie" clean up around holidays. And, what a terrific gift for all your cat and dog ownering friends!
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The bristles are metal and tiny, they work brilliantly for me. I have a very tightly woven thick pile Persian rug that covers one room. It has been very difficult to find something that would remove the dog hair sufficiently until I bought this. It picks up the hair quickly and does load up fast. To remove the hair from it, I use an old regular hair comb, all the hair balls up and comes right out. This rake is seriously one of my favorite cleaning tools. I have three little shedding Jack Russell terriers. This device is great!
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The Rug Rake does load up quite quickly, but it does a great job of picking up cat hair from a carpet. It's hard to remove the hair from the rake with your fingers, but I use a smaller soft wire brush like the "JW Pet Company GripSoft Cat Slicker Brush" or the "Oster Clean and Healthy Cat Slicker Brush" to remove the hair. Then it's quite easy to remove the hair from the smaller brush.
771021
No, it doesn't get loaded with hair. I have just picked it out with my fingers.
771022
Unversal Rug rake is the best!!!! Cleans so easily with a straight edge comb. Check out the Dog and Cat house on YouTube in October for cleaning and safety tips for pets and owners.
771023
I just didn't like it. It didn't help me at all. I ended up just buying a high power vac
771024
Yes, the brush does load up quickly . . . after about 5 to 7 strokes . . . but I have pets who shed a lot. That also tells me that the brush is doing its' job. I remove the stuff from the bristles by starting at one end of the brush, taking my thumb and forefinger and carefully pinching the width and slowly pulling the stuff up and towards the opposite end of the brush. I might have to do it two or three times, but is does the job. If you want to spend quite a bit more money, there are probably other brushes out there that have a push plate that does the same thing. I don't know how effective thay are and don't much care because I'm satisfied with The Universal Rug Rake that I have. I hope that this answers your questions.
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I used a "rat-tail" comb to clean the hair out; product build-up is another story. I tried using a toothbrush, but the bristles weren't stiff enough to get everything. Got the worst of it cleaned up, and continue to use it, just cleaning it occasionally. (rubbing alcohol would probably work okay).
66774
There is almost no buildup because the bristles are smooth and have no ridges to catch hair. What little there is can be removed by reaching across the bristles with a damp cloth, pinching and pulling. That usually does it.
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I just got what's called the dust brush I know its not a lot, but its the best rug cleaner I seen.I have only oriental rugs and picks up dog hair instsntly.you won't be disapointed.I guess us buying other parts is the gimick. But they ho on sale then grab.Hope i helped. Karen
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There is a removable platter on the bottom. It disengages and you can clean it. There are no rotating brushes like the Roomba but there are fixed bristles on the removable platter. Part of the floor scrub is it kind of wiggles across the floor. If you have a lot of small granule particulate, the "suck up" section gets clogged pretty quickly. But, I let it roll for about 20 minutes then dump old water, fill with new water and clean off the bottom platter.
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I use a lint brush and/or my Dyson Animal Hair removal machine. So I find it easy.
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the brush is removable by removing the screws on the bottom place. but just once a week turn unit over and take a small flat tipped screw driver and remove any hair or string by prying it loose, then there is no need to remove the brush to clean it...It really does the job well.
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does an excelllant job pushing hair into pile-YOU have to pick it up! Seriously, I love this little thing, picks up just like a DYson-but again, you have to pick the pile up!
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Yes it will pick up hair and I like that is it wide and easy to use. However after each use you must wash the pad. So buy a extra one while the other is in the wash. If your using it to clean your wood floor as I do it works great. I would lay a towel down and wipe up the floor as you can end up with streaks. Also you will want to wash it alone in the washer, not with other towels because it will have floor cleaner chemicals on it.
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I have had this cleaner for about a week. I have vacuumed and vacuumed prior to use and yes, I still get tons of pulled up hair into the machine. I have taken the covers off the base machine by removing the 5 screws and had to rinse and use a shop-vac to pull out any extra hair, put back together and then start using again. However, even with this hassle, the machine, both the upright and the detachable unit, have cleaned VERY well. I also have let the base unit dry well underneath and then shop vacuumed out any remaining hair. That helped with better functioning. I guess it may be the price we animal lovers pay for all the tiny hairs that a vacuum can't pull up but the shampooer does! Over all, the units have cleaned better than other brands we have had previously. Hope any of this response helps you!
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You are correct. It functions only as a "push" broom. But it seems to corral the hair better than a conventional broom.
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It picks up everything well. Just make sure you don't turn it off right after to sweep up the litter. Let it suck it up for a few minutes, I have Maine Coon and he does kick it out everywhere. And as a side know it does pet hair really well also.
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I don't yave a dog right now but I might be getting one soon. I'll update then if I do. But I think it would do great because my friends hair was about 3-4 ft long and it picked hers up fantasticly. The only trouble I had was that after my whole apartment I had to cut some off the brush roller but not much and dog hair isn't as long as that. You probably will have to empty the canister more often than I do because the extra hair.
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The bristles are a soft plastic that is flexible. I think it works so well because it brushes through less hair at once. It works so much better and faster than using a wide tooth comb or regular brush. I will never use a regular brush again. Give it a try. It's well worth the cost.
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I've I only had this brush for a couple of months. The hair bristles are not as dense as I've seen on more expensive brushes. However, if you properly hang/dry the brush after each use, the hair bristles will remain intact and keep the brush full.
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I have a cat and she has a lot of hair. You find her hair on the furniture, the beds, the floor...all over the house. This has worked great for picking up her hair. The only thing is that the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser´s charge doesn´t last long. You have to charge it every 15 minutes. I am very happy with it.
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I only gave this brush a 3 star. I was expecting it be as good as my old one which was very similar. To answer your question, it doesn't clean very well. I used a damp paper towel to rub the lint, fuzz and kitty hair away, rubbing the opposite way. I haven't tried to clean it any other way. Sorry I couldn't really help you.