Can the head of the vacuum cleaner be adjusted so that the brushes barely touch (or are slightly above) the surface of the carpet?
1640541
Yes there is an adjustment dial to move the bristles up and down it goes from very high to low I have not tried it on the high setting to see if it contacts the carpet or not but my carpet is pretty flat
952026
The brush can be turned off to work on non carpeted floors. Auto adjusts height for thicker carpeting.
1437132
Perhaps the brush is bent and is not snug in the sweeper. I'm sure you can straighten it by hand. I notice the brush pops out of the sweeper if too much pressure is applied on carpeting.
215265
Yes, brushes can be shut off and it auto adjusts to floor ,carpet height. great vac.
1441345
Using digital calipers, it's little shy of 1 1/4 inches which means standard size attachments from another vacuum won't fit it.
620430
Yes. The attachments fit directly to the vacuum; to 1 extension tube; or to both extension tubes...The closer to the vacuum, the greater the suction / pick-up power.
522802
Theoretically, the head is fully self-adjusting and the brush roller should compensate. I use mine on concrete floors without any issue.
716016
The best way I found is with a vacuum that has a hose attachment and use the soft brush attachment and that should do a pretty good job.
1772441
Only if the space you are trying to clean is wide enough to accept the width of the vacuum.
2052640
No attachments that I am aware of ... it doesn't fit my house vacuum floor attchment
1345460
Yes you can! A great feature this unit has is a brush on off switch which allows for great pick up on hard floors like tile. Just turn the brush off, lower the vacuum to the lowest height setting and you will be good to go!
1399261
the wand it not too long, you still have to bend over. The carpet Brush is not that powerful, the brush rotates because of the suction of the vacuum, not motor on the brush. this vacuum is better for wood or tile floors.
664888
It will fit and does a nice job cleaning wood and short carpet. But, the wand to floor angle is a little low and could mean a bit of bending over if the wand is short.
1323619
No, and thats what I purchased the vacuum for. The beater brush in the power head is controlled by air and is very weak. The suction is just average and I find that carpets need a strong beater bar or brush to reach below the carpet surface and agitate the carpet while the suction removes dust and dirt.
771574
I have 20 years experience with Panasonic uprights in my cleaning business, all with the automatic height adjustment. If you have height adjustment, if you set it too low you may run into "drag" from too much suction. More often, I have found the problem of "hard to push" occurs more from the construction of the carpet than from the vacuum cleaner. Specifically the way the backing is constructed on the underside of the carpet. Try this: if you're getting too much drag pushing the vacuum "lengthwise" on the carpet, try turning it 90 degrees and go "crosswise". Sometimes the backing on the carpet is inhibiting the gliding. That's all I can offer and I hope it helps.
652680
No, because it adjusts to height when you push it, just like a regular vacuum.
488059
I don't think you can shut the roller brush off-there are two settings though for height-hard floors and carpet.