which hoover for hard wood floors?

macman

bluedrop wrote: »

Why will I need to turn off the brush roll? I thought I needed one with a brush roll to do a proper job ?

The brush roll is there to beat the dirt out of a carpet. All it does on a hard floor is spin the surface debris away from the cleaner head before the vacuum grabs it. And potentially scratches the floor, as Myser has correctly noted.
Carpets only-no clutch required.
Carpet and hard floors-clutch required.

macman

James Dyson expresses a hope in his autobiography that (one day) the word 'dyson' will itself become generic (in place of hoover) and be used as a verb As in 'I can't come out tonight, I've got to dyson my lounge'.
Given what he's done to Hoover's world market share, it's not entirely fanciful.

noelphobic

This is obviously a silly question, as nobody else has asked it, so be gentle with me. Do you need to vacuum a hard floor? Can't you brush/sweep it?

DirectDebacle

No problems with brushing a tile floor as not likely to scratch. Brushing a wood floor could cause scratches to the surface. Vacuuming will collect more dust than brushing. I always vacuum tile floors even if I brush then first.

CKdesigner

Brushing the floor will disturb dust and make it airborne. When you vacuum it will collect the dust, and if you have a Miele then the exhaust air will be cleaner than the existing air in the room. Therefore creating a better environment!

MadameD

As someone who runs a domestic cleaning business, I use an upright for carpets as the brush 'sweeps' hair and dust out of the carpets.

I use a Henry for hard floors and crevices and stairs.

I don't think there is a vacuum cleaner on the market that can perform on both carpets and hard floors as good as a separate upright and cylinder/tub vac.