Vacuum cleaner for hardwood floors + carpets?

Infidel

Hi.

Can anyone recommend a good vacuum cleaner that will do both wood and laminate wood floors + rugs and carpets. They do exists right? Or is it better to get 2 separate ones?

Just need the power on button to be somewhere near the top of the appliance (hand activated) rather than at the bottom (usually done by foot) - due to one of the users having mobility issues.

Velvet wheels would be nice so it doesn't scratch the wooden floors............or if not velvet it seriously would be nice if the vacuum didn't actually scratch wooden floors - which is possibly a design floor on these types of models?

Anyhow............Thanks. :beer:

Ebe_Scrooge

At the risk of opening up the perennial can of worms - I've got an old Dyson DC07 that I've had for years. The rotating brush-bar can be easily switched off for the wood floors, and on for carpets. It works fine for me. I'm sure a lot of other types of ordinary up-rights have probably got the option of switching the brush-bar on or off.

Norman_Castle

The only difference between vacuuming hard and soft floors is the head. Most can be adjusted for different floors. Do domestic vacuums damage floors when rolling over them?.

lstar337

Henry.

Cheeky smile and sucks like a jet engine, what more could you need?

PS, I know your dirty minds went there.

Infidel

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Do domestic vacuums damage floors when rolling over them?.

I'm fairly sure some of them cause at least minor scratching, hard plastic wheels on hard wood.

There are already scratches on the floors here which I can only assume have been caused by the previous (and utterly useless Vax vacuum)

Infidel

lstar337 wrote: »

Henry.

Cheeky smile and sucks like a jet engine, what more could you need?

PS, I know your dirty minds went there.

For real? Actually that might be okay - as often these new models that claim to do everything under the sun are a load of tosh.

phoenix_w

lstar337 wrote: »

Henry.

I'm a complete Henry fan, but I couldn't recommend one to someone with mobility issues. Vacumming a carpet with Henry is a good workout, not to mention that they'd have to crouch/bend over to turn it on/off. It's a lot better on hard floors, though.

I'd be looking at an upright vacuum. It's the shame the Gtech airram is so poor at hard floors (in my experience it just flirts the dirt around the room at high speed) because it's light, upright and very good on carpet.

warwicktiger

I used to be a professional carpet cleaner.

My main work Vac was a Sebo bs 46.
My reserve was a sebo bs36
My home vac is a 20 (!) year old sebo BS36.

They are not cheap or pretty, but are virtually indestructible and with every conceivable accessory available.

Infidel

I'm torn, torn.............more than Natalia Imbruglia ever was.....between a Henry and a Dyson DC40 Multi floor upright:



As sold in John lewis here:

http://www.johnlewis.com/dyson-dc40-multi-floor-upright-vacuum-cleaner/p1843352?sku=234220797&kpid=234220797&s_kenid=da7240ba-7277-4583-9335-cfd0bbc26a64&s_kwcid=402x346948&tmad=c&tmcampid=73&kpid=234220797

A Henry is half the price of the Dyson....but..........

Infidel

warwicktiger wrote: »

I used to be a professional carpet cleaner.

My main work Vac was a Sebo bs 46.
My reserve was a sebo bs36
My home vac is a 20 (!) year old sebo BS36.

They are not cheap or pretty, but are virtually indestructible and with every conceivable accessory available.

How about the hardwood floors though?

lstar337

The Henry could be a problem with mobility issues. I don't think it's hard work (unless you make it so), but you do have to bend down to turn it on and off.

The trouble with an upright (mobility wise) is the weight, a henry practically floats in comparison.