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Hank Rogers[_2_]

U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Feb 2019 19:49:03 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2019-02-10 6:57 p.m., wrote:
>>> On Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 1:21:19 PM UTC-6, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I went back and reviewed the Amazon reviews. There are far fewer
>>>> negative reports than positive and the positive are not all from
>>>> people who just took CC out of the box. I read negative comments with
>>>> a jaundiced eye. There are always people out there who can't find
>>>> there butt with two hands.
>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>> Ain't that the truth!!
>>>
>>
>> A year or two ago I listened to a program on the radio about the
>> business of rating products, services and restaurants online. After
>> hearing that I have little faith in online reviews.
>>
>> FWIW, a couple months ago I bought a Dyson V10 cordless vacuum. I
>> looked at the reviews and most of them were very positive. The only
>> negative I remember was a complaint about battery life. I have to say
>> that I am impressed with the thing sucks up dirt and dog hair. One of my
>> complaints, that no one else mentioned, is that the canister fills up so
>> quickly. Then there is the blockages. When it gets into areas with a
>> lot of dog hair it clogs up near the power head and sometimes by the end
>> of the canister. Then the filter clogs up. If there is blockage at any
>> of these three you have to take it apart and clean it out.The filter has
>> to be taken out, cleaned out, rinsed and then dried. It takes a minimum
>> of 24 hours to dry it out enough. There is a safety override that makes
>> the motor cut out when it gets overloaded it, so you can't even run it
>> to such air through the filter to dry it out. It gets frustrating to
>> have to go through each step trying to figure out which part is causing
>> the problem, and then that long wait. I don't think I could vacuum the
>> hole house in one shot. The battery is supposed to last 25 minutes on
>> high power, which should be enough for a quick once over, but it will
>> clog up before the battery runs down. Then I will have to clean the
>> filter and wait a day to finish. I want to know why no one mentioned that.
>
> what you describe happens to my Shark as well. I thought I was
> getting rid of the old canister vac but instead I use the canister
> where I know there will be a lot of hair just to avoid having to do
> the cleaning emptying you describe. I am impressed with how well the
> Shark gets dust and stuff out of the carpet but the little bitty
> canister fills so fast.
> Janet US
>

Yoose guys need a shop-vac.