"Sarah" wrote:
> "Sheldon" wrote:
>
> >I already own two Kenmore cannister vacuums (bag type - I use high
> > filtration type), two large capacity wet/dry Shop Vacs, and a Black &
> > Decker rechargeable hand vac. What I need is something to use for
> > general house cleaning instead of the cannisters that will save me
> > time and effort, and if possible clean more efficiently. The
> > cannister type seem to clean okay but changing the bags is messy and
> > it seems to take me an inordinately large block of time to vacuum my
> > entire house, takes me like 5-6 hours, and substantial effort... but I
> > vacuum the walls, mouldings, essentially everything in the room that's
> > vacuumable and naturally the floors too... I have all hardwood floors
> > and area rugs, no wall to wall carpeting. Everything is on one floor,
> > but I do have a basement (unfinished but painted), I use a Shop Vac
> > down there.
>
> > I'm thinking of purchasing a new vacuum cleaner and am seriously
> > considering the Dyson DC15:http://tinyurl.com/9zpat
>
> >http://www.dyson.com/range/feature_f...-ANIMAL&sinavt...
>
> > Anyone have a Dyson... can you offer specific comments pro/con from
> > your own first hand experience that would help me decide whether or
> > not to invest substantial dollars into a yet another vacuum cleaner.
> > Keep in mind I have six cats, so there are always dust bunnies
> > everywhere so I vacuum often. Thank you.
>
> > Sheldon
>
> I've had an 'upright' and now have a 'cylinder' Dyson. Both were excellent,
> but the upright is heavy, and doesn't fit under low furniture. They're great
> for animal hair, and the ease of emptying and the money saved not buying
> expensive bags cancels out the negatives IMO.

Doesn't the Dyson upright have a hose with various attachments which
will fit under low furniture and into other narrow spaces? I don't
think the powerhead of any vacuum cleaner will fit under "low"
furniture, you need to use the hose feature (but then I don't know how
low you go). But now that I went back to the Dyson web site I see
that their upright has a "Low Reach Floor Tool" feature that their
demonstration shows that their powerhead will fit under a 3 1/2"
space.

Sheldon