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eliot3
Joined: May 13, 2010
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Upright wanted--Hoover?
Original Message May 13, 2010 3:21 pm |
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I am interested in buying an upright vacuum, bagged, and I am willing to spend up to, say, $350. It will be used, not heavily, by an older woman who has a shedding cat and is not mechanically apt. A longish cord and an attachment for a linoleum floor would be a plus. I'll take any suggestion, but in the absence of any I am looking at a Hoover UH30010COM Platinum Lightweight Bagged Upright Vacuum Cleaner with Canister, which is sold on Amazon. My concern with Hoovers in general is that according to CR they are highly repair prone. Anybody have experience with this model in particular, recent experience with Hoovers in general, or any other suggestions?
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retardturtle1
Joined: May 16, 2009
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Re: Upright wanted--Hoover?
Reply #19 May 17, 2010 5:03 pm |
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You got it right the first time. I wondered and asked often here why you sold the dyson after using just 2 years if you liked it as much as you said so. You finally provided the answer below. Thank you for your honesty. I highlighted. A deep rug cleaner like the HOOVER WT will remove the dirt other vacuums leave behind even in the matting and under. BUT.. you will have to vacuum thoroughly. HOOVER suggests 7 passes forward and back for best results. I suggest doing this 7 pass method with daily vacuuming for at least 7 consecutive days. Why? If you've vacuumed once a week routinely for 5 years with vacuums that leave dirt behind [as you say], it will take a rigorous vacuuming routine to get the rugs back to normal clean. Like the ORECK tho, with the smallish nozzle head on the HOOVER lightweight bagged [even with WT tech] it's going to take you a darn long time to vacuum 1200 sq feet every day with 7 passes back and forth. At the end, change the bag and go back to once a week and as needed. Monitor and track your bag usage/replacement. If the 7 daily vacuum days works, it will save you money on bags in the future. Let me know the result. Always happy to serve and assist. But.. you have to get over your ego and id and listen and follow my instructions. Or, you are still going to be hard to sell. Your choice, not mine. You can have it the hard way or the easy way. It's your time and money. Carmine D.
Hi Carmine
I started the above 7 pass meth today.....i had been doing the up and bak method, twice a day...everyday,, so im anxious to see what turns up in a week. Will do the 7 pass in the morning...single up and back at night after dinner..as usual. My full routine of carpet cleaning is vacuum twice daily...everyday and use the spin scrub hoover to shampoo/re-rinse every change of the season...that and a central hvac hepa filter change every 45 days keeps the wifes allergies at bay...pollen has been awful down here in the south over the past couple years....record setting. And thank you for the tip....i hope you dont mind. turtle
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HARDSELL
Joined: Aug 22, 2007
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Re: Upright wanted--Hoover?
Reply #21 May 17, 2010 5:58 pm |
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Hi Carmine I started the above 7 pass meth today.....i had been doing the up and bak method, twice a day...everyday,, so im anxious to see what turns up in a week. Will do the 7 pass in the morning...single up and back at night after dinner..as usual. My full routine of carpet cleaning is vacuum twice daily...everyday and use the spin scrub hoover to shampoo/re-rinse every change of the season...that and a central hvac hepa filter change every 45 days keeps the wifes allergies at bay...pollen has been awful down here in the south over the past couple years....record setting. And thank you for the tip....i hope you dont mind. turtle
Turtle.
You and Carmine can get help for the OCD. 
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Re: Upright wanted--Hoover?
Reply #22 May 17, 2010 6:26 pm |
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Hi Carmine I started the above 7 pass meth today.....i had been doing the up and bak method, twice a day...everyday,, so im anxious to see what turns up in a week. Will do the 7 pass in the morning...single up and back at night after dinner..as usual. My full routine of carpet cleaning is vacuum twice daily...everyday and use the spin scrub hoover to shampoo/re-rinse every change of the season...that and a central hvac hepa filter change every 45 days keeps the wifes allergies at bay...pollen has been awful down here in the south over the past couple years....record setting. And thank you for the tip....i hope you dont mind. turtle
Have at it. Keep me posted. I'm sure you'll find the rugs looking better both before and after you shampoo too by using this 7X7 procedure.
Carmine D.
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HARDSELL
Joined: Aug 22, 2007
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Re: Upright wanted--Hoover?
Reply #24 May 17, 2010 7:11 pm |
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How about this one Mike W? Need help deciphering the childish acronym? Carmine D. Is there something wrong with saying What Tomfoolery? If you have to vacuum the area 7 times you need a better vacuum.
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Re: Upright wanted--Hoover?
Reply #25 May 17, 2010 7:46 pm |
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Is there something wrong with saying What Tomfoolery? If you have to vacuum the area 7 times you need a better vacuum. My favorite: A soup question. No more wrong than ID-10-T. Oftentimes, it's not the vacuum brand/model that is at fault when rugs fill with deep down dirt, but the way it is used. Or, more appropriately in your particular case, the lack thereof. Carmine D.
This message was modified May 17, 2010 by CarmineD
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HARDSELL
Joined: Aug 22, 2007
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Re: Upright wanted--Hoover?
Reply #26 May 17, 2010 9:02 pm |
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My favorite: A soup question. No more wrong than ID-10-T. Oftentimes, it's not the vacuum brand/model that is at fault when rugs fill with deep down dirt, but the way it is used. Or, more appropriately in your particular case, the lack thereof. Carmine D.
The soup question has you in a stew.
If you home is so filthy that you have to vacuum an area 7 times daily you have more than vacuum problems. A good tool reduces labor. That is why Dyson costs more than the electric broom that you use.
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Re: Upright wanted--Hoover?
Reply #27 May 17, 2010 9:12 pm |
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The soup question has you in a stew. If you home is so filthy that you have to vacuum an area 7 times daily you have more than vacuum problems. A good tool reduces labor. That is why Dyson costs more than the electric broom that you use.
Better to be in a stew than in a stupor.
Anyone, even an amateur, can do the job with the right tool, it takes a skilled craftsman to do it without. Carmine D.
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HARDSELL
Joined: Aug 22, 2007
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Re: Upright wanted--Hoover?
Reply #28 May 17, 2010 9:38 pm |
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Better to be in a stew than in a stupor. Anyone, even an amateur, can do the job with the right tool, it takes a skilled craftsman to do it without. Carmine D.
Dyson builds a tool to do the job right the first time. That leaves the operator time to do useful things.
THe craftsman is James Dyson. Oreck is a relic and lost in today's world as evidenced in the slump in sales. Do you still wash your clothes in a stream and beat the dirt out with a rock? A true art.
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