Vacuum cleaner?

[klmno]

Can anyone recommend a very lightweight vaccum that picks up well? I have a heavy one that does a good job but I can't carry it up and down stairs every time I need to use it. I need something for lighter soiled carpet but that still picks up well because it's mostly pieces of dried leaves being tracked in and stuff like that- fuzz from laundry, etc, you get the idea. I wish they made one that could break down enough to also be used as a handheld battery operated vacuum for the car but I guess that's asking too much. LOL!

 

[HaoZi]

I think Dirt Devil might make something like what you want, but it doesn't pick up that great as an upright.

 

[mom_to_3]

Have you considered buying another regular vacuum and just leaving it upstairs? I would probably want to do that myself. They do make stick vacuum's that might fit your bill.

 

[HaoZi]

I just checked my vac and it's a Bissell EasyVac bagless upright. It picks up pretty good (I have a cat and you know cat hair KILLS vacs like nothing, only thing it's needed is a new belt in the time I've had it).

 

[ThreeShadows]

As soon as I can afford it I am getting this.

I am sooo tired of cat litter everywhere!

 

[compassion]

I have the Bissel bagless also. iT IS THE bISSEL pOWERFORCE hELIX. It is grEat with picking up dog hairs, etc. It was under fifty dollars at Wal-MART

 

[DDD]

Mine is a bissell "stick thingy"...LOL. I'm not sure what to heck the real name is but I know it's very light weight, very narrow bodied, bagless and was under fifty...I think under forty. Likely it came from Lowe's or Home Depot. I prefer others do the cleaning, lol, but if I have to do it (usually) it needs to be easy peasy. This one is. DDD

 

[Kathy813]

I don't know how much you want to spend but I bought this one that last time I needed a vacuum and love it!! It is as light as an Oreck and picks up really well. It also comes with a separate portable canister with a shoulder strap that I have found really helpful when cleaning out cars or cleaning up dog hair in the bathroom after I groom the dogs. I like not having the bulky attachments on the actual vacuum.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001PB8EEM/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

~Kathy

 

[Lothlorien]

I would buy an Oreck, but they are expensive. The last time my vacuum broke, I looked up what the highest rated vacuum was and it was a cheap $79 Hoover. This is the one http://www.amazon.com/Hoover-Widepa...&qid=1359343885&sr=8-4&keywords=hoover+vacuum

The info says it's 17 pounds. Missy can take it up and down the stairs with no problem. I like this vacuum so much that I bought a second one, when I had to take my first one to a house we were rehabilitating...it had cat hair everywhere and I didn't want to bring it back to my house, because of Missy's allergies.

 

[Mattsmom277]

Check out The Shark. There is a handheld, but also one that has a handle/arm that is removable so it can work pushing it or as handheld. Very powerful little things and the price is good.

 

[DammitJanet]

I need to get me a good easy to use vacuum but cannot afford the Dyson. I like the other prices. I want one that has the extension hose because I want to put that long tube thing on it to suck out the lint from the dryer. I have noticed my dryer isnt drying as good as it used to and I think I need to do that.

 

[HaoZi]

One thing to do with dryers is get an old toothbrush and really clean (with soap and water) the lint trap every 6 months. Can really extend the life of your dryer because you get a build-up from softener on those lint traps that you can't even really see that well.

 

[klmno]

I have a hoover now and I love it but it's the heavy one. Does anyone here have the Shark or at least used one and know if it picks up well> I had a hand-held one years ago and it didn't pick up squat so I definitely don't want to buy one and end up with it not be good for anything.

 

[Lothlorien]

Janet, that Hoover has the detachable hose, with a few attachments. One of the attachements is a long thin one that you can use for the dryer.

 

[buddy]

I think that shark looks great. I had my mom's Orek and it was good BUT then I got a Dyson ......nothing as good. After vacuuming with the orek I did the Dyson like on tv and at my old house it filled just on the first floor. At the new house they supposedly had cleaned the carpets. Q was sneezing and you could see cat hair against the sides of the stairs. The Dyson filled twice and q stopped being stuffy in two days.

It's heavy though so I'd like the new little one but I'm no longer in a position to buy anything so good.

So the new and far less expensive shark was my next choice. If you get it I hope you share what u think.

It's the one job I like once its where I want it, like you I hate carrying it around.

 

[busywend]

I have the Hoover Windtunnel Corded stick vac. I like that it goes from my hardwoods to my carpeting with one slide of a button. The cord is long enough for me (20 feet, I think) and the only thing that is on the negative side is I have to empty it after each room. But, that just makes me feel like it is doing a good job! We have 3 cats and the hardwood vs carpet was stressing me out. This vac was about $70 which is high for a stick vac, but it was worth it. And I think it weighs less than 9 pounds. The weight thing was important to me. I actually use this on the carpeted stairs, too. http://www.amazon.com/Hoover-Corded...23639&sr=1-2&keywords=hoover+windtunnel+stick I do have a Shark dust buster that picks up great! I use that on the beds to get cat hair off.