Bagless vacuum cleaners - your opinion requested

[Jibefan]

I recently bought one of these:

http://cleanking.com/details.asp?ProdID=1361

It is the best working Vacuum Cleaner I have ever seen. I highly recommend
it.


"Jack Smith" <JackSmith24@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:10hcvh9ceu23461@corp.supernews.com...
> Hi y'all
>
> D'ont you find that bagless vacuum cleaners like the "Roadshark" are a
pain in the butt?. Twice for a big house the vacuum stops and you need to go
outside, take apart the "bagless" mechanism and clean it. You end up so
dusty that you need to take a shower afterwards.
> I long for a bag vacuum.
>
> Don't you find that vacuums aren't built like they were in the good ol'
days. Heck my mom's Hoover
> was solid, metal handle, rugged casing and lasted forever. Today you get
bells and whistles, headlights, attachments to lose, microprocessor
controlled byt they aren't worth sh*t?
>
> Thanks for your opinions.

[Rein]

On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 14:07:30 GMT, "Vox Humana" <vhumana@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>
>"Wayne" <waynebw@att.net> wrote in message
>news:Xns953FD3ABD9EEwaynebw@204.127.36.1...
>>
>> As a vacuum, I love the bagless model I bought. However, we suffer the
>> same problem with having to empty the cannister at least once during and
>> then after a vacuuming session. There are two adults and one cat in a
>> modest sized house and we vacuum weekly. To me, this is unreasonable
>> maintenance. I will never buy another bagless unit.
>>
>
>The rule of thumb that I have seen from the carpet trade organization that
>that you should vacuum once a week for each person in your home - minimum.
>With a pet (we have two dogs), that number needs to increased. I replaced
>all the carpet on our main floor last year with laminate. Now I use a broom
>or Swiffer daily. I am totally amazed at how much hair, dirt, and dust
>accumulates in a day. Like you, I was probably vacuuming about once or
>twice a week when I had carpet. Obviously it wasn't nearly often enough.
>
This sounds about right. I am with 2 persons and 2 dogs and we vacuum
about 3 times a week. This is keeping the carpets look pretty good and
I do NOT have to empty the canister while vacuuming (I can probably
vacuum twice with it.)

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[Rein]

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 17:20:55 -0500, "Jibefan" <johnc@nova1.net> wrote:

>I recently bought one of these:
>
>http://cleanking.com/details.asp?ProdID=1361
>
>It is the best working Vacuum Cleaner I have ever seen. I highly recommend
>it.

I noticed this one at a friends house a while back. What's so special
about it ? Is the bag re-usable ? any hepa filtration ?

>
>
>"Jack Smith" <JackSmith24@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:10hcvh9ceu23461@corp.supernews.com...
>> Hi y'all
>>
>> D'ont you find that bagless vacuum cleaners like the "Roadshark" are a
>pain in the butt?. Twice for a big house the vacuum stops and you need to go
>outside, take apart the "bagless" mechanism and clean it. You end up so
>dusty that you need to take a shower afterwards.
>> I long for a bag vacuum.
>>
>> Don't you find that vacuums aren't built like they were in the good ol'
>days. Heck my mom's Hoover
>> was solid, metal handle, rugged casing and lasted forever. Today you get
>bells and whistles, headlights, attachments to lose, microprocessor
>controlled byt they aren't worth sh*t?
>>
>> Thanks for your opinions.
>

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[Vox Humana]

"Rein" <rruiterNO-SPAM@NO-SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 14:07:30 GMT, "Vox Humana" <vhumana@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Wayne" <waynebw@att.net> wrote in message
> >news:Xns953FD3ABD9EEwaynebw@204.127.36.1...
> >>
> >> As a vacuum, I love the bagless model I bought. However, we suffer the
> >> same problem with having to empty the cannister at least once during
and
> >> then after a vacuuming session. There are two adults and one cat in a
> >> modest sized house and we vacuum weekly. To me, this is unreasonable
> >> maintenance. I will never buy another bagless unit.
> >>
> >
> >The rule of thumb that I have seen from the carpet trade organization
that
> >that you should vacuum once a week for each person in your home -
minimum.
> >With a pet (we have two dogs), that number needs to increased. I
replaced
> >all the carpet on our main floor last year with laminate. Now I use a
broom
> >or Swiffer daily. I am totally amazed at how much hair, dirt, and dust
> >accumulates in a day. Like you, I was probably vacuuming about once or
> >twice a week when I had carpet. Obviously it wasn't nearly often enough.
> >
> This sounds about right. I am with 2 persons and 2 dogs and we vacuum
> about 3 times a week. This is keeping the carpets look pretty good and
> I do NOT have to empty the canister while vacuuming (I can probably
> vacuum twice with it.)

Yes, I think that three times a week is probably about right depending on
the particulars.

[Jibefan]

The bag that you see has another bag (paper) inside so I guess it is
reusable. One of the things that I like is being able to remove and wash the
exterior bag when it begins to smell too much like my dogs.

I am not 100% sure about the Hepa thing but I think that it does have it.

The reasons that I love it so much have to do with the quality of
construction and cleaning. Almost the entire thing is metal and the
construction leaves one with the feeling that it will be here long after you
are gone.

It's cleaning power is second to none. You can actually see the dirt come up
out of the carpet and rush toward the vacuum. I compared it to the Kenmore
that Consumer Reports rated so highly and it was like night and day.


"Rein" <rruiterNO-SPAM@NO-SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 17:20:55 -0500, "Jibefan" <johnc@nova1.net> wrote:
>
> >I recently bought one of these:
> >
> >http://cleanking.com/details.asp?ProdID=1361
> >
> >It is the best working Vacuum Cleaner I have ever seen. I highly
recommend
> >it.
>
> I noticed this one at a friends house a while back. What's so special
> about it ? Is the bag re-usable ? any hepa filtration ?
>
> >
> >
> >"Jack Smith" <JackSmith24@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:10hcvh9ceu23461@corp.supernews.com...
> >> Hi y'all
> >>
> >> D'ont you find that bagless vacuum cleaners like the "Roadshark" are a
> >pain in the butt?. Twice for a big house the vacuum stops and you need to
go
> >outside, take apart the "bagless" mechanism and clean it. You end up so
> >dusty that you need to take a shower afterwards.
> >> I long for a bag vacuum.
> >>
> >> Don't you find that vacuums aren't built like they were in the good ol'
> >days. Heck my mom's Hoover
> >> was solid, metal handle, rugged casing and lasted forever. Today you
get
> >bells and whistles, headlights, attachments to lose, microprocessor
> >controlled byt they aren't worth sh*t?
> >>
> >> Thanks for your opinions.
> >
>
> Remove NO-SPAM from email address when replying

[Lloyd Randall]

In article <10hcvh9ceu23461@corp.supernews.com>,
"Jack Smith" <JackSmith24@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi y'all
>
> D'ont you find that bagless vacuum cleaners like the "Roadshark" are a pain
> in the butt?.

The Road Shark is a recumbent tricycle. It is bagless and you may have
heard it sucks, but it's not a vacuum cleaner. If it's a pain in the
butt, perhaps the seat has been removed.

> Twice for a big house the vacuum stops and you need to go
> outside, take apart the "bagless" mechanism and clean it.

Emptying my dust container is so fun and easy that I have never waited
until it was even half full.

> You end up so dusty
> that you need to take a shower afterwards.

I lean over a brick wall and tap the filter against the other side.

> I long for a bag vacuum.

It will pick up dust better than a tricycle.

--
Best Regards,
Lloyd

[Scout Lady]

"Jack Smith" <JackSmith24@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:10hcvh9ceu23461@corp.supernews.com...
> Hi y'all
>
> D'ont you find that bagless vacuum cleaners like the "Roadshark" are a
pain in the butt?. Twice for a big house the vacuum stops and you need to go
outside, take apart the "bagless" mechanism and clean it. You end up so
dusty that you need to take a shower afterwards.
> I long for a bag vacuum.
>
> Don't you find that vacuums aren't built like they were in the good ol'
days. Heck my mom's Hoover
> was solid, metal handle, rugged casing and lasted forever. Today you get
bells and whistles, headlights, attachments to lose, microprocessor
controlled byt they aren't worth sh*t?
>
> Thanks for your opinions.

I love my bagless vacumn. I empty the dirt cup about once a week and bang
the filter a few times and its good to go. I vacumn everyday so that might
be why there is not too much to pick up at any one time. I do agree that the
construction is not as sturdy as those in years gone by, but we live in a
throw it away and let's just go buy a new one culture.

[Brad Bishop]

> D'ont you find that bagless vacuum cleaners like the "Roadshark" are a
> pain in the butt?. Twice for a big house the vacuum stops and you need to
go
> outside, take apart the "bagless" mechanism and clean it. You end up so
> dusty that you need to take a shower afterwards.
> I long for a bag vacuum.

I thought about this too. At one time I thought that the paper-filterless
coffee makers were a good idea until I spend a whole lot of time cleaning
the permanent filter and decided, "Permanent filters suck - With paper I can
just dump it and get another". I kind of have the same feeling towards
bagless vacuum cleaners but I don't own one and I'm not in the market. It
just *seems* like it'd be a bigger pain to deal with than just take out the
bag, throw it away, get a new back, install it, and away you go.

Brad