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Are these better than a Dyson?
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I owned four Dysons before I bought this vacuum (from Costco, not a previous woot). I LOVE my shark. It is lightweight, and has as much, if not more, suction as any of the Dysons I owned.
I recently pulled up 10.5 year old carpet in a house with dogs cats and kids…oh, and I live off dirt roads. The amount of nasty crapola that was under the carpeting was shocking. I’m talking pounds and pounds of finely crushed dirt. My sister (a.k.a. my gleeful assistant in the home improvment project) made the comment “if that thing survives this, I’m buying one immediately”. At around 250 square feet, I started losing suction…a quick removal/beating of the foam filters…and all was well in the shark world again.
My last Dyson died screaming (literally) after under 2 years of use (leaving behind pounds and pounds of dirt to be found under the carpet…ew).
One thing, when you use the hose attachments, lie the vacuum down so you don’t get attacked, as the little buger does become top heavy. Also, it’s a little less wide, so you will have to move your arm back and forth a couple more times to completely cover your floor…of course, you’ll only have to go over your floor once, so that’s a huge bonus.