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DudeFromMiami t1_iuqsuf9 wrote

Reply to comment by dogmom4321 in Vacuum recommendations by dogmom4321

They are extremely heavy and toting it around while vacuuming is a pain, runs over the cord, gets tangled up etc.. if you don’t mind that, then make sure you get one with a power head. As the ones without power head are useless. Also if you have animals, they tend to start stinking within a year. Then every time you start the vacuum the whole house smells.

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1Delta t1_ixveivv wrote

Yeah, I hate canister vacuums because I hate dragging the canister behind me.

My friends bagless Dyson also makes his whole house smell because of his dog so I don't think that's an issue unique to any brand. You can get carbon bags for some vacuums that supposedly help with odors.

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DudeFromMiami t1_ixvof7y wrote

Interesting to know about the Dyson! One of the reasons I was going to buy one was the appeal of being able to put all the tubes and plastic components into the sink for a good soak and cleaning in hopes that it wouldn’t stink. Have had our roomba for a year and surprisingly it doesn’t smell at all, limited use case and more supplemental than a real vacuum replacement but still. Curious as to why some stink with animals and others not.

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1Delta t1_ixw5qv0 wrote

That same friend's Roomba also does not smell, but it has an auto empty dock which sucks the Roomba's contents into a vacuum bag and that does smell for the ~10 seconds it runs but the smell dissipates since it runs for such a short time.

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