spec me a vacuum cleaner that's good with pet hair

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I'm looking around for a new vacuum cleaner since ours is getting a bit long in the tooth. I'd like a bag less one that's good at getting pet hair out of carpets with quite a deep pile, no hard and fast budget but nothing crazy.
Any ideas will be appreciated.
 
I've got a Vax C89 pet. Does a good job. If you decide to get a Vax you MUST get one that has multi cyclonic technology, I cannot stress this enough. Without it the filters clog up much too quickly.
 
No cleaner is particularly good at removing pet hair, nothing sucks it off the carpet so you need something to bring it to the surface first.

Dyson's original turbo brush which shipped with the Animal variants wasn't that good, although the latest Tangle-free Turbine tool would appear to fix the previous version's faults. They also do a grooming tool if your pets don't run for the hills at the noise.

Miele's brush bar has more bristles than the Dyson, so that tends to work well in upright mode.

What does work is a brush with rubber bristles, either short or long handled.
 
pitchfork said:
Henry is good, or his french cousin, 'enré
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No it isn't, air flow is required to spin the brush bar so you've lost half your air-watts already. Pick one that either has a powered brushbar or compensates by better design. Pet hair is not like dirt, it behaves differently.
 
bitslice said:
No it isn't, air flow is required to spin the brush bar so you've lost half your air-watts already. Pick one that either has a powered brushbar or compensates by better design. Pet hair is not like dirt, it behaves differently.
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The "Henry Xtra" is what you want then with the rolling brushes.

However I am going to be purchasing the Morphy Richards Lift Away 73415 looking at reviews. Currently £125ish with a 5yr warranty. Comes with turbo brush too.

Check youtube for videos.
 
bitslice said:
No it isn't, air flow is required to spin the brush bar so you've lost half your air-watts already. Pick one that either has a powered brushbar or compensates by better design. Pet hair is not like dirt, it behaves differently.
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Cat owner for well over a decade here, a henry has done fine and has (with occasional servicing) lasted the course.
 
pitchfork said:
Cat owner for well over a decade here, a henry has done fine and has (with occasional servicing) lasted the course.
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Also a (multiple) cat owner for a decade and I've used most vacuums from an overpriced Kirby to a handheld Dyson toy, conventional turbo brushes are inherently less efficient.




this looks interesting:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dyson-Pet...-Tool-for-Dog-Cats-Grooms-Combs-/380726496494


as does this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dyson-genuine-Vacuum-Cleaner-Anti-Tangle-Turbine-Tool-Brush-/200970866035

The original Dyson turbine tool isn't that good and as such it isn't worth buying the Dyson Animal models for. Buy a normal one and get one of these attachments instead.

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bitslice said:
Also a (multiple) cat owner for a decade and I've used most vacuums from an overpriced Kirby to a handheld Dyson toy, conventional turbo brushes are inherently less efficient./
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Works fine for me, unless you're got a tibetian mastiff and you keep the heating on all day a Henry will work just fine.
 
I have the green Henry with the powered brush bar thing. It works fine for me with 2 cats. It uses bags though but they are simple as simple can be.
 
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