nlm@ulysses.UUCP (Nancy Mintz) (07/20/84)
We've just bought a house with 6 rooms of wall-to-wall carpet, and find our little 8-year-old no-name canister vacuum cleaner isn't up to the job - we end up pulling stuff out of the carpet by hand and feeding it to the vac. We want to buy (soon!!) one that can cope with the carpets, and we know nothing about vacuum cleaners. What kinds work well with carpet? Which "features" are worth paying $$ for, and which are junk? Are there brands that are really good (or terrible)? What's a reasonable price? Please mail recommendations and horror stories to ihnp4!ulysses!nlm Thanks!! Nancy Mintz ihnp4!ulysses!nlm AT&T-BL Room 5D-115 600 Mountain Avenue Murray Hill, NJ 07974
berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval) (07/23/84)
I recommend the Rainbow line. They are very effective, and use a water bath instead of a paper filter, resulting in much less dust (important if you are allergic.) Unfortunately they cost over $600. Gag. Failing that, get a good quality upright vacuum like Hoover or whatever. You can get them almost anywhere for under $100. Make sure it has a beater to get all the grunge out of your carpet. If you need to do other vacuuming tasks, get an industrial wet/dry vac. I got a 'Shop-Vac' at Best Products (a catalog showroom type place) for under $60, and use it for removing chrome from trailer hitches and such-like..... Berry Kercheval Zehntel Inc. (ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!berry) (415)932-6900