Best vacuum cleaner (one that doesnt have plastic agitator housing)? Dc17 dyson worth it? (alternatives, appliance)

[markm75]

I bought a Hoover U5140-900 back in march of 2008, just the other day,
it became the third vac in about 5 years to die, because as the belt
broke the agitator flopped around too much, eating away at the plastic
notch that keeps it in place (so any new belts you put on quickly
become scrap)...
This was a bag type..


I had a bissel vac at one point, bagless type (cleanview).. it
suffered the same fate, and the canister was always a mess trying to
empty... I also had a Hoover TurboPower Foldaway Upright (3100
widepath bagless); u5178-900, which was similar...



A friend has said to go for a dc17 dyson sweeper.. but brand new at
Target (or online), they are $349 min. Refurbished, there is one out
there for $198.. its bagless, does well with pet hair, but i'm not
sure if it even has a hose attachment.. i'm assuming the housing isnt
plastic, so maybe it would in fact last longer..



I could just go buy another hoover, for $74 shipped.. and hope to get
1.5 more years out of it.



In 6 years, i've spend $250 in sweepers.. maybe not that bad...

So, is the dc17 sweeper worth it? Are there cheaper alternatives that
dont have plastic where the agitator lives?



Any thoughts?

Thanks very much

[George Chong]

I love my Dysons!!!

Here's a thread about the topic already:

https://www.city-data.com/forum/house...m-cleaner.html

[Ashburnite]

Sorry you've had such trouble with the Hoovers! We've had a Hoover Wind Tunnel Ultra for about 10 years and have had absolutely no trouble with it. It's great with cat hair and the filtration system seems to work well. Consumer Reports consistently rates it (from back as far as when we bought ours) one of the best.

When I'm looking to buy something I usually obsessively research it and find that among other sources, the reviews on Amazon offer a pretty good overall impression of people's experiences with stuff. But you probably already did that!

Still, the Dysons are popular and supposed to be good, although reviews of different models can vary greatly. I haven't owned one but have heard good things about them. One thing you might try is calling a couple local vacuum repair places and asking the people there what they recommend and see the fewest repairs for.

If you have access to Consumer Reports online, here is a link to the vacuum reviews. Dysons don't rank extremely well, which is surprising considering how many people say they're great. On the other hand, the repairs are ranked as being half as many as for Hoovers.