Someone reviewed that this isn't good for hardwood or tile because there's no hard floor setting--i.e. you can't shut off the beater brush. True?
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Thanks for the question :) Actually this model works great on hardwood floors. There are 2 ways you can use it. 1. Use it in normal vacuum mode. The brushroll will continue to spin unless the vacuum is upright. However its designed to not allow the brushroll to tough your hardwood floors. In this way it sucks up the dirt without scratching floors. Also if you read the reviews on this one and the Prolux 7000 you will see several people use it for hardwood floors like this and love it. 2. The Prolux 6000 is equipped with a floor tool. If you want to you can lock the vacuum in upright position and attach the hose and tool wand to the floor tool and it works great that way as well. Let us know if you have any other questions :) Thanks Dustin
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Yes, it's very simple. There's a switch right on the handle where you select carpet or floor. When on floor, the rotating brush is turned off.
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In my home all I have is hard surfaces for my floors because I have at this time 2 dogs and 2 long hair cats. When I moved in here I took out all carpets - this is a desert location and well difficult to keep floors clean all that to say, I have wood, tile and laminate flooring throughout my home. I needed a vacuum that would do a major clean up on cat hair and cat litter plus all the miscellaneous 'stuff' that comes in from the gardens on all the paws. I needed a vacuum that could be used with and without the brush because the tile needs the brushing element to get litter out of the grout between the individual tiles...this vacuum does it ALL my tiles and my wood/laminate without brushes that can destroy the wood/laminate finishes. I keep the recharger and vacuum in my office also where the litter boxes reside and any mess is quickly cared for with so little effort. Since my cats are a breed known as Ragdolls and quite large in size I do have cat hair to content with along with litter....not a problem for this vacuum. You just pop off the canister on the front and I do this at my outside garbage area and shake out the canister - the filter comes out easily and I clean it with a very soft tooth brush...takes so little time and I've my vacuum back on its stand recharging in readiness for the next use. I have talked on at length, however in my defense I am 80 years old and when I feel I have something worth talking about, I do. Hope this answers your question.
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Hey Ellie, it is not recommended for hardwood floors, but I do use it on mine. The trick is to keep it moving and not in one place. Otherwise, would damage your floors. It does do a good job and like it specifically because I have cats in the house and do not want to subject them to chemicals as well as small grandchildren.
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There are three settings: The top most is the Off setting. The middle setting is Bare Floor and the bottom most setting is Carpet. On my sweeper the top and bottom are the ones which you can click on. The middle setting is skipped. However, even though I have to use the Off and Carpet settings, cleaning the bare floors works just fine using the Carpet setting. I think the reason I thought the sweeper didn't sound right was the brush needed to be cleaned as my old sweeper was broken and I had no sweeper for several weeks. I really got a tremendous amount of dirt and cat hair when using the sweeper for the first time. There are three settings: The top most is the Off setting. The middle setting is Bare Floor and the bottom most setting is Carpet. On my sweeper the top and bottom are the ones which you can click on. The middle setting is skipped. However, even though I have to use the Off and Carpet settings, cleaning the bare floors works just fine using the Carpet setting. I think the reason I thought the sweeper didn't sound right was the brush needed to be cleaned as my old sweeper was broken and I had no sweeper for several weeks. I really got a tremendous amount of dirt and cat hair when using the... » Read More There are three settings: The top most is the Off setting. The middle setting is Bare Floor and the bottom most setting is Carpet. On my sweeper the top and bottom are the ones which you can click on. The middle setting is skipped. However, even though I have to use the Off and Carpet settings, cleaning the bare floors works just fine using the Carpet setting. I think the reason I thought the sweeper didn't sound right was the brush needed to be cleaned as my old sweeper was broken and I had no sweeper for several weeks. I really got a tremendous amount of dirt and cat hair when using the sweeper for the first time. « Show Less
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no, It is strictly for hard flooring. My cleaning lady is reluctant to use it on hardwood because of the amount of water it lays down.
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I purchased the DC28 a few weeks ago and recently took it to task on my hardwood floors. This vacuum has a "bare floor" setting, which stops the brushes completely; however, the suction action remains the same. When finished, I did not notice any scratches or scuffs on the floor (my floors are stained with two coats of Minwax polyurethane).
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NO,,,not designed for use on any hard flooring including tile. Best machine I have ever owned for cleaning carpets. Dry in a good hour as long as you don't over wet. Very strong suction and machine is not loud.
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The unit has a beater brush in the head for carpet which can be turned off for hardwood or tile. A two position switch in the handle controls this function. First position turns on the vacuum, second position turns on the beater brush. The H300 kit also has a hard wood/ tile attachment. Both work very well and I would recommend.
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Bona is made especially for hard wood floors. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt tile floors but I think it's a more expensive way to clean tile floors. I would use either swifter wet mop for the tile or there is a Magic Eraser mops that you use without any detergent. Or you can use just a sponge mop with something like Spic and Span or Mr. Clean. Hope that helps.
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It works for both. It automatically starts with the brushes spinning but you can hit a button to turn off the brushes for bare floors.
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Yes, the brush can be turned off by pushing the Hardwood Floor button on the upper body of the cleaner. The two wheels are rubber on plastic hubs.
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No, but I use it all the time on my hardwood floors with no problem. Same with the kitchen tile. This is a great vacuum, especially if you have pets.
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I don't have hard wood floors but I do have ceramic tile floors and on the lowest setting it works fairly well, not as good as sweeping but it does pick up the dust balls and dirt. The corners are an issue so I will use the crevice tool. The only thing I might be concerned about using this on hard wood floors or vinyl tiles would be the brush might be too rough for it but I do not know for certain.
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There is a brush bar button right next to the on-off button that can be used for sensitive carpet and flooring. It defaults to on but just press it to turn off roller brush. Best vacuum ever!!
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Hi there, it is perfect for tile floor. I don't have any rugs in my home, just the ones in the bathrooms which I prefer to take out when Roomba goes to work. It does make a noise but it's not loud enough to be annoying. And if you schedule it to clean when you're not home you don't even have to hear it. Yes, it does return to the docking station automatically when it finishes the job. It's actually nice to schedule it to clean when you're not home, and then come home after work and find Roomba in its docking station and your house perfectly clean :) However you need to try a few laps under your supervision first, before leaving Roomba alone, to identify where are the places it could get stuck into (like a bunch of wires lying on the floor or some higher thresholds) and then put the perfect program in place using the virtual walls. It comes with 2 virtual walls that you can use to block some areas in the house if you like. One other thing it can't do when you're not home is clean in the corners behind an open door, because if it touches the door and the door closes, then Roomba is stuck in that room. So I leave all the doors open with door stoppers and then just clean behind the doors with a cloth if needed. All in all it is of great help, I love it because I have 4 dogs and I need to vacuum every other day. Hope this helps.
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I think so. It has a button for non-carpeted floors and the button turns the roller off. Seems to work great for me.