Does it make a sandy mess all over the house? Is it difficult to clean up? We have carpeting...and I want to know if it will get ground into it?
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It will mess up your carpet, cloth etc. use on flat surface and cleanup will be a breeze
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We put it in a disposable cookie sheet to play with. I would think it would vacuum up pretty well. It's not sticky or anything so it would be like having sand in the floor.
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It makes more of a mess then they advertise but its manageable on hard floors. I would not use it on carpet, it will definitely get ground in.
101151
No, not indoors on carpet. It would ruin your floor. It's in our backyard and made a huge circle in the lawn.
697597
It sucks up a little bit of sand but unless you bury the end in the sand then the suction isn't strong enough to pull it out of the tank. I actually really like how it cleans out waste from the sand and allows the sand to fall back into the tank. My best results are when I hook the vacuum up to a garden hose turned on all the way, by the time I'm done it looks like I have new white sand again in the bottom of my tank.
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It does a wonderful job of cleaning carpet. But, that said, it's always going to depend on the fiber. If the carpet is silk, wool or another natural blend, you may have a more difficult time than if it was a synthetic fiber.
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My family room has a berber carpet (that's getting pretty filthy) and the lightness of this model concerns me re: cleaning that type of rug. To get my handvac to suck up the dirty water I really lean on it to increase its ability to suction. I suspect that as far as berber carpet goes, its best to get a heavier (industrial) machine, as I don't think you can push down on an upright to get it to suction better. I'll check this at the Hoover retail store near me and post a reply later.
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I haven't had a problem either, as the other person said, I do place it on non carpet area when I stop it just because a little residual seems to come out when I let it set sometimes. I love the machine, it does a great job and I have 4 dogs in and out all day every day! Hope you find a fix :)
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Suction is awesome but you have to clean the filter regularly. When the suction isn't very good that's when you will need to clean the filter. It works great on area rugs!
1060927
We have only used on carpet...you should google this question before purchasing! we do love it...really nice!
666033
Well, I don't deal with sand but it does pick up scattered cat litter! Also, after throwing away one too many vacuums,I am meticulous about cleaning it after every use-all filters and the brushes underneath included.
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I was about to post the same complaint! We got our DC14 back in February I believe and at first it was great on our old carpeting (14 years plus). Then in August I got new carpeting in 2 of our 3 carpeted rooms -- this new carpet is a good quality Anso Nylon, and I love it -- except that the DC14 takes a lot of muscle power to push around on the new carpet. I mean seriously, I expect my shoulder to give out! It often makes that horrible grinding noise when I try vaccuming this carpet. Also it doesn't seem to pick up nearly as much pet hair on the new carpet as it used to. I have pored through the manual but it only says that the DC14 may not be good on area rugs because they are not secured to the floor. It suggests raising the rotating brush for the hardwood floor setting. This isn't helpful to me in my situation. I tried that, same results. I know the vaccuum itself is still fine because it works wonderfully on the one room that still has the old carpeting. That old carpeting was installed by the our house's previous owner so I don't know what it is made of, but I suspect it's polyester. I believe that the DC14 just isn't good on certain kinds of carpets. Do you know if your new carpeting is nylon? If so, that may be it. Dyson really needs to address this problem if I am correct about the cause. Either that, or the box AND Amazon's product page should have a very visible warning that this vaccuum is not good for Nylon carpets. So if anybody can recommend a vaccuum that does well on an Anso Nylon, I'm all ears!
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I bought it for my daughter and I know for a fact she didn't use it on any deep shag. There was no problem in her apartment or anywhere else to my knowledge. I wouldn't think that there would be any trouble with any carpet. However I have not used it myself. Hope that helped.
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The instructions that came with mine said not to use it on carpet floor. I imagine after a while it will likely discolor carpet and depending on the carpet, possibly melt it.
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it works better than a towel or standard mat. some sand still gets into my carpet but less than before getting the rug.
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Commercial carpets and/or carpet with a tight weave like berber but I don't think it would do well with pile carpet or loose weave carpets. It does not have rotating rollers to lift soil so it will not do well with a surface that allows dirt/debris to settle.
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I use mine on carpet...no problems so far. I don't have the instructions handy to confirm that carpet is OK.
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Not very well at all. It's mostly a hard flooring sweeper. I really like mine for that purpose but when it gets to my large area rug it has a hard time and you can tell it's working extra hard and still not picking up all that much.
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I wish I knew the answer for that one, but I don't. I will tell you that it's not messy- free. After a week of walking in my house feeling the sand in my feet, bed everywhere- I threw it out