<p>The upright Eureka 4 yrs old, purchased at Costco has never been great…
It is one of those bagless ones. and spits stuff from the floors across the room.</p>
<p>It is not sucking anything up now–so it is time to replace it.</p>
<p>Thoughts? I need to clean terazzo floors and persian rugs.</p>
<p>There was an article in the Seattle Times last week about this exact topic. They recommend the carpet sweepers and a weekly vacuuming with a canister vac, no or little agitation (I have a Miele Red Star - so-so performance and longevity). Also vacuum the backside once a month, professional cleaning once every year or two.</p>
<p>The new high vacuum, high agitation uprights are murder on persian rugs.</p>
<p>I’ve never found a vacuum that I love. I’m all ears.</p>
<p>Bought a Riccar that we enjoyed until the handle broke. 4 years old. Now not so happy. Maybe we carried it too often by the handle? It still vacuums though.</p>
<p>I recently had to buy a new vacuum for our business… we completely trashed a Dyson in three years of abuse. Vacuuming a 10K sq. ft. store during construction and daily operation is apparently beyond its capabilities. Another Dyson has lasted five years for us, and I still love it. </p>
<p>When I went to the vacuum store, they recommended buying a cheaper vacuum that had a one-year warranty and simply replacing it every year. We ended up with a $99 Hoover bagless on sale. </p>
<p>The best vacuum I ever had was a central vac system. I wish I still had one.</p>
<p>I LOVE my central vac. That being said…my cleaning lady prefers her Miele over my central vac.</p>
<p>I have had my Dyson Animal for 8 years. For seven of those years I used it daily (sometimes more than that) as I had a yellow lab who shed - a lot! I use it on carpet and tile. It is still going strong - I am very happy with my Dyson :). Sadly, my loved and adored yellow lab passed away last August :(</p>
<p>I am also interested in the replies. I am looking at new carpet (Smartstrand Ultra) and Dysons bog down on this carpet. So my Dyson will stay down stairs but a new vacuum must be found for upstairs and I want it to be a bagless upright.</p>
<p>We have a Shark Navigator, which we got at Big Lots. Seems to do just fine on all surfaces.</p>
<p>My mother always had an Electrolux, so of course that is what I used when I was still living at home. Because of their expense, I used several different vacuums when I was responsible for buying my own. Even though friends would “highly recommend” them, I was dissatisfied with the way they handled (or did not handle), lack of power, cheap quality of attachments and hose, and inadequate length of cord and hoses.</p>
<p>So about 10 years ago, we decided to bite the bullet and buy an Electrolux. Love it! If I ever have any questions, I just call the salesman who sold it to me, and he can either answer my question over the phone, or stop by. He bags are completely enclosed, and the vacuum automatically stops when it is time to change the bag. No mess.</p>
<p>The best selling point for it, though, is that my cleaning lady loves it, and complains that the $500 Dyson she uses at another house requires that she vacuum over the same spot multiple times, so she ends up using more of her time vacuuming at that house. At my house she can use her time to do more detail cleaning.</p>
<p>They are expensive, but after trying the cheap route for many years, an Electrolux is so worth it.</p>
<p>sportsmom2016, I can’t believe you vacuumed EVERY day! You should get a housekeeping award.</p>
<p>Just got a dyson “animal” canister for our mostly wood floors and some area rugs (and some carpet). We have a border collie/aussie mix that sheds like CRAZY. This vacuum is AWESOME.</p>
<p>I have used and Oreck for the last ten years (2 different machines) and always felt they did a good job until I was at Costco the other day looking for a new one and saw an Electrolux there. It was bagless and the canister and filter were washable (I am pretty OCD about cleaning…and I vacuum everyday) and that appealed to me. We only have carpet in our bedrooms and everything else is hardwood or travertine. So I wanted something that went from hard to carpet with a simply push of the button. The other thing I love about it is that the handle that you use to “push” the vacuum comes off with a push of the button and becomes a wand allowing you to do the baseboards at the same time. Long story short, I vacuumed our bedroom and master closet and the ENTIRE canister was filled with gunk. I was appalled. I freaked out actually…lol. I can’t believe that stuff has been in there for so long. Anyway it was a great price at $198 (sold in stores only) and although it is mainly plastic, and I am unsure how long it will hold up over the long haul, I can’t be happier with the job it is doing.</p>
<p>Electrolux Model Electrolux EL8802A</p>
<p>I bought a Sebo cannister vac (Airbelt D4) after my Electrolux, which was 23 years old, bit the dust. Went to the local mom-and-pop appliance store where the owner convinced me that the new Electrolux wasn’t at all like my old one. I ended up with the Sebo, which works well and is easy to use. It’s in the same price range as the Electrolux.</p>
<p>I have an upright Sebo. We have owned it almost 9 years now. It is light and maneuverable with a very easy to use extension hand wand. We have not needed any repairs and it is going strong. Prior to this we owned a string of inexpensive and very frustrating hoovers. Haven’t had that burning belt smell since we bought the Sebo.</p>
<p>Good thoughts. here. I have an electrolux that is about 18 yrs old…thats not at this property. I have been through 2 uprights, one Hoover and one Eureka–bought one at BB&B, and the other I think was costco.</p>
<p>I haven’t heard of Sebo before… though I am not in the market for something the price of my original ELectrolux canister</p>