Ok.. all the reviews that say if you're on the fence on purchasing this, just get it..? Yeah. Just get it. Seriously. You will love it. I am not one who has endless funds, but this thing has turned out to be a necessity in our home and I'm glad I took the chance and bought it.
I live in a modest, 1000 square ft house. All hardwood and ceramic tile floors with just a few small rugs. I have long hair, a furry monkey boyfriend and 3 cats. So normally, no matter how much Ive swept, vacuumed, and rag moped the floor, there is always crud and hair sticking to the bottom of our feet the next morning.
The first 2 day of having this vacuum, we ran it 5 times and had to dump the container probably 10 times. And that's after I swept and mopped the floor a few days prior. Now, we run it on a daily basis around the time we get home so we can make sure it doesnt get caught or eat a cat toy, and it gets about half full every day. It blows my mind how much it collects and keeps the house up for us! We also keep the house much neater and organized now for the vacuums safety so it's been a win win!
No real issues at all. Its makes it's way easily through out the entire 1 level house. He has never taken a tumble down the basement stairs. Only gotten caught a couple of times on the little threshold to the bathroom but he can typically break himself free if we leave him to fend for himself. It handles the rugs and floor changes seamlessly beyond that. It is really super easy to maintain and the roller brush is the easiest design I've ever had to clean. The technology really is pretty awesome too.
My ONLY complaint, is this high pitched whine when it's running on its main setting. It's quiet enough that I have slept just fine when it's running and it is certainly quieter than any other vacuum, but something about the pitch of it will drown out the TV or stereo. But I am getting used to it and if it ever gets annoying I just kick it out for the time being.
The cats are not fans. But they're dealing with it.
All and all, my techy boyfriend and I are beyond impressed and happy with our little scuttling addition to the family. I dont know how I lived without it. People have even commented on how clean my floors look all the time now. So worth the price.
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