My Dyson animal upright vacuum has a problem and will go in tomorrow to determine what is wrong. this is the older model that comes apart at the bottom so that you can get hay out ; it also doesn't have the ball but has a cannister.
I started heavy cleaning with the Dyson whenI got more rabbits and the guinea pigs last summer. I had tried to be a little careful with it for awhile but finally I started to actually vacuum up hay and pellets , bird seed, hair and most everything else that floats about this house (using the hose ) . it works really really good although it is heavy andI can get this place totally hay and hair free with it.
At the same time I have always felt that I am 'abusing" this vacuum and possibly should be using it for some things but not for others.
All my animals are inside and all my rabbits live invery large xpens . Ioften use the hose of the Dyson to clean inside the xpens which means that I am vacuuming hay and pellets
Some of my rabbits freak out too much soI use the broom in their areas.
I will willingly get this Dyson repaired, get a refurbished DC 14 if necessary ; I am satisfied with it but I do believe that it was not made for this kind of cleaning (barnyard LOL)
I was thinking that maybeI should get a shop vac and also have a regular vacuum cleaner. ???
if I get a shop vac I want a really good one that works and is not too big for me to move around here. I also need one with very powerful suction on it so that hay will not clog it ; I actually know nothing about shop vacs
Iwould like some suggestions here.
I use the vacuum daily and I will spend some $$ if my cleaning time can be made easier ...
and then again $$ doesn't always get you what you are looking for so hopefully you guys can glue me in.
Remember I have 9 rabbits, 2 Guinea pigs, 1 parrot and 1 cat upstairs here where I am cleaning; I am also vacuuming a lot of cat litter that the cat tracks around (whichI personally think is gross)
thanks guys
Ijust don't want to wreck another expensive machine unnecessarily ( if I did wreck my Dyson ..won't know until tmorrow)
I started heavy cleaning with the Dyson whenI got more rabbits and the guinea pigs last summer. I had tried to be a little careful with it for awhile but finally I started to actually vacuum up hay and pellets , bird seed, hair and most everything else that floats about this house (using the hose ) . it works really really good although it is heavy andI can get this place totally hay and hair free with it.
At the same time I have always felt that I am 'abusing" this vacuum and possibly should be using it for some things but not for others.
All my animals are inside and all my rabbits live invery large xpens . Ioften use the hose of the Dyson to clean inside the xpens which means that I am vacuuming hay and pellets
Some of my rabbits freak out too much soI use the broom in their areas.
I will willingly get this Dyson repaired, get a refurbished DC 14 if necessary ; I am satisfied with it but I do believe that it was not made for this kind of cleaning (barnyard LOL)
I was thinking that maybeI should get a shop vac and also have a regular vacuum cleaner. ???
if I get a shop vac I want a really good one that works and is not too big for me to move around here. I also need one with very powerful suction on it so that hay will not clog it ; I actually know nothing about shop vacs
Iwould like some suggestions here.
I use the vacuum daily and I will spend some $$ if my cleaning time can be made easier ...
and then again $$ doesn't always get you what you are looking for so hopefully you guys can glue me in.
Remember I have 9 rabbits, 2 Guinea pigs, 1 parrot and 1 cat upstairs here where I am cleaning; I am also vacuuming a lot of cat litter that the cat tracks around (whichI personally think is gross)
thanks guys
Ijust don't want to wreck another expensive machine unnecessarily ( if I did wreck my Dyson ..won't know until tmorrow)