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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / July 2004Hard to run the vaccuum
Hi there. Can anyone recommend a good self-propelled vaccuum cleaner? Mine's just getting too hard to push these days. It would also be good if the controls are up in the handle and not down low. I don't want to have to bend too much. And it'd be nice if it's very light. Thanks alot for any advice! Patty I don't have a self propelled as the ones I could find were so much heavier that it kind of ruined the whole idea. Someone here knows, are Oricks very light (and kind of expensive) I have a Hoover Windtunnel I like, and the only low controls are foot operated. I get Charlie and the kids to operate it as much as possible. Also use a Dustbuster a lot for crumbs and scattered cat litter etc. And I have a little robot vacuum that we turn loose sometimes. It does a pretty good job but is more of a novelty than a really useful appliance. It's dustbin isn't big enough to hold much. Might be more realistic if I didn't have teens in cleats walking thru. Jo > Hi there. Can anyone recommend a good self-propelled vaccuum cleaner? > Mine's just getting too hard to push these days. It would also be good > if the controls are up in the handle and not down low. I don't want to > have to bend too much. And it'd be nice if it's very light. Thanks alot > for any advice! Patty I am on another group and someone talked about an Oreck. Many people said they were the worst vaccum for the money, even tho they were light. My vacuum is easy to push, but hard to pull. It is a Sears self propelled cannister. Eck! > I don't have a self propelled as the ones I could find were so much heavier > that it kind of ruined the whole idea. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > have to bend too much. And it'd be nice if it's very light. Thanks alot > > for any advice! Patty >I am on another group and someone talked about an Oreck. OK, I have an Oreck, not an ulrick. At any rate, it you have to vacuum, it's easier to use. I really like mine. Sarah L "Friends are those people who know the words to the song in your heart and sing them back to you when you have forgotten the words." (unattributed) Oreck-can't do without it m The Oreck is light in weight and very heavy in cost. I am not sure I like it that much, in other words, for the money I was expecting something better. I do like the hand vac that comes with it, good for getting the cat fur out of the 'fur'niture. But, with RA, something easier to handle is really needed. and though it is light is not all that easeir to handle with hands that hurt.  SignatureJoanne My Home Page http://www.rjoannej.com Digital Photos http://www.rjoannej.com/digiphoindex.html To reply remove the fox rjj3@coxthefox.net > I don't have a self propelled as the ones I could find were so much heavier > that it kind of ruined the whole idea. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > have to bend too much. And it'd be nice if it's very light. Thanks alot > > for any advice! Patty > Hi there. Can anyone recommend a good self-propelled vaccuum cleaner? > Mine's just getting too hard to push these days. It would also be good > if the controls are up in the handle and not down low. I don't want to > have to bend too much. And it'd be nice if it's very light. Thanks alot > for any advice! Patty When I was soliciting vacuum cleaner recommendations, there were two recurring recommendations: Hoover Wind Tunnel and Oreck. I ended up with the WindTunnel. It's not light, but it is self-propelled. The power switch is near the top of the handle, and the angle of the handle is adjusted with a foot pedal. You do have to bend to adjust the brush height (necessary if you have drastically different kinds of carpet). I moved my old, non-self-propelled vacuum down to the basement, so the fact that this is pretty heavy doesn't matter much. I know some folks here have Orecks, so they can tell you how well they clean and how maneuverable they are. SignatureAF > Hi there. Can anyone recommend a good self-propelled vaccuum cleaner? > Mine's just getting too hard to push these days. It would also be good > if the controls are up in the handle and not down low. I don't want to > have to bend too much. And it'd be nice if it's very light. Thanks alot > for any advice! Patty Have you heard of the roomba? It's a robotic vacuum cleaner. We got one last year, and I swear by it! Push a button and it automatically cleans the floor. You can walk away and leave it alone in a room, and it just goes to town. We got the 'pro elite' version so we could use the remote control. The only bending I do is to pick it up and empty it out every so often, and it only weighs around 6 or 7 lbs. It doesn't bother the dog, either, although she does bark at it sometimes. ;) Wow, are you kidding??? That sounds too good to be true! Just checked it all out, thanks for the link. So, you really like it? I might consider it. I didn't even know there was such a thing! SignatureJoanne My Home Page http://www.rjoannej.com Digital Photos http://www.rjoannej.com/digiphoindex.html To reply remove the fox rjj3@coxthefox.net > > > Hi there. Can anyone recommend a good self-propelled vaccuum cleaner? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > it only weighs around 6 or 7 lbs. It doesn't bother the dog, either, > although she does bark at it sometimes. ;) >Hi there. Can anyone recommend a good self-propelled vaccuum cleaner? I have an ulrich. It's not self-propelled but it's so light that it doesn't bother me like a regular vacuum. Sarah L "Friends are those people who know the words to the song in your heart and sing them back to you when you have forgotten the words." (unattributed) |
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