Comments | wijsgeer: zen like mouse

wijsgeer

zen like mouse

Aug 20, 2009 11:07

When my sister vacuum cleaned my house in preparation for my birthday party she complained the dust blew out of the machine. I took the vacuum cleaner to the garden to change the bag and when I opened it up a little mouse jumped out and ran of into the garden. It must have thought it found some kind of heaven, dark and full of crumbs, a perfect ( Read more... )

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Bagless vacuum cleaners amaebi August 20 2009, 09:23:15 UTC

I dislike them, but they're hard to avoid in the U.S. now.

Re: Bagless vacuum cleaners wijsgeer August 20 2009, 09:36:29 UTC

Why do you dislike them?
If you buy a vacuumcleaner in the Netherlands about 70 % have a bag.

Re: Bagless vacuum cleaners amaebi August 20 2009, 09:52:43 UTC

The quality of their functioning deteriorates pretty rapidly. Less importantly, they're more of a pain to empty, at least for me.

silly_narziss August 20 2009, 11:57:32 UTC

how do they get in?? just block that route...

wijsgeer August 20 2009, 12:00:03 UTC

well, I considered that, but with what you block something for a mouse?

silly_narziss August 20 2009, 12:02:19 UTC

depends on how they get in. how do they?

wijsgeer August 20 2009, 12:19:00 UTC

I assume they enter trough the snake/tube. I see no harm done to the actual machine (that said, it is a lousy cleaner and can use replacement anyway). So in theory I could prop something in the opening. But with what? It should be easy applicable and removable for me and impenetrable for mice.

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wijsgeer August 20 2009, 12:28:17 UTC

Mice can creep to the smallest openings! needs to be solid.

hederaivy August 20 2009, 19:48:37 UTC

I've had a bagless vacuum of one sort or another for 10 years and wouldn't go back to bagged ones on a bet. In NL, we had a Dyson (bought at a shop on Ferdinandbolstraat) canister style, which was awesome. Here, we could only get the upright version, which still works amazingly fantastic, but it's harder to get into corners, under the bed and that sort of thing.
I have never had a problem with mine losing effectiveness, and they are super-easy to empty.
There are other (cheaper) bagless brands beside Dyson: I wouldn't bother with them. When we first moved back to the US, I bought a Hoover and it only lasted about 14 months. Our original Dyson from NL, now 7 years old, is still working hard in the UK, with no repairs having been needed.
On another note, can you borrow a cat for a week?