I'm glad l didn't skip to the recommendations. This review helped me understand why the Shark Duoclean vacuum cleaners are so much better for my hardwood floors. There choices are overwhelming but this is helping me narrow them down. Thank you!
I'd love to find a vacuum that doesn't just wind long hair up on the brush roll! I have to cut the hair off the brush every couple months on my Hoover Air Canister.
The fact that you said where to forward to, and that I just watched one of your fab videos made me subscribe! This is great! No rambling preamble, begging for subscribers, or obnoxious musc etc... 🥰🥰🥰
The info you provide is awesome. I got the Dyson V6 about 8 or so years ago when the fluffy head was brand new was so impressed with it. I now have the V10 and am still loving the fluffy head. Best thing ever for laminate floors.
The sebo Felix with the bare floor tool that comes with it is by far one of the best performers I've seen in the upright vacuum business. I'm currently working on a video showing the difference between Motors and bare floor nozzle
Yeah I feel Like every day I dont have a Felix 1 I am missing out on something. I literally check Ebay every day for a lightly used one, but I guess Felix owners dont sell them often. I will probably break down and buy a new one in the next week or so, I just need to save a little more $. Loving the new videos btw.
@@VacuumWars truth is about any of these vacuums here they won't last long or hold up in the long run. Using them in a cleaning business everyday will certainly wear them out prematurely especially if you have multiple staff members using them who often just don't care. Tacony makes honestly in my opinion some of the best and most powerful uprights on the market and models that do great on all floors. Obviously the Sebo with an interchangeable head will do better, but on the tandem air models offered by both Riccar and Simplicity the ability to switch seamlessly from carpets to hard floors at the touch of a button is neat and vacuums both very well with no snow plowing
The soft roller head removes dust that is attached to the floor by actually engaging the floor. Sorry, but it IS a game changer. I've tried everything and it is by far the way to go with hard floors.
I have to agree with Alex on this one. The SEBO Felix floor brush is an absolutely brilliant design. Nice large wheels so you can go on ANY floor surface with ease, & once you remove the front bristle strip that totally solves the snowplowing issue. Another great floor brush that I use all the time is the Simplicity Floor It! tool that has the microfibre pad behind the bristles, picks up very well, the pad washes easily by hand, & it swivels & gets into tight spaces just as nicely as the W W Turn & Clean & Miele Parquet Twister. It is also available in a generic fit-all 32mm 1 1/4" version as well to use with any vacuum out there, such as a old Electrolux.
I recently bought a Dyson V11 Absolute Pro, and I’m very impressed with the soft roller head “fluffy”... I’ve never had anything as good for hard floors. The standard high torque head is very effective on carpet too. It’s pulling up canisters full of dust and gunk from deep in the carpet that my old corded vac never managed to extract. It’s helping with my allergies.
I've tried the Dyson Fluffy roller and the Shark DuoClean. The Shark cleaner head wins, but the Dyson wins in every other way due to the cyclones. Sharks put too much dust into the filter. They need to focus on improving the cyclone while Dyson needs to focus on the cleaner head. It's really kind of aggravating and makes me wish I could Frankenstein a vacuum.
Thank you for this video!! This was the absolute best information I’ve heard. I’ve gone through so many reviews trying to find a vacuum that will do the job and actually hold up. I’ve gone through a lot of vacuums, so frustrating 😫. The information you explained helped so much to understand why I keep having the problems I have with previous vacuums. Finally someone that really knows what their talking about, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
This is my kind channel. Guy actually knows what he is talking about. I got so tired of clicking links to things like Wiki Ez Vids. I just placed an order for the Shark DuoClean Powered Lift-Away (NV803)
Thank you for your comprehensive information. My house has only engineered oak floors and we are limited to using vacuums that don't have beaters which damage the wood flooring. We have a Miele upright which although it doesn't have a beater function (which is a good thing) it has the issues you demonstrate perfectly in your reviews. Soft rollers seem to be the solution. My question is do vacuums with soft rollers damage wood floors and are there any robot vacuums on the market that don't damage wood flooring? Thanks.
The only thing I’m left wondering is off this soft spinning head, or indeed the dirt that it’s rubbing against the floor, is abrading the surface and reducing the life of the finish on the hardwood floors.
Thank you so much! I will now definitely by the dyson soft cleaner head for my V10. I have pergo in the entire home except for the bedrooms and a large area rug. I’ve been using the standard motorized head and have been very happy with everything it picks up. But if you lay a flashlight on the ground, you can see an insane amount of dust covering the entire floor. I was thinking I would have to mop the floor more often, but now that I’ve seen this, oh boy this makes me happy!
I’m an engineering major, and when you said you wanted to design your own I instantly pictured what it would look like, (angles to allow airflow to smooth itself, and higher gates but having them smaller for faster air speed) and when the design appeared on the screen it was EXACTLY what I pictured in my head😂
Great video! It's very hard to find a truly good hard floor nozzle. I have not tested the latest soft roller vacuums, but for years my ultimate favorite has been the Twinner. It was invented in the 90's and people are still buying them like hot cakes. Only nozzle what can suck up large debris without any snowblowing. I guess it's not available in the US :(
I actually contacted the people at Twinner (based on your video), to see if they had a way for US consumers to buy it but I never heard back from them.
1:47 There's a Dyson bigball vacuum that has an electric soft roller, sold in Japan, it is called the Cy24 ball fluffy, and it's probably a good idea to take a look at, shipping might be hard tho
Thanks f great video. What vacuum cleaner and attachments would u recommend for delicate laminate floors that scratch easy? I also have hardwood floors and tile in my home.
Thank you for this video. I have been searching for something authoritative about what is the best vacuum for hardwood floors, and you've convinced me to take a serious look at the Sharks.
My shark duo rocket doesn't do well on hardwood floors, I actually prefer my Bissell featherweight stick vacuum. It does snowplow a little bit, but I can easily vacuum up dogfood spills with it. It also converts to a hand held vacuum. I'm surprised I like it as much as I do because I found it at a thrift store about $5.00. 👍
We have long haired dogs. Having the massive diameter on the V8 and above motorised heads has made such a difference to wrapping. Circumference is so much longer with the bigger diameter so can’t “lock” the hairs on as much through overlapping. The small diameter rollers put me off on other vacuums.
The bottom line is that only a few uprights are designed for and do an effective job on cleaning hardwood flooring. For myself, I still use a canister vacuum with a soft bristle brush for wood/vinyl flooring and an Upright for carpets. Also some Stick Vacs would be more efficient on hard flooring than Uprights which have always been basically designed to clean carpet. Your videos are great and very informative..
Honestly thank you for all the information that you’ve provided in your video, it is really helpful. I just have one question though. I’m really hesitant about getting a vacuum cleaner for my hardwood and marble floor because I don’t want to get it all scratched up. From all the information that I’ve been able to gather, I’ve realized that soft roller cordless vacuums and rubber-wheeled corded vacuums are probably my best bets at doing so. However, I am still unsure about the type of vacuum that I should get. So I just wanted to know which type of vacuum you think would work best to keep my hardwood floors scratch-free.
When in doubt, I recommend talking with the floor manufacturer to see what they recommend. Sorry to not be more help. Tomorrow I will release our "Best Cordless Vacuums of 2021" video @4PM EST. Once you get a recommendation from the floor manufacturer, maybe that will help.
@@VacuumWars I actually live outside of the US and we still use hand brooms over here for our flooring. From your experience, what is the best type of vacuum that you’ve come across for scratchless floors?
I really enjoy this videos, your voice really grabs my attention and I love seeing the debris getting sucked into the vacuum! Very interesting content and very in depth
So cool that you clean in Blue Ridge. I live in Woodstock, GA and have cleaned with my sister and her husband who also own a cleaning business here in Metro ATL. I've always thought it would be cool to live in the North GA mountains and clean all those cabins. :)
I think the picking up of froot loops is not a realistic expectation most people have for their vacuums. I want a vacuum that can deep clean very small debris from my hardwood floor and carpet areas and I don’t really mind if it can’t pick up debris that I could use a Broom for or pick with my hands.
Hello I actually know a few people who help with the dyson floor heads and attachments and they have came out with the soft roller first but shark kind of came out with it as the same time they have.
very helpful. every vacuum i looked at on amazon had five stars...but that is impossible! i'll look into getting a shark - we have mostly hardwood but a few large area rugs as well. thank you!
Thank you for this video. I agree the soft roller is better for the hard surface floor but how much better when testing between the Dyson soft roller and the Torque drive? I like the soft roller but pet hair get more stocked in it than the Torque drive so cleaning it up is a lot longer than the Torque drive.
Most Americans didn't really get access to Miele at a reasonable price point until recently. Even then, spare the Dyson nothing is coming in at the same range. They are lovely though (My Miele canister absolutely champs most cleaning tasks...just gotta be careful if it's on max and you've got the attachments off (My brother used it to clean his car and instead of cleaning off the dusty sponge he had, the vacuum ate it. Hilariously strong.)
I'd say the Dyson fluffy head (hard floor soft roller head) is about the best there is for doing hard floors - its a dedicated hard floor tool that can pick up just about anything you'd commonly find on hard floors, and is also fully washable in case it gets soiled. Its available on the V6, V7, V8 and V10, and is commonly supplied with the "Absolute" package for each model of V8 and V10. The V7 is also available with it, but only from select outlets dependent on country. The V6 did come with it, (V6 Absolute (US but not UK) V6 Fluffy and V6 Total Clean (UK, not US) )but is largely discontinued now, so only second hand or old stock models will be able to be found.
Cool, Thanks! Its good to know, I have seen conflicting things so I have just been playing it safe by mentioning the V8 and V10 for sure. Do you know if Dyson invented it?
Dyson has had the fluffy head out for some years now - it first appeared on the V6, and this was long before the Shark Ion-Flex first came out, so I'd say Dyson originally had the idea, and patented it, so Shark had to come up with their own interpretation of the theme, yet avoiding getting sued by Dyson for patent infringement, which maybe why their model was incorporated into a standard powerhead, in addition to the brushroll, and they actually used this as a selling point, in that their head was multi-floor in effect. In terms of timeline though, Dyson did launch the fluffy head before Shark added the soft roller to their new cordless range.
Right, I knew Dyson was first but I couldnt find a patent in an admittedly cursory patent search. It might explain why so many other companies like Eureka and Roidmi (seems like new ones every day) are basically carbon copies of the Dyson roller. Based on Dyson's promo material for the soft roller it does sound like they invented it, and they definitely were first, but there is something odd about the patent issue, unless they are licensing it out, or it could be that the idea was too general to patent in any broad way.
Its odd, as I have seen the Roidmi as well - but the Chinese will copy anything and dont seem to care about being sued, lol. Its unusual for Dyson not to patent any new idea they create, and the fact that Shark did not do a carbon copy of the head, using a sole soft roller on it, but using the soft roller combined with the brushroll, suggests to me they were worried about being sued by Dyson for copying his idea. For all we know, Dyson may well try to sue Roidmi - as he has done with other manufacturers in the past, but whether he wins, is anyone's guess, especially if he is trying to sue a Chinese company.
Good points, though Roidmi is a subsidiary of XIaomi which is a pretty big player, though it might explain the soft rollers on the Tineco and Proscenic P9, which I assume are Chinese But it still leaves the Eureka NEC122A. There are more showing up seemingly daily.
great content...thank you! I have alot of carpeted stairs, which is better for stair maneuviring? I also need one I can turn the beater bar off, since I dont want to 'shave' my wool carpets. Does one of them offer that option? Maybe I need 2 separate vaccums?
The foot print, maneuverability and effectiveness of the fluffy head on my V8 on hard floors is really unmatched, but a close 2nd most useful thing for hard floors for me are low slung headlights that illuminate the dirt/dust showing where you've been on hardwood. It's this reason that I'm looking to replace it with a Shark Ion (and often times end up using one of my corded vacs with headlights instead). I've never understood why Dyson has never included headlights on their vacuums.
Is vacuuming even necessary for hardwood floors? I used to use a Shark Pro cordless sweeper and was wowed by how effective it was in sweeping dust, hair, and cereal even at the edges. The design was just a spinning roller, but it never snowplowed nor kickback things behind it. I was hard pressed to catch more with a broom, and only needing a vacuum for any crevice work.
Well I suppose if there wasnt too many square footage of hard floors. I usually have to vacuum huge 3 story monstrosities with the cleaning business though so I need a vacuum that can do it quickly and well or I will end up being there all day.
I saw in this video that it looks you tried the Dyson articulating head with an adapter on a Dyson stick vac, sort of like a sidewinder head. How well did that work? What power setting did you use? Thank you!
I’m sceptical about the spinning brush bar along with the soft roller on the sharks. Surely the stiff bristle will overtime dull and damage some surfaces? Maybe the dyson fluffy solution is a balance between care and performance. That being said, my Sebo E3 premium with the parquet tool is basically perfect as far as hard floor cleaning is concerned. They are an expensive option, but quality costs.
I have hardwood and low pile area rugs. I thought I'd have to buy a canister to avoid carrying an upright up and down stairs. After watching this video, I planned to buy a Shark stick vac with DuoClean. I felt the brush bristles under the head of a display Shark DuoClean vac at a local store and they felt very hard! What are the chances that the brush would scratch my floors?
Help! I too would like a great performing bare floor vacuum. For pet hair on carpet and rugs, nothing beats my vintage Royal "Franken-Vac." But, no tools with that, and bare floors are not its forte. These soft rollers look like the ticket, and I appreciate your bringing these to our attention. I'm ready to buy that Apex, or even a MOOSOO Cordless, or Jimmy JV83 just for that soft roller feature. But, I hear nothing but bad news about the Shark track record of poor customer service/ unserviceable "wear parts", i.e. need to purchase entire nozzle assemblies even under the five year warranty period. I know these won't be as bullet proof as an all metal Royal upright, but you seem to be using them daily in a commercial capacity. What has been your experience with breaking plastic parts and hoses getting worn by inner abrasion or cracking?
Interesting videos you do ! You should do a 'Buyer Beware One' with Warranty's ! Service Tech with a Floor Care Company for Years here..both Commercial and Residential.. and I can tell you a few 'Horror companies to Avoid' !
Soft rollers are no good because they move the debris on the floor, and if the debris is hard, that rolling brush sweeping it into the suction channel could make the hard debris scratch the floor. Regular hard floor/parquet tools work for big debris if you pick them up a bit and make backwards strokes.
Hi! Does the brush roller in the Shark Duo clean scratch hardwood floors? Everyone says brush rollers are bad for hardwood, and with the duo clean you cant seem to turn it off. Thoughts?
Shark Duocleans are great, but they last 3-5 months. I have tried ever iteration of shark duoclean including wireless. I maintained everything on then while experimenting. Now Costco does not carry duoclean and I’m assuming it’s because of all of the returns. I wish Dyson did a corded version because the wireless one picks up great but loses battery life as it ages. You would not be able to vacuum a 800 sq foot house with all bare floors with the battery.
i watched alot of your videos. I wish you could tell me which vaccum to get eheheh. I ended up getting the new highest model upright shark... I have owned a kenmore canister for 5 years.... I needed and update and wanted to change for something that I didn't have to worry about hitting things behind me or my foot ..... Hopefully i will like the upright shark! wish me luck :). thanks for all the sweet reviews!!
@@VacuumWars I will watch, but I don't like cordless all that well. I don't like that it will not stand up on it's own. That's a big draw back for me, but I will watch! Subscribed! Oh, thanks for that Video on vacuums with a Hepa Filter that I watched with my husband. He just increased the budget for a new vacuum cleaner!!!!!!!! Here is an unrelated tip about eye glasses. Glass lenses do not allow UV light through which is good for your eyes. Plastic lenses without a UV Coating are a wish for Cataracks. Don't buy RX Glasses with a Tint without getting a UV Coating. The dark tint fools the pupil into opening wide, without protection.
Is anyone making a robot vacuum with the soft roller brush? I know, according to your videos, that the robot vacuums seem to do a generally good job on hard floors as it is, but I don’t know of any with the soft roller built in too. Seem like that would up the cleaning performance on the robots even more.
I have a question about the Shark Duo Uprights. Does the front brush prevent the vacuum from making a proper seal to deep clean carpet? BTW are you going to get the hardfloor plate for the Kirby?
it doesnt seem to have too much of an effect, the Apex did better than the Miele U1 in a sand deep clean test we did for example. I will probably get the hard floor plate for the Kirby.
Just moved in most engineered hardwood flooring house. Just wondering if brush-roll on shark vertex ll damage the floor over time ? Want to buy this but just not able to decide
Check with the floor manufacturer if you can, and be sure to check out the 2022 Best for Hardwoods video right here: ua-cam.com/video/wQ1s_p8C_fQ/v-deo.html
I really would LOVE to order the older style motor head for my Apex. The Zero M is great and all but sometimes you just need the brute aggression of a classic beater brush. Anyone know where I could get my hands on one? @Vacuum Wars?
Hey I have so much pet hair everywhere I need a good vacuum. I do have the shark rocket corded zero m version and it doesn’t pick up cereal and other things that size. What is a good shark vacuum for someone like me it needs to be light and reach the ceiling I am only 5 even.
Shark Apex DuoClean at Amazon: geni.us/wxRU
i will never skip with the time stamp, i really enjoy the contents
O ya super satisfying and entertaining
Same
I know you completely forgot that you typed this comment, but same bro.
I didn't expect I can hear about the vaccum cleaner's history in youtube video! You are real hero about cleaning!
I'm glad l didn't skip to the recommendations. This review helped me understand why the Shark Duoclean vacuum cleaners are so much better for my hardwood floors. There choices are overwhelming but this is helping me narrow them down. Thank you!
Pet hair is nothing compared to wife hair :) that stuff is everywhere!
Wife hair huh? I need to get some of that for future tests. I got the pet hair at a groomer soo...
I feel guilty 😂
Amen to that
I'd love to find a vacuum that doesn't just wind long hair up on the brush roll! I have to cut the hair off the brush every couple months on my Hoover Air Canister.
@@kc5077 I bought Dyson v10 absolute. The motorized roller for hardwood floors is amazing, almost no hair ends up winding.
The fact that you said where to forward to, and that I just watched one of your fab videos made me subscribe! This is great! No rambling preamble, begging for subscribers, or obnoxious musc etc... 🥰🥰🥰
nice! thanks!
The info you provide is awesome. I got the Dyson V6 about 8 or so years ago when the fluffy head was brand new was so impressed with it. I now have the V10 and am still loving the fluffy head. Best thing ever for laminate floors.
Great to hear you are happy with it!
The sebo Felix with the bare floor tool that comes with it is by far one of the best performers I've seen in the upright vacuum business. I'm currently working on a video showing the difference between Motors and bare floor nozzle
Yeah I feel Like every day I dont have a Felix 1 I am missing out on something. I literally check Ebay every day for a lightly used one, but I guess Felix owners dont sell them often. I will probably break down and buy a new one in the next week or so, I just need to save a little more $. Loving the new videos btw.
@@VacuumWars truth is about any of these vacuums here they won't last long or hold up in the long run. Using them in a cleaning business everyday will certainly wear them out prematurely especially if you have multiple staff members using them who often just don't care. Tacony makes honestly in my opinion some of the best and most powerful uprights on the market and models that do great on all floors. Obviously the Sebo with an interchangeable head will do better, but on the tandem air models offered by both Riccar and Simplicity the ability to switch seamlessly from carpets to hard floors at the touch of a button is neat and vacuums both very well with no snow plowing
The soft roller head removes dust that is attached to the floor by actually engaging the floor. Sorry, but it IS a game changer. I've tried everything and it is by far the way to go with hard floors.
I have to agree with Alex on this one. The SEBO Felix floor brush is an absolutely brilliant design. Nice large wheels so you can go on ANY floor surface with ease, & once you remove the front bristle strip that totally solves the snowplowing issue. Another great floor brush that I use all the time is the Simplicity Floor It! tool that has the microfibre pad behind the bristles, picks up very well, the pad washes easily by hand, & it swivels & gets into tight spaces just as nicely as the W W Turn & Clean & Miele Parquet Twister. It is also available in a generic fit-all 32mm 1 1/4" version as well to use with any vacuum out there, such as a old Electrolux.
Finally someone gets it.
I recently bought a Dyson V11 Absolute Pro, and I’m very impressed with the soft roller head “fluffy”... I’ve never had anything as good for hard floors. The standard high torque head is very effective on carpet too. It’s pulling up canisters full of dust and gunk from deep in the carpet that my old corded vac never managed to extract. It’s helping with my allergies.
it is 800 dollars for it...what in the world to spend 800 dollars ..used to be 80 to 100 ..this country is really becoming thith world
@@pecv4776 calm down most people buy smart phones that are 1300 dollars. Been that way for a while
@@cassijoanna Not good comparison whatsoever
I've tried the Dyson Fluffy roller and the Shark DuoClean. The Shark cleaner head wins, but the Dyson wins in every other way due to the cyclones. Sharks put too much dust into the filter. They need to focus on improving the cyclone while Dyson needs to focus on the cleaner head. It's really kind of aggravating and makes me wish I could Frankenstein a vacuum.
I tend to agree. Thanks for the comment!
Thank you for this video!! This was the absolute best information I’ve heard. I’ve gone through so many reviews trying to find a vacuum that will do the job and actually hold up. I’ve gone through a lot of vacuums, so frustrating 😫. The information you explained helped so much to understand why I keep having the problems I have with previous vacuums. Finally someone that really knows what their talking about, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
One the most informative appliance channels available, thanks brother~
This is my kind channel. Guy actually knows what he is talking about. I got so tired of clicking links to things like Wiki Ez Vids. I just placed an order for the Shark DuoClean Powered Lift-Away (NV803)
Miele has a brush that comes with their compact c3 powerline complete that is amazing for hard floors
This video is EXCELLENT. Not too much information; it was the perfect amount! Thank you.
You know what would be cool? If you did a video on designing your dream vacuum!
H恵美子Lol I know I’m late but yes!!!
Thank you for the great anaysis. You have described the problem I have had with all vacuums I have tried so far.
Great to hear!
This should be the only vacuum related UA-cam channel
aw thank you.
Thank you for your comprehensive information. My house has only engineered oak floors and we are limited to using vacuums that don't have beaters which damage the wood flooring. We have a Miele upright which although it doesn't have a beater function (which is a good thing) it has the issues you demonstrate perfectly in your reviews. Soft rollers seem to be the solution. My question is do vacuums with soft rollers damage wood floors and are there any robot vacuums on the market that don't damage wood flooring? Thanks.
Your videos has been my go too lately really appreciate the honesty!!
I appreciate that!
Shop vac is the best for hardwood floors. Great suction & no roller brush bs.
The only thing I’m left wondering is off this soft spinning head, or indeed the dirt that it’s rubbing against the floor, is abrading the surface and reducing the life of the finish on the hardwood floors.
Thank you so much! I will now definitely by the dyson soft cleaner head for my V10. I have pergo in the entire home except for the bedrooms and a large area rug. I’ve been using the standard motorized head and have been very happy with everything it picks up. But if you lay a flashlight on the ground, you can see an insane amount of dust covering the entire floor. I was thinking I would have to mop the floor more often, but now that I’ve seen this, oh boy this makes me happy!
Good luck!
I live for cleaning channels and this has to be my fav! I hate sweeping, so this is my go to.
Me too I sweep every single day and I really want a vacuum for floor.
I’m an engineering major, and when you said you wanted to design your own I instantly pictured what it would look like, (angles to allow airflow to smooth itself, and higher gates but having them smaller for faster air speed) and when the design appeared on the screen it was EXACTLY what I pictured in my head😂
Od72 well. No😂. I have a very fast thought process, adhd and lisdexamphetamine 40mg both contribute to that.💕
Great video! It's very hard to find a truly good hard floor nozzle.
I have not tested the latest soft roller vacuums, but for years my ultimate favorite has been the Twinner. It was invented in the 90's and people are still buying them like hot cakes. Only nozzle what can suck up large debris without any snowblowing. I guess it's not available in the US :(
I was going to suggest your purple and and gray hard floor attachment....it us the best i have seen
Yes it's the Twinner :)
I actually contacted the people at Twinner (based on your video), to see if they had a way for US consumers to buy it but I never heard back from them.
@@VacuumWars That's a shame 😞
@@VacuumWars 🤔🤔🤔😯😯😯
1:47
There's a Dyson bigball vacuum that has an electric soft roller, sold in Japan, it is called the Cy24 ball fluffy, and it's probably a good idea to take a look at, shipping might be hard tho
this video came out in 2018, a lot has changed since
this will be my best vacuum machine that a i ever buy
Wow! That was very informative! You've really helped me make a better decision for my needs. Thank you!
You make every other vacuum review video look stupid
Your reviews are the best
Thanks f great video. What vacuum cleaner and attachments would u recommend for delicate laminate floors that scratch easy? I also have hardwood floors and tile in my home.
Thank you for this video. I have been searching for something authoritative about what is the best vacuum for hardwood floors, and you've convinced me to take a serious look at the Sharks.
Me too Rob!
My shark duo rocket doesn't do well on hardwood floors, I actually prefer my Bissell featherweight stick vacuum. It does snowplow a little bit, but I can easily vacuum up dogfood spills with it. It also converts to a hand held vacuum. I'm surprised I like it as much as I do because I found it at a thrift store about $5.00. 👍
We have long haired dogs. Having the massive diameter on the V8 and above motorised heads has made such a difference to wrapping. Circumference is so much longer with the bigger diameter so can’t “lock” the hairs on as much through overlapping. The small diameter rollers put me off on other vacuums.
This video is brilliant. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
aw thanks!!
The bottom line is that only a few uprights are designed for and do an effective job on cleaning hardwood flooring. For myself, I still use a canister vacuum with a soft bristle brush for wood/vinyl flooring and an Upright for carpets. Also some Stick Vacs would be more efficient on hard flooring than Uprights which have always been basically designed to clean carpet. Your videos are great and very informative..
Honestly thank you for all the information that you’ve provided in your video, it is really helpful. I just have one question though.
I’m really hesitant about getting a vacuum cleaner for my hardwood and marble floor because I don’t want to get it all scratched up. From all the information that I’ve been able to gather, I’ve realized that soft roller cordless vacuums and rubber-wheeled corded vacuums are probably my best bets at doing so. However, I am still unsure about the type of vacuum that I should get.
So I just wanted to know which type of vacuum you think would work best to keep my hardwood floors scratch-free.
When in doubt, I recommend talking with the floor manufacturer to see what they recommend. Sorry to not be more help. Tomorrow I will release our "Best Cordless Vacuums of 2021" video @4PM EST. Once you get a recommendation from the floor manufacturer, maybe that will help.
@@VacuumWars I actually live outside of the US and we still use hand brooms over here for our flooring. From your experience, what is the best type of vacuum that you’ve come across for scratchless floors?
The Wessel Werk Flat tool used correctly works incredible. It can be used on low pike rugs. Wessel Werk RD 285.
A good hard floor tool is the numatic airo brush
I really enjoy this videos, your voice really grabs my attention and I love seeing the debris getting sucked into the vacuum! Very interesting content and very in depth
Philips has a hard floor head for canister vacuum. it works like a dream, it's not new either. It has silicon fins angled, not hairs... check it out
So cool that you clean in Blue Ridge. I live in Woodstock, GA and have cleaned with my sister and her husband who also own a cleaning business here in Metro ATL. I've always thought it would be cool to live in the North GA mountains and clean all those cabins. :)
I honestly wasn't trying to skip to the time stamp but once you said "let's start with the history" uhh 😅 *click link
Great video I've had hardwood floors for about 6 years an with 3 little ones at home sweeping gets tiring
I think the picking up of froot loops is not a realistic expectation most people have for their vacuums. I want a vacuum that can deep clean very small debris from my hardwood floor and carpet areas and I don’t really mind if it can’t pick up debris that I could use a Broom for or pick with my hands.
Hello I actually know a few people who help with the dyson floor heads and attachments and they have came out with the soft roller first but shark kind of came out with it as the same time they have.
very helpful. every vacuum i looked at on amazon had five stars...but that is impossible! i'll look into getting a shark - we have mostly hardwood but a few large area rugs as well. thank you!
Thank you for this video. I agree the soft roller is better for the hard surface floor but how much better when testing between the Dyson soft roller and the Torque drive? I like the soft roller but pet hair get more stocked in it than the Torque drive so cleaning it up is a lot longer than the Torque drive.
My Miele Parquet attachment handles large debris, hair, and dirt beautifully.
Most Americans didn't really get access to Miele at a reasonable price point until recently. Even then, spare the Dyson nothing is coming in at the same range.
They are lovely though (My Miele canister absolutely champs most cleaning tasks...just gotta be careful if it's on max and you've got the attachments off (My brother used it to clean his car and instead of cleaning off the dusty sponge he had, the vacuum ate it. Hilariously strong.)
Great concise video!
Thank you!
I'd say the Dyson fluffy head (hard floor soft roller head) is about the best there is for doing hard floors - its a dedicated hard floor tool that can pick up just about anything you'd commonly find on hard floors, and is also fully washable in case it gets soiled. Its available on the V6, V7, V8 and V10, and is commonly supplied with the "Absolute" package for each model of V8 and V10. The V7 is also available with it, but only from select outlets dependent on country. The V6 did come with it, (V6 Absolute (US but not UK) V6 Fluffy and V6 Total Clean (UK, not US) )but is largely discontinued now, so only second hand or old stock models will be able to be found.
Cool, Thanks! Its good to know, I have seen conflicting things so I have just been playing it safe by mentioning the V8 and V10 for sure. Do you know if Dyson invented it?
Dyson has had the fluffy head out for some years now - it first appeared on the V6, and this was long before the Shark Ion-Flex first came out, so I'd say Dyson originally had the idea, and patented it, so Shark had to come up with their own interpretation of the theme, yet avoiding getting sued by Dyson for patent infringement, which maybe why their model was incorporated into a standard powerhead, in addition to the brushroll, and they actually used this as a selling point, in that their head was multi-floor in effect.
In terms of timeline though, Dyson did launch the fluffy head before Shark added the soft roller to their new cordless range.
Right, I knew Dyson was first but I couldnt find a patent in an admittedly cursory patent search. It might explain why so many other companies like Eureka and Roidmi (seems like new ones every day) are basically carbon copies of the Dyson roller. Based on Dyson's promo material for the soft roller it does sound like they invented it, and they definitely were first, but there is something odd about the patent issue, unless they are licensing it out, or it could be that the idea was too general to patent in any broad way.
Its odd, as I have seen the Roidmi as well - but the Chinese will copy anything and dont seem to care about being sued, lol. Its unusual for Dyson not to patent any new idea they create, and the fact that Shark did not do a carbon copy of the head, using a sole soft roller on it, but using the soft roller combined with the brushroll, suggests to me they were worried about being sued by Dyson for copying his idea. For all we know, Dyson may well try to sue Roidmi - as he has done with other manufacturers in the past, but whether he wins, is anyone's guess, especially if he is trying to sue a Chinese company.
Good points, though Roidmi is a subsidiary of XIaomi which is a pretty big player, though it might explain the soft rollers on the Tineco and Proscenic P9, which I assume are Chinese But it still leaves the Eureka NEC122A. There are more showing up seemingly daily.
great content...thank you! I have alot of carpeted stairs, which is better for stair maneuviring? I also need one I can turn the beater bar off, since I dont want to 'shave' my wool carpets. Does one of them offer that option? Maybe I need 2 separate vaccums?
The foot print, maneuverability and effectiveness of the fluffy head on my V8 on hard floors is really unmatched, but a close 2nd most useful thing for hard floors for me are low slung headlights that illuminate the dirt/dust showing where you've been on hardwood. It's this reason that I'm looking to replace it with a Shark Ion (and often times end up using one of my corded vacs with headlights instead). I've never understood why Dyson has never included headlights on their vacuums.
they just made one with a laser that projects light on the dirt and not the floor
My cordless Eufy is awesome! Been using 3 of them for the last 3.5 years.
To really deep vacuum I use my cyclovac.
Eufy makes some great products. Im testing one of their robot vacuums today and really like it!
I LOVE videos like this! Thank you
I'm so glad!
I have both a shark apex and shark ion flex. Both do amazing with hard floors and we have a lot of hard floor in our house.
Hey Chris, Is The Shark Stratos Powered Lift-Away AZ3002 The Best DuoClean Shark For FloorDusting?!
Id say a vintage Regina 3 speed Electrikbroom would be best for hard floors
Is vacuuming even necessary for hardwood floors? I used to use a Shark Pro cordless sweeper and was wowed by how effective it was in sweeping dust, hair, and cereal even at the edges. The design was just a spinning roller, but it never snowplowed nor kickback things behind it. I was hard pressed to catch more with a broom, and only needing a vacuum for any crevice work.
Well I suppose if there wasnt too many square footage of hard floors. I usually have to vacuum huge 3 story monstrosities with the cleaning business though so I need a vacuum that can do it quickly and well or I will end up being there all day.
I saw in this video that it looks you tried the Dyson articulating head with an adapter on a Dyson stick vac, sort of like a sidewinder head. How well did that work? What power setting did you use?
Thank you!
Need the best broom/vacuum for hardwood for sand
I feel over time those soft rollers will degrade a bit, plus they are mostly on cordless units it seems. Gonna try the parquet ones that go on Miele
I’m sceptical about the spinning brush bar along with the soft roller on the sharks. Surely the stiff bristle will overtime dull and damage some surfaces? Maybe the dyson fluffy solution is a balance between care and performance. That being said, my Sebo E3 premium with the parquet tool is basically perfect as far as hard floor cleaning is concerned. They are an expensive option, but quality costs.
I have hardwood and low pile area rugs. I thought I'd have to buy a canister to avoid carrying an upright up and down stairs. After watching this video, I planned to buy a Shark stick vac with DuoClean. I felt the brush bristles under the head of a display Shark DuoClean vac at a local store and they felt very hard! What are the chances that the brush would scratch my floors?
Help! I too would like a great performing bare floor vacuum. For pet hair on carpet and rugs, nothing beats my vintage Royal "Franken-Vac." But, no tools with that, and bare floors are not its forte. These soft rollers look like the ticket, and I appreciate your bringing these to our attention. I'm ready to buy that Apex, or even a MOOSOO Cordless, or Jimmy JV83 just for that soft roller feature. But, I hear nothing but bad news about the Shark track record of poor customer service/ unserviceable "wear parts", i.e. need to purchase entire nozzle assemblies even under the five year warranty period.
I know these won't be as bullet proof as an all metal Royal upright, but you seem to be using them daily in a commercial capacity. What has been your experience with breaking plastic parts and hoses getting worn by inner abrasion or cracking?
Interesting videos you do ! You should do a 'Buyer Beware One' with Warranty's ! Service Tech with a Floor Care Company for Years here..both Commercial and Residential.. and I can tell you a few 'Horror companies to Avoid' !
Thank you for the time stamp!!
You’re welcome 😊
Can you do a comparison on the Tineco PureOne s11 vs the A11?
I cant promise, but that's a good idea.
Great review. Did any of the hardwood heads for canister did ok?
Soft rollers are no good because they move the debris on the floor, and if the debris is hard, that rolling brush sweeping it into the suction channel could make the hard debris scratch the floor. Regular hard floor/parquet tools work for big debris if you pick them up a bit and make backwards strokes.
Hi! Does the brush roller in the Shark Duo clean scratch hardwood floors? Everyone says brush rollers are bad for hardwood, and with the duo clean you cant seem to turn it off. Thoughts?
Shark Duocleans are great, but they last 3-5 months. I have tried ever iteration of shark duoclean including wireless. I maintained everything on then while experimenting. Now Costco does not carry duoclean and I’m assuming it’s because of all of the returns. I wish Dyson did a corded version because the wireless one picks up great but loses battery life as it ages. You would not be able to vacuum a 800 sq foot house with all bare floors with the battery.
I simply loveeee this channel
i watched alot of your videos. I wish you could tell me which vaccum to get eheheh. I ended up getting the new highest model upright shark... I have owned a kenmore canister for 5 years.... I needed and update and wanted to change for something that I didn't have to worry about hitting things behind me or my foot ..... Hopefully i will like the upright shark! wish me luck :). thanks for all the sweet reviews!!
I'm also looking for a vaccum but let me know how yours turn out please. Good luck!
Thanks, I am going to check out your Shark! Hoping!
Hope you like it!
@@VacuumWars The (new?) Vertex seems to have blades and the self cleaning brush. Isn't that the one you were asking Shark for? ThankS
That's right. Be sure not to miss the Vertex Cordless review that I'm releasing today at 4 EST. That model has it too.
@@VacuumWars I will watch, but I don't like cordless all that well. I don't like that it will not stand up on it's own. That's a big draw back for me, but I will watch!
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Oh, thanks for that Video on vacuums with a Hepa Filter that I watched with my husband. He just increased the budget for a new vacuum cleaner!!!!!!!!
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thank you, sir! You saved my time and money.
I bought the apex because of you and it's bad arse
Great thank you and God bless!
Same to you!
Is anyone making a robot vacuum with the soft roller brush? I know, according to your videos, that the robot vacuums seem to do a generally good job on hard floors as it is, but I don’t know of any with the soft roller built in too. Seem like that would up the cleaning performance on the robots even more.
ok how about a bissel vaccum cleaner can that be used to clean hardwood floors too (like a bissel powerforce helix vaccum)
l like shark duo clean but only problem I have is the front soft brush belt break and can't find a replacement
I have a question about the Shark Duo Uprights. Does the front brush prevent the vacuum from making a proper seal to deep clean carpet?
BTW are you going to get the hardfloor plate for the Kirby?
it doesnt seem to have too much of an effect, the Apex did better than the Miele U1 in a sand deep clean test we did for example. I will probably get the hard floor plate for the Kirby.
My apartment has unfinished wood floors; which vacuum would you recommend for this?
Thank you, great job!
Just moved in most engineered hardwood flooring house. Just wondering if brush-roll on shark vertex ll damage the floor over time ? Want to buy this but just not able to decide
Check with the floor manufacturer if you can, and be sure to check out the 2022 Best for Hardwoods video right here: ua-cam.com/video/wQ1s_p8C_fQ/v-deo.html
I just got a eureka that is before Philips screw heads with almost everything you want but not too much airflow
I really would LOVE to order the older style motor head for my Apex. The Zero M is great and all but sometimes you just need the brute aggression of a classic beater brush. Anyone know where I could get my hands on one? @Vacuum Wars?
Please review more canister vacuum reviews! Thank you.
Does the Shark NV803 work well on ceramic tile floors with deep grout lines? I'd appreciate your help!
Great recommendations👍👍
Thanks!
Can we get a updated hard wood floor vacuum too 5?
Has your opinion on the cordless options changed with thee Dyson V11 at all?
Can this be used for wood look
tile flooring?
I can't post the picture but there are only 6 left and fulfilled by somewhere in the UK
Cool Thanks! I ll check it out!
I wish they made an aftermarket motor driven brush roll head for any vacuum but it’s powered by rechargeable batteries
Say what you may but Nothing Sux like a Electrolux!!
Does this vacuum cleaner deep cleans through the carpet?
Is the NV352 recommended for hardwood?
How would the Nv803 do on concrete finished floors?
Also how about tile?
Hey I have so much pet hair everywhere I need a good vacuum. I do have the shark rocket corded zero m version and it doesn’t pick up cereal and other things that size. What is a good shark vacuum for someone like me it needs to be light and reach the ceiling I am only 5 even.