Testing a Few Vacuum Cleaners On My New Carpet - With Best To Worst Ratings
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- In this video I try out a selection of different vacuum cleaners on my newly fitted living room carpet. As the new carpet has a much longer, plusher pile, I thought it would be interesting to see which cleaners could cope with a deeper pile without cutting out or being very hard to push. Skip to 5:58 to get to the vacuums.
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If you don’t want to see the room before and after the carpet was fitted, skip to 5:58 to get to the intro and demos.
Thank you so much for this.
Hi
I have to say, this is probably my very favorite TH-cam video ever. It’s now been 7 months since you released it and I watch it every couple weeks. I find it absolutely fascinating to see these vacs of all prices compete against each other on this pile carpet. If I could ever request another video, it would be another one of these with another set of vacuums. Thanks so much for making this outstanding video Roger. I will continue to come back to this one time and time again.
Hi. Ibaisisaic
Where did you buy carpet from??
Is it just me that nearly wept tears of joy at the gorgeous vacuum tracks in that plush carpet!! 🤣😂❤❤
It's making me want a new carpet 😱😁🤭
Congrats on your fabulous new higher pile carpet! As I've been building my testing database, I have found that lower suction, higher airflow machines do better on thicker, denser pile. Many stick vacs, such as Dyson, have too much suction and attempt to clamp themselves to the floor.
Fancy seeing you here VacLab! He's in for it with that thick pile!
Like a kirby
That American hoover is an absolute beast. Why don't we get nice things?! But for the love of God please don't throw crap all over that carpet! It's too nice! 🤣
I bet Roger would use the Concept Two to thoroughly clean up the carpet afterwards 😂
The Concept Two really did a great job as a concept does. Best American Hoovers ever made besides the convertible/decades
Wow! The motor on that shark vacuum sounds terrible. Why do vacuum cleaner manufacturers have to use such shrill screaming motors? I’d pick a older cleaner over that sound any day, The motor used and that is about the size of maybe a blender motor. I don’t know. great video though as always
If I paid £900 for a vacuum cleaner that couldn't cope with high pile carpet I would be furious! I think the Sebo Felix with Manual height adjustment would cope and costs less than a third of the price. The V11 another big disappointment.
Ive used my new felix on my plush rug, after some cut outs i have to reduce the power by half to use it .im disappointed .i had a sebo x1 that lasted me 23 years and it coped with the rug beautifully as with my bedroom carpet the suction was great.
A Sebo upright would do a good job.
I noticed all the higher performing vacuums are all long discontinued with the current production models ranking lower. So if anyone wants a vacuum for higher pile carpets just look around every charity shop you can that sells furniture & electricals until you find a vintage Hoover.
My son loves your videos, he is 4 and has been watching your videos since the age of 2...thank you
Good lord Roger!! You went from contractor grade to a medium shag!!! Might need to convert the Kirby to a hepa bag soon with a pile like that! 😮
Totally agree with your comments and opinion regarding the Dyson cordless. I'm nowhere near convinced that cordless vacs are an equal to corded ones.
I've used a few cordless vacuums and they seemed to do okay, but when I went over my carpet with a mains powered cleaner the result showed how much the cordless ones have got to improve to match a corded vacuum.
love how the power drive has a shag setting
That is a lovely new carpet! That concept two runs very well. I can confirm both of mine do the same thing with the speed control.
The hoovers(from the 80's) were made for such carpets, and really do a good job. On such carpets, you really need there power, and as you know, vacuums are becoming weaker, and weaker, due to power limits being put on them.
But those hoovers(the p[air from 80s), really showed, that you need power over such long pile carpets.
So, in short, a 1935 antique Hoover Junior trounced the all singing, all dancing, latest cutting edge technology £600 Dyson V11. You just couldn't make it up. Glad I never "upgraded" from my V8 to a V11. The V11's brushroll motor must be seriously lacking in torque if it cant revolve on a plush pile carpet, I mean, for heavens sake, if an 85 year old antique can cope with it, surely James Dyson could engineer his latest offering to be able to cope. Its not as if cordless vacuums as a whole cant cope with that type of carpet, as the Shark had no issues and the Neato coped too.
Steve Jones Makes sense when you think about it... when that vacuum was made carpets were all, without exception made from wool. They were typically much thicker than cheaper modern carpet and certainly had much denser pile. A vacuum designed for a pre war carpet will fare much better on something resembling it now when compared to a modern cleaner designed more for modern low pile carpet.
In my opinion the Shark won because you still can buy it. You can use it in all the settings including boost. You don't have to adjust a thing.
I think the Hoover concept two did the best.
This carpet will make your videos so much more entertaining to watch..Enjoy 💯
A Kirby would probably do the best job of all
Just goes to show, expensive does not always equal good!!
I agree. Especially with dyson.
The hoover junior didn't groom too well but it made the hoover "growling" noise brilliantly.
A brilliant first outing on your new carpet for them all, with some surprises and looking forward to seeing more videos on the new carpet though I think the tracks on the carpet would drive me nuts as I have a little OCD.
With my experience when having carpets fitted, i wouldnt have recommended having a high pile carpet as they tend to flatten quicker over time, this could vary depending on the quality of the carpet
The concepts are wonderful !
Knew turbopower would be good I use mine all the time love that machine. Lovely carpet.
Roger, I think you would love a nice carpet rake for that new carpet (just search Amazon UK for "Prochem Grandi-Groomer Carpet Rake 18" for one example) because it will help you maintain the pile between vacuum sessions (which are probably daily with all of those vacuums to test). You can get your "Zen Garden" thing on with one.
Also, when you next test a carpet washer, it'll be fun to see that thick pile and see which machines can pull out the water they put down, and which ones don't do so well.
Congrats on finally getting your new carpets, they are very American!
I have an older (probably 80-90s) Vorwerk kobold 250. I really love it .
I love picking up all the loose fluff when a new carpet has just been put down!
I'm so happy for you, however ( ... ) it looks Very similar to mine and it drives me crazy. Vacuum with my Miele upright nearly every day ...and then the plush pile shows Every step until it looks like roadkill. I would love to have a low pile dense carpet.
I think it's cool but I have a question for you Rodger what was that really weird noise on that concept 2
Excellent advice on your vacuum's and your nice carpet
I've been looking to get a carpet similar and I have a vorwerk vk200 and I'm concerned it wont work on it, however I realized theres a fine and a flex setting and the fine is not good for carpets. I also read another comment saying your vorwerk power nossle is faulty. Do you think it would work on a similar carpet on the flex setting? Or have you been able to use the vorwerk on the carpet since? Thanks
I have a VK200 as well and it doesn’t work on this carpet unless on soft mode. The head on my Tiger will not switch off when in the upright position as it used to. Personally I would avoid the type of carpet I show in the video as many vacuum cleaners don’t work on it.
Though I love the Tiger, its power nozzle really is not designed for deep pile carpets as the brush roll is very thin and delicate. This nozzle seems to be designed for those Scandinavian or German homes that have mostly bare floors and a few low pile Ikea area rugs. Vorwerk should be able to create a more robust power nozzle for deep pile carpets - at least as an optional attachment for their canisters and uprights. Miele's full size power nozzle works very well on deep pile carpets and it has a foot-operated height adjustment. As well, your big Miele upright will definitely deep clean this new carpet with ease....it's highly rated for deep carpet cleaning by America's Consumer Reports.
Brian Torobin so true.
I like the sound of the neato powering up.
how did you do that
before and after thingy???
Living with that carpet would drive me insane - It always looking a mess as soon as you've finished vacuuming it as well as even the dogs walking on it leaving marks,
I'd also worry about getting track marks around the doors where the pile gets trodden down,
Very much looking forward to the robot vac reviews,
Keep safe and take care x
I have deep pile which was fitted march and its only june and it looks terrible.
Its always flattening even though i vacuum daily. Biggest regret
I didn't want to say anything on Facebook prior. But I knew the Concept was going to win! They were especially made for Shag and high pile. A Ranger with the 4 postion height adjustment would have also done great!! Here the Convertible was also intended for higher carpet. Yes, it is absolutely normal for the Concept's speed control to be on, even though the machine is off. That how all of them that I have ever seen have been.
Oh, you seem to be a kid in a Candy Store! I am eager to see testing on your new carpet. Roger, I am still dying to have your American Henry Hound! Oh, Dr. HENRY needs it so very badly, not that he knows it. If you ever decide to rid yourself of it, please, by all mercy in the world, let me know! I have yet to find one! I purchased a Workhorse Cleartrak for Christmas, Amway stolen design from Sir James Dyson, which is still made here in the U.S. Hard to believe 30 years later it is still made. It is AMAZING! Better than any Dyson I have ever used, and I have used most ALL of the various models. We could always trade!
Thanks for another great video x
What carpet is this called ? Or can you tell me the pile depth and density. I'm in the market for a new carpet for my lounge myself and I'm looking for a deep pile and nice and dense. Want somthing silver and give me a warm feeling. Lounge is also the dining room so I'm currently designing a dividing wall but I'm tempted to go oriental and get a pull back divider.
Don’t buy this type of carpet. Its plush pile but it holds a lot of dirt inside the fibers. A lot of vacuums hate this carpet and are unusable.
My grandmother had an identical concept 2 which I loved. I thought that the speed controller was to speed up and slow down the power drive. It’s been 30 years or more since I’ve used it so my memory may be less than stellar!
The electronic control reduces and increases the speed of the motor, so in turn it will affect the suction power and the speed of the agitator. As the powerdrive is also connected to the single motor, adjusting the speed will also affect the powerdrive to some degree.
Where did you buy this carpet and what model is it please?
I have the dyson ball multi floor and it has a adaptive base plate and my V7 Motörhead can be very hard to push on max suction
I like the way you do. The vacuuming
Triflex vs dyson v 11 which is more powerful?
Great Video and Great New Carpet!🎉🥳
Do you think all the shading on your carpet might get on your nerves after a while. Years ago I had a similar carpet and it did drive me mad with all the lines and shading. Btw I'm new to your channel and I love it as I have a passion for vacuum cleaners and love your reviews, brilliant👍
I am literally on the same page as you on the Cordless Dyson. I honestly don't like those cordless vacuums much personally even though I do like Dysons like the DC14 All Floor.
BTW that Hoover Junior is fantastic!!!
I used a Bissell Proheat 2x Revolution on my 10 year old carpet and it looks and feels like new again.
i think my gran had that ancient hoover. i too was scared of it & always wore wellies while using it! (can't believe i'm watching hours of vacuum videos!)
I got the vax blade 32v pro and dyson v7 trigger the trigger is coming today at 1pm tho so I gotta wait to do a vid to make a vid for it but for some reason youtube is preventing people from commenting on my videos
If you can find one, I would suggest a Panasonic upright with a stiffer US brushroll (barring any technical differences), like you said a Sebo X7, a Kirby, or even a Sanitaire if you can find one of those. After that an older Maytag/Hoover Windtunnel works just fine. A friend of mine recently moved into a house with carpets thicker than yours and I gave my Windtunnel to him to replace two bagless Dirt Devils that were WOEFULLY outmatched. His family filled the bag in a month but it still dug every grain of sand out that his three dogs could track in.
@Deb I have a 2003 Panasonic-made Kenmore upright that I got from a second hand shop for $40. The reason the previous owner got rid of it was the bag was full and the belt started cracking from age. After ridding it of the evidence of 20 cats and blowing all the carbon dust out of the motor and replacing the brushroll, it rivaled a Maytag era Hoover in pickup. I've had it now since summer of 2012 and it hasn't skipped a beat. I even use it to clean some friend's properties who can't clean very well themselves and so long as the bag isn't packed full, it runs circles around anything brand new around here.
The sound of the concept two is similar to it’s predecessor to the concept one
Arrr Molly looks a bit lost at beginning, little daisy unperturbed by it all. 🐕 the carpet looks beautiful quality.
I would love to see the Kirby as well. I like the Shark IQ robot with the tower base
I've seen the Vorwerk tiger stripped down. They are way overpriced for what they are. The Sebo E3 premium in my opinion has better build quality and I've seen it priced at £350 that £550 less than the Vorwerk. Vorwerk are robbing *****
I wonder how the Miele HX1 would do on that carpet.
Zi thought the tiger groomed the carpet quite well in soft mode, may I ask if it was picking up still. A friend has offered me one?
If it’s free then take it, but the power head on mine is faulty and I’ve hardly used it.
@@ibaisaic how much isss a new power head?
I've been killing myself on this dang new soft carpet for over a year now with a Hoover Windtunnel Max!! It's literally like fighting a bear everytime I vacuum. I've given the job to my husband until he wants to buy me another vacuum that will work on this carpet. If only I had known I would have made a different choice in my carpet
I have the v11. At least it isn’t your only vacuum! 🤣
Another vacuum that would be hard to use on plush carpet would be the cinetic big ball animal upright (purple cyclones) with a non adjustable cleaner head.
I wanna use a Dyson small bollock with that brushroll, it looks satisfying.
James Dyson is famous for his small bollocks.
I love Hoover. They have a lot of suction power, and they do very well, by bringing life into a carpet.
My mom has carpet like yours never again. It mats easily and leaves to many track marks.
Roger: there’s daisy may now don’t you dare pee on this carpet for at least a week
Daisy: I’ll try
When we got new Carpet in my house I vacuumed the carpet and oh my gosh there was so much pile in the tank
The kobold tiger is such a beautiful machine.
Beautiful yes, but hardly worth the price it commands.
Actually I think if you use the grey button by the power switch to switch it to “floor” mode manually it might raise the floor head up enough so that you can use a higher speed of the motor
Hi Roger are you going to test the Halo Capsule?
Uploaded today! Check it out!
Try a numatic with a turbo floor tool
I have a vax dual power and it gave it and died it started making a Smokey smell and it kept cutting the switches off
Dyson's are kind of universally bad on more plush carpet. You really need a machine with adjustable height for that kind of job. That's why vacuums like the American Hoover and Kirby's and the like are designed the way they are with totally manual height adjustments that go *way* up in the air, a left over for houses that still have shag carpet or in the case of electrolux, designed to ride on top of the pile. It's always confused friends I have in Europe why we like these vacuums, but they fail to realize carpet like this is *everywhere* in the US. And you will not convince me that a battery powered vacuum is a replacement for a high powered upright. Perhaps one day, when battery tech gets better and they can be more powerful or go for longer, but I can only complete one floor at a time right now with one on medium mode. It would take me three days to vacuum my house, so that's a big no.
I have an electrolux microlite a vax petmax and a corded goblin hand held for the stairs
@Deb which one😂
If you want a vacuum cleaner that can cope with deep pile carpets it seems a vintage upright is the best thing to get.
Have you tried Sebo x boost on your new carpet?
Yes, it works very well.
@@ibaisaic Great. My carpet is deep pile so I'm going to buy one now. Thanks.
Thank
While an excellent carpet I hope for testing you still try on lower pile as well, just for completeness.
Yes, I will test on the lower pile carpet fitted in the rest of my house.
@@ibaisaic Excellent news! Very disappointed in the dyson V11 but the Hoovers were beautiful to watch make (fairly) light work of that plush carpet. Keep up the great vids!
ive gotta question im not from the uk so ive never heard this term what does a mains power vaccum mean
Joey Colgan just means the cable and plug
It means it plugs into a wall socket.
thank you i know i prolly sound stupid for asking ive just never heard it that way before
@@joeycolgan Don't worry about it. You're just unfamiliar with the term, you don't sound stupid at all. :)
@@nozyspy4967 I knew what mains meant as in main electrical system.
You'd need an adjustable powerhead!
Dyson v11 has to much suction?
The brush motor isn’t strong enough spin on high carpet with the powerful suction.
Wow that is a lot of hoover
Hi. I have a very very plush carpet in my lounge, I think it may be even thicker than yours. I found just as you did with your Vorwerk, my Sebo X1.1 will work when its being pushed around, but if you stop, even for a second, it shuts off and the check brushroll light comes on. I found a few cleaners that perform brilliantly on this type of carpet and what I use in my own home are:
Top 3:
Any self propelled Kirby
Hoover Senior 652 series
Hoover Turbopower
I mainly use my Kirbys and Senior on it as these clean the best, really deep down, and are easy to push. The Turbopower is brilliant too but they are getting old and the plastic just feels so delicate now so I don't really bother with them although I have several.
Other cleaners I have found that work and clean it half decent are:
Hoover Turbopower 2/3
Hoover Purepower
Hoover Junior 1354 Series (only the models with height right control on the hood, all the models with the metal bar underneath with numbers 1 or 2 for height cannot cope.)
Electrolux Stairmaster Backsaver Series (the bagged ones obviousley 🤣)
Electrolux Z2274
Morphy Richards Ultralite Bagged Upright Range
And that's pretty much it.
Everything else either sticks so hard you can't push it, shuts off or snaps the belt, and a few of them that have variable suction have to have it turned down most of the way so you can push them and then they pick hardly anything up so it's pointless. I have found the ones above are good, so I hope this is helpful. As you said every carpet is different though but this is what works for me. As you posted this 2 years ago though i'm sure you have figured out by now what works and what doesn't, just as I did. There's a few ideas for you anyway.
Jake
For me the only thing that I found that works for me is a shark apex
0:01 Where is the carpet?
Surprised that the Dyson cordless had so much trouble but the Shark had little issue through it.
its because the shark has duo-clean which somehow makes it a hell of a lot easier to push and doesnt stall out the brushroll
Please do a house tour !
I second that motion!
i have a hoover uprite vacuum it haves a canster and dirty brushrole it has mooder
You bought American carpet. Congratulations, Roger!
And shocker, the American vacuum worked best on it. I'll freely admit the older style American vacuums kind of suck on low pile or bare floors, but they were designed with shag and the like in mind. My European friends who say stuff like "just buy a cordless [insert brand here, usually a dyson]" make me facepalm every time.
So many lines of shame can be seen from the cleaners, the carpet is perfect for vacuum reviews.
I have the same socks as you. love that old hoover vac with your channel name on it. vintage radios and tvs are my specialties but I have a hoover floor scrubber video on my channel. I'd love to have a panasonic vacuum preferably a jet-flo. Please feel free to watch my video. I'd love to also have an 80s bagged hoover. current vacuum is a Dyson dc15. Love Your Channel!!! ~Xander
Dyson is just ok for cheap low pile carpet and floors.
Did anyone else get a felling that they were on a plane when Rodger increased the speed
I have a hoover turbopower 1 a hoover turbopower 3 and a sebo x4 and i have to say the turbopower 1 cleans better than all of them put together also i bougut my grandma a vax air and it was incredible @ibaisaic i cant stand the way i cant control my sebos automatic adjustment it cuts out on hard floors @ibaisaic
I’m a woman of a certain age,sore painful wrists at times,golfers elbow too despite never even holding a club. Anyhow I recently went in our local currys store,I really had my heart seton the shark cordless but with the battery on i knew I wouldn’t be able to use it for long. Does anyone else find this?
What are you doing today 😊😊
OMG you have a cylinder kobold.......😱😱😱😱😱🤫🤫🤫🤫
I was eating noodles while watching the video
Cool
Hi ibaisaic
Think again there is no place to get these fixed when they don't operate properly, they will say yes you can get these serviced but that consists of cleaning them not fixing them.
When you put your pet in your car you will have a carpet again.
Lol
The drenyparrots arw going to start baarking