What upright vacume cleaner is best for getting up pet hair?
By LovingIt
@LovingIt (5396)
United States
October 15, 2006 5:52pm CST
What upright vacume cleaner would you recommend for me. Mine has seen it's better days. Most of my floors are hard floors, but I do have some rugs to vacume as well. I have a lot of Persian cats and a doberman, so pet hair is the biggest problem, along with cat litter that gets tracked around. Leaves tracked in by the dog are also a consideration.
Recommendations?
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@Weasel_Sponge (1069)
• Canada
26 Oct 06
I don't have a fancy vacuum cleaner, but I do have a practical "home remedy" for you, if you wish to try it. My friend (who has her own cleaning business) taught me this trick: take an ordinary cotton string mop, get it wet and squeeze out as much water as you can. Use it "rake" the carpeted area that is covered in cat hair, and the majority of the hair (if not almost all!) will "ball-up" and then you can simply pick it up and trash it. Your carpet will barely get damp as the wet mop is mostly touching the hair as it gathers it up. Any remaining loose cat hair can be sucked up with a handheld or upright vac. (Another trick for really, really pet-hair covered rugs is a pair of clean, rubber soled running shoes...just drag your feet and watch the hair pile up. It can get tiring, but it's good excercise if you're up for it!)
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@dnatureofdtrain (5273)
• Janesville, Wisconsin
1 Dec 06
Vacuum you carpet like you normally do. Then Use one of those lint rollers... To catch what the vacuum does not get. That is what I used to do after sneaking cats into my bedroom :) Mom was allergic so I had to pick up the furr without it triggering her allergies somehow and before I could vacuum :D . - DNatureofDTrain
