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Posted: Jan 30 2007 at 4:15pm | IP Logged Quote KC in TX
Can we talk vacuum cleaners, please? What do you use for your stairs? Mine are horrible and my Kirby is so heavy that I really can't use it. And, it doesn't do a great job unless I'm not using the right tool. Anyway, schlepping that thing up and down the stairs is hard too.

So, what do you use on your stairs?

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Posted: Jan 30 2007 at 6:24pm | IP Logged Quote hylabrook1
Let me first say that I HATE VACUUM CLEANERS!!! I burned out 3 Hoovers in 2 years. My husband made the executive decision that it would be more cost-effective to just jump in with both feet and buy an Oreck. We have a cannister which I can lift as I move up the steps. It rests fairly stably on its end, which is about the width of a stair tread, although I still guard it with my leg. We have had this for about 5 years and it has been great. As my friend says, "This machine really sucks!"

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Posted: Jan 30 2007 at 7:35pm | IP Logged Quote kingvozzo
I splurged and got an Electolux canister (I think they're called Aerus now?--not the ones you can buy at Sears or Home Depot), and it's so much lighter than the ancient one my mom had when I was growing up. I can easily hold it in one hand while cleaning the stairs. Our stairs are wood, so I'm using a hard floor attachment.
In our old house, we had carpeted stairs, and an upright Kenmore Progressive. It was a good vacuum, for the most part, but it ALWAYS tipped over when I tried to use any of the tools (ie doing the stairs). What we ended up doing was getting a Dirt Devil hand vac--all of theirs have rotating brushes, which were a must for those stairs. That worked really well.

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Posted: Jan 30 2007 at 7:44pm | IP Logged Quote Philothea
I got fed up and had the main and upper level carpet replaced with hardwood so all I do now is Swiffer and occasionally run my little Electrolux Pronto up there. I highly recommend this course of action if one can afford it. It is SO much easier to keep clean. However, I still have carpet on the basement stairs and in the basement and I use a Kenmore Progressive canister vac that is relatively lightweight and has a thingy (sorry, I don't know what it's called) that holds it in place on the stairs while you use the stair attachment.
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Posted: Jan 30 2007 at 9:57pm | IP Logged Quote kingvozzo
Philothea wrote:
I use a Kenmore Progressive canister vac that is relatively lightweight and has a thingy (sorry, I don't know what it's called) that holds it in place on the stairs while you use the stair attachment.

I wish my old upright had that "thingy!" It was downright dangerous to use it.

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Posted: Jan 31 2007 at 11:34am | IP Logged Quote Tina P.
We have a Dyson with a huge hose. Love it!

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Posted: Jan 31 2007 at 2:56pm | IP Logged Quote LisaD
My trusty, 12 year-old Kenmore canister vac. It does a good job on the stairs, but it is kind of heavy. I just love it because it's been so dependable!

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