You just had a new super soft carpet installed, and you bring out your Dyson (or similar) vacuum. To your surprise the vacuum will not move through the carpet. You push and pull and almost have a heart attack trying vacuum your carpet. The fact is heavy vacuums will not work on super soft carpets.
The salesperson forgot to tell you about the possibility of a problem with your current vacuum. With the demand for a super soft feel in today’s carpets, more and more of them are appearing in stores. These super soft carpets are not limited to Mohawk’s “silk” line of Smartstrand carpet. There are many super soft nylons and super soft polyesters on the market that will present the same problem.
If your plan to install one of these super soft fibers, plan to purchase a new vacuum in most cases. If you already own a light weight, manual height adjustment, big wheeled vacuum, then you will most likely be able to use it. If not, Mohawk has even put up a YouTube video on how to select the best vacuum for their carpets. Other mills have vacuum restrictions in their warranties that the consumer never sees. Many ban the use of any vacuum with a “beater brush” assemble.
What do I use? I like my old Hoover height adjustable lightweight commercial upright. Yes it has a bag, but I just deal with it. I also like the lightweight models of Oreck.
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