07-10-2010, 05:50 PM
Fry's had a special on a Dyson DC25AF refurb. This is a "ball" model.
I had been interested in these vacuums and figured that it was worth a try. Well, as I had read in a review on Amazon, pushing the ball model around took more than a little strength. In fact, it's like pushing a truck uphill.
The effort is increased because you not only have to push forward and back with your arm, but also it puts a lot of stress on your wrist which has to twist in order to steer the ball in another direction.
It was hard enough for me, but there's no way my little Mavis will be able to use this design.
Looks like a trip back to the store and back to the drawing board.
Consumers" Reports rates the Hoover WInd Tunnel model highly, but I'm not sure which version to look for. I think that a self-propelled model might be good for us.
Any recommendations?
Thanks for your thoughts,
GeneL
I had been interested in these vacuums and figured that it was worth a try. Well, as I had read in a review on Amazon, pushing the ball model around took more than a little strength. In fact, it's like pushing a truck uphill.
The effort is increased because you not only have to push forward and back with your arm, but also it puts a lot of stress on your wrist which has to twist in order to steer the ball in another direction.
It was hard enough for me, but there's no way my little Mavis will be able to use this design.
Looks like a trip back to the store and back to the drawing board.

Consumers" Reports rates the Hoover WInd Tunnel model highly, but I'm not sure which version to look for. I think that a self-propelled model might be good for us.
Any recommendations?
Thanks for your thoughts,
GeneL