On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:37:19 -0500, Bill Schwab
wrote:

Hello all,

Any recommendations for a vacuum cleaner for home cleaning? Trying to
fit a big shop vacuum through tight spaces is getting a little old.
Noise isn't too big a deal: a mix of ear buds and hearing protection
works wonders, but size and suction are important. I have a mix of
carpet, wood and some tiled areas. My dog has long hair and sheds in
ways that defy description, even in winter =:0

If you bought something a little pricey and got a machine truly worth
having, I would like to hear about it. Of course, if something cheap is
worth having, I'd _really_ like to know about it.

Thanks,

Bill

Size is only related to power because that seems to be how they come.
Take the head off a large powerful shopvac and fit it to the cannister
of a small one. Many or most shopvac heads take the same size
filters or bags.

My daughter in London has a Dyson and loves it, but I don't know how
"powerful" it is. She says it does an excellent job, and her space is
small. These use cyclonic separation rather than filters so they
don't have the backpressure of a filter, or at least less so. They
are pricey, though.