On Saturday, 20 April 2019 09:43:10 UTC+1, DerbyBorn wrote:

Remember "Hoover beats as it sweeps as it cleans" The beater bar was a
good feature

it really was, it enabled a 175-300w machine to do a satisfactory job, and cleaned deeper than others.


- the brushes on a Dyson do a similar role

neither of mine do. The Hoover beater bar smacks the whole carpet back down after the suction lifts it up, it's very effective.

- I like the way
the carpet pile stands up if the cleaner is drawn backwards in the right
way to lift the pile. Makes the carpet like new!


NT