In message ,
r.p.mcmurphy writes
it will be used for carpets, deep pile and short, solid wood floor and solid
tiled kitchen floors...we have 3 large hairy dogs, and two fluffy cats, so
must have a beater bar to remove hairs. we have log burning fires, so dust
is a problem in our house, so maximum retention is needed.

Well, I'm still a fan of our Dyson (we have DC07 I think). We have the
'Turbo head' pipe attachment that works well at removing cat hairs from
places like rugs, upholstery, stairs etc. it's general performance at
removing our cat hairs seems fine.

If you prefer a cylinder then one of the models has motorized brush
head IIRC.
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Chris French, Leeds