Hey there, I need recommendations for a good handheld vacuum or regular that you can take off the handle. We have carpeted stairs and we got 2 pets. We have the Bissell SurfaceSense Allergen Lift-Off Pet Vacuum, a Roomba and the Shark handheld. Thank you!

hi! I have two sets of carpets in my place high and low pile on stairs. The prior owner had a dog. I just want a good handheld vacuum with a solid attachment to just get the stairs clean. Any recommendations?? TY!

I own a small commercial and residential cleaning company, and the business is picking up. The bane of my existence is definitely vacuuming the stairs. I have a Riccar Vibrance R20E, a fleet of Panasonic Power waves (RIP Panasonic vacuums 😟), and a random Bissell. The brushes on all of them are far wider than a stair tread if placed on it sideways and are heavy to lug up and down and try and support with one hand and move back and forth with the other. Little to no stair work on the commercial side, it's pretty much all on the residential side. I've been contemplating some type of a cordless stick vacuum that is dedicated for stairs. I have some experience with them and I do not consider stick vacuums to be heavy duty, and nothing will last as long long or be as powerful as my other vacuums. But I'm so tired of trying to make it work with those vacuums on stairs. I've worked with a Miele canister vacuum before and those are fine, but I want to stay away from canisters. Price range $300 or less. Thoughts? Thanks in advance!

Budget - $200

Areas - This is specifically for dog hair removal. 90% of the area is carpet, stairs, edges of the room, hard to reach places. Bonus - being able to clean dog hair in my car.

I am looking for a handheld vacuum recommendation that has a lot of strength for cleaning up dog hair on carpet (on stairs, along the edges, etc). I would like a corded one as they would normally imply a stronger vacuum. It's very tiring carrying my full size vacuum around to use an attachment to clean stairs, edges, etc. I have bought a couple handheld cordless vacuums in the passed and they have all been pretty mediocre, hoping I can break that cycle! Thanks in advance.

The current one I am considering is the Shark CH950UKT.

Budget: under $100

Flooring: Carpeted stairs only

Additional needs: multiple shedding dogs that like to lay on the carpeted stairs.

Recently moved into this house, old house was 100% tile/laminate and had my Miele which i loved there. new house currently has 50%ish carpet and looking to handle this until we transition.

I currently have a Miele classic C1 for the laminate/tile floors, and just picked up one of the recommended used Oreck XL21 for carpeted rooms (until we buy new floors and go with laminate) because i wasn't too happy with the miele on carpet.

The Miele does stairs OK, and the oreck doesn't have attachments.

Just looking for a cheaper (sub $100) smaller recommendation for just carpeted stairs that will do better than what i have.

Thank you!

Any suggestions welcome !!

Exactly as the title states. Our apartment has a very long staircases, and it is a hassle to lug the vacuum up and down it with a cord that barely reaches the other side you started from by the end.

So I am looking for the vacuum you all would recommend for a handheld/cordless vacuum for stairs, and will get all the dog hair I am tired of seeing. We will continue using our current vacuum for the carpet, so just want something aimed more for the stairs/couches/dog bed.

For price range, I am okay with spending more if there is good reason to, but if the cheaper product is basically as good then it doesn’t make sense to spend more. Hopefully that makes sense.

Edit: Forgot to mention they are carpeted stairs if it matters. Then just in case the mods think my price range isn’t up to snuff, I would say no more than $250, but would prefer to keep it under $150.

Thanks!

The whole vacuum conversation stresses me out, because:

1. There are hundreds of brands, some expensive brands you probably overpay for the name like cars.

2. Each brand has tons of different models.

3. Each model has different years available

4. You can buy refurbished, and I'm not sure if that's smart

5. There are tons of sales, I use slickdeals and often see refurbished cordless vacs on there for what seem like low prices but it seems impossible to compare lol.

So here's my situation. No pets, no kids (yet but hope to have some soon). I just don't like vacuuming stairs with my heavy corded Shark vac. This is mostly to get stairs easily. I have a good sized house, so I think good battery life is needed. I would like a high quality vacuum that can get hair on carpets (human hair) and cleans well, looks good, etc. Here are my three main questions:

1. Sometimes on SlickDeals (the website) I'll see refurbished vacuums for like $100, cordless vacs. Is any cordless vacuum under $150 going to be trash? I want to get something quality.

2. If I was willing to spend say $250 give or take to achieve my goals mentioned above, what model would you recommend?

3. If I upped my budget to say $350 (maybe black friday?) give or take, do you think the return on that extra money actually gets you a much better product? I'm wondering when diminishing returns kicks in.

Thank you!