Hoover - PORTAPOWER CH30000

Hoover portapower, I use it for furniture stairs and hard floors. I carry an upright hepa bagged vacuum for carpet. Yes, it’s 2 vacuums and it’s extra to carry, but I find nothing has the same quality as this combo. It’s a sacrifice for doing a thorough job AND being able to do things like stairs, furniture and under furniture more easily once inside the home.

This is what I used for stairs. Also for furniture, under furniture, and in between. https://a.co/d/2vwgKyh

Forget the over price consumer junk. Look to commercial. Check out a commercial supply house. See what office buildings use, hotels, institutions. I purchased my vacuums about 28yrs ago. Nearly everything is replaceable on them and easily done. A Hoover Porta Power for hard surfaces and furniture. And Sanitare for carpets. Can purchase parts, bags, belts all online.

Congrats on your new job. Handheld vacuums under $50 are pretty useless, they have weak suction, tiny bins, and an extremely short run time. They usually have no cyclonic separation so all of the dirt immediately clogs the filter. You need at least a Dyson V8 sized handheld with multiple cyclones for decent suction power and filtration but I still hesitate to recommend a cordless handheld because using it for work will wear out the battery really fast. I would choose a small corded vacuum with a hose to get into tight corners like the Hoover Commerical Portapower $159 or Simplicity S100 Sport $179. And I wouldn't use a big shop vacuum for the heavy cleaning I'd use a better quieter vacuum like the Powr-Flite Newton with Turbo Brush $175. The Newton is much quieter than a shop vac, it uses large and cheap hepa bags. I'd get the version with the Turbo Brush since it's not that much more than the standard Newton. The Turbo brush can connect to the wand or directly to the hose and it will help you clean floor mats and carpeting. It's not a wet/dry vacuum but they should buy a proper extractor if they want you to shampoo the interiors. You can save a lot by looking for a used Hoover or Simplicity vacuums too. Metro Vac makes some very compact and durable canister vacuums like the Vac 'N Blo Jr and Data Vac, I always see several used that are under $100. The best deals on cordless vacuum I could find are the Hoover Onepwr DustChaser $94, the Hoover Onepwr Hand Vac $99, maybe the Hyper Tough 1.5 gallon Wet/Dry Cordless Vacuum with battery & charger $84. What do you think?

The Hoover Windtunnel XL. I have one for just because but it proved its mettle when we moved into a rental home that, we were told, had been professionally cleaned and the carpet was new. Nope. Previous occupants had two Great Pyrenees who spent a lotta time indoors. The carpet was such that it effectively hid the fur until I got busy with the vacuum. ASTONISHING amount of fur and dander collected. This unit also has a washable double filter that makes a huge difference in maintaining the level of effectiveness. Also, I have a commercial-grade, body-carried cannister vacuum (also Hoover). It works miracles on hard-surface floors and upholstery, and carpet edges and baseboards.  The cash outlay is an investment ($130 for the cannister, $100 for the upright) but there's a lot of comfort in knowing these two can tackle almost anything.

For a second there I thought you meant the dog was the best vacuum. 🤣 I had a 20+ year old commercial grade Hoover and that thing was great for fur in carpets. We also have a small (handheld with attachments) Shark that does a good job, but we left the heavy stuff to the Hoover. I think Bissel makes one designed for pet hair (and not hugely expensive like a Dyson). I have a Bissel carpet shampooer which does a great job.