A938KBGS CordZero™ All in One Cordless Stick Vacuum

Any spinning brushroll has the potential to scratch a floor. Stiff brushrolls that are good at cleaning carpets are the most likely to scratch. Soft brushrolls are less likely to scratch. A vacuum with no brushrolls such as a canister with a soft bristle hard floor brush or a brush with only squeegees is the least likely to scratch. But I understand the convenience of a cordless vacuum. So if you must choose a cordless vacuum choose one that has a brushroll that can turn off or a brushroll that is soft. The Hoover Onepwr Evolve has some models that you can turn the brushroll off for hard floors. The BH53422V can turn off the brushroll, it's mostly on Evolve models with a regular brushroll. The versions with fins on the brushroll have removed the brushroll shutoff. I'd avoid all Shark vacuums, they break quickly and then they are unrepairable. The Shark PowerDetect Reveal has a brushroll with bristles and fins that is always spinning and is more likely to scratch than other brushroll types. I like LG and Samsung vacuums better because they are easy to clean, but the options at Costco are both the dual brushroll powerheads that are always spinning. So among the Costco options I would choose the Dyson V15 since if comes with a soft brushroll powerhead. You do need to keep the soft brushrolls clean or the build up could scratch floors. Outside of Costco I'd buy an LG CordZero with the soft brushroll powerhead called the Slim Floor Nozzle or add one to another model.

I recommend cordless vacuums that have removable & replaceable batteries, easy-to-clean bins, and replacement parts available. Dysons are definitely ok, but you pay extra for the name. The Dyson V8 and V12 Detect Slim are the best vacuums with a good weight balance. I really like the LG CordZero. It has removable batteries and many models come with 2 batteries and a charging stand. I'm not confident of the dual brushroll powerhead because most dual powerheads tend to make more problems. It is getting harder to find a model with the 2 separate powerheads but that's my preference. Some of the Dreame vacuums with auto-empty bins look to be good budget values. Parts availability isn't as good as Dyson or LG but they cost less and come with a lot of accessories. If you have most or all carpets, don't forget the Hoover Onepwr Hepa Cordless Bagged Upright $189. This is a battery powered Oreck Elevate and it's great for carpets.

There are vac/mops that vacuum while you mop like the Bissell Crosswave and Tineco iFloor combos. These mostly only mop and cannot dry vacuum floors, carpets, or do anything above the floor. Among the cordless vac/mops I only recommend machines with removable and replaceable batteries because the battery is such a common failure and wear item. The Hoover Onepwr Streamline and Ryobi Swift Clean are the only vac/mops that are decent and have removable batteries. The Dyson V9 with the Submarine mop attachment is a dry cordless stick vacuum good for all around vacuuming with a mop attachment. The mop attachment mops but doesn’t vacuum at the same time so you need to dry vacuum first and then mop. Vac/mops require a lot of cleanup after each use. Dyson’s submarine also is quite messy and requires a lot of cleanup after each use. Personally I would choose a decent cordless stick vacuum like a Dyson V8 or a LG CordZero and get a good manual mop like a O’Cedar Spin Mop or a good reusable spray mop. Both mop better than the Submarine and are less cleanup than a vacuum/mop. There are lots of choices. Hope that helps.

I have an LG CordZero and it’s been a pretty good cordless vacuum. Suction on low is useless, medium is ok, high is very high but you have to hold down the button for several seconds before high turns on. The LG CordZero Q3 is pretty reasonable at $299. The models that have the Kompressor lever help scrape dirt off the metal screen so you don’t have to stick your fingers into the bin. They all have an established wand too. If you buy the more expensive All-in-one models the vacuum will self empty into a bag.

I agree with flatdirection, KPA is a pretty useless number thrown around cordless vacuums. Pretty similar to HP on a shop vacuum, it makes it sound better without having to be better. For cordless vacuums it needs to have removable/replaceable batteries because they're the most likely problem area. And you want an easy to clean bin design and decent filter. Sometimes there's an LG CordZero or Samsung Jet under $200 so always look for those first. Otherwise check out the Dreame Z20 $169. It has a removable battery, multi-cyclonic, and easy to clean filters. Dreame has basic replacement parts available, battery, brushroll, and filters. Downside is customer service isn't great, but most cordless vacuum companies are giving their customer the run around. I also recommend checking out the Kenmore Intuition BU3040 (no lift-up) and BU4020 (with lift-up) both are $149. These are both small corded upright vacuums. If you want powerful suction these corded vacuums will blow away any cordless vacuum. They are as narrow as a cordless vacuum, they have swivel steering, and hepa bags that last around 2 months per bag. The 30 ft cords make them much easier to use than cheap corded vacuums that have really short cords. The BU3040 (no lift-up) is a little lighter. The BU4020 (with lift-up) is popular if you want to vacuum stairs or upholstery. Downsides are they are just average durability for the price. Corded vacuums over $200 that are bigger start to be more durable.

We have had a xyz for seven years. Can still do the whole house (3brms) on a single charge. Came with two batteries whicu we alternate. Washable filters, it came with two which we wash and alternate. It's an LG Kompressor

Totally! We also moved away from Dyson as technology has really caught up, so when it's time to replace that one consider other brands. We got the LG Kompressor and it works very well.

We use the shark robot as maintainance cleaning, then have an LG kompressor for our primary cordless. It self empties, stores a lot of fur, and the battery is changeable so we can run it on high then swap to a fresh battery if it dies. It came with a mop scrub head which is a bit gimmicky but does work for spot scrubbing. It has a pet head for furniture too.

LG CordZero, has swappable batteries, some models have a dedicated dustbin on the charger, and it has a variety of tools for hard and carpeted floors. I've been using mine for 4 years now. The trigger is a bit better designed than the Dyson V7 I had before.

Love my CordZero too. It's so easy to maintain because the cyclone is fully washable and so are the filters. Build quality is leaps and bounds above Dyson.