Jill

When I first bought the house and was renovating it I used shop vacs. I actually had a shop vac on each floor because I got tired of lugging them up and down the stairs so often. So I had one in the basement, one on the first floor, and one on the second floor. Now I use a Simplicity Jill that I got off Amazon. I've had that for a few years now. Works decent enough to vacuum up cat fur, dog fur, and old house dust. I'd recommend getting a vacuum that uses bags. I used bags in the shop vacs too when I was renovating full bore. Old houses make a lot of dust (at least the ones I could afford do). Bagged vaccums will be better suited for that environment compared to bagless ones.

Yes I’d definitely avoid cordless/bagless. They’re junk for the most part. What kind of budget are we talking? A Simplicity Jill is a great budget option if your rugs are very low pile. You can always add a wessel werk TK286 if you need more cleaning power for the rugs. Check out a Miele C1 pure suction or turbo team as well.

Yep - simplicity Jill, and there is extra budget left over for the wessel werk turbo attachment if you need better agitation on your rugs.

Yep you’re on the right track. If you can get the carpet out first, you could do a simplicity Jill (it’s better built than the mighty mite) neither of these will do carpet well. Or if not grab a Kenmore 200/400 series.

IMO yes return it. You have 100% hard floors? No rugs? In that same budget Grab a simplicity Jill. It will do blinds and baseboards better than an upright. Plus it has no brushroll for debris to get caught on. Which is ideal for 100% hard floors and fur.

Miele C1 pure suction. Short of that, simplicity Jill.

For your small space with no carpet, I actually would recommend the Simplicity Jill. It's essentially the same thing as a Bissell Zing, but with much higher quality accessories and HEPA filtration. We LOVE to recommend Miele here, but a Miele would honestly be overkill for your use case. I do, however, think a canister is the right form factor for your situation.

Then the Jill is a great pick!

If you have hardfloors, you don't want a brushroll at all. Look into the Simplicity Jill, it will handle your home much better. Pair it with a TK286 turbo brush for your carpet, assuming it's not too thick.

1. Bagless is a mistake 2. Cheap bagless is foolish 3. You can get a great bagged vac with Simplicity starting at 169 for the Jill Or 269 EZM60 Bagless vacuums are not BFL.

A Miele C1 is excellent, but a Simplicity Jill and upgrading floor head to a Wessel Werk RD285 Designation is a crazy good value. It’s not going to be as quiet or maneuver quite as nice as the Miele, but yah if you want to save some cash it’s a great setup for your home.

We have a Simplicity Jill or Jane. It works GREAT at getting cat hair up and our own hair. And the filter and bag is great. Holds a lot of stuff. 10/10.