All good suggestions, but I'd start from the other end.
What is your carpet, fiber, etc and what does the manufacturer suggest?
I ask because a lot of people on the net have been complaining in the last 5 years or so because some new carpets, particularly the new frieze (similar to shag carpeting) made of microfibers, make the vacuum cleaner very hard to push because the fibers loop around some of the power brushes and slow them down -- the combination of brush speed and diameter seem to matter more than brand of vacuums.
Some manufacturers, for example Mohawk, who makes some of their carpeting with the DuPont Sorona / SmartStrand / Triexta, had to put up web pages with recommended vacuum cleaners for their carpeting, but I'm pretty sure I've seen people complain about other brands too, it's just that SmartStrand was a fairly popular choice in the last few years.
For example, see https://www.mohawkflooring.com/flooring/carpet/guides/carpet-care-maintenance and the link below.
Either way, I wouldn't change the carpeting to keep the vacuum, just get a vacuum that can clean the carpeting if you have SmartStrand or similar -- the carpet is really very nice and soft and the fiber is very stain resistant and easy to clean. My next carpet will be made with it (I've bought a few rugs made with it to test, it's very nice, but some vacuum cleaners are harder to use than others).
Cheers,
-- Paulo.
http://https//www.mohawkflooring.com/assets/files/selectingvacuum21413.pdf
What is your carpet, fiber, etc and what does the manufacturer suggest?
I ask because a lot of people on the net have been complaining in the last 5 years or so because some new carpets, particularly the new frieze (similar to shag carpeting) made of microfibers, make the vacuum cleaner very hard to push because the fibers loop around some of the power brushes and slow them down -- the combination of brush speed and diameter seem to matter more than brand of vacuums.
Some manufacturers, for example Mohawk, who makes some of their carpeting with the DuPont Sorona / SmartStrand / Triexta, had to put up web pages with recommended vacuum cleaners for their carpeting, but I'm pretty sure I've seen people complain about other brands too, it's just that SmartStrand was a fairly popular choice in the last few years.
For example, see https://www.mohawkflooring.com/flooring/carpet/guides/carpet-care-maintenance and the link below.
Either way, I wouldn't change the carpeting to keep the vacuum, just get a vacuum that can clean the carpeting if you have SmartStrand or similar -- the carpet is really very nice and soft and the fiber is very stain resistant and easy to clean. My next carpet will be made with it (I've bought a few rugs made with it to test, it's very nice, but some vacuum cleaners are harder to use than others).
Cheers,
-- Paulo.
http://https//www.mohawkflooring.com/assets/files/selectingvacuum21413.pdf