Alright, so, where would you normally look if you were going to go out and buy a new vacuum? Sears? Wal-Mart? You probably wouldn’t be surprised to learn that many of these same places are great for hardwood floor vacuums as well. You can just go to those stores and ask one of the attendants there to direct you toward a vacuum that’ll work for hardwood floors. It shouldn’t be a tough thing to find, really. If all you have are hardwood floors, you should look for vacuums that aren’t specifically made for carpeting as well. You’ll know those ones when you see them; they’re usually a lot bulkier and have a larger section made for housing the bag or the dust collecting bin. You probably don’t need something like that. A vacuum cleaner for hardwood floors should be basic. It should just contain a set of brushes, possibly a way to wet the surface you’re cleaning (check out wet/dry vacuums for that), and a place to collect the dirt. If you stick to that, you’ll get a pretty good deal out the door. Usually these basic designs can be bought for less than $50, so don’t go too all-out.

Looking online can be a great thing to do as well. Great deals on vacuums can be found at all sorts of sites, such as nextag.com or most of the normal department store sites. Sites such as sears.com can be great because they don’t always stock their stores with everything they have in their warehouses. You get a larger selection of hardwood vacuum cleaners online versus in the stores. Check it out and see what you think. Buying online is also nice because you can usually get some great deals that you wouldn’t usually see in stores. I’ve seen these hardwood vacuum cleaners go for 20-30% off online. Can’t get that in stores now can you?

Shopping:

iRobot 53501 Roomba 500 Series Vacuum Cleaning Robot with Self-Charging Home Base

Stanley 2.0Qt Classic Vacuum Bottle

86889 Sears/Kenmore Vacuum Cleaner HEPA Replacement Filter

Glade Carpet & Room, Rainshower, 32-Ounce (Pack of 6)

1 & 1/4 inches DELUXE FLOOR BRUSH for most vacuums

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I want to get started on the right foot, so I want to start out with some of the vacuums I think will be best suited for your new hardwood floors (after all, if you’ve had these floors for quite some time you probably wouldn’t be reading this site ):

The Eureka 96D is a great hardwood vacuum from the reviews we’ve read on the subject. It’s an upright vacuum, so there’s no crawling around on the floor or lugging it around on your back. This is pretty common though for floor cleaning with household vacuums so that shouldn’t be any surprise. What people really love about this Eureka is that it’s very lightweight; it weighs in at less than five pounds so you don’t need to be worrying about hurting your back or having trouble making tight turns around in your kitchen or dining room. That’s probably one of the biggest concerns, so you know you’re covered there.

The other great thing about the 96D is that it’s more or less a rotating brush design. The motorized brushes at the bottom of the vacuum lift dirt and sediment up off the floor and move it into the vacuum itself. When it’s time to clean out the bag, you just toss out the old one and put in a new one. Simple as that. The only real downside to this vacuum is that it’s not a “wet/dry” system. Many hardwood floor vacuums have a wet mode that allow you to really scrub deep down before you sweep away the dirt. However, for $36 this isn’t such a bad deal. Before you get started you can usually just mop your floors to get the dirt up, let it dry, then use this Eureka vacuum. Either way, it’s still a solid buy.

Shopping:

Eureka 4870MZ Boss Smart-Vac Upright HEPA Vacuum Cleaner

NEW Bona Hardwood Floor Mop -

1 & 1/4 inches DELUXE FLOOR BRUSH for most vacuums

iTouchless Robotic Vacuum

Hardwood Floor Cleaner, 1 Gal

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