DON'T BUY CHEAP VACUUM CLEANERS - TWO REASONS

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00:00 DON'T BUY CHEAP VACUUM CLEANERS - TWO REASONS
00:10 Reason #1 - Cheap vacuums and air quality
00:37 What makes a good vacuum filtration system
01:57 Testing vacuum filtration at Vacuum Wars
02:56 Should the room smell bad after you vacuum?
03:04 Reason #2 - Cheap vacuums on hard floors

Music: Autumn Waves by Rex Banner

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[loodLust]

Me: *looks at my $60 vacuum*
Vacuum: *starts sweating*

[-SeventeenF]

2 reasons:

1. They suck.
2. They don't even suck.

[youzhenzhang]

Thank you so much!
I'm 20 and I didn't know. I thought the room is supposed to smell bad after vacuuming because that's the way it's been all my life and even now.

[GLAXxan]

I need you to review fridges, washers, driers, stoves and everything esle just as you do vacuums!

[Forbes]

I would be interested to see a filtration test of the premium robot vacuums.

[Stephen-whvl]

I love this channel. God I'm getting old.

[WallyBoots]

This video was an eye opener. Never knew how much dust escaped in a normal vacuum. Definitely getting a sealed vacuum soon!

[TROOPERfarcry]

Reason #1 -- that was me for *years!* I grew up with that like dust and hair that had been heated up to almost-but-not-quite-burning. It wasn't until I was on my own for a long time that I got frustrated and tried to figure out what was going on, which ended in me disassembling my vacuum to a level where I could reverse it, and cleaning off the biggest hair-wrap .... well, a really big hair-wrap.
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I think the reason that people buy cheap vacuums is because my Dyson Pet Pro 2 (the last upright model that runs off of a wall outlet) costs *four times more* than a $89.99 unit from Wal-Mart. But:
1 - it looks the same as far as basic shape goes
2 - it sounds the same -- a big loud when running
3 - the carpet has more-or-less the same 'freshly-vacuumed' marks on it
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If people are like me, then they don't/didn't even know that the 'burnt-dust-vacuum-smell' isn't a fact of vacuuming, _it's just indicative of inferior design._

[Keep-on-ok]

I still have my tank Electrolux I purchased back in the 1970’s. It still has awesome suction and I can still get bags for it.

[Coltography]

I would love to see this kind of showcase with robot vacuums, I'm super curious how their seals are and how well they filter the air now.

[AmericansAlwaysFree]

I'd love to see the reaction when you walked to the register with a cart full of vacuums

[nicko]

That black light test is awesome and hopefully will be part of your testing parameters from now on. Great work Chris!

[bcatbb]

My god i just love this channel. Trying to convince a stubborn old man (my dad) to use the expensive vacuum is like climbing a mountain, and these videos does help a bit

[JamalGleeson]

Specifically because your vacuum will need to last long and protect your family&home from all the shit on your floors it makes sense to save up to get better vacuums. This was IMMENSELY helpful since I didn’t (previously) put too much respect into the HEPA filter. Putting all my priority into almost trivial features like swivel and cord rewind and attachments. I knew that a full seal was important, but coupled with HEPA, THOSE are the real priorities we all should look for. Thank you for doing all this.

[skippydmb]

I knew my vacuum was junk when I saw it covered in dust and I was sneezing when using it and the room smelled bad. Now I know.

[Emmisullivan]

I love how you were using the v11 while the robot vacuum cleaners were running. Made me smile!

[Thehumansmilyface]

I never ever knew about the heppa filter vacuum and I’ve been using cheap vacuums my whole life because I come from a poor family. Maybe that’s we got sick so easily... thank god for this video 😭

[tarawhitt]

Thank you! I have had my mother-in-law fuss at me for spending so much on a vacuum (in her opinion) and now I can show this because the hand-me-down (that she gave me and was...20 years old) would make the room stink and it always hurt my back to vacuum with it.

[adecree]

As someone who's worked in HVAC, it's funny how much people focus on a filter and not what houses it. If your filter is more air tight than the housing.. your'e gonna have a bad time 😅

[kiwibeast]

I can see why you made this video. I hope people who are looking for a budget vacuum follow your tips if they have bad allergies to dust or pollen. Lets just hope for better budget vacuums in the future!