who is right?

ok, me vs wifey

the settings on the main attachment of a vacuum cleaner
one has the brush out, one has the brush in

i always vacuum like this, flat floor (ie not carpet) i use the setting without the brush out (ie the flat setting on the attachment head)

if its carpet, i use the little setting that looks like carpet, and the brush is out

apparently this is all wrong and i dont know vacuuming

yep, wrong, just like a 4door

brush is for tiled or wooden floors

no brush is for carpet

s'all about how it rolllllsss over the surface


last edited by scooby at 19:46:01 10/Jan/07

brush on carpet is not right, got resistance ?

I have always thought it was brush on carpet...

im right

flat floor I have always used the brush setting. I hope I haven't been doing it wrong all these years (although I'm domestically handicapped so it wouldn't really suprise me)

PS subject sux

why would u have the brush out on a flat floor?

surely that would move the dirt away from the sucking in bit

and, the setting is spose to look like the floor surface its vacuuming

flat floor = flat vacuum setting
carpety floor = the setting that looks like carpet

when i was just vacuuming then, u should have felt the suction i was getting without the brush on the flat floor

if i put the brush out, i dont get no where near the sucking

last edited by Spook at 19:54:15 10/Jan/07

The brush down is for sweeping dust up off the hard-surfaced floor so it gets sucked up easier. Having it down while vacuuming carpet only adds unwanted resistance.

with the brush out it also works a little but like a sweeping action too, have you ever actually tried to use the brush on carpet? it doesn't move..

beaten by dan

last edited by paveway at 19:55:56 10/Jan/07

have you ever actually tried to use the brush on carpet? it doesn't move..

maybe if you have girly faggort arms

my mega guns have no problems powering the brush setting over carpet

the f***ing brush would push the dirt away from where u want it to go

u guys all suck at chores

last edited by Spook at 19:57:56 10/Jan/07

we will have to catch up and compare arm sizes at some stage whilst on some kind of party treat spook

ok, me vs wifey

the wife is...she is always right, the sooner you learn that the less pain you will be in.

we will have to catch up and compare arm sizes at some stage whilst on some kind of party treat spook

yer man, u could come over and i could show you how to vacuum propperly!

ok, me vs wifey

we all know how this ended last time

my mega guns have no problems powering the brush setting over carpet

the f***ing brush would push the dirt away from where u want it to go

u guys all suck at chores

Sounds like you do if you willingly encourage only men to have the ability to vacuum ;)

little girly arms being able to vacuum as well sounds good to me.

Yep, as others have said, you don't use the brush for carpet, as you can barely move it!

The brush is for flat floors..

The brush down is for sweeping dust up off the hard-surfaced floor so it gets sucked up easier.

Also the brush allows the head to move more smoothly across the surface of the flat floor, and reduces the chance of damaging the floor by scraping etc...

Spook, are you drawing the vacuum's head towards you, or pushing away with it?
If you're pushing away, that's probably why you don't use the brush on hard surfaces. It makes sense to use the brush on hard surfaces if you draw the vacuum towards you (it's a lot easier to vacuum this way too).

That's not a picture of carpet on the head, it's a picture of the bristles, as in press it this way and bristles come out, press the button t'other way and head is flat. DUH!

Tell your wife to shave her carpet and the arguement is over..

.. with you in the dog house

Brush for hard, no brush for carpet.
Brush allows you go dislodge dirt between the boards/tiles/etc

Or get a head that has a rotating brush which will go across everything, including the dog

last edited by Kat at 21:18:44 10/Jan/07

who cares how it works
why the f*** are you vacuuming

vaccuum tiles without brush and it usually scrathes it/leaves black lines all over it.....

ok, me vs wifey



we all know how this ended last time

The funeral will be held next week?

well, i think you are all wrong and im going to continue to vacuum my way

Also the brush allows the head to move more smoothly across the surface of the flat floor, and reduces the chance of damaging the floor by scraping etc...

gah

why the f*** are you vacuuming

coz the floor was dirty silly

Spook is an equal opportunity partner

spook will do whatever his wife says for the next 6 weeks or however long she has a plastered arm :p

domestic violence is not cool spook

Australia says no!

Does it really matter spook? you're supposed to take the end off before you shove your dick in the vacuum anyway..

Zap is right - the brush setting is supposed to be used on flat surfaces such as wooden floors or tiles, to prevent scratching / marks from the rollers etc.

Trog was right when he said this thread has a stupid title, I'll rename it for ya.

ok dan has finished renaming it now

the brush is for hardfloors so u dont scratch the floors or damage the vacume head.

no brush is for carpet where there's no possibility of scratching, provides better suction, and moves over the carpet easier.

i can't believe anyone could have this confused...

Is it a Dyson?

James Dyson was not the first person in the world to be frustrated with vacuum cleaners, but he was the first to actually do something about it.

I can't believe there's been 35 posts about this!!

Also, wifey is right. Not only because she's wifey, but because she's right.

is it on a threadmill?

You'd use the brush on a treadmill wouldn't you?

hahah spook

morale to the story, tell wifey/petal that you don't know how to vacumm properly, therefore can no longer do it!!


also vacumming is womens work :p

Vote 1 for no brush on carpet.

Spook you suck, even more so than that vacuum of yours.

Spook, you better keep away from polished / woodstained floors.

But I've often used brush on carpet, like with this s*** carpet i'm on now that is like power velcro when it comes to dirt.

ok, me vs wifey

the settings on the main attachment of a vacuum cleaner
one has the brush out, one has the brush in

i always vacuum like this, flat floor (ie not carpet) i use the setting without the brush out (ie the flat setting on the attachment head)

if its carpet, i use the little setting that looks like carpet, and the brush is out

apparently this is all wrong and i dont know vacuuming

Let me get this right? You argued with your wife, who for the sakes of this argument, who is a woman about the correct way to vacuum the carpet? What kind of douchnozzle are you?

Not only did you enter an argument that you can't f***ing win (Hello, she's a women, women have genetic understanding of cleaning appliances), but you managed to loose an opportunity to make her vacuum at least once while it was your turn.

Here's what you should have done ...

wife: "holy s*** you're lame. What kind of idiot uses the vacuum cleaner like that? Why did I marry you?"

you: "What do you mean honey? Can you show me?"

wife: "sure"

At this point you go to the fridge and acquire a beer. Mission Accomplished.

last edited by typo at 11:58:03 11/Jan/07

my carpet covered floors are flat... what setting do i use of the vacuumcleaneratrix?

the on setting :)

my carpet covered floors are flat... what setting do i use of the vacuumcleaneratrix?

i would use the setting that looks like carpet

Let me get this right? You argued with your wife, who for the sakes of this argument, who is a woman about the correct way to vacuum the carpet? What kind of douchnozzle are you?

Not only did you enter an argument that you can't f***ing win (Hello, she's a women, women have genetic understanding of cleaning appliances), but you managed to loose an opportunity to make her vacuum at least once while it was your turn.

Here's what you should have done ...

wife: "holy s*** you're lame. What kind of idiot uses the vacuum cleaner like that? Why did I marry you?"

you: "What do you mean honey? Can you show me?"

wife: "sure"

At this point you go to the fridge and acquire a beer. Mission Accomplished.

"lose"

Spook, you better keep away from polished / woodstained floors.

i was axtually doing the polished floors when wifey reacted to the noise and started this whole schmozzle

funny about that

i think now is the time to plead insanity.

Hahahaha intellectually beaten by a vacuum cleaner.

Plutowned.

That's the first time I've seen "plutowned" used in a thread not about the former planet.

FFS make it the last.

yeah brush for tiles wood imo

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1406/44394youredoingitwrongkl1.jpg

spook i must say i find your domestic stories fabulously amsuing, and i would propose some sort of reality show like "Spook & Petal: Riot on the Southside"

maxe old chum, that is easily not your worst idea evar

I for one would welcome more reality TV, there is clearly not enough being broadcast in Australia.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/Cl1nt/1151316738913.jpg

Spook *shakes head*, your married, for how long?

1) Your wrong, even if you are right your still wrong!
2) You will always be in the s***, only the depth will vary!
3) Even thou you are right, you'll be wrong and make matters worse for yourself by pointing ouyt the fact that you are right.

my house, my vacuum, my way (its cool, she dont read here)

my house, my vacuum, my way (its cool, she dont read here)

He says peering over his shoulder as he types... :)

dint made a funny!

bottom of page 7 refer to brush roll

or ill just quote, brush roll is "off" for hard floors and "on" for carpets.

now thats solved lets move on to why i cared so much to bother spending time reading vacuum cleaner manuals till i found one that mentioned that

this isn't about the brush roll

MY GOD

when it comes to arguing with a wife type..

do you want to be right.. or do you want to be happy?