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Featured on our list of the best upright vacuums, this vacuum is ideal for anyone with pets. It can pick up pet hair from difficult surfaces like shag with its grippy PowerFins HairPro Brushroll, according to the brand. It’s designed to self-clean and neutralize odors while being gentle enough to use on hardwood floors. The large capacity dust cup keeps allergens sealed with HEPA filtration, which prevents dust and particles from escaping.
Dyson is a favorite amongst experts we’ve spoken to and NBC Select staff. “I love the brand’s cordless vacuums because they’re great for compact apartments with minimal storage space,” says NBC Select updates editor Mili Godio. The Dyson V11 Torque made our list of best vacuums of 2024. It weighs just over 6 pounds, has a run time of up to 60 minutes on a single charge.
iRobot makes some of the most popular models. The vacuum works on carpets and hard floors and uses sensors to detect dirtier areas to spend more time cleaning them. With the iRobot app, you can set your vacuum to clean on a schedule and view your cleaning history.
You can use this vacuum on both carpet or bare floors, and it comes with multiple attachments like a dusting brush, upholstery tool and crevice nozzle. This model also made our list of best vacuums of 2024 and NBC Select managing editor Leah Ginsberg shares that the Miele Compact C1 is lightweight, quiet and simple to use. “It’s easy to replace the bags and filters,” she says. “I also love that it has a button that makes the plug automatically whip back into the vacuum — for whatever reason, I hate manually wrapping wires and plugs around vacuums.”
This vacuum was listed as the best-budget buy on our list of upright vacuums. It has a “triple action” roll brush, which loosens, lifts and removes embedded dirt and pet hair, according to Bissell. For under $100, in my opinion, the technology is quite impressive. It comes with a Pet TurboEraserTool for scrubbing stairs or furniture for any stubborn stains or hair, along with a crevice tool for sucking up dust on the ceiling.
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Bethany Heitman is a contributor at NBC Select and a journalist who regularly covers beauty, home and lifestyle. For this story, she interviewed two cleaning experts.
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