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Comparison info on vacuum cleaners, floor steamers, carpet extractors, and other floor care items.

What’s the difference between Hoover FH50150 vs FH50140 vs FH50130?

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The difference between FH50150 (Hoover Power Scrub Deluxe Carpet Cleaner), FH50140 (Power Scrub Carpet Washer), FH50130 (Turbo Scrub Carpet Washer) are as follows.
FH50130 vs FH50150
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The FH50150 is the Deluxe version of the FH50140, the main machine is the same as FH50140 except for the color scheme, FH50140 is Blue whereas the FH50150 is Red.
And the Deluxe version comes with more attachments, including a SpinScrub Powered Hand Tool, 6-inch wide Stair Tool, Upholstery Tool, and Crevice Tool. Whereas the FH50140 comes with only the Upholstery Tool.

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The difference between FH50130 and FH50140/FH50150 is that the FH50140/FH50150 feature Wash/Rinse Selector, you can select WASH mode to wash your carpets with soap & water, and then set to RINSE to clean carpet with water only to remove soap residue.
Whereas the FH50130 has only Wash mode. To remove the residual carpet cleaning solution from carpet, you have to fill the solution tank with only hot tap water.
The FH50130 is gray, comes with only Upholstery Tool.

What’s the difference between Hoover Floormate Spinscrub vs Deluxe (FH40010B vs FH40160PC)?

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Here are some key differences between them that you may want to know before making a purchasing decision.
(The models we will compare are Hoover Floormate SpinScrub FH40010B/FH40010 and Deluxe FH40160PC/FH40160)
FH40010B vs FH40010 ==> same machine, B stands for Bonus, FH40010B comes with bonus Hard Floor Wipes that are good for spot cleaning
FH40160PC vs FH40160 ==> same machine, PC means Plain Carton

Floormate Deluxe vs SpinScrub
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Cleaning Modes
This is one of the apparent differences. The SpinScrub has 3 modes to select from – Vacuum, wash, and dry, whereas the Deluxe cuts the Vacuum Feature, only wash and dry modes.
The Vacuum mode is for dry debris pickup.

Handle Design
The SpinScrub has a foldable handle for simple storage whereas the Deluxe has a fixed handle that cannot be folded.

Tank
1, Location
The SpinScrub tanks are located at the front whereas the Deluxe tanks, taller and thinner, are positioned at sides.
2, Capacity
The Deluxe has a larger tank capacity that is 1.5 quarts versus 1 quarts on the SpinScrub.

Weight
The Deluxe is over 2 pounds lighter, it weighs 13.8 pounds whereas the SpinScrub has a weight of 16.5 pounds.

Cord length
The SpinScrub has a 7 feet longer cable that is 27 feet versus 20 feet on the Deluxe.

Nozzle
The SpinScrub has a Nozzle Width of 13 inch versus 11.5 inch on the Deluxe.
The SpinScrub has 6 scrubbers whereas the Deluxe has 4 scrubbers.
Wider nozzle means you can clean your floors with less time whereas smaller nozzle allows you to use it to clean tighter areas.

Cleaner Brush
The SpinScrub has one brush whereas the Deluxe comes with 2 brushes – a Wood Floor Brush and a stiffer Tile & Grout Brush.

Warranty
The SpinScrub carries a 1 year limited warranty whereas the Deluxe is backed by 2 year warranty.

Clean Boost Trigger
The Deluxe has a Clean Boost Control at the handle that allow you to apply extra detergent on those tough stains and heavy traffic areas.
Whereas the SpinScrub does not have this trigger.

Motor
The SpinScrub has a 6 amps motor whereas the Deluxe has a 3.5 amps motor.

Handle Release Pedal
The pedals are located at the back, the one on the Deluxe is at the mid whereas the one on the SpinScrub is located at the left side and is smaller.

If you own these 2 Hoover hard floor cleaners, please share your experience, add more comparison info to help people buy the better one.

What’s the difference between Hoover Floormate FH40150 vs FH40160 vs FH40160PC Floormate Deluxe vs Professional Series FH40163?

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The Hoover Floormate Deluxe FH40160 and FH40160PC are the same, the “PC” stands for “Plain Carton”.
Hoover Floormate FH40150 vs FH40160PC
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The difference between Floormate FH40150 and Floormate Deluxe FH40160 are as follows.

1, The FH40150 comes with only 1 brush – SpinScrub Multi-Floor Brush (assembled in unit) whereas the Deluxe FH40160 series include 2 brushes – a SpinScrub Wood Floor Brush (assembled in unit) and a SpinScrub Tile & Grout Brush. Brushes for wood floor is softer than the tile brushes.
The FH40163 comes with a SpinScrub Multi-Floor Brush.
(Included brush may change, please make sure what are included before buying.)

2, The Deluxe FH40160 series have 2X tank capacity.
The FH40150 has 0.75 quarts clean water capacity and 0.75 quarts dirty water capacity whereas the Deluxe FH40160 series and Professional series FH40163 have 1.5 quarts clean water capacity and 1.5 quarts dirty water capacity.

3, Color Scheme.
The FH40150 primary colors are blue and silver whereas the Deluxe FH40160 series and professional series are silver.

4, Cord Length
The FH40150 has a 20-foot cord, the Deluxe FH40160 series have a 20-foot cord whereas the Professional FH40163 has a 25-foot cord.

5, Performance
According to user reviews, the Hoover FH40163 Professional Series Deluxe sprays more cleaning mix for better scrubbing and extracts better.

Other than that, they are functionally the same.
They both have wash/dry mode selection, 2 tanks – one for clean water and one for dirty water, 3.5 amps motor, no edge cleaning brush, removable 11.5″ nozzle and brushes, weighs under 14 pounds, come with 16 oz Multi-Floor Plus 2X cleaning detergent, and backed by 2 year limited warranty.

You can learn more details by downloading manual from hoover.com, here is the page link to hoover product manual:
https://hoover.com/pages/product-manuals

Dyson DC65 vs Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal / Animal + Allergy, what’s the difference?

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Dyson released a new upright vacuum series Dyson Cinetic Big Ball in January 2015. On the US market, there are 2 models – the Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal which is priced at $599.99 on dyson.com and Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy which is sold for $699 due to the extra 4 tools it comes with. There is no mechanical difference between these 2 machines, only difference, if there is any, is the color scheme. The Dyson Cinetic Big Ball is exclusive to QVC until 3/1/2015, so before that day, you can only buy the Cinetic Big Ball from QVC or directly from Dyson.
By the way, I just visited the product page on QVC and find that the Big Ball Cinetic Animal sold at $599.94, but includes more attachments than Dyson official site offers. It not only has the tangle-free turbine tool, combination tool, stair tool, but also includes a multi-angle brush, reach-under tool, flat-out tool, and articulating tool. So you get 4 extra tools with the same cost level.

There are 2 major difference between Dyson Cinetic Big Ball and DC65 though they have similar appearance.

The first one is the Cyclone technology they employ.
The DC65 uses Radial Root Cyclone technology whereas the Cinetic Big Ball uses the new Dyson Cinetic science.
The new cyclone system adds 35 Dyson Cinetic tips that oscillate at high speed to stop dust building up and blocking the airflow. And the system creates centrifugal forces of up to 313,000G flinging particles from the air and into the dust bin.

The second one is the Filtration.
The Dyson Cinetic Big Ball has no pre motor filter, it has only a post motor filter that cannot be accessed and requires no cleaning. So there are no filters to wash.
Whereas the DC65 has both pre motor and post motor that require you to wash at least every 3 months.

Other differences are as follows.

Suction Power
The DC65 has a suction power of 245 airwatts versus 180 airwatts on the Cinetic Big Ball.

Weight
The DC65 is over 2 lbs lighter, it weighs 17.35 lbs whereas the Cinetic Big Ball weighs 19.8 lbs.

Bin Capacity
The bin volume on the DC65 is 0.55 gallons versus 0.57 gallons on the Cinetic Big Ball.

Dimensions
DC65: 42.4″ x 13.4″ x 15.4″
Cinetic Big Ball: 43.3″ x 13.4″ x 17.2″

Some Similarities.
Motorized brush roller with brush On/Off control;
Self adjusting cleaner head with NO manual carpet pile adjustment;
35 feet cord length;
Ball Technology;
Clear bin, hygienic bottom empty.
Back by 5 year limited warranty.

If you want a vacuum cleaner that does not require you to wash the filter, then buy the Dyson Cinetic Big Ball. Otherwise, go for the DC65.

Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal vs Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy what’s the difference?

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The difference between Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal and Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy are slight.
The only difference on the main vacuum is that they have different color on the cyclone part. The Animal is purple whereas the Animal + Allergy is like gray.
There is also $100 price difference. The Animal + Allergy is priced at $699.99 whereas the Animal is priced at $599.99 on Dyson.com.
The price difference implies the included tools are different.
The Animal comes with a Combination tool, Stair tool, and Tangle-free Turbine tool for removing hair from carpets and upholstery.
Whereas the Animal + Allergy has all the tools the Animal includes, and also comes with a Reach Under Tool for cleaning hard to reach areas, a Multi-Angle Brush that allows you to twist to cleaning spots like door frames and lampshades, a Mattress Tool to clean mattresses and upholstery, a Carbon Fiber Soft Dusting Brush that can clean hard surfaces and crevices, and Accessory Tool Bag to store all of the cleaning tools.

Both of these 2 Dyson Cinetic Big Ball upright vacuum cleaners employ the Dyson’s Cinetic science cyclone technology, they have no pre motor filter, and do not require you to wash any filters.
They can generate 180 air watts suction power, feature Ball technology, self adjusting cleaner head, motorized brush roller that can be turned On/Off, 0.57 gallons dust bin, 35 feet power cord, and a Quick-draw Telescope Reach wand.
Both of them weighs approximately 20 pounds and carry 5 year limited warranty on parts and labor.