I’ll admit that I don’t vacuum enough. Usually after the cats have had a catnip party, so like every couple of weeks. In my defense my cats are indoor/outdoor furballs so the hair build up isn’t too bad.
@mcanavino Counterpoint: There are expensive things that are crap, and there are expensive things that are not remarkably better or different from their cheaper competitors. I bought a Tineco cordless vac on AMZ which has proven to be a costly example. I replaced it with a Ryobi that is damned good.
@werehatrack A few weeks ago I got a killer deal on a Ryobi hand vac (Dustbuster type vacuum). About half the price of a comparable Dustbuster and every bit as good as the top shelf Dustbuster I got for my mom a couple years ago.
@rtjhnstn@Tadlem43 the problem with this is that sometimes one person vacuums more than necessary. So if they like to do it before things are dirty… Eh…
@rtjhnstn@Tadlem43@unksol Well, different people have different standards of cleanliness. I have a high tolerance for clutter/untidiness, but sinks and food prep areas need to be sanitary or I get creeped out.
@Kyeh@rtjhnstn@Tadlem43@unksol That was an issue in my first marriage. If I see something I consider too dirty or cluttered, I clean it (and I’m not a total slob). But her tolerance point was lower than mine, so there was often conflict.
Second wife and I are much more compatible.
@macromeh@rtjhnstn@Tadlem43@unksol The slob always wins! It’s funny, you can’t tell by appearances - I had a college roomie whose personal appearance was impeccable, but she’d leave counters and other surfaces unwiped, etc. I value clean over neat, but I know a lot of people who are the opposite.
@Kyeh@macromeh@rtjhnstn@Tadlem43@unksol An efficient piling system is not necessarily orderly-looking. It just has to be the one that works for the person whose stuff is piled.
I’m perfectly willing to adapt on reasonable things. There are 100% things that I currently do because it’s just me and the cats, that I never do when people have been here. Like leave stuff in the sink, I’ll get to it. Toss the clothes I wore for an hour on the couch cause they are not dirty and I’m running errands in the morning.
Heck there’s a recycling box in the living room and tools I didn’t put away and chairs on the dining table cause I don’t use it and the vacuum can get under. All day
Easy fixes
Let’s keep the counter clear, dishes in the dish washer… If you’re going to freak out about cats getting on the counter… I can’t help you. He’s faster and in the time I turn my head he can be there and on top of the cabinets. I will buy you Lysol wipes and continue to shoo them when we are using the counter. When there’s two zone defense is easier
Whenever the kids are making messes. So if someone just got crumbs or stuff everywhere, the I vacuum. Otherwise, I just do it when I see a mess. I don’t know, I’m not very good about vacuuming the rest of the house on a regular basis.
The robots run twice a week; the housekeeper comes every other week to do a deep clean. She says the vacuuming is much easier and quicker since we deployed the robots, so I guess they are doing useful work.
Live solo, no pets, I’m a clean person, and the main level is all hardwood, so once every 3-4 weeks or when I can’t avoid making a mess (breaking down large boxes, track in sand/dirt from a weekend adventure, etc.).
When my dogs were alive i vacuumed the floors every other day and the furniture daily! Now that its just my husband and myself, twice a week cuz my hair is falling out(the joys of menopause)and i could probably rake it!!
With Super Belle the Wonder Dog, who has become a shedding factory in her old age I have a very regular vacuuming schedule. I brush her thoroughly three times a week, but it’s not nearly enough. You’d think she’d be bald in short order with the amount of fur I liberate from her coat, but it seems to grow back faster than I can pull it out.
Full vacuum of the house at least 4 days a week, then touch up vacuum run twice a day. Once in the morning when I get up, once when I get home from work. I’ve asked her to stop shedding, but she apparently has her own agenda.
A little less often than necessary…
I’ll admit that I don’t vacuum enough. Usually after the cats have had a catnip party, so like every couple of weeks. In my defense my cats are indoor/outdoor furballs so the hair build up isn’t too bad.
Whenever my wife hires the maid service.
When the fur mats start forming new pets.
Every Saturday night, whether I need to or not.
Vacuums are one of those things where a quality (ie expensive) model is very much worth the cost.
That is, a good vacuum will made cleaning so much more effective and hassle-free if not actually enjoyable.
@mcanavino Counterpoint: There are expensive things that are crap, and there are expensive things that are not remarkably better or different from their cheaper competitors. I bought a Tineco cordless vac on AMZ which has proven to be a costly example. I replaced it with a Ryobi that is damned good.
@werehatrack A few weeks ago I got a killer deal on a Ryobi hand vac (Dustbuster type vacuum). About half the price of a comparable Dustbuster and every bit as good as the top shelf Dustbuster I got for my mom a couple years ago.
Much more often than I want to. Far less than I wish I did
@00 I don’t use half of you half as well as I should like, and I vacuum less than half of you half as well as you deserve
@00 @mcanavino The first rule of Hobbit holes is that when you find that you are in one, stop digging.
Me, personally, never …
My wife, weekly
@rtjhnstn Why don’t you surprise her and do it for one sometime? She’s probably love it!
@rtjhnstn @Tadlem43 the problem with this is that sometimes one person vacuums more than necessary. So if they like to do it before things are dirty… Eh…
Id buy a robot and carry on
@rtjhnstn @Tadlem43 @unksol Well, different people have different standards of cleanliness. I have a high tolerance for clutter/untidiness, but sinks and food prep areas need to be sanitary or I get creeped out.
@Kyeh @rtjhnstn @Tadlem43 @unksol That was an issue in my first marriage. If I see something I consider too dirty or cluttered, I clean it (and I’m not a total slob). But her tolerance point was lower than mine, so there was often conflict.
Second wife and I are much more compatible.
@macromeh @rtjhnstn @Tadlem43 @unksol The slob always wins! It’s funny, you can’t tell by appearances - I had a college roomie whose personal appearance was impeccable, but she’d leave counters and other surfaces unwiped, etc. I value clean over neat, but I know a lot of people who are the opposite.
@Kyeh @rtjhnstn @Tadlem43 @unksol Yeah, my day-to-day standard for clutter is “neat orderly piles”.
(But somewhat more rigorous when company is coming.)
@Kyeh @macromeh @rtjhnstn @Tadlem43 @unksol An efficient piling system is not necessarily orderly-looking. It just has to be the one that works for the person whose stuff is piled.
@Kyeh @macromeh @rtjhnstn @unksol @werehatrack Welcome to my world!
@Kyeh @macromeh @rtjhnstn @Tadlem43 @werehatrack
I’m perfectly willing to adapt on reasonable things. There are 100% things that I currently do because it’s just me and the cats, that I never do when people have been here. Like leave stuff in the sink, I’ll get to it. Toss the clothes I wore for an hour on the couch cause they are not dirty and I’m running errands in the morning.
Heck there’s a recycling box in the living room and tools I didn’t put away and chairs on the dining table cause I don’t use it and the vacuum can get under. All day
Easy fixes
Let’s keep the counter clear, dishes in the dish washer… If you’re going to freak out about cats getting on the counter… I can’t help you. He’s faster and in the time I turn my head he can be there and on top of the cabinets. I will buy you Lysol wipes and continue to shoo them when we are using the counter. When there’s two zone defense is easier
When the litter box mess bothers me.
Cleaned this house for 50 years, I’m done, now I have it cleaned every two weeks and thoroughly enjoy it.
If I owned a vacuum, I might occasionally, but it’s the cabin steward’s job.
@ThunderChicken And the engineering people get annoyed when you run something that draws more than 3 amps.
What’s a VAK-YOUM?
Whenever the kids are making messes. So if someone just got crumbs or stuff everywhere, the I vacuum. Otherwise, I just do it when I see a mess. I don’t know, I’m not very good about vacuuming the rest of the house on a regular basis.
Run the iLife I bought from here whenever I notice the floor needs it.
With eight cats, daily is not often enough.
@werehatrack there are technically 17 although 10 are very small. Can’t remember the last time I vacuumed but I have low standards
@unksol Ten kittens. Oy.
I have a eufy that runs daily on the main floor, we run our big vacuum once ever 7-10 days.
6th scale, if things are working properly.
Not as often as I sweep.
Whenever guests are coming over or it looks really bad… and I only look close enough to notice how bad it looks when guests are coming over.
Whenever I need to suck off the dirt.
The robots run twice a week; the housekeeper comes every other week to do a deep clean. She says the vacuuming is much easier and quicker since we deployed the robots, so I guess they are doing useful work.
I vacuum in the middle of the night. Fortunately it has a light so that I don’t have to wake anyone up by turning the light switch on
Live solo, no pets, I’m a clean person, and the main level is all hardwood, so once every 3-4 weeks or when I can’t avoid making a mess (breaking down large boxes, track in sand/dirt from a weekend adventure, etc.).
When my dogs were alive i vacuumed the floors every other day and the furniture daily! Now that its just my husband and myself, twice a week cuz my hair is falling out(the joys of menopause)and i could probably rake it!!
With Super Belle the Wonder Dog, who has become a shedding factory in her old age I have a very regular vacuuming schedule. I brush her thoroughly three times a week, but it’s not nearly enough. You’d think she’d be bald in short order with the amount of fur I liberate from her coat, but it seems to grow back faster than I can pull it out.
Full vacuum of the house at least 4 days a week, then touch up vacuum run twice a day. Once in the morning when I get up, once when I get home from work. I’ve asked her to stop shedding, but she apparently has her own agenda.
Our “dirt” is sugar sand and I have 4 inside dogs that shed constantly and cats. I have robo sharks that run every day.