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4.5
So, what kind of person pays almost 900 dollars for a vacuum cleaner?!?!?!? I never thought I would. However, the ongoing struggle of dog hair and hardwood floors PLUS an aversion to cleaning made this girl consider the Sirena Vacuum.It's like this -- a bunch of years ago, my uncle sold Rainbow vacuums - you know, the kind that uses water to suck up the bad stuff so you can wash all of it away when you're done. But has anyone ever priced those Rainbow vacuums??? Shazaam, they're expensive - like three times more than the already-pricey Sirena.However, I really did like that water concept and, when I stumbled upon the Sirena, I was curious enough to want to try it. The fact that Sirena was a new company made me a little nervous, I ain't gonna lie. Yet, could that new company try that much harder to win my loyalty? Might be worth a shot.I ordered the vacuum, or rather the home cleaning system, back in April of 2015. Just figuring out how to put it all together was quite an epic struggle. The company relies heavily on users watching their quite detailed videos on youtube. Did I do that? Whoops -- not until I got a little stuck and may or may not have assembled it incorrectly.So, Sirena and I may not have had the best introduction to one another. And, truthfully, words like 'light' and 'compact' would never describe this machine. 'Well-made' and 'heavy duty' are more like it. Which is exactly what I needed for the dust bowl that was my house. Did I mention my aversion to cleaning? I finally wrestled that sucker into submission and managed that first vacuum.And what a first vacuum it was - ew! Water should never be that dirty and my mother would have disowned me if she had seen the condition of that basin. I'm pretty sure it picked up hair from my dog and all of my other dogs from years ago!Over a year has passed and I can put together the Sirena without watching the Youtube videos now. And, truly, my house feels cleaner than ever before. That's not just a line from an infomercial - it is true. That vacuum has picked up a lot of dog hair and has cleaned my furniture, walls, ceiling fans, car, and even dusted my furniture.One caveat - I do not own carpet, only hardwood and vinyl floors. My one complaint is that I can't use it for a quick picker-upper sort of job because of its heftiness and the process of filling up the basin, etc. Yes, that has become much easier but still impractical for a spill. But I just use my broom and dust pan then save the bigger jobs for Sirena.Thank you for your patience in reading this really long review. I hope it helps!
