MsAnthropic

Should I expect a vacuum to be able to pick up lint from a medium pile carpet surface if the brush isn't spinning (mine doesn't)? Wondering whether my Dyson DC07 is from the decent years.

We've had a Dyson DC07 for over 10 years (heck, it may be close to 15 years), and my only complaint is that the bristles are too stiff and thus fuzz the carpet. I never cared before, but we recently went from crappy old carpet to new medium pile. The model doesn't have any height settings, so I can't adjust the bristles to barely touch the carpet surface. Vacuum is in great shape and works fine otherwise, so I haven't been able to bring myself to spring for a Riccar yet.

Sorry that I wasn't clear: I had turned off the rotating brush by purposely putting it in "brushless" mode. I didn't want to use the brush on our new carpet because of many internet complaints of Dysons causing felting on deeper pile carpets.

Of course this doesn't agitate the carpet enough to get dirt out, so my current compromise is going over the carpet with a carpet brush before using the Dyson in brushless mode. Dirt/dust/whatever is still showing up in the canister, but I'm wondering if I'm just screwing my carpet over in the long run.

Assuming your answer is, "Just buy a Riccar ffs!", which upright Riccar do you recommend for medium/deep pile carpets? Ideally I'd like to keep the price under $600 and have the ability to use attachments.