FURminator(R) FurVac Vacuum Accessory

It didn't fit into my vacuum hose. I have a shark navigator vacuum and this was actually too small for the hose on the vacuum. To fix this I wrapped duct tape around the end of this accessory until it was thick enough to fit snugly into the end of the vacuum hose. If you decide to use duct tape like I did just know that the tape is wider than the accessory is long so you will have to trim some of the tape off when you are done wrapping. Or you can just use electrical tape instead. Other than that it works great. If you have used a furminator before then you know how the fur builds up behind the brush. This attachment prevents that from happening because it sucks up all that fur. In the video for this product it shows the furminator ejecting all the fur and it getting sucked up the vacuum. While the fur does get sucked up into the vacuum the ejector on the brush does not eject all of the fur so I am still having to use my hand to clean the brush. This attachment definitely makes the brushing process easier and is well worth the money.

PROS: great idea for a product that I WOULD use a lot in my house with 5 heavily shedding dogs!!! CONS: the furminator comb/brush does NOT fit securely in the handle and it relies on a thin Velcro strap placed toward the top of the holder to hold it. It moved around every time I brushed and then I would attempt to tighten but it just didn’t stay put to do what was intended. Too cumbersome and then when it wouldn’t stay in its place on the attachment,I gave up. Vacuum hose wasnt really long enough and the attachment was too rigid which didn’t help with usefulness. I was super disappointed cause I need the product with the sheer amount of dog fur generated in my life. Rework the handle as an actual hose attachment and that may work!! I am willing to try out any attempts at improving this product!!

Didn't work with our old furminator so we bought a new one. Still doesn't conform to the shape of the attachment very well. Also I have to remove the extensions and do a lot of shoving to get it to just barely fit on our vacuum tube. The attachment has a very narrow space to suck up the hair. The end result is something semi-functional that misses some of the loosened hair and occasionally requires stopping to pull it off the brush or feed the missed piles into the vacuum. I decided combined with the dogs' dislike of being directly vacuumed (although tolerated with much bribery) it is easier to just flip the vacuum on long enough to suck up loose hair, turn it off while creating another pile of hair, and repeat than try to use this method to brush and vacuum at the same time. Furminators also are not very good for use on our smaller husky who has an extra fluffy undercoat in some places. They work great on our akita, shiba, and malamute cross that have more course hair than fluff but tend to just get lodged in the husky's endless soft fur while tearing excess top coat off when there is already more looose fur than we can deal with. Other styles of brush work better for that particular dog. This attachment has very few other brands or styles of brush it will work with so this was a limited option for her anyway. I'm sure there are better, more versatile vacuum brush attachments out there.

First, if you dog does not like vacuums, this tool will not work. You cannot make a dog that does not like to be around the sound of a vacuum suddenly like it so take that into consideration before you buy it. Our English Lab (yellow) does not mind being vacuumed - I would use one of the brush attachments every now and then when she'd be shedding her undercoat and she'd just lay there. She's very laid back and extremely easy going. Because of that this tool, in combination with the Furminator, is AMAZING.. The only reason I can't rate it 5 stars is because I agree with others when they say it needs to be re-engineered. the components and parts don't fit tightly together and as some have stated, it creates even more noise than there has to be. The trickiest part of this entire process was getting the dog washed, but then figuring out when I had to press the release to allow the fur to be sucked away. We have a Dyson for animals and it attached just fine. So no, not perfect, but sure beats having to brush and then release into a paper bag and that makes it well worth the money. Will try to upload photo of canister a little later when i'm not on a mobile device.

Definitely a great product for a dog that sheds. It has helped reduce the mess I have to clean up after brushing my husky. She definitely sheds, especially when blowing her coat, and having the ability to vacuum up the fur as I brush has been a great help. I would definitely recommend for anyone with a dog that sheds. Only issue I have with it is that it would have been nice if it comes with a hose. It does not necessarily fit every vacuum cleaner or shop vac. I had to actually purchase a mini-vac in order for the connecter to fit the hose. Make sure you check the size of your hose so you know if it will fit. Great other than that. Highly recommend.

Cet accessoire est vendu avec deux adaptateurs, un pour les petites brosses et un pour les grandes brosses + un adaptateur pour aspirateur. J'ai testé sur un aspirateur LG Kompressor, un Rowenta et un Bissel : avec ou sans l'adaptateur ça ne fonctionne pas. J'ai forcé un peu et l'accessoire à fissuré mais j'ai réussi à l'utiliser... Avec mes chats, impossible car ils on trop peur de l'aspirateur et j'ai donc essayé avec mes deux labradors qui perdent énormément de poils (que je brosse régulièrement avec une brosse Furminator L). A l'usage, il suffit de brosser l'animal puis d'appuyer sur le bouton bleu et les poils partent sans problème dans l'aspirateur sans qu'il y en ai partout. Mais la brosse est difficile à manipuler et quand on à le manche de l'aspirateur tout de suite derrière c'est lourd et on abandonne vite. Sans compter que le réducteur de diamètre noir sort sans arrêt de l'accessoire vert Furminator et il faut sans cesse le remettre. La brosse qui est uniquement fixée avec un petit scratch bouge également sans arrêt. Bref, c'est une bonne idée qui fonctionne mais qui n'est absolument pas maniable, pas facile à utiliser. Je vais acheter un flexible type tuyau d'arrosage de diamètre 32 que je vais relier entre mon aspirateur et la brosse pour que ce soit plus maniable.

Tolle Ergänzung zum Furminator, endlich kein lästiges Haareentfernen mehr von den eigenen Klamotten. Für den Hund etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig, das Sauggeräusch

Great product

Very easy to use and very good for vacuuming the loose hairs off my basset hounds.

El producto es muy bueno. Cumple su cometido y facilita el cepillado de mi cachorro ya que no es necesario estar quitando el pelo del cepillo manualmente.