FURminator FurVac Dog Hair 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.

OKAY I do not usually write reviews but this thing is awesome and other people should know it. We have had a furminator for years idk how people have dogs without one but it’s always been a long ordeal to use it bc the fur doesn’t come off very easily even when you press the button it sticks and you have to like pull it off and then hair is everywhere etc. THIS THING is so simple yet LIFE SAVING. I was a little skeptical bc some reviews were bad but I got it anyways and BOY IM GLAD I DID. I hooked it up to my shopvac and VIOLA my furminator is now quick very effective and useful. Soon as you push the button on the furminator all the hair just vanishes. Into the shop vac, not on my shirt, on the floor, or on the dog it is contained and easily disposed of. This thing is amazing it took me about 5 mins to deshed my dog that sheds the most (he has medium length hair and a lot of it) he is usually a 30 min job without the vacuum attachment. My dog can now lounge on the furniture without me having to vacuum it every time he gets up!

This product is a wonderful idea, but that’s about it, unfortunately. I’m a HUGE fan of the brush that this is designed to work with, but there are a few technical flaws with this product. Cons -While it says that this will fit all vacuums, that is not the case. I own a few vacuums. (One heavy-duty, one light weight for light jobs, one shopvac) It only fit the shopvac. -I used some of the additional attachments that go with my main vacuum, but it extended the flexible hose to the point where the hose was unwieldy to maneuver. On the vacuum in which it fit, it still left a great deal to be desired. The additional bulk to the hose made it very difficult to manage as I brushed the dog. -While brushing the dog, the hair doesn’t simply get sucked into the vacuum. I had to press the release button for the vacuum to suck up the hair. With that in mind, it didn’t actually suck up the hair. There was something off with the airflow, which cause the hair to stick to the top of the brush. -I wasn’t sure if the attachment came with it’s own furminator, but it doesn’t. I was going to come up with a list of pros, but I couldn’t come up with anything that justifies the price. Mine is going back. All in all, it’s easier to have the vacuum running, brush the dog the old fashioned way, and bring the brush to the hose and press the release button. It sucks up all of the hair that way, and you don’t have to fool with the product at all. It is more efficient than attempting this thing.

I wasn't really sure about this product but I figured I'd give it a try. I was desperate to find a solution to the endless amount of hair that comes off my dog when brushing her. Every stroke would be a full comb of hair and If I didn't connect every brush full my deck and yard world be full of hair. Even when I opened the tool up I wasn't quite sure it was going to work. The opening on the tool is very small. HOWEVER it worked great! I mean, sure it didn't get every single piece of hair each stroke but let me tell you I only had about two tiny tumbleweed hair balls on my porch after it done so I'm very pleased. I also have a large dog with longer and thick hair. I'm ashamed to see so many bad reviews based on the type of vacuum people have used... Buying a terrible and cheap vacuum with little suction power doesn't mean this tool deserves 1 star. I used a shop vacuum and it worked great and you can find them super cheap at Walmart!

It was horrible to attach to both of my vacuums and it didn't matter anyway because it does nothing but scare the piss out of the dog! It is a cheesy come on to make an extra sale on top of a very fine grooming brush which is really a horrible thing for this company to do! A total money grab when they know vacuum cleaners and dogs that don't go together! Foolishly I felt this somehow diminished the scare factor of the vacuum for the dog while doing the job it's supposed to. It accomplished neither cleaning up the hair nor giving my dog any sense of calm! For people that make such a fabulous brush, the "Furminator", this piece of crap should be an embarrassment!

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.