Yes, but it’s important to select the right settings, attachments, techniques, and vacuum type since many household vacuums are designed to clean wall-to-wall carpet and hardwood.
Based on our rigorous testing, here are some of the things that we’ve found to work best:
- Settings: Use low suction and low power, often labeled “hard floor” or “low-pile carpet,” with the beater bar/brush turned off.
- Attachments: Use handheld attachments, if available, without bristles, brushes, or beater bars.
- Technique: Use a pull motion only instead of the traditional push and pull motion. Avoid vacuuming the edges and corners.
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Vacuum Type |
How to Use |
Examples |
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Upright Vacuums |
Use a hardwood attachment and intermittent/low suction. |
Dyson Ball Animal 2 Total Clean, Bissell CleanView |
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Stick Vacuums |
Use a hardwood attachment and intermittent/low suction. |
Dyson V7 Absolute, Shark Rocket |
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Canister Vacuums |
Use an attachment without a beater bar/brush and be sure to use it in a pull motion. |
Eureka Mighty Mite Bagged Canister Vacuum, Bissell Deluxe Canister Vacuum |
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Carpet/Floor Sweeper (non-electric) |
Use a traditional push and pull motion. |
Bissell Natural Sweep, Fuller Brush Electrostatic Carpet & Floor Sweeper |
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Robot Vacuums |
We advise against the use of autonomous robot vacuums to avoid damage to the edges and corners of your rug. |
iRobot Roomba, Eufy Robovac |