Our new wool carpet looks like an old jumper! Is this usual?!!

[yellowbirdie]

We've not long had 100% wool loop carpet laid and in no time at all it has bobbled on top like a wool jumper. I did expect some piling for a new carpet but I'm wondering if it's ever going to stop! Maybe the problem is not the carpet but my vintage Dyson - not enough suction to remove the piling? Maybe the quality of the carpet is not that good?! We paid £49m which I thought would be enough for decent quality. I'm new to carpet buying - I'm wondering if I've made a big mistake. I was led to believe (by the carpet salesman ) that wool was best.

I think I need to replace or service the Dyson anyway. If anyone has a good recommendation please let me know!

Thanks!

I had the same problem. It all cleared up when we got a new vacuum cleaner.

We got a GTech

I have a wool carpet and when I was reading the blurb about it on the website it said not to use rotating brush hoover head because it causes bobbles to form, maybe its that.
Mine is a wool twist carpet I think.

Yes. Took me 2 years to get it looking good all the time. I hand brushed it once a month (yes really) to get the bobbles down.

Get a different vacuum cleaner- suction not rotating one.

You shouldn't use an upright vacuum cleaner on a loop pile.

Crossed posts with Regina!

Thank you! I didn't know that - you would have thought the carpet shop might of mentioned it! The carpet attachment is a rotating one so that explains it! I'm off to investigate a GTech.

Don't know about wool carpets, but my gtech has a rotating brush...

We have same sort of carpet.
Been down a year and use a Miele Hoover.
Still looks as good as the day it was installed

Can anyone tell me which hoovers don't have a rotating brush. Got the same problem.

I would have though cylinder hoovers would all be ok? No rotate by brushes in the heads?

Look at the Bosch Athlet too.

Ah. Our carpet is twist, not Loop. Yes, the GTech has rotating brushes.

Henry Hoover doesn't have a rotating brush I don't think , not sure though.

*rotating, not rotate by

TBF, I'd expect it not to bobble much for 49 million quid Clem

You made me laugh Clem. I've had some wine too.

Our Miele canister allows you to turn the rotating brush on or off. We've never had pilling on our wool loop carpet.

I have a cylinder Dyson and it has two heads - one rotating brush, one not. Most cylinders do not have a rotating brush

£49 million - I wish! If that was the case I wouldn't be doing the vacuuming!!

Thanks for the replies.

my sebo allergy vaccuum has rotating one for carpets ( not loop tho by cound of it!) and non rotatig for wood floor