The lighter vacs are worse. Kirby and Dyson not as bad as others.
I have only noticed it during use. However, I do not push the vac around for pleasure or exercise when not in use.
Why did I know you would say this! Touche. I was trying to get at the point made by Vacmanuk about wheel design and form. Though his experience was with sticking dyson wheels. Wheel design and form, as with your HOOVER lightweight platinum bagged versus say an ORECK, can affect push/pull vacuum weight in addition to the revolving brush rotating against the natural weave of the carpet. Comparing the push and pull vacuum weight over the rug area in question in the on AND off mode would tell the degree of the impacts.
Carmine D.