[Misc] Vacuum cleaner

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Still using a 20 year old Miele. Weighs a ton but eats up cat hair. Very low maintenance. We have a small hand held Dyson but it is a bugger to clean, a bugger to take apart, and charges when it feels like it.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

What I want to know is does Hetty still suck?

She’s a bit dirty

 

[el punal]

She’s a bit dirty

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

I got a Shark cordless in the Amazon Prime day thingy last June. Excellent and really good value at £189(they say half price but I think you can still get it for a high 2 hundred price). It gives about 30 minutes on a full charge with the speed trigger at maximum. It's lightweight and easy to use. My Mum has a G-Tec which is smaller, even more lightweight and pretty good but not sure it would handle a largish house?

I also have a Henry who never fails but is a cheeky monkey, always bashing into things and turning over.


TNBA

TTF

 

[FatSuperman]

Wife wants to retire Hetty and get a lighter model, anyone bought one of the Shark pet hair jobbies especially cordless?

Few years ago my wife binned my solid, reliable Miele cylinder vac and we got a Dyson cordless. Life changer. Hoovering was such a minor job after that, just grab it off the wall, dash about and done. Lasted about 18 months before it was absolute shite. Max power mode lasts about ten seconds, less if you put the head on the actual floor to suck anything up. It is now solely useful for doing hardwood floors.

We got a shark pet hair corded and it’s fantastic. Not as powerful as the Miele (or your Henry), but it’s really easy to use and well designed. I find the mix of a cordless for quickly clearing up Labrador hair, and a mains for a proper clean, to be perfect for us.

I will never buy anything from Dyson again. Overpriced and not built to last.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

I will never buy anything from Dyson again. Overpriced and not built to last.

Definitely. Had our first one well over 10 years and it was great. The latest one is so flimsy in comparison and you are forever taking bits off to make it pick up correctly. Probably good we never needed their ventilators - you would need a nurse taking off hoses every 10 minutes to keep it going.

 

[zefarelly]

Still using a 20 year old Miele. Weighs a ton but eats up cat hair. Very low maintenance. We have a small hand held Dyson but it is a bugger to clean, a bugger to take apart, and charges when it feels like it.

We have an old miele too, excellent machine, 15 years old and still works a treat. Only thing that betters it is my industrial Moulsecombe monster.

A recent addition is a rechargeable battery thing, ok for a quick dust bust, stairs etc but not hefty stuff , just checked, its a shark. Depends what you're trying to achieve I guess

My old Sturtevant Zephyr just lifted 10 kg of crap from under the floorboards in the bathroom. Its big, its heavy, but it can suck a 2" hose harder than Boy George on crack

 

[Gabbafella]

We have a shark but it's not cordless. Really good, better than the crap things we've had before.

 

[Gabbafella]

industrial Moulsecombe monster.

I think I dated her.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Thanks Shark it is then.

 

[METALMICKY]

The conclusion we came to was the rechargeable ones are not as powerful as the mains/ corded models.

Is the correct answer and even more so if pet hair is an issue. None of the ridiculously expensive wand like rechargeable ones have anywhere near the same suction and are prone to breakdowns.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Thanks Shark it is then.

Looking forward to your post praising its versatility and performance, i'm sure you wont be disappointed.
PS, If you dont need the pet hair thingy, i'd advise the car care thingy.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Miele C3 Cat & Dog - not light but works really well.

 

[warmleyseagull]

Not sure we need a sweeper, bit 1970s.

 

[Blue3]

Wife wants to retire Hetty and get a lighter model, anyone bought one of the Shark pet hair jobbies especially cordless?

We brought a shark upright corded a couple of weeks ago it works really well but it’s very heavy

 

[Billy the Fish]

Few years ago my wife binned my solid, reliable Miele cylinder vac and we got a Dyson cordless. Life changer. Hoovering was such a minor job after that, just grab it off the wall, dash about and done. Lasted about 18 months before it was absolute shite. Max power mode lasts about ten seconds, less if you put the head on the actual floor to suck anything up. It is now solely useful for doing hardwood floors.

We got a shark pet hair corded and it’s fantastic. Not as powerful as the Miele (or your Henry), but it’s really easy to use and well designed. I find the mix of a cordless for quickly clearing up Labrador hair, and a mains for a proper clean, to be perfect for us.

I will never buy anything from Dyson again. Overpriced and not built to last.

Same thing happened with mine.

 

[dazzer6666]

Got a Shark a while back, replacing a Dyson. Shark is MUCH better.