I bought our lass a Hoover Aquamaster in 1992 (during the infamous free airline tickets promotion - lol) We've still got it and it works superbly, even after using it during two major house renovations sucking up plaster/brick dust etc etc. I did have to swap the motor about 2004 (I think) coz of the abuse it had got but for a Hoover that's now 30 years old I can't fault it.

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Working from the top down I have a Dyson in the loft as the wife said it was rubbish so she sold gave it to me. Also in the loft I have a handheld VAX and recently purchased a Eufy handheld which is more powerful than the USB mini hoover I have. So, just 4 hoovers in the loft.
Upstairs she has a Hettie and downstairs another VAX which has a long pole thing which she can attach it to for pushing around the house looking busy.
Then in the garage I have a Karcher and another Karcher for the shed. That's all we have I think. The Karchers and the Hettie are the best I'm told but I do like my little Eufy.

I didn't realise until now we have 8 vacuum cleaners  I could push things a little and include my 2 Tomix vacuums to make it a nice round 10 I suppose 

I was wrong. You obviously do live in a mansion and so paying £285/month for your power seems quite reasonable, ackshully

No, the wife is just rubbish at carrying things between floors. Or even rooms for that matter.

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..... to remove pet hair from the Shelties.

Jon

I'm sure you didn't mean that as it I read it LOL

Should have said "pet hair originating from the Shelties" of course.

As it is, every time we groom them we get an equal sized mound of fur alongside each one; shades of "Sheltie" and "Sheltie, some assembly required".  No, we don't use the vacuum, although there is a device to attach to a vacuum hose called a "Furbie" that you're supposed to be able to use on your dog - suspect I'd have PETA knocking on the door at that!

Jon

Try 5 rough Collies and a border as we once had all at the same time....now we're down to one border who seems to moult more than the others put together..
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We're currently looking at a battery light weight vacuum for our library aka the living room, as dragging cables and hose to clean shelves / books is a right pain. The trouble with the reviews is every vacuum has a wonderful reviews along with some bitterly complaining of failures.

" The trouble with the reviews is every vacuum has a wonderful reviews along with some bitterly complaining of failures."

Just like model railways!

Just to add my two coins....

Had three Dysons (one quite old pull around plug in, two rechargeable uprights).

Never again.

Setting aside what I think of the man (unprintable here for so many reasons), the only good thing about the handhelds was the relative lightweight and ease of use of stairs.

Battery was rubbish both times, as was suction and dust capacity. And the dust wouldn't come out without touching it. Nasty.

And the swines decided, between just two generations, none of the "add on" bits would be interchangeable, so just more money and waste.

Not long bought a plug in Shark. The thing is a beast compared to the wimpy previous things, and I will gladly put up with extra weight in turn for power and not having to empty the dam thing every 20 mins.

Skyline2uk

We have just bought a genuine HOOVER upright corded one which my wife uses  at the weekends I use one of the original G TECH Battery cleaners down stairs every day and the old Dyson corded one is now down in my railway shed ,The new G Tech which mother in law bought for us as a present  is no where near  as powerful as the old one so we gave that to our daughter and still use the old one with the dust in two little piles .The only problem is we dont know where the spare filters are so I have to wash them out and dry them on the radiator but they dry quickly anyway .
Bob Tidbury

In need of a new vacuum as the current one is starting to be a pain - literally!
It's a Sebo upright and works brilliantly, with self adjusting brush height for transitions from carpet to hard floor. All reviews I read before buying it were of the 'excellent' variety.

But - and it's a big but - when you use its extension hose and it's various tool attachments it has a serious design fault. The fixed hose is stored in and atop of the main body. When deployed the machine/hose junction is therefore about 30 inches above the ground so that when the hose is in use there is a tendency (no, every likelihood) for the machine to be pulled over unless you are working directly in front of it.

I've lost count of the number of times it has crashed over on to the floor, in to various items of furniture, and me and SWMBO!

It's not as though we are being careless - we know it has this problem and try hard to ensure we stick to its operational limitations - but just a moments lack of attention and this monster will decide to release its tenuous hold upon the vertical and smash into whatever item, object or person it chooses to aim at.

Last week cries of pain emanated from SWMBO's 'sewing room' (aka 'study', computer room, spare bedroom, junk room) as aforementioned beast - no, not my good lady - smashed into her hip. Various unladylike expletives filled the air, followed by a John Cleese-like tirade of abuse against the offending devil, though the weapon of choice was not a branch of a tree as one was not to hand at the time. Fortunate really, as no damage was done to the machine so it still works.

However, I took note of her "That thing has to go!", and "Useless piece of  !" and - most distressing of all - "I'm never using that again. You'll have to do it!".

So this thread is most timely, as you can imagine. I shall read and inwardly digest with interest and hopefully reach a conclusion before this evil device can inflict more damage upon body, mind and furniture.


But I ain't paying anywhere near £600.00 plus for a vacuum cleaner, however good the reviews.

Our upright HOOVER 500 plus corded vacuum was only £149 and comes with all attachments on board including a rotary brush head for pet hairs and a long cable and extension hose and tube and Val said she loves it
Its very easy to empty and is nearly as manoeuvrable as the Dyson ball thats now down in my railway shed as it is still useable but now very noisy,Val was useing the HOOVER upstairs and I couldnt hear it from down in the front room
Val cant use a modern handheld rechargeable as she has weak wrists and as she is quite short
the tubes wont reach into the corners IF there are any spiders webs .
Bob Tidbury

We have a couple of Henry's and a George nothing gimmicky  or fancy but they do the job well
Dave

remember the Hover Consolation from the 1960's ? , like a hovercraft floats on a cusion of air , think about it - turbulating the muck/dust before it gets sucked up by the hose   

To my knowledge, apart from corded and cordless, there are handhelds, drag along cylinders and uprights. Deciding the type thus becomes a matter of preference then quality. Our household firmly favours uprights as dragging around a cylinder is no fun. I have a Henry type in the workshop, excellent suction and I can see why contractors/builders like them, but I consider it would be a pain to drag it around the house and there is no beater for carpets. Everyones requirements are different but sadly these devices are now made for the throwaway society whichever one chooses.

I've just been reading this thread as I'm looking for a new modelling vacuum that is lightweight that I can hold on the layout without the weight of the unit causing me to let it droop and cause damage.

Years ago I had some battery powered ones - I'm single so have layouts in 2 rooms, but these gave up there ghosts some time ago but ordinary household rechargeable are now too heavy.

I was looking at Squires catalogue and despite vacuum cleaner being listed to 8 pages in there catalogue none show any. A call to them yesterday revealed that they don't have anything so I was wondering if anyone has any alternatives to Dyson, Vax Shark GTech they can recommend.

At the moment I'm guessing that cleaners intended for computer keyboards are the most likely source of something lightweight and effective  but there again it's a case of pay your money and hope.

Can anyone recommend one please. TIA