vacuum cleaners

[The Q]

If you want reliability then Meile are one of the best, they normally come out on top in reviews.
Dyson normally come out near the bottom, they are expensive and work very well, when new... Then all the cheap and nasty plastic starts breaking..

We've got Vax's fairly reliable and a lot cheaper than either Miele or Dyson.

[port perran]

We've had a Dyson for two years or so and we're quite pleased with it - especially as it was FREE.

We bought  it at Currys and after replying to a promotional offer on line where you stood a 1 in 20 chance of getting our money back we were amazed some 6 weeks later to receive a cheque for the full purchase value.

[crewearpley40]

Henry suits me !

[joe cassidy]

Thanks to all for your very helpful advice.

I don't know what brand I'll buy but it won't be Dyson.

[honestjudge]

If you want a cleaner to last 20 years these days, buy a dustpan and brush.

Or marry one!
My one cleans and makes tea.

She has a 15 year old  upright Dyson that works as well as it ever did, And for her birthday last year I got her a cordless Dyson. Both do the job very well, Not had any issues with either.

[Bob Tidbury]

My wife wanted a new Dyson BUT They stopped making corded vacuums in 2018 and she cant use a handheld one as she has a weak wrist ,so we have now got a genuine HOOVER and she loves it ,I still use the very old first edition G Tech every day in the house and she does a big clean at the weekend with the New HOOVER the old Dyson is now in my railway shed so now I have no excuse for the floor to be in a mess ,
My wife did come down and did a big vacuum of my shed for me .
Bob Tidbury

[devonjames]

My wife wanted a new Dyson BUT They stopped making corded vacuums in 2018

We've had a number of Dysons and been very pleased with them. We still have a cylinder type one which is great for many jobs, not least vacuuming up the sawdust mess I make when cutting wood for my layout.   More recently we wanted a lightweight upright but definitely not a cordless one so no Dyson options any more.  We bought a Shark and it is exceptionally good.  Definitely one to recommend.  Even picks up dog hair quite well.

[Newportnobby]

If you want a cleaner to last 20 years these days, buy a dustpan and brush.

Or marry one!
My one cleans and makes tea.

She has a 15 year old  upright Dyson that works as well as it ever did, And for her birthday last year I got her a cordless Dyson. Both do the job very well, Not had any issues with either.

There speaks a man who enjoys living life on the edge

[Jon898]

..... 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

[LASteve]

I think this is one of those "your mileage may vary" topics.

I got a Dyson a couple of years ago, the cordless variety, and I love it. I hang it up to charge and it's ready to rumble when I get it out. I don't have pets and I don't have much carpet - all the downstairs is wood and tile flooring, the railway room is industrial "office" carpet which has no pile to speak of. After years of buying cheap plug-in uprights and tossing them after a couple of years my decision to throw some money at the problem seems to be paying off.

Some nice accessories too, the powered upholstery/stairs brush head is pretty darn handy.

Now I'm sure the motor will melt the next time I use it. 

[Bigmac]

ive had a dyson for years--pretty well retired now ive got a £50 vytronix rechargable. Brilliant. i can clean the whole house on one charge.

[njee20]

Weve got a Dyson upright and a small handheld, both are great, vastly better than the Henry they replaced, which was pretty underwhelming.

[Trainfish]

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 

[njee20]

We've got a Eufy robot vacuum. Very good on hard floors/laminate (for its size), but useless on carpet.

[Bealman]

As I seem to be in the fortunate position to win vouchers for various stuff at the local bowling club, I used some to get a cordless vacuum cleaner. I got an upright Bosch thing, and it's certainly handy. It has three speed settings, and is good on wood floors,  but once on carpet you have to put it on high, and it runs out of charge pretty quickly then.

I kept the old corded Miele one, though (drag it around with the hose while you're working). It's a pain having to plug it in at different locations as you go through the house, but does a good job.

So I usually do that once a month or so and use the Bosch for quick clean ups.