Good vacuum cleaner brand?

[waverunner]

Am confused now, do people generally think bags or bagless is better?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Am confused now, do people generally think bags or bagless is better?

It's a personal preference thing really

I have Which magazines. Do you want me to look anything up for you?

I think Miele generally gets top points though

 

[waverunner]

Mmm Miele and Dyson are out of my price range though. I'm so pissed off at both my arm and the state of my carpet now I'm going to Argos. Watch it start pissing down the minute I step outside.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

From Which?

"With bagless cleaners, not having to buy replacement bags saves money and earns environmental brownie points. But it's easy to spill dust when emptying the container - a big problem for allergy sufferers.

Bags can be pricey: replacements for the top two Best Buy Miele cylinders cost around £7 for five, including filters. Luckily, Miele vacs continue to work effectively as the bag fills, unlike some other brands where you'll need to change the bag sooner".


Best on a budget - Bosch BSG71800GB - £83 online

Best bagless cylinder - Electrolux Cyclone XL ZCX6203 - £100 (this Electrolux gives top results on wooden floors and is also good for allergy sufferers, but poor reliability and poorer cleaning overall than other cylinders mean it doesn't make a Best Buy

Best on carpets - Dyson DC14 All Floors - £258. This Dyson is the carpet king, combining excellent dust pick-up with top-notch filtration. It also has a long cable, so you don't have to keep unplugging if you have a big area to cover.

DON'T BUY - Durt Devil or Electrolux Vitesse Pet Lover


Top Ranking for cylinders - Top 3 are Miele, followed by a Nilfisk, followed by another Miele, followed by Bosch.

Top Ranking for Uprights - Dyson DC14 All Floors, followed by Dyson DC14 Origin, followed by Sebo Felix, Followed by the Dyson DC15 and Dyson DC18

 

[_angel_]

I love theHenry's.I used to work as a cleaner and always had them.At home we bought loads of cheapish electolux ones n vax ones that dint last long at all.The Dyson we bought a few years ago is still going strong and never had any mother with it at all.No other vac we've owned has come close to sucking up cat n dog hair than the vax.It went against my grain to buy one because the greedy owner moved his factory abroad for maximum profit.

I had some 'Henrys' for a while. They often use them in offices because you can plug them in and move around FOR MILES. They also don't need emptying as often.

I don't like Dysons because I've used them in other peoples houses A LOT as a cleaner and they always seem to fall to bits.

At the moment the 20 quid dirt devil from argos seems to be holding it's own. A lot better than the last -expensive- but crappy upright I had.

Think bagless hoovers are a bit of a con actually.

 

[_angel_]

Mmm Miele and Dyson are out of my price range though. I'm so pissed off at both my arm and the state of my carpet now I'm going to Argos. Watch it start pissing down the minute I step outside.

Miele are good also, but pricy!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Mmm Miele and Dyson are out of my price range though. I'm so pissed off at both my arm and the state of my carpet now I'm going to Argos. Watch it start pissing down the minute I step outside.

how much do you want to spend

 

[danski]

It's a personal preference thing really

I have Which magazines. Do you want me to look anything up for you?

I think Miele generally gets top points though

Yeah, just been through this myself after returning a bagless Bosch as its design was flawed and was absolute shite. Ive had bosch whitegoods and plenty of professional powertools from Bosch and always been pleased, so that and the fact it was the most powerful there swayed me.
After getting a refund i used Which online to check whats best and Miele have all but 2 or 3 of the top spots and the rest go to Dyson.
I got a Miele in the end and its fantastic...really well designed and made.
My dad kept urging me to get a Henry but i already have a "rough" one for building work etc. so i wanted something else, but there certainly is a reason that professional Cleaners use them.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I had some 'Henrys' for a while. They often use them in offices because you can plug them in and move around FOR MILES. They also don't need emptying as often.

I don't like Dysons because I've used them in other peoples houses A LOT as a cleaner and they always seem to fall to bits.

At the moment the 20 quid dirt devil from argos seems to be holding it's own. A lot better than the last -expensive- but crappy upright I had.

Think bagless hoovers are a bit of a con actually.

which advises against the Dirt Devil DD9900

 

[waverunner]

Maximum £80 really, but remembering that the whole point is that it needs to be something I can manoeuver (sp?) very easily. My upright vacuum cleaner at the moment is too heavy for me and as I have a problem with my arm it takes me about three times as long as it should do to vacuum cos I have to keep stopping from the pain. I thought a cylinder vacuum would be better as I can just push the nozzle about with my bad arm and drag the vacuum with my left.

Re. bags or bagless, I just got fed up of trying to hunt down elusive bags that match my model and thought bagless would save hassle?

From your Which post Minnie, I was leaning towards that Electrolux but seeing as my floor is almost all carpet, I think I'll give it a miss.

Worth spending the extra money on Miele then?

 

[_angel_]

which advises against the Dirt Devil DD9900

I don't know which model I've got but for twenty pounds, if it packs up I'm not going to be too gutted.

I have bad luck with hoovers generally, but I bought a dirt devil (slightly bigger model but not a upright) about ten years ago and left it at my ex b-friends flat. It only packed up last year - not bad for £25 and the cheapest thing in the argos catalogue!!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Maximum £80 really, but remembering that the whole point is that it needs to be something I can manoeuver (sp?) very easily. My upright vacuum cleaner at the moment is too heavy for me and as I have a problem with my arm it takes me about three times as long as it should do to vacuum cos I have to keep stopping from the pain. I thought a cylinder vacuum would be better as I can just push the nozzle about with my bad arm and drag the vacuum with my left.

Re. bags or bagless, I just got fed up of trying to hunt down elusive bags that match my model and thought bagless would save hassle?

From your Which post Minnie, I was leaning towards that Electrolux but seeing as my floor is almost all carpet, I think I'll give it a miss.

Worth spending the extra money on Miele then?

The Electgrolux Z7310 Cyclone Ultra is £80 or the Electrolux Cyclone XLZCX6203 is around £100. They rank 10th and 8th

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

From your Which post Minnie, I was leaning towards that Electrolux but seeing as my floor is almost all carpet, I think I'll give it a miss.

Worth spending the extra money on Miele then?

both the Electrolux models I mention get three stars on carpets compared to Miele's four stars and Dirt Devil's ONE star


unfortunately though, they get a crap rating for pet hair so maybe not a good idea if you've got pets

 

[waverunner]

The Electgrolux Z7310 Cyclone Ultra is £80 or the Electrolux Cyclone XLZCX6203 is around £100. They rank 10th and 8th

The latter is £80 in Argos at the moment, but I thought it wasn't good according to Which? Only good on wooden floors and unreliable!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

The latter is £80 in Argos at the moment, but I thought it wasn't good according to Which? Only good on wooden floors and unreliable!

There are two Miele models in Which for £120 if you're willing to splash out a bit more

 

[waverunner]

Mm i'm looking on Currys website at the Mieles. I might go up to Brixton and give a shot at haggling. I'm crap at haggling

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

how about this one

http://go-electrical.co.uk/view/area/Catalog/section/Details/for/ProductOption/ref/216?rrrrt=2

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Mm i'm looking on Currys website at the Mieles. I might go up to Brixton and give a shot at haggling. I'm crap at haggling

yes, but the staff there aren't really good at it. Ask to speak to a manager. You may have a long wait though

 

[waverunner]

Aaargh I'm no good at this, can't decide. If I continue to use my deathbed-old one, does anyone know where I can actually go and BUY some LG bags?? I can't find a retailer anywhere?

e2a the shops that LGE.com shows as retailers don't seem to stock the bloody bags

 

[danski]

You can get a lot of cheap bags on ebay

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Aaargh I'm no good at this, can't decide. If I continue to use my deathbed-old one, does anyone know where I can actually go and BUY some LG bags?? I can't find a retailer anywhere?

I'd just gulp and spend the extra dosh. Will pay for itself in the long-run hopefully

 

[pogofish]

It also has a long cable, so you don't have to keep unplugging if you have a big area to cover.

Be aware that one of the biggest causes of household accidents is where folk make use of the long cable to try & do more than one room from a single socket. It will almost certainly void any house insurance as well.

Guess whose machine was at the end of its cable when it burst into flames.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Here's reviews of one of the cheap Mieles I put up earlier

http://www.qed-uk.com/q?i=&vp=5&bg=045&bp=s380x&bi=0&ird=1404

 

[pogofish]

Gosh, really?

Yup - big jet of them out the back of the vent. Impressive!

This was the day after my gas fire fell off the wall & the night before my imerssion timer decided to go into meltdown. What do they say about things coming in threes!

 

[Jazzz]

Be aware that one of the biggest causes of household accidents is where folk make use of the long cable to try & do more than one room from a single socket. It will almost certainly void any house insurance as well.

Guess whose machine was at the end of its cable when it burst into flames.

When I vacuum I plug the vac (with shortish cable) into a circular extension thingy, and from one socket I can do the whole of a three-floor house. I think it's safe because if you pull too tightly, the vac simply unplugs out of the extension.

 

[danski]

This is the beautiful little machine i now have

http://www.qed-uk.com/q?i=0d94c201e815493d13abf90c47c9e255&vp=5&bg=045&bp=s42119&bi=0

 

[pogofish]

When I vacuum I plug the vac (with shortish cable) into a circular extension thingy, and from one socket I can do the whole of a three-floor house. I think it's safe because if you pull too tightly, the vac simply unplugs out of the extension.

Either way, ROSPA worked themselves into a frenzy about this one a few years back & got the insurers on their side. They find a long cable, you can kiss goodbye to any claim.

 

[Jazzz]

If I may put in another word for the transformer vac, you'd be really pleased with how light and manouverable it is waverunner. I just weighed it and the Henry:

transformer vac: 8 pounds (6 in shoulder strap mode)
Henry: 16 pounds

 

[Jazzz]

Either way, ROSPA worked themselves into a frenzy about this one a few years back & got the insurers on their side. They find a long cable, you can kiss goodbye to any claim.

I better be careful then

 

[danski]

Was putting the box to the Miele in the loft and made sure i got the rest of the paperwork out of it and realised you can get an extra years warrantee, taking it to 2, just by registering either online or sending off the card it comes with. Can't be bad!