Reducing the need to vacuum

DebtEverest

ahmilligan wrote:

Gosh, I hoover at least twice a day, that 3 toddlers for you though!

Can anyone fill me in on the "cat and dog" hoover? I dont have either but the kids make enough mess on their own :rolleyes:

I'll try to explain!

Its a cylinder hoover with a long extendable pipe. The main thing to note is that it has a 'turbo' brush, where I suppose most cylinder hoovers wont have one. It doesnt just suck, it will brush too, so very good for picking up dog hair and getting in deep into the carpet rather than just skimming over the top.

the miele website is here https://www.miele.co.uk but just gives more of a technical description.

Hope this helps

Magentasue

Last week I got one of these Go Vacs, thanks to a post on the Quick! Grabbit board. Despite it having the look and feel of a toy, it really works well. Instead of vacuuming everyday, I've just been whizzing through with the Go Vac after breakfast and doing the kitchen and under the dining table after dinner. Then it goes back on charge for tomorrow. Not as good as vacuuming because it's not as powerful and doesn't do the edges but brilliant and so quick for those 'traffic' areas.

Anyway, what made me think about adding to this thread is that it occured to me that this is what my gran used to do - I can't even remember her having a vacuum cleaner but she was always giving the floor a 'quick sweep' with her old style carpet sweeper. Same thing here but less effort and easier to empty.

Nikki

JackieO wrote:

I too have a dreaded 'Dyson'and I only wished that I had my trusty old hoover back I had my Hoover for over 20 years and apart from the odd new band around the rollers I never had any trouble with it. About 4 years ago I was persueded to change to this 'wonderful new type of vacuum'The worst thing I ever did.My old pal was taken to the tip and dumped. I have spent the last couple of years trying to find another one at a boot sale .
My Dyson is a real pain. When trying to clean it I can take it apart alright but putting it back together is a problem. It's a good job our local vicar doesn't call very often, as the air is quite colourful when I am wresting with the beastly thing.
It is no where near as easy to fix as the old hoover with the bag on the front was. No wonder James Dyson is rich £200.00 worth of plastic tut that break on a regular basis Next time it goes wrong it is going to the tip as well and I shall go back to a carpet sweeper.
Right thats my rant for the day out of the way I feel so much better now
cheers peeps

Another vote for 'don't touch a Dyson with a barge pole' Mine is currently a glorified coat hanger until we go to the dump. Only had it 2 years and it's burnt out. Spent ages trawling the internet as to what I should replace it with as I didn't fancy making another expensive mistake. Got a Miele s571, I think it was one recommended in the which report. So far it is tons better than my Dyson and much easier to lug up the stairs. Found a review website and the general opinion of most dyson owners is don't bother, the only people to recommend them are people who've only just bought them. With 3 kids and 2 kittens a good vacuum cleaner is essential. I vacuum downstairs once or twice a day and upstairs once or twice a week.

tootles_2

I have had a Dyson for 2 years and its the best cleaner I have had, my hoover was awful.... inspite of yearly servicing it never picked up properly, we have wooden floors in the sitting room and hall, although I have a chinese rug in the sitting room and a mat in the hall....... I hoover once a week and use the soft brush attachement on the dyson to clean up the bits from the floor. I then use a cloth rung out in vinegar on a mop on the sitting room floor, it is important not to wet a wooden floor too much

We do take off our shoes in the hall and put slippers on before we go into either the sitting room or kitchen, rarely wear shoes upstairs.....we have carpet on the stairs and in the bedrooms, lino in the bathroom...........There are only two of us in the house, but avid gardeners we do get grit coming in, I try to pick it up if I see it, it is death to a wooden floor.