My Dyson has died, should I get a Sebo

Martinslovechild

thechatking wrote:

My wife has asthma and we have two cats, who like to spread their hair about the place. Does the Miele Cat and Dog perform wonders in animal hair removal?

Where is the cheapest place to buy it? Apparently, it's £168 delivered from Comet.

I love my Miele - I've been through various different brands of vacuum cleaner over the years, but the Miele Cat & Dog is by far the best -- it was also awarded 'Best Buy' by the Consumers Association (see here - Dyson received a thumbs down, by the way, due to reliability issues).

The cheapest price I can find is £157.06 at 24Electric.com.

There's a review here.

I recommend that you double-check the price just before you make your purchase at www.pricerunner.co.uk as prices of electrical equipment change almost daily.

By the way -- like your wife, I also have asthma but I can use the Miele to vacuum the entire house and feel absolutely fine afterwards -- unlike my old hoover which left me breathless and wheezing !!

geo555

I'm sure that House of Fraser had the Miele Cat and Dog in the sale for about £150 or £160. Today there is a coupon in the Daily Mail for 10% off sale prices. So at worse it will be £144, if not £135.

thechatking

Thanks for the price find. )

Do I need a HEPA filter for it as well? Someone mentioned the need for extra tools, as well... are they needed?

Martinslovechild

thechatking wrote:

Thanks for the price find. )

Do I need a HEPA filter for it as well? Someone mentioned the need for extra tools, as well... are they needed?

It is supplied with a HEPA filter. I have never purchased any additional tools, although if you clean your car regularly, then I believe that there is a special tool for this purpose.

thechatking

geo555 wrote:

I'm sure that House of Fraser had the Miele Cat and Dog in the sale for about £150 or £160. Today there is a coupon in the Daily Mail for 10% off sale prices. So at worse it will be £144, if not £135.

I've just contacted by local branch in Norwich, who are selling the cleaner for £189.99.

geo555

The price I saw was in Oxford Street, London.

cheggers

I've just seen a "Sebo X4 extra" cleaner, £229 in John Lewis, seen it for £200 online.

Do I need to get all the tools as well???

ThrobsBlackHat

Henry hoover's are absolutely brilliant for what they are

the Turbo Henry is amazing

suki1964

I have the miele cat and dog and highly reccomend it.

There are extra tools you can get, I got two turbo brush heads packaged with mine which I think some places you have to buy seperately. These are brill for lifting dog hair from loose rugs and deep pile carpets as you can decrease the suction so you dont lift the carpets but still get a deep clean.

https://www.appliance-direct.co.uk

superscotsman

The old upright hoovers - the metal ones - or the metal hoover juniors will probably last longer than you or I will. You just need to replace the brushes and the drive belt once in a while - jobs which you can do yourself. As a general rule, (there are exceptions) if you are faced with a metal machine and a plastic machine, buy the metal one since they are normally built to last - so why I am tapping this out on a plastic keyboard for i can't imagine.