Hand held vacuum cleaner

dihunny

Hi,

I'm wondering if someone can recommend a small , light , effective hand held vacuum cleaner.

When cleaning out my log burner , I seem to manage to drop small bits of bark. Rather than drag out the Hoover it would be lovely to find a portable one that has good suction.

Thank you in advance

Di

mummyroysof3

i have the dyson animal hand held and find it great for hoovering the stairs, crumbs when my son has a biscuit and round the cats bowl. depends what you are wanting to spend i guess.

littlesnuggy

The Bissell Pet Hair Eraser is absolutely fab (use it with the normal nozzle if not picking up hair) http://www.bisselldirect.co.uk/pet-hair-eraser-hand-vac

It's been on offer for around £20 in lots of places recently so should find it cheaper than RRP.

anotherbaldrick

Do you want a corded one or rechargable battery ? If the latter I have have been using the Black & Decker "Dustbuster" for hoovering out the grate and it is pretty good , all except for the on-off switch which is a right bustard.

dihunny

Dear All,

Many thanks for replying. Will look at them all.

Di
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Leif

A dustbuster is okay for light dust, and the odd job, but useless for anything more. A kitchen fitter who came round had a Dyson handheld. He said it was great, so I bought one. It is great. Only 15 minutes charge, but it is so convenient compared to a normal hoover, and so useful for odd corners, small areas of mess, cobwebs, tiled kitchen floor and so on. I hate getting the hoover (actually a Dyson) out, with its long cable, and heavy bulky presence. I've ordered a second battery for the handheld.

Slinky_Malinky

I have the Dyson DC35 which is the hand held but with a long pipe so can also be used as a normal cleaner too. I love mine apart from the fact it runs out so quickly. I hadn`t realised you could buy spares batteries but will definitely get one.


Leif, did you buy your spare battery from Dyson or elsewhere? I would like to get one but £50 :eek: is a bit expensive but I am wary of cheaper copies maybe not being so good.

Leif

Slinky_Malinky wrote: »

Leif, did you buy your spare battery from Dyson or elsewhere? I would like to get one but £50 :eek: is a bit expensive but I am wary of cheaper copies maybe not being so good.

Yes, from Dyson, it has not yet arrived, I ordered it yesterday. They are lithium-ion, and are always expensive. I would never buy a third party one unless it had a respected brand name on it, as Li-ion batteries are potentially very dangerous. There are cases of third party ones causing a house fire, or exploding. Basically Li-ion batteries need complex electronics to prevent them fully discharging, or being overcharged, which would cause an explosion.

£50 is a lot, but I think it will be worth it, since I am lazy.

gmgmgm

Most hand-held "dustbusters" are fairly weak.

I bought the de Walt- it's rather tougher and more capable. It takes the same 18v batteries as my drill, so I always have fresh ones available.

It's also heavier & bigger, so not ideal for everyone.

dihunny

Dear All,

Wow-some great suggestions but as I only want to use it for the fire ash..I think I'm going for "anotherbaldrick's" suggestion.

Many thanks again for all your help

Di
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