Which vacuum cleaner should I buy?

penrhyn

As pointed out before, Miele is the make to go for, built like a tank in der fatherland:D

Linda32

I have heard the Henry's and Hetty's do last along time and are very good. However, I do like uprights and bagless. So I recommend a Pet Hair Upright Bagless. I've got one which covers this and its really good. I would certainly buy one again.

macman

A battery powered vac just doesn't have the watts to pick up anything remotely heavy duty, be it a Dyson or a RAM Air etc.
Not really a fair comparison.
Yes, Dyson filters pre-motor filters do need to be washed once a month if used heavily, since the filters are far more important in a bagless design. Just keep a spare, and swap them in and out. Despite what Dyson say, they're perfectly OK to be washed in a washing machine on a normal cycle. If you have changed the motor and the suction at the brushbar is good, then you must have a blockage somewhere else. It's usually the bottom hose that clogs up-a 2 minute job to check and fix. Equally if the bottom hose is split, it'll reduce suction dramatically. Just work along the suction path until you find the problem.

RedLass

penrhyn wrote: »

As pointed out before, Miele is the make to go for, built like a tank in der fatherland:D

I recently bought a Miele based on reading reviews and such. Very happy with it so far, and actually stores reasonably tidy for a cylinder. The suction on it is unbelievable :eek:

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I have had a few over the past 50 odd years including the dreaded Dyson which I gave away as it was useless.I always go back to an upright Hoover and I bought my last one around two years ago (after I ditched the Dyson) and its great,so good I went out and treated my DD to one and she has four messy boys and two dogs and she too is very pleased with the results.

bluebag

Hard floors here except for the hall and stairs. You could make a new person out of the dust I sweep every, single, everlasting, flippin' day.

I am OK with a [EMAIL="v@xx"]v@xx[/EMAIL] although it is a bit heavy.

kezlou

We've had all sorts of hoover, got to say dyson where the worst. Never again will i buy one.

Right now were using a bright red Henry, my OH bought one for the business and one for the home. Best £100 i've ever spent on a hoover.
You don't need to use the bag for it either just pull it out and use it as a normal hoover. Easy to clean and very got for human hair and cat hair.
My OH comes in covered in mud, grit and all sorts from work, cleans everything up no problem.

Also Henry's are generally the hoover you will find in a trade merchants as thats what most builders, plumbers etc use as they are the most reliable.

Haven't tried a miele yet, if henry fails that will be next on the list.

GreyQueen

I'm a raving fan of the Henry, indeed all the wimmin folk in our family have one. The one at the parents' copes very well with a 2 cat household, one moggie having that long fine floaty hair which gets everywhere, too.

My Henry lives in a cupboard which is only 14 inches deep and 24 inches wide and it shares space with the ironing board. I keep the hose and half the steel pole bit attached to the tub part, and the other half of the pole (with the brush head attached) sits in a spring tool clip on a batten on the back wall, with another sprung tool clip at angles to clip the hose.

The batten-and-clip combo keeps everything in place.

I've had many a Henry conversation, the most recently with a workman in my home who tells me that you can even suck up half-bricks with them. Never heard a bad word about them from people who use them commercially or domestically.

decogecko

Just got rid of my Dyson as there was a severe loss of suction and with 3 cats I needed to replace it. I brought my mum a Dyson 2 years after I'd brought mine (had mine in 4 years in total) and mine had already lost some suction, despite me keeping the filter clean.

I chose a Hetty (pink Henry) and I love her. On the high speed setting she lifts the carpet. You can buy a cloth vacuum bag which is washable (I've done this) as I can then use the contents on my compost heap.

I noticed a great difference by using Hetty on my lounge carpet after the first use. The attachment tools are also brilliant for cleaning picture rails, skirting etc.

HTH

the_cake

Just popping in to give another vote for Henry .... !