Which vacuum cleaner to choose?

loulou41

I cannot decide which vacuum cleaner to buy. Do not want to spend more than £200. Sebo, Dyson or Henry, I do not like the idea of having to change bags with sebo and henry. Also those who own a sebo, how long does a bag last. With Henry, one can use cloth bag, but I guess it will be messy. With sebo, I read you have to buy turbo brush separately? I have in mind the Dyson DC19DB, Henry Micro and Sebo airbelt K1. Pl can anybody help? Thanks

Myser

Have you considered the Vax Air range? Lighter and just as powerful if not more than a Dyson equivalent. If you do a search on here, there are many threads about Dyson vacuum cleaners losing suction and requiring frequent repairs.

CKdesigner

Hi

There really is only one brand of vacuum cleaner to have around the £200 mark and that is Miele. Quite simply they retain more dust within them than any other vacuum cleaner which means the exhaust air from them is cleaner than the normal air in the room.

They are also the quietest of cylinder vacuum cleaners and tested to give far greater life expectancy than any other vacuum cleaner.

CK

david39

We have a Dyson upright.
It's the best cleaner we've bought for getting dog hairs off our carpets but totally useless at picking up anything thicker than a postage stamp off a non-carpetted floor. I find it awkward and clumsy when using the hose and it seems flimsy - I give it a total of 2 years before something major cracks, breaks or falls off it.

When I do the stairs, I resurrect our 12 year old Miele cylinder model from the garage. It was relegated to there to be kept for valeting the car - something the Dyson is totally incapable of.

Myser

I believe the OP is after a bagless vacuum cleaner.

macman

david39 wrote: »

We have a Dyson upright.
It's the best cleaner we've bought for getting dog hairs off our carpets but totally useless at picking up anything thicker than a postage stamp off a non-carpetted floor. I find it awkward and clumsy when using the hose and it seems flimsy - I give it a total of 2 years before something major cracks, breaks or falls off it.

When I do the stairs, I resurrect our 12 year old Miele cylinder model from the garage. It was relegated to there to be kept for valeting the car - something the Dyson is totally incapable of.

Are you switching off the brush roll when you use it on a hard floor though? If not, the brush roll will just throw the debris forward before the suction can grab it. If it''s not a clutched model, then it's not suitable for hard floors.
Myser, 90% of the issues with Dysons losing suction are down to clogged pre-motor filters (and sometimes post-motor ones too). As is clearly marked on the machine and explained in the manual, they must be washed at regular intervals (depending on frequency of usage). If not, the suction will be drastically reduced and the motor will eventually burn out. It's user neglect, not a design fault.
It's incredible how many people will discard a £300 machine as u/s just because the filter needs a quick rinse or change. That's one reason you see so many Dyson's at the tip-not because they are unreliable. And of course because they have about 70% of the market.

pimento

I have the Sebo X4 Pet and the bags last me for ages BUT I don't have acres of carpet, just a rug in the living room and carpet on the stairs, landing and two bedrooms. I use it for vacuuming the other two bedrooms (wooden floors) and the kitchen and dining rooms (wooden floors and lino). It is by a country mile the best vacuum I have ever owned and over my 52 years I have owned a few (of all types, bagless and bagged).

Oh and I don't miss being covered in detritus when emptying out the bagless Vax I owned.

WantToBeSE

I love my dyson! I have had it for 6 years now, and never had to have a repair done, and still sucks up just as well as it always did.
I bought it in the sale for £120 and am really happy with it.

phill99

Henry doesn't need a bag. I have used mine without a bag for over 10 years.

davehills

The Henry can be used without a bag and are very good, as are Sebo and Miele.

Dyson aren't all they are cracked up to be, IMHO.

want_to_save

we have a henry and he is fab:) had a dyson before and was good but when we needed a new part it was priced up at around £45.