Buying new vacuum cleaner - confused - help!

Alan_Cross

Our old bag-using cylinder machine has come to the end of its natural and I am pretty confused about what's on offer these days.

I love the idea of no longer having to buy/change bags but would I be right in thinking that having to change the filters (hepa?) of the latest bagless machines are an added expense and complication?

Would anyone have any thoughts or, indeed, recommendations? We dislike uprights and want a pull-along at the lower end of the price scale.

xyz123

Alan_Cross wrote: »

Our old bag-using cylinder machine has come to the end of its natural and I am pretty confused about what's on offer these days.

I love the idea of no longer having to buy/change bags but would I be right in thinking that having to change the filters (hepa?) of the latest bagless machines are an added expense and complication?

Would anyone have any thoughts or, indeed, recommendations? We dislike uprights and want a pull-along at the lower end of the price scale.

Each to their own. We have bagless type and I hate cleaning filters. With all dust flying off it needs to be done outdoors really. And in winter it takes a lot of motivation to so that for me... We have a VAX one and it is quite good at cleaning stuff when the filters are clean. Next one we will probably get bagless...

fishybusiness

I love the idea of no longer having to buy/change bags but would I be right in thinking that having to change the filters (hepa?) of the latest bagless machines are an added expense and complication?

In theory many filters can now be washed.

In practice washing is a temporary measure, many ought be changed once every year or 18 months to ensure optimum suction and motor cooling by way of good air flow.

Most are not expensive, a few pounds from ebay so no big expense.

Would't buy a cheap Bissell, small dust container, wobbly tubes, and self destructing floor tools.

Many of the Vax cylinders are ok, keep clear of C86's, C87's, filters block and are expensive.

Also, give the dust collector regular cleans....

Alan_Cross

Thanks for that.

Any other contributions would be very welcome, too.

sniggings

I've been looking at the Meile C1, seems a bit of a bargain, it takes bags but big ones so less changing, no idea of cost of bags, but only £109 on AO.

bluelass

I have had a numatic henry for 12 years now and its great. Before that I had a dyson upright cost over £200 and broke after 18 months.Im sticking with the henry vacs now and got myself a air turbo brush attachment for it from screwfix. My house is mostly wood flooring but carpet on the stairs and landing so the turbo is handy for that.

andrewf75

Mieles are awesome, Henry's pretty good as well

Dysons are awful

tired_dad

just get a Miele. You won't regret it. Wont lose suction unlike a well known make that claims not to. The nice thing about using disposable bags is that when full you remove the bag and put it in the bin. All the bagless ones seem to involve a faff with dust going all over the place.

freeman3030

I like to say, invest in a good vacuum cleaner. I had a £80 VAX which was impressive initially but then lost suction and gave up after 24 months. So I replaced it with a dyson dc54 which was incredibly expensive at around £450 but so far (3 months) has proven to be fantastic. I vacuum every week and have really thick, deep pile rugs and it really gets the embedded dirt out. Time shall tell with regards to how it performs but there are no filters, simply empty the bin and carry on using!

motherbored21

I have a George (excellent for vacuuming and washing), a dyson handheld (essential for everyday) another ball Dyson (upstairs vacuum, cord very short, but ok) and my beloved Dyson DC1 (over 20 years old and still going strong). Had a Dyson Motörhead once too, it now lives with another family member.

If anyone says I have a vacuum fetish, I'd agree with them.

bluelass

motherbored21 wrote: »

I have a George (excellent for vacuuming and washing), a dyson handheld (essential for everyday) another ball Dyson (upstairs vacuum, cord very short, but ok) and my beloved Dyson DC1 (over 20 years old and still going strong). Had a Dyson Motörhead once too, it now lives with another family member.

If anyone says I have a vacuum fetish, I'd agree with them.

I heard the George is good. I would like a Henry hound to upgrade my red Henry soon.