Vacuum cleaner for hardwood floors + carpets?

Infidel

lstar337 wrote: »

The Henry could be a problem with mobility issues. I don't think it's hard work (unless you make it so), but you do have to bend down to turn it on and off.

The trouble with an upright (mobility wise) is the weight, a henry practically floats in comparison.

You see my dilemma!

jellie

phoenix_w wrote: »

It's the shame the Gtech airram is so poor at hard floors (in my experience it just flirts the dirt around the room at high speed) because it's light, upright and very good on carpet.

I have a Gtech Air Ram, it's brilliant. It's used on hard floors mostly as well as rugs.

xyz123

Op- I think u need to decide if u want bagless or bagged vacuum. Bagless so not good on paper but often involves messy filter cleaning (has to be done outside the house) and replacement (this depends on manufacturer). Bagged has less trouble with filters but obviously needs bag changes and some bags are expensive (though u can get non brand generic ones from ebay)...

Infidel

Does Henry need a bag change?

Living_proof

I can thoroughly recommend a Dyson Animal. My daughter first had one and I thought it was hideously expensive but the more I came to see it and use it the better value it represents. I now have one mounted on a kitchen wall and it's so easy just to pick up and use whereas a normal vac is such a chore. It's light, picks up a frightening amount of fluff and is perfect on my marble kitchen, wooden floors downstairs and carpet on stairs and bedrooms. Vinyl no problem either. It's one of those few appliances in life you would automatically replace with the latest model when it eventually gave up the ghost, many years hence I hope. No bags and attachments for sofas, etc. An absolute must have.

newbie1980

dyson v6 fluffy

in the words of my wife

its the dogs bollock of vacuums

kazd

I have just bought the dyson absolute which is cordless and comes with both the direct motor head and the fluffy head. It retails at £430 but if you buy it direct from Dyson they usually do an offer. I got it for £320 plus extra tools thrown in. It is excellent although I don't think it is going to replace our Dyson Upright Animal which has just died after 11 years.

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CKdesigner

Hi Infidel

With all due respect I don't think anyone above has quite enough knowledge about vacuum cleaners to give you the correct advice.

If you want the best vacuum cleaner designed for hard surfaces then you would be well advised to look at the Miele range. These are designed and manufactured in Germany of which most homes have hard floors, so these vacuums are primarily designed for these. They have rubber wheels which will not scratch and by far have the best dust retention in the industry. They are cylinder cleaners but one or 2 models have controls at the hand position on the hose.

There are many other areas where a Miele vacuum is superior to anything else mentioned by others above.

CK

Norman_Castle

CKdesigner wrote: »

Hi Infidel

With all due respect I don't think anyone above has quite enough knowledge about vacuum cleaners to give you the correct advice.

If you want the best vacuum cleaner designed for hard surfaces then you would be well advised to look at the Miele range.

With all due respect do you have quite enough knowledge to state which is the best vacuum cleaner designed for hard surfaces?. Are Miele's designed for hard surfaces?