Best cordless vacuum cleaner

pattycake

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Battery life, capacity and power. How often would you need to empty it out with 2 cats?. How long before you need to buy a new battery?

Get a Henry, we plug ours in at the bottom of the stairs and it does the whole house and we only have to change the bag about once every couple of months.
People have talked about theirs lasting 20 years.

I replaced a trusted corded Panasonic upright for a Henry. Sorry, I do not get on with it at all. It is far too heavy and cumbersome for me. Plus, I do not think it cleans carpets as well as an upright. I bought a new corded upright.

Henry was great when we had a new kitchen to clear rubble etc but other than that, it sits in the garage.

clangnuts

We've just bought the Vax U86-AL-BA (at 80% off RRP - thanks Martin Lewis) It's very good and we have 3 cats and 2 dogs. Battery life is excellent. Plenty of time to hoover 3 bedroom house.

I think cordless is the future.

vivatifosi

I have a Dyson, my parents have a Vax. They are elderly and find that they are able to do the whole house with theirs which they would otherwise struggle with. I find my Dyson a useful tool for doing my tricky U shaped staircase, plus shades, curtains etc; but my plug in Miele better for the rest of the house.

I think they will be great in the future, but presently they require a lot of charge for not very much use.

dirty_magic

We've got the Dyson. It's ok for a quick whiz around every other day or so, but I don't think it's good enough for a main vacuum. I don't think there's enough suction, even on max, and the battery life is even shorter when it's on max.

McKneff

We have a Gtech and the hand held Gtech. I have a nerve problem in my upper back and can only use the hand held which is great and my Oh is more that happy with the normal one.

Fusspot

McKneff wrote: »

We have a Gtech and the hand held Gtech. I have a nerve problem in my upper back and can only use the hand held which is great and my Oh is more that happy with the normal one.

Is the Gtech hand held ok to use as a general vac on the carpets? I live in a smallish flat with two rooms carpeted, the rest has lino. Buying the hand held only at around £150 would be affordable.

I have had a Henry before and gave it away, I found it cumbersome, the extension pipes kept coming apart and it was a pain to store.

As for cordless battery life, I asked in John Lewis today and was told the battery of the Dyson would only need replacing after ten years. As for the charge time I can whizz round my flat in ten minutes minutes easy.

In John Lewis they did a demo of the Dyson for me and let me use it, it picked up a ton of dust they pit on the carpet to demonstrate so I'd say the suction is good, just a shame it's so expensive.

Gers

I hate Henry's - very unstable and I can't stand the smirking face!

We've got a Miele Cat and Dog vacuum and it's brilliant. Also just bought a Dyson DC58 handheld which I've found so useful for doing the stairs with especially. No more balancing holding vacuum in one hand, vacuuming with the other and having to heave it up and down whilst attached to a wall and then stopping to move the plug from one socket to another.

I've also just bought the Gtech handheld for my mother (she's 88) who wanted one with car cleaning attachments - no idea why as the car does about 60 miles a year. Unfortunately it's rather heavier than the Dyson and I don't think she'll manage to hold it very long so I'll probably give her the Dyson and keep the Gtech for myself.

Think there's a place for both.

zoob

Have used both the Dyson hand held and Gtech Air Ram cleaners, I sell them, the Dyson is good and is handy for round curtains, walls for dusting, both struggle on shag pile carpet and have small dust bins, I've tried both at home, it a large house and the only hard floor is in the kitchen the rest is carpet, whilst the Dyson was very good the G Tech Air Ram was great, me and the wife both love it, so that's what we bought.
" I have to say both are very good products, you shouldn't be disappointed with either of them"