Are cordless vacuum cleaners worth the money?

JuzaMum

I have the dyson V6 and am very happy with it. I can get round the house (4/5 bed) on one charge if I am just doing a quick going over. If I pull out the furniture/vacuum sofas and do a full clean I will put it back on charge after one room. It's light and I find the brush attachment great for cleaning out drawers.

lstar337

We have a Dyson one, and I wouldn't rate it. It might pick up a bit of dust, but when I run it over loose stuff on the carpet and find it is still there after, I am disappointed.

We also have a Henry, and that picks up everything!

glasgowdan

I think people who only use a battery hoover might be surprised how much dust they're living in! And batteries will always degrade after a certain amount of charge cycles. It's physics.

If I lived in a flat I'd get a proper hoover like a Henry, and one of these http://www.screwfix.com/p/masterplug-cable-reel-4g-240v-45m/47295

Sam_Fallow

Got a GTech Airram earlier this year (from a local auction) and it's great. Battery life is good and suction is more than enough. It's really well built and customer service is good too.

Also have a corded Electrolux mini thingy (car boot sale £3) which is powerful enough to lift the carpet and has the world's longest cord.

Now I don't hate vacuuming so much.

usman330

We have a dyson v6 absolute which is the a great model but expensive at around £400, its brilliant though, really powerful, easy to maneuver and a pleasure to use. Thnik its got a 5 year warranty with dyson so we thought it was worth the expense as it should do 5 years plus

Had a gtech air ram before this and it was rubbish in comparison, it felt like a toy, the brushes used to get clogged up all the time and was very weak in suction in comparison to the dyson.

If you are going to get one I would spend a bit more and go for something like the V6 as the cheaper dyson models are not as good suction

owlet

We have the newest Gtech Air Ram & the hand held one too (only about 3 months old). I have to say its brilliant. Picks up everything (whole house is carpet & have a dog) and easy to empty.
I bought the hand held at the same time as an offer package & that is ace too - perfect in the car and again easy to empty. Also has accessories for cleaning different things.
I wouldn't hesitate to buy again - our Henry vacuum never gets used these days!

Gers

I too changed from conventional plugged vaccum to an AirRam and won't change back! Getting out and working is now almost a pleasure as I'm not doing the corded thing and hauling the machine around. I find myself doing two or three minutes every day rather than the whole floor or house when it needs it cos it's such a PIA.

As a previous poster did I bought the handheld and big thing together, along with the car kit. Now stairs are so much easier to vacuum.

Someone on another thread advised to take a plastic bag upstairs to empty the AirRam box into, however after the first couple of times when a large amount of stuff was lifted it's now so much better.

I hated vacumming and now it's easy to do. I had a lovely Miele Cat and Dog for upstairs and a horrid Vax thing for downstairs, gave both away and not looked back.

It's each to their own I think...whatever works for you. Cordless all the way for me.

JuzaMum

lstar337 wrote: »

We have a Dyson one, and I wouldn't rate it. It might pick up a bit of dust, but when I run it over loose stuff on the carpet and find it is still there after, I am disappointed.

We also have a Henry, and that picks up everything!

I would agree the V6 doesn't pick up large bits. If they are big enough to pick up by hand that's what you have to do.

adandem

I have a Hetty which I love.
I wanted something to do quick 'in between' cleans and bought a Morphy Richards cordless vacuum. It is fantastic! It stays on it's charging unit when not in use and takes up very little room. I can do the best whole house with it and we have pets.

missile

Why do you need all those vacuum cleaners? You must be OCD / have one messy family if you vacuum every day?