Cheap second vacuum which can take a beating

blizeH

Hi,

We’ve managed to kill two vacuums now (1 Miele and 1 Dyson) whilst doing up houses and vacuuming up dust, building materials etc.

We’ve replaced the Miele with their EcoLine range and am really happy with it around the house, but I’d like a second, cheaper vacuum which we can use for other things.

Tesco have a ‘cyclone’ bagelss vacuum which looks good for £49 but I can’t find any reviews. Can anyone please recommend a cheap vacuum which is super durable? Thank you

martinthebandit

Henry is the right answer

blizeH

Thanks! Henry was my first thought, but £100 is a lot more than I wanted to spend Maybe it!!!8217;s worth it though.

Ruski

Never had a Henry fail on me - he's been with me years.

If you invest in a better filter you can even use him bagless (unofficially of course!)

HTH

Russ

martinthebandit

Ruski wrote: »

Never had a Henry fail on me - he's been with me years.

If you invest in a better filter you can even use him bagless (unofficially of course!)

HTH

Russ

Although if you buy your bags online they are 'dirt' cheap anyway.

If OP you've previously paid out for a Miele and a Dyson £100 is cheap

blizeH

Thanks, I am increasingly tempted by a Henry then, but has anyone tried a Titan? Says heavy duty, cheap and very good reviews: https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb350vac-1300w-16ltr-wet-dry-vacuum-cleaner-240v/36516

Pdbaggett

Yes I've gotten the linked titan vacuum, its brilliant and in my opinion much better than the henry we have at work. I used mine all the way through my house remodel for everything from cement dust to rubble and its never skipped a beat.

Doozergirl

I'm sure the titan is fine. I don't rate Henry's suck at all but it seems I'm in the minority. I'd go as cheap as possible if it's sucking up plaster dust. That's the main culprit for breaking them.

We learned the lesson about using our home hoover the hard way too. The house Dyson is sacred now.

daivid

I have a Titan, it takes some punishmentand was good value. The bags however splilt very easily, when this happens dust is fired out the back at great speed. The attachments are cheap too, the flat nozle is next to useless. I've never tried using another brand of bags or attachments from another vacuum, if this is possible it could solve the only shortcomings. I find by using it to pick up the worst of the mess then an old dyson to clean fully then building dust can be cleaned up without killing and machines.

Jonesya

I'd say try a used Vax 6131 or any of the earlier models - the original bagged, canister types.

Use it with the paper bags and filters, you can get the generic ones very cheap, but just make sure you change the bags and filters regularly to ensure they don't fail and let the dust through in to the motor.

Davesnave

Henry has been emasculated by EU rules, but you can still get Charles who has the original 1000w motor. He's expensive at £140 but does wet pick up too.

We couldn't kill our original Panasonic MC42 when we renovated. An upright from the 1980s , it sucked-up no end of plaster & dust and is still going strong, but then so is my Honda lawnmower from the 1980s, which still uses no oil.