Hoovers - What's best buy/most efficient pls?

scouselass

Cheers everyone, these replies are fab

.....me thinking that the Bosch Extraxx 17 is worth a look as Which have already done the homework on this one and a couple of you have one of these.......and Henry too is coming out well. So unless I hear about other hoovers I now know the models I want to take a look at. This site saves tons of time (never mind money) because you can create a short list very quickly and it saves all that time wasted hunting round the shops looking at trillions of different hoovers. Brill.

I'll be off to John Lewis this weekend as they will price match any other retailer, and JL after sales service is A1 if anything goes wrong. They never fob you off back to the manufacturer. However, they won't match internet prices though so I will look around just to see what the best price is online.

Once again Thanks!

longtallsally_2

Only just seen your post so you may have already bought one. My vote is with Henry too. What did you decide?

sce37

I have a dyson and a henry. To be honest the Henry is just as efficient as the dyson. Has a really strong suction and is far easier to maintain than my dyson. The dyson is expensive to replace filters and I am forever having to unscrew the bottom bit to get the hairs of the rollers that have got tangled around it. The Henry is far more lightweight and easy to pull around the house. As well as that it only cost about £79 when I bought it in my local Costco. I think the Dyson was about £250 a few years ago.

waaag

Hi there, don't know if you have bought a hoover by now, but I have a JMB bagless cylinder one, it is like a copy of a dyson, looks trendy. It was bought out of a grattan/freemans catalogue (under £100)and as I was the agent I got the 20% off it ( an offer for first order) plus of course free delivery, and I then bought off e-bay, a turbo brush, for a dyson which fits it perfectly on the JMB, for less than half the shop price! The turbo brush has rotating bristles which is absolutely first class for pet hairs. The flask which you empty soon fills up, as it is such efficient suction and the brush makes it more so, The only two carpets I have look like new again. I think you could make the turbo brush fit most cylinder hoovers because hoover shops can supply a pipe adaptor too. Turned out good for me!

scouselass

Still haven't got my hoover yet! Shame on me, it looks like I haven't hoovered since 4 Oct (ie, when I first posted) but I have really - as I just borrowed my mums.

Well Henry get 2 more votes from longtall sally and corrine, so its looking good in his favour - and I agree Corrine all the bits for dyson cost too much, and the roller does clog up with hairs. So I can't be persuaded towards the bagless Waaag as I think they all use those very pricy filters. Someone, on this DIY Board has even started a Henry Appreciation post! So people do love their Henry's. The only thing I personally don't like about the small cylinder hoevers is that it can be a bit uncomfortable on your back.

As for my final decision well someone has actually offered to repair my dyson for free because they think its a simple electrical fault, so I am going with that and then I will sell it at a car boot . I will then use the funds towards my new hoover, which I think is going to be a Henry!

cloud_dog

Had a Happy Henry for over ten years (still got it I use it in the garage - I cut lots of wood). Recently replaced it with a Sebo, very good. It's our first upright so cannot compare against others.

Whilst I'm a big fan of Henry's the upright vacuum's just take so much less effort ;D

cloud_dog

Magentasue

We had Dysons for a few years and I found them heavy and inefficient. My heavy handed OH split the tubing on every one withinthe guarantee period.

Last year we replaced it with a Miele Cat and Dog which has been soooomuch better. It was a Which? best buy and I haven't regretted buying it.

If you do get one, the bags are expensive but you get an offer for an extended 5 year guarantee with 5 years free bags. Can't remember exactly but I think it cost £80 which is only slightly more than the cost of the bags. The filters are included in the box of bags.

scouselass

Final update from me on the hoover saga. Well I actually broke my mum's hoover too I was using her hoover cleaning up plaster dust, bits of rubble etc etc (a big No No, I now know). I decided I couldn't lean on the friend to fix two hoovers so I made some enquiries.

Well talk 'about a man who can'. I met one of them yesterday, and what a man! I was put in touch with a guy who fixes hoovers and he must be about 70 yrs old and he has (current tense) major health problems, but his hobby of fixing hoovers keeps him going! He insisted on calling to pick up the hoovers and also to drop them off again (today!!!), and the bill was a staggering £18.00. Yes, for both hoovers and one of them (my mum's) had the motor burnt out (by me!).

Clearly, he's a dab hand with hoovers so I asked him about the Dyson and Henry and he confirms what we all know but I thought his comments were worth posting here.

He reckons the Dyson is a very good hoover for performance, but that it does have bits that tend to break off a lot, eg the piece around the front, and the electrical wire is a common fault. Also that it, and most hoovers really, can't be used for very dirty jobs - such as building debris etc.

Henrys have an industrial motor so they run and run. They will also hoover up anything because of their simple design and they cope with large volumes, either using the bag or without the bag. The filter is very simple and easily washed. Apparently hospitals, cleaning firms, builders firms etc all use Henrys for their reliability and performance. Hence the Henry can cope with building rubble, plaster dust. You name it Henry will shift it.

I explained to the guy that I still had building rubble to clear up and that I was going to buy a Henry. And he said, "Well if you need a Henry I've got one, reconditioned for £15". So that's it, I've got myself a Henry and a Dyson.

MATH

What a find! A man that can and a Henry for £15. Well done

scouselass

This really is my last post on this one, but maybe we need a new board....a man who can....and and a woman who can....and we name the stars who help us moneysave!

Well its just an idea, wotjathnk?