Lightweight, upright, cheap, long wired vacuum cleaner

diystarter7

We have wooden floors on the ground level as well and first and top floors.
Looking at uprights - bit lost.
We have 3, 4 seat sofas that sit on legs that are about 120mm off the ground.

I am looking for something as per the title of the thread but doubt it will go under the sofas,

Do not need to be powerful as we have a powerful vac for the stairs carpets etc.

Ideally it will be low noise, upright, cheap, long wire, etc - will consider a very small cylinder type as last resort.  If upright, lighter it is the better

What have you go that you can recommend please?

twopenny

No doubt there will be better recommendations but for 40yrs I had an old Hoover Junior.
It was lighter, slinner width and height than any new one and i investigated a lot!
If you can find a reconditioned one the spares are still available. The bags were cleaner and more easily disposable than any of the new fancy stuff.
I only lost it because it went in for a simple repair and the guy fell seriously ill and uncontactable.

diystarter7

twopenny said:

No doubt there will be better recommendations but for 40yrs I had an old Hoover Junior.
It was lighter, slinner width and height than any new one and i investigated a lot!
If you can find a reconditioned one the spares are still available. The bags were cleaner and more easily disposable than any of the new fancy stuff.
I only lost it because it went in for a simple repair and the guy fell seriously ill and uncontactable.

Thank you. Sorry, can I get one now? 

Emmia

diystarter7 said:

twopenny said:

No doubt there will be better recommendations but for 40yrs I had an old Hoover Junior.
It was lighter, slinner width and height than any new one and i investigated a lot!
If you can find a reconditioned one the spares are still available. The bags were cleaner and more easily disposable than any of the new fancy stuff.
I only lost it because it went in for a simple repair and the guy fell seriously ill and uncontactable.

Thank you. Sorry, can I get one now? 

Judging by a google search... yes, Hoover juniors are available second hand via ebay. 

Have you thought about a cordless vacuum like a Shark upright? It avoids the need for super long cables that will add weight.

bob_a_builder

I've just serviced my in-laws Gtech Airram, good clean and put some new sweep brush rolllers in it for £8 - and I was very impressed how powerful it is, and with hard floor you don't really need any beating function as such just suction
Plenty of the of them 2nd hand on market place or Gumtree for £60 or £70  - put in new set of brush rollers  on it and you'll be good
or refurbished on Ebay for £160 direct from Gtech  

Its cordless and upright and light weight, body is about 100mm high and handle will go flat to floor so  quite probably able to get under those sofas 

This sort of thing
 

Keithy13

We got a robot vacuum, It goes under the furniture, does both hard floors and carpets, goes back and charges itself. OH loves it. Also works with Alexa, and no more expensive than a good quality upright.

PollyWollyDoodle

I love my Shark corded vacuum cleaner, I wouldn’t describe it as a lightweight but in all other respects it would meet your requirements.

I can hoover the whole of three bedroomed house without having to unplug it.  You can detach each part of it, e.g. you can take the wand off and use it separately or you can lift the power unit off the base so it’s easy to do stairs etc - however you said you already have something for that. 

This is the one I have 

coffeehound

diystarter7 said: . . . will consider a very small cylinder type as last resort.  

Forum favourite Henry HVR160 has a 10-metre flex.  Current best price appears to be £99

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/numatic-henry-hvr160-cylinder-vacuum-cleaner-red-currys-ps99-delivered-at-ebay-currys-3872012

diystarter7

Cheers all. Possibly my fault for not being clear but we are looking for a very lightweight, upright. One can slide under our sofas. We have wooden floors all over the house.

Thinking about going for something like this. Undecided  ATM.  I will update.

ka7e

Another vote for a robot vacuum. Mine goes under sofas and beds, is very quiet and has good suction. Most have magnetic strips that can stop it trying to eat cables or small obstacles, some have a water chamber to mop floors and with vouchers there are some on Amazon that are less than £100.

Coffeekup

bob_a_builder said:

Gtech 

This sort of thing
 

I would recommend a Dyson, although they are more expensive than most they last a good 8+ years, vacuum well and you get the 3 attachments you need for it, you can get hold of replacement parts super easy if need be too. There also quiet then most other brands too that I've seen round other people house's and work. Also they have all the attachments that fit to the main vacuum, instead of having to use a separate device.

As for the gtech bob mentioned, I would say don't waste your money. I vacuum my father's house with this overpriced tat. 
The collection box is full every 15 mins reducing the performance massively.  In the 3 years he's had it it's needed 3 new belts.
When it does work, going along edges where the skirting or units are, no matter how you come at it there is a 3-4cm void where it doesn't vacuum up the dirt so you have to use the hand held device that comes with it, which if it needs to suck up anything heavier than dandruff you may as well get the dustpan and brush out. 
It also has a gimmicky light on the front which is nice when going along hard floors you can see the debris blowing away from the front of it at 180° instead of being sucked up, only for all the dirt you have tried to vacuum up ending up at the skirting board.....sigh.
Then there is the run/charge time's... bleh.
For me the only positive of this machine is that it light-ish and it's folds down well in use to get under beds, sofas and units, but no better than a Dyson. 
Arguably you could say it's just me, however a few of us go round to help my dad and we all grumble at how crap it is.
Edit: no offense bob.

If it were my money I'd rather spend the extra £50 or so and get something like the dyson v6/v7, but at around £250 new most would not call that cheap, but if others are recommending second of eBay I can too they seem to be going for £50+.