Light and easy to use cordless vacuum?

stuart45

Bendy_House said:

For 83-year old mil in her new home with Amtico vinyl flooring.

Tried to persuade her to buy a robot, but she reckons she has too much furniture for it to be effective.

So, thoughts on a light and easy to handle cordless hoover, please?

You could go and fit a central vac system for her at the weekend.

Trackstar

I replaced my Dyson with Muzili.
Cheap, light and easy to use.

Bendy_House

Rosa_Damascena said:

Bendy_House said:

For 83-year old mil in her new home with Amtico vinyl flooring.

Tried to persuade her to buy a robot, but she reckons she has too much furniture for it to be effective.

So, thoughts on a light and easy to handle cordless hoover, please?

I suggest this, £8 from Wilko and is brilliant on hard surfaces. It is lightweight, gathers dirt that is invisible to the eye and gives a strange sense of satisfaction when used. I much prefer this to the JML version as the bristles are much softer:

Will your MIL be ok on her own after living with you for a couple of years?

She's fine, thanks Rosa - but I won't be if I recommend a stiff brush :-)

It was a good move, once we'd found this bungalow - it's on a 'sheltered' estate, and is in the most amazing ground - her wee garden room looks directly over a small lake with leaping fish, duck, geese, wabbits, kingfishers, and even a peacock makes a regular visit. It's waaaay better than our house :-(  She also had it redecorated throughout, so it's like new. UFH too. She's well chuffed - and so are we :-)

I can now get on with projects I just couldn't face doing while she was here - gutting the kitchen and bathroom mainly.

GDB2222

I’ve not used one, but you can get a cordless Henry. It must be nice and light to use, as all the weight is on wheels. 

The whole thing is probably heavy to cart upstairs, but that’s not a problem for a bungalow. 

Just one more to add to the list. 

Bendy_House

Cheers GDB. She does already have a 'cylinder' Dyson, but it's quite heavy, and the hose awkward to use. I think a 'stick' type it'll have to be.

TELLIT01

Bendy_House said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

Bendy_House said:

For 83-year old mil in her new home with Amtico vinyl flooring.

Tried to persuade her to buy a robot, but she reckons she has too much furniture for it to be effective.

So, thoughts on a light and easy to handle cordless hoover, please?

I suggest this, £8 from Wilko and is brilliant on hard surfaces. It is lightweight, gathers dirt that is invisible to the eye and gives a strange sense of satisfaction when used. I much prefer this to the JML version as the bristles are much softer:

Will your MIL be ok on her own after living with you for a couple of years?

She's fine, thanks Rosa - but I won't be if I recommend a stiff brush :-)

It was a good move, once we'd found this bungalow - it's on a 'sheltered' estate, and is in the most amazing ground - her wee garden room looks directly over a small lake with leaping fish, duck, geese, wabbits, kingfishers, and even a peacock makes a regular visit. It's waaaay better than our house :-(  She also had it redecorated throughout, so it's like new. UFH too. She's well chuffed - and so are we :-)

I can now get on with projects I just couldn't face doing while she was here - gutting the kitchen and bathroom mainly.

If she's anything like my mother-in-law, she'd be able to use the broom to avoid taxi fares!

Eldi_Dos

Hi Bendy,not the question you asked and forgive me if I am overstepping a mark here.

Have you considered getting a cleaner for MIL, the initial reaction is normally to resist as it can be felt to diminish independence, but from conversations and observation feel it can help maintain independence longer.It is not unknown for people to make sure the house is ship shape before the cleaner comes so they can have a cuppa and a natter.

Rosa_Damascena

Bendy_House said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

Bendy_House said:

For 83-year old mil in her new home with Amtico vinyl flooring.

Tried to persuade her to buy a robot, but she reckons she has too much furniture for it to be effective.

So, thoughts on a light and easy to handle cordless hoover, please?

I suggest this, £8 from Wilko and is brilliant on hard surfaces. It is lightweight, gathers dirt that is invisible to the eye and gives a strange sense of satisfaction when used. I much prefer this to the JML version as the bristles are much softer:

Will your MIL be ok on her own after living with you for a couple of years?

She's fine, thanks Rosa - but I won't be if I recommend a stiff brush :-)

It was a good move, once we'd found this bungalow - it's on a 'sheltered' estate, and is in the most amazing ground - her wee garden room looks directly over a small lake with leaping fish, duck, geese, wabbits, kingfishers, and even a peacock makes a regular visit. 

I prefer it on hard flooring. It is soft flexible and picks up an incredible amount of invisible debris. My mum bought a Shark as the Dyson got to heavy for her and she's happy with it (not a stick though).

I might not be too happy about having a screeching peacock outside my back door.

Bendy_House

Eldi_Dos said:

Hi Bendy,not the question you asked and forgive me if I am overstepping a mark here.

Have you considered getting a cleaner for MIL, the initial reaction is normally to resist as it can be felt to diminish independence, but from conversations and observation feel it can help maintain independence longer.It is not unknown for people to make sure the house is ship shape before the cleaner comes so they can have a cuppa and a natter.

No mark remotely overstepped, Eldi.

 The time will no doubt come for that, but she's currently quite capable. Before moving in, she did get a cleaner in to deep clean the bathrooms, so she's open to this. 

She's very, painfully, houseproud, especially in this place. I had the task of mounting an oak clock and a corner unit on the walls, and as soon as I'd made the first pilot hole through the p'board with a tiny screwdriver, she was "I'll just pick this up..."(the teeny bit of resulting plaster dust). I stood back as she got a large tissue, wiped it up, got a second one - damp this time - and then a third to 'dry' up for the previous one. 

I then did the second hole...

My dawg is in my good books - he had 4 drinks in a row, dribbling from his beard each time, while mil followed him round wiping up each drip.

Fun...