cordless stick vacs vs uprights

seatbeltnoob

Hello

Are cordless vac worth it these days? They are OK in the beginning but as they age they lose their suction power, little seals here and there go, there are so cracks somewhere because it's been dropped etc. They are very expensive starting at £300 for recent models, not even the brand new models which are £500+ with dyson.

I have an old v10 and we still have to get the old dustpan and brush out for confetti, kids beads from bead making kits, or to get the crud from under the sofa seats that tend to stick to the cloth base.

the v10 just isn't good enough, we need suction.

We went with a stick vac as our only vaccum, because we live in a 2 floor maisonette and the freedom to just walk arund the house hoovering without cords is really nice. But I have come to terms that the hoovering just isn't good enough, we need sheer suction power to get a proper clean.

Corded uprights are quite cheap, less than £100. Are they any better than cordless stick vacs?

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Brie

We've got a Shark cordless DuoClean. I don't think they make them any more though there is a corded version on Amazon. I hate the cords, constantly dragging, needing to stop, unplug, plug in elsewhere etc. Our cordless sits in a corner plugged in to charge and then gets used upstairs and downstairs quite easily. Battery won't last a massive cleaning session but is more than enough to give the place a once over. When I do a deep clean upstairs it tends to need charging at some point so it becomes a 2 day process.

Suction is good, seals are fine after 8? years. I've learned how to dismantle it sufficiently to get rid of clogs (OH tends to use it for picking up leaves that have blown inside without thinking how these things jam up on the bendy sections). It's heavy but no where near as heavy as a Dyson we had years back. I don't notice the weight if I'm just hoovering, it's when I'm using it to hoik down the dust bats that it's a pain.

Comes to bits nicely so that you can use it as a hand held too but is much better than those lightweight dustbusters that are available.

Prior to this we had a Vax which worked just fine but OH decided it was broken (?? you mean it's clogged dear??) so we got the Shark to replace it.

TELLIT01

We have a Vax Blade 4 and it's great at what it does. The problem is a big BUT! That but is the small container which fills up so quickly. I'm more than happy with the cordless element and it is very powerful when you put the main head into 'overdrive'.

I would certainly consider a full size cordless version as we have had very good customer service from VAX. The original head lost of of the strips on the head within a couple of weeks. I thought they would send replacement strips, as it seemed to have simply come unstuck, but they sent a complete head unit. One of the batteries died after about 9 months and a replace was sent without argument or wanting the original sent back. Due to a mix up at their end they actually sent 2 replacement batteries. I contacted them to let them know and they said to keep both.

otb666

I have a shark bagless cylinder for four years Great suction 240v and can hoover whole house from one plug.

ladruid

I had a Dyson V8 Animal, really was utter trash… paying for the name I guess.

Had a Shark cordless now for three years and it's still going strong, 200% better than the Dyson!

Saying that though, Shark isn't a patch on our corded 10 year old Vax upright… you just can't beat the good suction of 230v…

MysteryMe

I wont buy Dyson cordless items anymore, I have recently bought a Henry Quick cordless stick vacuum and happy enough with it. Uses dirt collection pods so no having to faff around cleaning filters regularly which I had to do with the Dyson and they still never worked liked they did as new in my experience.

mta999

I would recommend Shark over Dyson

rob7475

We've had a few Dyson cordless sticks over the years. They start off great but soon start having problems.

Last year we bought a Sebo X7 corded upright and the amount of stuff it pulled out of the carpets that we'd been hoovering with the Dysons for years was shocking.

We now use the Sebo as the main hoover and a cordless stick for daily quick clean ups. When the last Dyson died, we replaced with a Henry cordless stick and it's great. I uses little bags that last for weeks before you need to change them and gets rid of the need for cleaning filters all the time and having grotty dust canisters to clean out.

Bigphil1474

We have a Shark cordless that we use for small jobs. Suction is fine, but I do take it to 'bits' about once a year and give it a thorough clean, plus replace filters etc. Our Vax corded vac is the same. If you don't clean them down and replace filters as required, they will stop working so well. We've even got a SEBO E vac that looks about 30 years old, we got filters from Germany for that. (And that's not all our vacs either!)

victor2

We have a vax cordless for general use. As already said, their customer service is excellent. They sent a complete new head when one wheel broke off after a year of use. Love the two batteries and no need to "park" it in a charger.

However, for real dirt, we get the good old corded dyson out, as even in boost mode, the Vax can't deal with it. The dust container is also very small and messy to empty properly. We've never had the container full of the perfect dust that the adverts show falling out neatly into the bin when you just open the bottom flap! 😉

jonnydeppiwish!

had various Dyson cordless over the years, all aren’t great. Have a Miele cordless now for hard floors and a Dyson upright for the carpets. Clean the filters and they work very well still