LocostBuilders - powered by XMB

advice on vacuum cleaners

whitstella - 22/1/12 at 03:33 PM

hi

i know many of us dont use a hoover and just move our feet when 1 comes past, but the otherhalf has decided she wants a new hoover( and christmas has just gone). so some advice would be great, and i've been told it needs to be an upright.
any help would be great to many to look at on the www.

cheers steve

Chippy - 22/1/12 at 03:49 PM

WE have a SEBO Automatic X4, had it now for over 12 years, still going strong. The Mrs. say's its by far the best vac she has ever used. Not cheep mind, but in all that time had to replace just one main belt. Recomended. HTH Ray

imp paul - 22/1/12 at 03:57 PM

i also just binned my hoover and got a nice light samsung. 4.5kg from b and q approx Ł45 2 years warranty. bag less works very very well i would recommend it you can not go wrong locost lol

HowardB - 22/1/12 at 04:05 PM

I swear by my Dyson, and they are expensive, but it is good, just not for the garage,... that's where old dysons go to die.

I have a 20year old Vax in the garage and for swarf it's best.

New dysons are not locost, but they are good in my humble opinion,....

BigFaceDave - 22/1/12 at 04:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Chippy
WE have a SEBO Automatic X4, had it now for over 12 years, still going strong. The Mrs. say's its by far the best vac she has ever used. Not cheep mind, but in all that time had to replace just one main belt. Recomended. HTH Ray

+1

I have a Sebo and I cant rate it highly enough, for dog hair its better than a dyson although mine doesnt have a bagless system and so you need bags and not the cheapest but mine is at least 13-14 years old and has had to cope with 3 labradors and has never missed a beat.

mangogrooveworkshop - 22/1/12 at 04:56 PM

FORGET DYSONS (rhymes with dustbin) and other retailer brands Dyson and most others are made of all plastic and if you remember the experiment of rubbing a balloon or plastic rod on your sleeve...Moving air has the same effect resulting in charging up the things your trying to clean like a giant magnet.

Oreck xl 76 quid off the bay or the Numatic range such as HENRYs These are industrial strength machines and the cleaning businesses use them for a reason.

Stay away from Kirby unless you like changing belts and have fore arms like popeye.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p3872.m570.l1313&_nkw=Oreck+XL&_sacat=See-All-Categories

NUMATIC VACUUM NRV200 COMMERCIAL HENRY VACUUM CLEANER | eBay

mangogrooveworkshop - 22/1/12 at 04:56 PM

wilkingj - 22/1/12 at 05:38 PM

I got a mid range Tesco one for my son at Uni. Its got Pet hair filter ie suitable for asthmatics.
Had it 5 years and it seems to work well, was abt Ł45-Ł50. Its on its Second son at uni.
Although they were / are students, it got well used (and abused!).

Have a Dyson for the Wife and home. Works well and does what it says on the tin.

Just my 2 reils worth.

MikeRJ - 22/1/12 at 05:48 PM

We have a upright Dyson and it's a fantastic tool. It's taking a severe beating over the last 8 or 9 years and still works perfectly.

dinosaurjuice - 22/1/12 at 05:58 PM

sebo for the house. henry for the garage.

never seen a dyson in a hotel. see plenty at the tip after been dropped down the stairs.

Ninehigh - 22/1/12 at 06:53 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
Oreck xl 76 quid off the bay or the Numatic range such as HENRYs These are industrial strength machines and the cleaning businesses use them for a reason.

They can fall down the stairs for weeks... Last company missus worked for had several and the only real repairs that had to be done were rewiring where they'd been dragged inside the house by the cord

stevebubs - 22/1/12 at 08:49 PM

We bought a dyson about 8years ago and it gets quite heavy use (our dog sheds a LOT of hair).

Had to replace one or 2 parts (last was the motor) but they're solidly designed and ours can be dismantled to it's constituent parts with a single torq screwdriver.

Spares backup from the likes of ESpares is fanstatic.

Mr C - 22/1/12 at 08:57 PM

I swear by a Miele especially a Cat and Dog, had them all including dysons which was a pile of poop (imo) Theres a stall at our local market selling second hand "refurbed" dysons which have been discarded by their owners. Says it all really.

daviep - 22/1/12 at 08:57 PM

You can't beat a "Henry" The place I served my time we would regularly steal the office henry to hoover up broken glass, lorry brakes and pretty much anything else we pleased.

I've had one for 9 years and it's still perfect, just upgraded it with a turbo head

Davie

paulf - 22/1/12 at 09:38 PM

Henry's are good we had one for years and it did a good job, However I managed to kill it by being tempted to use it to hoover some water out of the locost after having been caught in the rain.I knew it was not a wet and dry machine but as it was so sturdy i though a bit of water would be ok, however the next time I used it it ran slow and made bad arcing noises due to the brushes being corroded and the dust inside the motor had set when mixed with the damp.A new motor was about Ł50 so I ended up buying a stainless bodied wet and dry vacuum from tool station for Ł45 on offer which has been very good so far.
Paul

quote:
Originally posted by daviep
You can't beat a "Henry" The place I served my time we would regularly steal the office henry to hoover up broken glass, lorry brakes and pretty much anything else we pleased.

I've had one for 9 years and it's still perfect, just upgraded it with a turbo head

Davie

chris mason - 22/1/12 at 09:45 PM

We recently bought a new Bissell vacuum cleaner, it's 10x better than the Ł400 Dyson it replaced and it only cost Ł80 delivered (on offer)

We also have one of their carpet cleaners too, great bit of kit.

Cheap Bissell Vacuum Cleaners Here

JoelP - 22/1/12 at 09:47 PM

I only used one miele vacuum, after fitting a display at a miele stockists, and it sucked like you wouldnt believe. No idea what it cost though. My dyson isnt great, but it was free out of someones shed and must be years old. It did improve a lot when i changed the filters.

Ps my makita at work, i have used to suck soil/mortar/brick out of someones cavity unbelieveable tool.

ashg - 22/1/12 at 09:52 PM

we have a miele cat and dog, it kicks the butt of the dyson upright we used to have. its so powerful that it can pull the carpet up. i also use it to hover out the workshop when the other half goes out and it hasn't broke mysteriously like the dyson did

40inches - 23/1/12 at 09:12 AM

I sell and service Vacs for a living, among other appliances. In one way or another all the previous posts are correct, had a Dyson, binned it when the motor popped (not at all uncommon) and bought a Vax Mach 4, around Ł80 retail and it copes with a Labrador (that never seems to stop shedding) as well as the Dyson for a fraction of the cost

Jasper - 23/1/12 at 11:03 AM

Sebo all the way - as used in a lot of commercial property. Had one for 8 years and it's still working like new.

ChrisW - 23/1/12 at 11:24 AM

My Mrs swears by my Dyson upright. I bought it years ago when I was single and living on my own. As soon as we moved in together she threw her hoover away and switched.

In about 6 years I've had two replacement parts on it - the hose and the brush bar. The hose I put down to her pulling on it rather than using the proper clip, so I'm not counting that.

But, as said, it's useless in the garage. For use out there I'd be happy to recommend a Charles, which is the 'wet and dry' version of Henry. Mine has been spot on for cleaning up all sorts of garage mess, doing the cars, etc.

Chris

chrisxr2 - 23/1/12 at 12:18 PM

Henry or henrietta are the dogs danglies, sure you can get a wet and dry one. Used dysons and never liked them.