What vacum cleaner for wood floors and cat hairs?
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My Dyson won't even pick up cat biscuits, leaves or anything much bigger than dust. The engineer came and tested it and there's nothing wrong with it, it's just crap.
This is made even more noticeable when I try and vacuum my car with it. It's absolutely hopeless compared to the old Kirby I usually use!
This is made even more noticeable when I try and vacuum my car with it. It's absolutely hopeless compared to the old Kirby I usually use!
Gingerbread Man said:
Probably hopelessly useless, but I want one of those robotic vacuum cleaners. To get a decent one, it's £££, and a risk at that that it'll be good not crap!
Don't waste your money they're rubbish. The dust collector is about the size of a matchbox and they aren't powerful. Vron said:
Gingerbread Man said:
Probably hopelessly useless, but I want one of those robotic vacuum cleaners. To get a decent one, it's £££, and a risk at that that it'll be good not crap!
Don't waste your money they're rubbish. The dust collector is about the size of a matchbox and they aren't powerful. I could see how they might lack the suction for carpet. They still that bad?
Gingerbread Man said:
Vron said:
Gingerbread Man said:
Probably hopelessly useless, but I want one of those robotic vacuum cleaners. To get a decent one, it's £££, and a risk at that that it'll be good not crap!
Don't waste your money they're rubbish. The dust collector is about the size of a matchbox and they aren't powerful. I could see how they might lack the suction for carpet. They still that bad?
I think they're a good idea in principle and i had the same plan as you little and often whilst youre out but the dust collector is so small. Its surprising Dyson hand held is far far better I actually enjoy using it.
Vron said:
Gingerbread Man said:
Vron said:
Gingerbread Man said:
Probably hopelessly useless, but I want one of those robotic vacuum cleaners. To get a decent one, it's £££, and a risk at that that it'll be good not crap!
Don't waste your money they're rubbish. The dust collector is about the size of a matchbox and they aren't powerful. I could see how they might lack the suction for carpet. They still that bad?
I think they're a good idea in principle and i had the same plan as you little and often whilst youre out but the dust collector is so small. Its surprising Dyson hand held is far far better I actually enjoy using it.
In regards to the OP's question, I looked into a G Tec Air Ram (?), but they'll not available here. I liked the compact aspect that would be kept charging on a shelf. No cables, just pick it up and go. Seemed like less faff.
Vron said:
It was wood floors I used it on.
I think they're a good idea in principle and i had the same plan as you little and often whilst youre out but the dust collector is so small. Its surprising Dyson hand held is far far better I actually enjoy using it.
Agreed on the dust collector size but tend to disagree on the rest. I really like ours.I think they're a good idea in principle and i had the same plan as you little and often whilst youre out but the dust collector is so small. Its surprising Dyson hand held is far far better I actually enjoy using it.
You do have to do a 'deep clean' with a proper vacuum every so often though but the little robot does keep that to a minimum IMO.
I've been a Dyson's are great, then rubbish compared to Henry now, and thanks to a good slagging on Ph two and a half years ago when I gave them a second chance I'm now back in the Dyson's are great camp.
The early handhelds were s
tte. The new ones could suck a golf ball through a hosepipe. My DC 44 is 32 months old now, holds as much charge as the day it was new, regularly cleans out the log burner after the ash pan has been emptied (not supposed to). Just gets the filter cleaned once a week.
The early bagless ones were fragile. The new bagless and filterless ones are amazing. My DC54 is 18 months old now, and again has been faultless. The dog grooming tool is ideal for removing moulting hair at source rather than everywhere around the house.
I'm looking forward to the Dyson 360 robot being released to see how it performs. Should be good. Current robot vacuum cleaners leave too much to be desired.
Miele on the other hand. I'm firmly back in the Miele are crap these days camp. There's a company trading it's name now on how your parents models used to perform and last back in the 70's.
The early handhelds were s
tte. The new ones could suck a golf ball through a hosepipe. My DC 44 is 32 months old now, holds as much charge as the day it was new, regularly cleans out the log burner after the ash pan has been emptied (not supposed to). Just gets the filter cleaned once a week.The early bagless ones were fragile. The new bagless and filterless ones are amazing. My DC54 is 18 months old now, and again has been faultless. The dog grooming tool is ideal for removing moulting hair at source rather than everywhere around the house.
I'm looking forward to the Dyson 360 robot being released to see how it performs. Should be good. Current robot vacuum cleaners leave too much to be desired.
Miele on the other hand. I'm firmly back in the Miele are crap these days camp. There's a company trading it's name now on how your parents models used to perform and last back in the 70's.
Gingerbread Man said:
New place is tiled floors and wooden floors, so I thought it would have an easy life. No carpet to contend with. I thought about running it every other day during the week, so always while we're out. Little and often.
I could see how they might lack the suction for carpet. They still that bad?
I have had a Roomba pet series for about 3 years. I think it is great. Our house is tiled throughout, no carpets or rugs, so this suits it just fine. I clean it out after every 2 runs. Only takes a few minutes and not the worst job in the world.I could see how they might lack the suction for carpet. They still that bad?
I tend to use it when I am in, as it once set off the burglar alarm.
Just to add another point of view... I bought a Sebo X4 Pet last year for our house which is fully carpeted other than the kitchen (tiles) and bathrooms (vinyl).
The power of the Sebo is all in the brush. It's unbeatable on the carpets. It doesn't just clean them, it makes them look new!
But it is pretty much useless (and annoying) anywhere else. If you use the hose with any accessories it'll just fall over because it's not well balanced for that kind of use. The suction isn't great, so on hard floors the performance is disappointing and it's a big heavy thing to lug about so it feels like it should be better.
So for carpets - absolutely 100% Sebo upright, I can't imagine anything else would be better. But for hard floors go with something lighter with more suction.
The power of the Sebo is all in the brush. It's unbeatable on the carpets. It doesn't just clean them, it makes them look new!
But it is pretty much useless (and annoying) anywhere else. If you use the hose with any accessories it'll just fall over because it's not well balanced for that kind of use. The suction isn't great, so on hard floors the performance is disappointing and it's a big heavy thing to lug about so it feels like it should be better.
So for carpets - absolutely 100% Sebo upright, I can't imagine anything else would be better. But for hard floors go with something lighter with more suction.
We have a Dyson DC59 thing. We had it for our small flat as it was perfect.
Just moved into a new two bed house. My friend said to use his Miele Cat and Dog hoover as he said the Dyson wouldn't be man enough for our first clean. Hoovered the whole house with it. Thought i would just give the house carpets another quick hoover with the Dyson to see, and it picked up a huge amount more. Wasn't expecting that!
Take from that what you will. I gave him his hoover back quickly after.
I have an old VAX for building/DIY works, so Dyson is just used for the normal cleaning.
Just moved into a new two bed house. My friend said to use his Miele Cat and Dog hoover as he said the Dyson wouldn't be man enough for our first clean. Hoovered the whole house with it. Thought i would just give the house carpets another quick hoover with the Dyson to see, and it picked up a huge amount more. Wasn't expecting that!
Take from that what you will. I gave him his hoover back quickly after.
I have an old VAX for building/DIY works, so Dyson is just used for the normal cleaning.
CornishRob said:
We have a Dyson DC59 thing. We had it for our small flat as it was perfect.
Just moved into a new two bed house. My friend said to use his Miele Cat and Dog hoover as he said the Dyson wouldn't be man enough for our first clean. Hoovered the whole house with it. Thought i would just give the house carpets another quick hoover with the Dyson to see, and it picked up a huge amount more. Wasn't expecting that!
Take from that what you will. I gave him his hoover back quickly after.
I have an old VAX for building/DIY works, so Dyson is just used for the normal cleaning.
Maybe the Miele brought a lot of stuff to the surface & would have had the same result (or better) had you gone over with it again Just moved into a new two bed house. My friend said to use his Miele Cat and Dog hoover as he said the Dyson wouldn't be man enough for our first clean. Hoovered the whole house with it. Thought i would just give the house carpets another quick hoover with the Dyson to see, and it picked up a huge amount more. Wasn't expecting that!
Take from that what you will. I gave him his hoover back quickly after.
I have an old VAX for building/DIY works, so Dyson is just used for the normal cleaning.
Also depends what head was on the Miele, the turbo head is amazing in our experience, especially with pet hair.
How are these hoovers for removing hair from Sofas and the like?
We have a cleaner who does the floor to a satisfactory level but she hasn't really mastered the clearing of cat hair from our sofas, so wondering if I can make it easier by getting on of these hoovers? I'd probably just do it myself, but be interesting to hear if anyone has a good solution for that aspect of cat hair...
We have a cleaner who does the floor to a satisfactory level but she hasn't really mastered the clearing of cat hair from our sofas, so wondering if I can make it easier by getting on of these hoovers? I'd probably just do it myself, but be interesting to hear if anyone has a good solution for that aspect of cat hair...
okgo said:
How are these hoovers for removing hair from Sofas and the like?
We have a cleaner who does the floor to a satisfactory level but she hasn't really mastered the clearing of cat hair from our sofas, so wondering if I can make it easier by getting on of these hoovers? I'd probably just do it myself, but be interesting to hear if anyone has a good solution for that aspect of cat hair...
You can purchase a mini turbo brush head for the Miele, be ideal for sofas etc, the Cat & Dog may even come with it as well as the full size one?We have a cleaner who does the floor to a satisfactory level but she hasn't really mastered the clearing of cat hair from our sofas, so wondering if I can make it easier by getting on of these hoovers? I'd probably just do it myself, but be interesting to hear if anyone has a good solution for that aspect of cat hair...
Dont know about wooden floors, but I've recently bought a Vax Air Reach U90-MA-Re and its much better than all the previous Dysons we've had. Its so powerful that it almost lifts the carpet from the floor. Got it from Amazon for £89. The wife thinks its the best vacuum she's ever used.
CornishRob said:
We have a Dyson DC59 thing. We had it for our small flat as it was perfect.
Just moved into a new two bed house. My friend said to use his Miele Cat and Dog hoover as he said the Dyson wouldn't be man enough for our first clean. Hoovered the whole house with it. Thought i would just give the house carpets another quick hoover with the Dyson to see, and it picked up a huge amount more. Wasn't expecting that!
Take from that what you will. I gave him his hoover back quickly after.
I have an old VAX for building/DIY works, so Dyson is just used for the normal cleaning.
I've had exactly the same experience. And came to the same decision as you.Just moved into a new two bed house. My friend said to use his Miele Cat and Dog hoover as he said the Dyson wouldn't be man enough for our first clean. Hoovered the whole house with it. Thought i would just give the house carpets another quick hoover with the Dyson to see, and it picked up a huge amount more. Wasn't expecting that!
Take from that what you will. I gave him his hoover back quickly after.
I have an old VAX for building/DIY works, so Dyson is just used for the normal cleaning.
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