Wet and dry vacuum cleaner question
Discussion
I came across one of these in Homebase today and was impressed by its lightness:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/K%C3%A4rcher-MV2-Multi-Pur...
I have no need for the 'wet' part of it, but how good would it be at hoovering (Karchering?) an expensive wool carpet, getting down between the tufts and helping to get the pile back up?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/K%C3%A4rcher-MV2-Multi-Pur...
I have no need for the 'wet' part of it, but how good would it be at hoovering (Karchering?) an expensive wool carpet, getting down between the tufts and helping to get the pile back up?
Renovation said:
To lift pile you need a beater bar - hence that will be useless.
Well that was my thought too - yet many people use the 'non-upright' type of cleaner on carpets and seem to like them perfectly well. I thought shoving the head attachment back and forth might do it... currently I have a Panasonic upright and it just doesn't seem to do the job very well, even though I replaced the rotating brush bar jobbie. What vac cleaner would the panel suggest to keep said posh carpet looking good? Results more important than price.
(And that was my 60,000th post!!)
Yes you can drag the head around - as you could a broom - hardly the best solution though.
We use similar for the hard floors but have a Vax with beater bar for the carpets - TBH I don't think there's that much difference between the options - its a belt driven, height adjustable, brush bar - not exactly high tech.
My wife picked the vax as it was lightweight (which consequently feels cheap to me)
We use similar for the hard floors but have a Vax with beater bar for the carpets - TBH I don't think there's that much difference between the options - its a belt driven, height adjustable, brush bar - not exactly high tech.
My wife picked the vax as it was lightweight (which consequently feels cheap to me)
Well I took myself off to John Lewis today to get me a new vacuum cleaner, yeehah.
Except they only had about six on display, three of which were Dysons that the nice young lady kept steering me towards. Miele don't do an upright cleaner she said. Anyway, there was nothing that really grabbed me, especially not for the wrong side of £300, so I said my goodbyes and took a trip to Hughes Electrical.
An excellent array of all kinds of vacuuming devices, and by the time I'd pushed, poked and fiddled with a few, a salesman discretely arrived and asked if I needed help. 'Yes' I said, 'I'm looking for a vacuum cleaner!'. And up and down the line we went. Sebo were hideous and heavy... oh, there's a Miele upright - nicely made but too big and heavy... two nasty cheap models from Panasonic, a Hoover that looked a possible but in colours that belonged in B&Q's tool department, an ugly Vax, and the usual collection of overpriced multicoloured fairground rides that are Dyson. Ah, a Samsung, that's a decent brand and it looks quite smart, interesting. And finally, at the end of the line, two Sharks that had evidently been designed by the same person who designed dodgem cars in the 1980s (it even has little chrome-surround headlights). But hold on, the Shark is light, and well made, and it has all the bits I want in roughly the right place. 'Would you like to try them?' the assistant asked. Well why not I thought, and reaslised there was a piece of carpet at my feet. Tried the Shark - very quiet, light, so easy to push it felt power-assisted. Then the Samsung. Heavy, a real drag to use, not a patch on the Shark. So I got the Shark, down from £199 to £149. I declined the offer of a three year warranty for £39 - which was just as well because at the checkout I saw the box offered a free 5 year warranty. Scoop!
As soon as I got home, in a fit of vacuuming eagerness, I unpacked the new toy and got going. It got two loads of fluff and dust out of what I thought were clean carpets. Light, quiet and almost self-propelling, it comes with three attachments although there's only room onboard for two. The rotatey pet thing has to stay separate - but it works very well, turning even under pressure whereas th eone on my old Panasonic simply stopped.
- I recommend Shark! https://sharkclean.eu/product/shark-nv480-upright-...
(fortunately their vacuum cleaners are faster than their website!)
ETA: I was curious to know why the machine didn't have its wattage emblazoned on the front and box like all the rest. Indeed, I had to hunt for it... burrowing through the small print in the leaflet I found out why they don't - it's only 700W. Which just shows that maybe wattage isn't important...!
Except they only had about six on display, three of which were Dysons that the nice young lady kept steering me towards. Miele don't do an upright cleaner she said. Anyway, there was nothing that really grabbed me, especially not for the wrong side of £300, so I said my goodbyes and took a trip to Hughes Electrical.
An excellent array of all kinds of vacuuming devices, and by the time I'd pushed, poked and fiddled with a few, a salesman discretely arrived and asked if I needed help. 'Yes' I said, 'I'm looking for a vacuum cleaner!'. And up and down the line we went. Sebo were hideous and heavy... oh, there's a Miele upright - nicely made but too big and heavy... two nasty cheap models from Panasonic, a Hoover that looked a possible but in colours that belonged in B&Q's tool department, an ugly Vax, and the usual collection of overpriced multicoloured fairground rides that are Dyson. Ah, a Samsung, that's a decent brand and it looks quite smart, interesting. And finally, at the end of the line, two Sharks that had evidently been designed by the same person who designed dodgem cars in the 1980s (it even has little chrome-surround headlights). But hold on, the Shark is light, and well made, and it has all the bits I want in roughly the right place. 'Would you like to try them?' the assistant asked. Well why not I thought, and reaslised there was a piece of carpet at my feet. Tried the Shark - very quiet, light, so easy to push it felt power-assisted. Then the Samsung. Heavy, a real drag to use, not a patch on the Shark. So I got the Shark, down from £199 to £149. I declined the offer of a three year warranty for £39 - which was just as well because at the checkout I saw the box offered a free 5 year warranty. Scoop!
As soon as I got home, in a fit of vacuuming eagerness, I unpacked the new toy and got going. It got two loads of fluff and dust out of what I thought were clean carpets. Light, quiet and almost self-propelling, it comes with three attachments although there's only room onboard for two. The rotatey pet thing has to stay separate - but it works very well, turning even under pressure whereas th eone on my old Panasonic simply stopped.
- I recommend Shark! https://sharkclean.eu/product/shark-nv480-upright-...
(fortunately their vacuum cleaners are faster than their website!)
ETA: I was curious to know why the machine didn't have its wattage emblazoned on the front and box like all the rest. Indeed, I had to hunt for it... burrowing through the small print in the leaflet I found out why they don't - it's only 700W. Which just shows that maybe wattage isn't important...!
Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 27th October 16:02
Sorry for the bump on this but today I bought a Shark too. The 680 and its bloody superb. I had seen the late night paid for tv advert type shows and was cynical but more reading and then a test drive today.
As simpo said, very quiet, light and seems to pull itself along. I bought the 680UK for 200 at Argos, there is a 6800UKT (which has a pet accessory) for 300. It was a no brainer, the tool is 20 quid so I got the standard unit.
Our old Dyson (which was bloody useless) never once was able to do a good job of the carpet, this thing though got a load of dirt and dust and pulled the pile up nicely.
As simpo said, very quiet, light and seems to pull itself along. I bought the 680UK for 200 at Argos, there is a 6800UKT (which has a pet accessory) for 300. It was a no brainer, the tool is 20 quid so I got the standard unit.
Our old Dyson (which was bloody useless) never once was able to do a good job of the carpet, this thing though got a load of dirt and dust and pulled the pile up nicely.
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