Best budget upright Vacuum Cleaner

[RobbieTheTruth]

Hello,

Looking for an upright Vacuum Cleaner for about £100.

What do I need to look for - does wattage determine how well it's going to clean?

I like Dyson because the filters can be washed and do not need replacing - are any other vacuums like this? How do Vax compare?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Simpo Two]

Find another £10 and get this one - it's brilliant: http://www.amazon.co.uk/NV480-Upright-Bagless-Vacu...

Very easy to empty, and the filters are foam you rinse out and dry.

[RobbieTheTruth]

Simpo Two said:

Find another £10 and get this one - it's brilliant: http://www.amazon.co.uk/NV480-Upright-Bagless-Vacu...

Very easy to empty, and the filters are foam you rinse out and dry.

Thanks for the suggestion - looks good. Bagless and washable filters tick the boxes.

Concern is the power - 700w seems fairly low. I believe they can legally go upto 1600w but places can sell surplus stock of the more powerful ones. TJ Hughes are selling a 2000w Hoover Whirlwind. Anyone used that.

The Shark looks good though, I'll check out their websire.

[onedsla]

Found this to clean every bit as well as the older Dyson we also have in circulation.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3...

[RobbieTheTruth]

onedsla said:

Found this to clean every bit as well as the older Dyson we also have in circulation.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3...

Thanks - looks good.

Gets a carpet rating of A which is good, because my house is carpeted.

Any idea if the filters are washable? Is it easy to empty?

[Simpo Two]

RobbieTheTruth said:

Thanks for the suggestion - looks good. Bagless and washable filters tick the boxes. Concern is the power - 700w seems fairly low.

Having one I can tell you that 700W is all you need - it's also slightly self-propelling...

[miniman]

Motor wattage is broadly speaking irrelevant.

[98elise]

miniman said:

Motor wattage is broadly speaking irrelevant.

I would agree. We recently bought a dyson cordless vac (so not a powerful vac) and it seems to clean as well as our mains dyson.

Since we got it the mains vac hasn't left the cupboard.

[N Dentressangle]

A Dyson DC04 or similar from Ebay would fit the bill for much less than £100:

http://www.dysonmedic.com/DC04%20Folder/DC04%20pag...

All fixable for a few quid and easy to take to bits, with cheap aftermarket filters. Look for local ones on Ebay which will be collection only - no-one wants to post a vacuum cleaner, and they sell for very little.

[miniman]

98elise said:

I would agree. We recently bought a dyson cordless vac (so not a powerful vac) and it seems to clean as well as our mains dyson.

Since we got it the mains vac hasn't left the cupboard.

The DC59 is pretty much as powerful as a full size, and the V6 is absolutely as powerful as a full size.

[RobbieTheTruth]

Anyone know if Hoover or Vax bagless models have washable filters?