Discussion
Does what it says on the tin really!
I've had one for about six years.
Things wrong with it:
1) Two or three weeks later the house gets dirty again
2) You have to plug it into an electircity socket
3) You have to PHYSICALLY(!) push it around or stick the hose in the direction of dust
4) I haven't got a little maid in a short outfit to do it all for me.....
I've had one for about six years.
Things wrong with it:
1) Two or three weeks later the house gets dirty again
2) You have to plug it into an electircity socket
3) You have to PHYSICALLY(!) push it around or stick the hose in the direction of dust
4) I haven't got a little maid in a short outfit to do it all for me.....
I subscribe to Which magazine 
Their experience is that cylinder cleaners are generally much better than upright ones. They rate the Dysons quite highly in terms of performance but say that reliability is well below average. As it's British - is this perhaps the TVR of vacuum cleaners?
The cleaners consistently rated best are made by Miele, a German company. Their motto is "Immer Besser" or "Forever Better" - bit like Audi's "Vorsprung durch technik"
If you really want an upright, the Bosch BUC11700GB Extraxx 17 fares well in their latest round of tests. Again German, but cheaper and noisier than the Miele, but does the job well - probably the Skoda.
Their experience is that cylinder cleaners are generally much better than upright ones. They rate the Dysons quite highly in terms of performance but say that reliability is well below average. As it's British - is this perhaps the TVR of vacuum cleaners?
The cleaners consistently rated best are made by Miele, a German company. Their motto is "Immer Besser" or "Forever Better" - bit like Audi's "Vorsprung durch technik"
If you really want an upright, the Bosch BUC11700GB Extraxx 17 fares well in their latest round of tests. Again German, but cheaper and noisier than the Miele, but does the job well - probably the Skoda.
It's as loud as a TVR too.
I have a DC07 Animal which has a great attachment for picking up pet hair and works well on carpets in cars as well.
Has tremendous suction power, but frequently gets blocked and you sometimes need to spend a while unclipping bits, staring up the hose and pulling bits out of all sorts of places.
In short, look after it and it looks after you.
I have a DC07 Animal which has a great attachment for picking up pet hair and works well on carpets in cars as well.
Has tremendous suction power, but frequently gets blocked and you sometimes need to spend a while unclipping bits, staring up the hose and pulling bits out of all sorts of places.
In short, look after it and it looks after you.
Melv said:
Be warned, very expensive on spares, if you can get them....
Mel
Not really expensive and all bits available. I live not too far from the factory in Malmesbury and the wife broke ours on Christmas eve. So I rang up asked if I could get the bits absolutly no problems. The funny thing was that when I got there it was like the Carlsberg advert, I swear there was not one ugly women, or man there quite a modern place and they all fitted well spoken and dressed. I guess all the fat ugly ones were in the production line
sparkythecat said:
I subscribe to Which magazine
Their experience is that cylinder cleaners are generally much better than upright ones. They rate the Dysons quite highly in terms of performance but say that reliability is well below average. As it's British - is this perhaps the TVR of vacuum cleaners?
The cleaners consistently rated best are made by Miele, a German company. Their motto is "Immer Besser" or "Forever Better" - bit like Audi's "Vorsprung durch technik"
If you really want an upright, the Bosch BUC11700GB Extraxx 17 fares well in their latest round of tests. Again German, but cheaper and noisier than the Miele, but does the job well - probably the Skoda.
Miele, Dyson and the company that make Henry are all ball park as reliable as each other.
There is quite an enormous drop off after that believe it or not...
I'm with Mel on this one - hated our Dyson and enjoyed flinging it into the municiple tip - or would have done, had not some pikey virtually grabbed it mid-air. Noisy, tipped dust eveywhere when emptying it, long hose broke quite soon after we bought it, looked like something from the Early Learning Centre. I'm a fan of Henry and a Panasonic jobbie we've had for yonks which goes about it's business reliably and without drama.
sparkythecat said:
The cleaners consistently rated best are made by Miele, a German company. Their motto is "Immer Besser" or "Forever Better" - bit like Audi's "Vorsprung durch technik"
Miele make the best of everything they turn their hand to it seems. Didn't know they made 'hoovers' though.
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