Spec me a Vacuum Cleaner
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Nothing wrong with my upright but the stairs are a royal PITA. The extention is perfect, but the brush rotates with the suction so having 3 cats is useless. I purchased a handheld rechargeable Vacuum that has a direct motor driven brush but does not last v.long and is still not ideal.
Anyone know if any vacuums have extention pipes with a direct brush connection/own motor and not just vacuum pressure only?
Just looked at the Dyson handheld pet jobbie, but it lasts 6 minutes which is not long enough.
thx
Anyone know if any vacuums have extention pipes with a direct brush connection/own motor and not just vacuum pressure only?
Just looked at the Dyson handheld pet jobbie, but it lasts 6 minutes which is not long enough.
thx
Edited by UncappedTag on Monday 2nd March 12:13
I have a desktop Henry sitting staring at me now, supposedly for getting the crumbs out of your keyboard - no good for stairs mind you.
Electrolux used to do a small, mains powered vacuum with spinning brushes, much like your up upright has. It was excellent for cleaning the stairs and also quite good for the car floor.
Electrolux used to do a small, mains powered vacuum with spinning brushes, much like your up upright has. It was excellent for cleaning the stairs and also quite good for the car floor.
Simpo Two said:
Best and quickest way is to leave the vacuum cleaner at ground level and use a (stiff) brush and dustpan. Amazing how much crap it gets out.
Yep, this is the best way to lift pet (and human!) hair out of carpet, a slightly damp brush aparently works better. If you loosen and lift the hair you could then use a normal extension tube to suck it up?
Urban_Ninja said:
a henry??
As i fit flooring I have used pretty much every one on the market, I'm sick of dismantling dysons and other bagless, kirby although quite good are stupidly expensive and heavy, karcher are very good but again expensive.I have never ever had a problem with a henry... top notch for less than a hundred notes. for stairs (and car work) though the small dyson is pretty nifty. so in a nutshell get a hand held dyson and a henry for less than 200 quid... job done !
We have a Miele cylinder vacuum... cost about £250 from what I can remember... quite a small and unassuming unit but has lasted about 4 years so far (more than the previous 3 dysons put together), is very quiet in operation and cleans superbly. In fact we had a real veteran of a cleaning lady start last week and she was absolutely raving about it. I'll happily get another one if/when it dies.
I've got an upright Sebo vacuum cleaner that I've had for over 10 years now. I originally bought it because I've got quite long, very thick hair and I had broken three vacuums in as many years (my hair gets caught round the brush and it so strong it eventually broke them).
You can take every thing on the Sebo apart for cleaning - including the brush that pops out.
I'd thoroughly recommend the Sebo I've got, it was about £200 at the time, but has proved its worth. The suck is still good when you use the extension bit to do the stairs (vacuum at the bottom, and can get half way up the stairs, then carry the vacuum to the top of the stairs and hoover the rest). I don't know if this might be worth looking at http://www.sebo.co.uk/Pages/k1_pet_airbelt.html
You can take every thing on the Sebo apart for cleaning - including the brush that pops out.
I'd thoroughly recommend the Sebo I've got, it was about £200 at the time, but has proved its worth. The suck is still good when you use the extension bit to do the stairs (vacuum at the bottom, and can get half way up the stairs, then carry the vacuum to the top of the stairs and hoover the rest). I don't know if this might be worth looking at http://www.sebo.co.uk/Pages/k1_pet_airbelt.html
Edited by Mrs Trackside on Monday 2nd March 23:35
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