Real men to answer please...

[Jasandjules]

Now, this is a question for those of us who hoover... A lot..

How the f**k do you use the hose on the vac without the thing falling over? I hoover a lot, and almost every time I use the hoover I use the hose attachment to pick up the dog fur, but I always manage to pull the hoover over.

So, is it just me who can't keep the sodding hoover to stay upright when I am using it?

[XG332]

Hold the ridged tube upright?

[blueg33]

Jasandjules said:

Now, this is a question for those of us who hoover... A lot..

How the f**k do you use the hose on the vac without the thing falling over? I hoover a lot, and almost every time I use the hoover I use the hose attachment to pick up the dog fur, but I always manage to pull the hoover over.

So, is it just me who can't keep the sodding hoover to stay upright when I am using it?

Use a proper cylinder hoover not one of those namby pamby uprights

Or better still - pay a wench to do it

[stainless_steve]

I will ask the wife when she's finished in the kitchen

[Speedracer329]

Cylinder vac

[oldbanger]

use a different vac. i.e. one designed to be used exlusively with a hose

I have an ancient aquavac myself, works with normal hoovering and even builder's rubble. However Henry's are very popular.

HTH

[Platinum]

You are not alone.

Buy a non upright vac instead; they are a lot easier to wield.

[Jasandjules]

Platinum said:

You are not alone.

Buy a non upright vac instead; they are a lot easier to wield.

Sadly, I just bought a new hoover because I was getting so f***ed off with the Dyson and I broke it recently when it hit the deck and a bit of plastic came off....

But it's also an upright............

[missdiane]

Had the same problem with our upright, got a cylinder now; much better

[Flintstone]

Is this a lead up to the story you'll be telling in A&E later?

[wiffmaster]

Turn hoover through 180 degrees, so that the 'foot' of the hoover counteracts your pulling action.

[Jasandjules]

wiffmaster said:

Turn hoover through 180 degrees, so that the 'foot' of the hoover counteracts your pulling action.

I did that and found it fell over faster, smacked me in the back of the head...

And flintstone, luckily not, but I have no doubt there will be those who do................ I have heard of a fellow who "fell on" his dyson, whilst hoovering naked of course (friends of mine are doctors, some of the things removed from bodies....).

[Petrolhead_Rich]

Jasandjules said:

Now, this is a question for those of us who hoover... A lot..

How the f**k do you use the hose on the vac without the thing falling over? I hoover a lot, and almost every time I use the hoover I use the hose attachment to pick up the dog fur, but I always manage to pull the hoover over.

So, is it just me who can't keep the sodding hoover to stay upright when I am using it?

Lay it down, also means the hose extends instead of springing the bloody dyson/hoover/vax/[insert brand name here] into your flaming ankles!!!

[Simpo Two]

One hand holds the hoover upright, the other operates the nozzle. Obvious isn't it?

[filski666]

Hold the Hoover in one hand and use the other hand to direct the hose.....hardly rocket science!
Or do you have such limp wrists that you need two hands to hold the hose?

[lazy_b]

Get a Henry! Pretty much un-tiltable, and I can guarantee (from personal experience) that if you drag it around by the hose the furniture will suffer more than the cleaner. Mrs lazy-b hasn't forgiven me yet, but I still have to do the vacuuming

[eskidavies]

lazy_b said:

Get a Henry! Pretty much un-tiltable, and I can guarantee (from personal experience) that if you drag it around by the hose the furniture will suffer more than the cleaner. Mrs lazy-b hasn't forgiven me yet, but I still have to do the vacuuming

agreed henrys the man i got one

[Toilet Duck]

Another vote for Henry

[blueg33]

You need a real man's answer - sod the vacuum, you need one of these

[DrDeAtH]

Speedracer329 said:

Cylinder vac

would that be the clarkson 350?

8 cylinders.......to power it