Which vacuum should I get?

[bigbob77]

Got a black lab - despite constant grooming (I could create a new dog at least once a week with the amount I get off him) and vacuuming our flat is always a mess with clumps of black hair everywhere.

But the flat is small and laminate flooring - we're soon moving to a big house with cream carpets. I fear our Henry Hoover just won't do the job!

Been looking at the Miele cat & dog models... Is there anything better?

[GreenDog]

Our black lab is the same at the moment. I bought a grooming rake from Pets at Home and it's amazing how much more hair it brings out than her previous brushes. Well worth £7.

[J8 SVG]

My parents & Grandparents have always had Vorwerk Hoovers. I say always had.. they've never broken! Mum still has hers from 1987, her mother has an earlier one from 1985 and I'm sure my nan still has hers from around then as well. I wasn't going to buy a Vacuum until I could afford one (They are still better than most other vacuums I've used, even after 25 years) but it seems like they've given up a bit.. not very easy to get hold of.

They're newest is on eBay and very expensive.. May buy a couple of older ones

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VORWERK-HOOVER-GENIUNE-V...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vorwerk-vacuum-cleaner-v...

[zygalski]

Miele S6220 cat & dog is great.
We have a maine coon that sheds wool-like fur & this is the only vacuum cleaner we've owned that can pick it up off the carpet in one sweep.

[woody2846]

The Miele cat and dog hoover is bloody good.

[Jasandjules]

YesI used to think a Dyson was good, then I got a Meile......

[eddy209]

Try a Sebo.

German, reliable and you can sort of service them yourself. I've had one for years. I think of them as Miele without the marketing budget.......

[OllieC]

have you got the rotating air brush attachment for the Henry, makes a big difference with dog hairs.

[Sexual Chocolate]

You need to get a furminator, its not a hoover but a brush thing for dogs. Works an absolute treat on my lab. Do it once a week and the amount of tumbleweed-esq balls of fur qill be greatly reduced.

[CR6ZZ]

We have two Birmans and darkish carpets, so keeping fluff at bay is a constant struggle. We used to have a Miele cat and dog which was great, but it eventually died, so we got a Wertheim cat and dog, which was crap. Our current vacuum is an Electrolux Ultracaptic which we find even better than the Miele was. Brilliant machine.

[Munka01]

Having a white long haired cat I know all about fur in home issues.

I would recommend this for 150

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4...

Absolute bargain in my opinion very powerful and come with long cord and two turbo brushes (small and large) which are essential for getting rid of pet fur.

Easy to clean filters and had no issues in over a year of use.

Have a look over the reviews on Argos.

Edited by Munka01 on Thursday 19th June 03:53

[jimmyjimjim]

Sexual Chocolate said:

You need to get a furminator, its not a hoover but a brush thing for dogs. Works an absolute treat on my lab. Do it once a week and the amount of tumbleweed-esq balls of fur qill be greatly reduced.

Weekly? Daily, you mean.

[jonamv8]

Miele miele, did i say miele

My golden lab malts loads. I get a lot of hair from him when i brush. I could brush 4 times a day and still get it

Miele best hoover ive had

[bigbob77]

Thanks for all the answers .

Looking at the Miele S7260 and Sebo X4-PET. Prefer the Miele but think it might be too heavy.

We use a furminator for his undercoat and a zoom groom for the top coat... I've used loads of different things and those two work the best on his coat, by far! Hesitant to use them more than once a week in case I damage his coat, though...

[dreamer75]

We have a Miele dog and cat and it's great - picks up loads of hair from the carpets. We don't have dogs but a very furry Burmese with dense soft fur who moults like crazy ! However the best investment for downstairs (which has the hard floors) was a Roomba... little robot vacuum cleaner which goes around once a day. It gets under sofas and beds etc., and on hard floors it picks up all the fur (and other bits) very nicely. It did a great job upstairs when I tried it there too! Still gets a thorough vacuum once a week but with Roomba once a day all the fur balls and dusty furry bits are gone. Worth thinking about...

[buckline]

Onto my second Miele Cat and Dog here, brilliant piece of kit.

[rehab71]

eddy209 said:

Try a Sebo.

German, reliable and you can sort of service them yourself. I've had one for years. I think of them as Miele without the marketing budget.......

+1

We've got a Sebo, had it about 5 years with no issues. Much better than all the Dysons I've had, Dyson just seem to be good at clever marketing, they're realy not that good IMO>

[A57 HSV]

Vorwerk. All others are laughable in comparison.

[Johnnytheboy]

eddy209 said:

Try a Sebo.

German, reliable and you can sort of service them yourself. I've had one for years. I think of them as Miele without the marketing budget.......

This, ours is great at picking up dog hair.