Best Vacuum Cleaner? I need a new'un.
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Henry's are fine but if you have pets, she has long hair or you have deepish pile carpets then they won't get the hairs out, they are office and workshop cleaners and as such work great on that special no pile office carpet.
You want a beater bar and if you have hard floors and carpet a switch able one. so Mielie or Vax seem to be the standard responses, dyson are ok but they need maintaining to work well.
You want a beater bar and if you have hard floors and carpet a switch able one. so Mielie or Vax seem to be the standard responses, dyson are ok but they need maintaining to work well.
Engineer1 said:
Henry's are fine but if you have pets, she has long hair or you have deepish pile carpets then they won't get the hairs out, they are office and workshop cleaners and as such work great on that special no pile office carpet.
You want a beater bar and if you have hard floors and carpet a switch able one. so Mielie or Vax seem to be the standard responses, dyson are ok but they need maintaining to work well.
Perfect response thank you, currently looking at a Vax C90-P2B 2000 watt. I know on Amazon its only £59 but I reckon its ok for a 3 bedroom semi with carpets & wood floors.You want a beater bar and if you have hard floors and carpet a switch able one. so Mielie or Vax seem to be the standard responses, dyson are ok but they need maintaining to work well.
We have a Vax and a Dyson and the Vax is almost too good. Fantastic at picking up dust and hair. The filter is located within the dust bucket and is nasty to clean. The dust has to be brushed/banged out and seems to be endless and our house isn't even that dusty!
The Dyson is much nicer to empty and the filter is easier to clean just not quite as effective
The Dyson is much nicer to empty and the filter is easier to clean just not quite as effective
Skyedriver said:
Another vote for Henry, and if its dog hairs that is your problem get the turbo head attachment.
And best price seems to be Cleanstore where we got our last and will shortly be buying a second.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ this we have the turbo head and its fab!!!!!! (so im told by the missus) And best price seems to be Cleanstore where we got our last and will shortly be buying a second.
It's a little bit like a "what car do I need?" thread. 
If you want a workshop workhorse then a Henry is indestructible whilst being naff at filtering fine stuff out. Dyson's (from about 12 year's experience) self-destruct. Miele, if you have the cash, is the way to go as they get the best ratings for both doing the job and not falling apart.
If you want a workshop workhorse then a Henry is indestructible whilst being naff at filtering fine stuff out. Dyson's (from about 12 year's experience) self-destruct. Miele, if you have the cash, is the way to go as they get the best ratings for both doing the job and not falling apart.Another vote for the Henry here. Killed my dyson animal within six months (bad smell and a superb smoke display). Admittedly it had ingested plaster and cement dust on a regular basis during the house renovation, but the henry has stood up to 2 years of it and still hasn't missed a beat.
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