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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: cam2502 on 19 February 2013, 10:54:03
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I have been meaning for too long now to get a handheld Hoover for use in my cars, so over the next day or two i'm gonna get one.
Any recommendations?
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Oh 100% the Dyson DC34
All the power of a Dyson in the palm of your hand! Charges at home/in the garage and stays charged for quite some time!
I love mine!
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Ok thanks, being a dyson I'm guessing it's pricey though?
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Around £150 give or take at retail - ebay may have better prices!
Worth every penny though!
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150 sovs from Argos.... Bit on the steep side for me. Was thinking something in the region of 30/40?
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i've tried cheaper ones in the past. some are ok, but i like the dyson can pick up ANYTHING from the footwell without complaining about it!
It was pants having to hoover then brush out then hoover again!
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With handhelds you do generally get what you pay for... For your price range price I'd buy a cheap cylinder and an extension lead... It'll be far more effective ;)
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I assume its a much better performer than the household Dysons then,as they are shite. A classic case of style over substance if ever I seen one.
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I assume its a much better performer than the household Dysons then,as they are shite. A classic case of style over substance if ever I seen one.
Not used a handheld one but agree with the household ones... We have a Vax upright vacuum now and it's one of the best I've ever seen :y
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SEBO here,absolutely superb.Doesnt look very funky though. ;) ;D
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With handhelds you do generally get what you pay for... For your price range price I'd buy a cheap cylinder and an extension lead... It'll be far more effective ;)
I'd second that - for that price pick up the Wickes wet/dry vac .. it's about £40, grab a wet filter and you can use it to hoover up ridiculous quantities of water and I once watched it suck a tennis ball sized chunk of wadded up kitchen paper out of a pit filled with 3" of water ;D By far the most powerful vac I've used - sucks the parquet flooring out in my house! :-[
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We have a black and decker cordless one that gets a lot use and works well.
Its not used for vaccuming as such though, its more a spot cleaner (replaces the dust pan and brush and for picking stuff up thats been dropped/knocked over).
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I got one. It's a Hoover Jovis wet and dry.14.4v. £50 from currys. Just gonna try it out now
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For vacuuming my cars,I borrow the ones from the cleaners cupboard at work. ;D
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Job done, picked up quite well. :y
It'll also save the mrs lugging the big Hoover up and down the stairs. I know, I'm too good to her ;D
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Hoover or Vacuum ::) :P
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Hoover or Vacuum ::) :P
Smart Ass! ;)
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Hoover or Vacuum ::) :P
Smart Ass! ;)
It's a pet hate which stems from my many years working in an electrical retailers thats recently gone boobies up ::)
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I assume its a much better performer than the household Dysons then,as they are shite. A classic case of style over substance if ever I seen one.
Not used a handheld one but agree with the household ones... We have a Vax upright vacuum now and it's one of the best I've ever seen :y
Aye? Which Vax? The one we had was utter rubbish. Although it sucks well, so has been relegated to the garage for car interiors. So agree fully with your previous.
A hand held is way too big and cumbersome for a car interior.
Every house should have a Henry for messy jobs. And a Dyson for inside.
There is a fashion here for slating dysons without ever owning one, purely on the basis of a respected members bad experience several years ago.
The newer Dysons work brilliantly, but are designed for household use.
For the op, a Henry. IMO. ;)
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Aye? Which Vax? The one we had was utter rubbish. Although it sucks well, so has been relegated to the garage for car interiors. So agree fully with your previous.
A hand held is way too big and cumbersome for a car interior.
Every house should have a Henry for messy jobs. And a Dyson for inside.
There is a fashion here for slating dysons without ever owning one, purely on the basis of a respected members bad experience several years ago.
The newer Dysons work brilliantly, but are designed for household use.
For the op, a Henry. IMO. ;)
I bought a dyson 5 years ago. Still in perfect working order.
So getting the handheld one was a no brainer (after trying a cheaper that just left me wanting).
And with the new Miggy being a white interior.... (cream?) im glad i've got one!
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It's a pet hate which stems from my many years working in an electrical retailers thats recently gone boobies up ::)
Probably because people can't make the distinction between the two ;) mwhahaha!
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I assume its a much better performer than the household Dysons then,as they are shite. A classic case of style over substance if ever I seen one.
Not used a handheld one but agree with the household ones... We have a Vax upright vacuum now and it's one of the best I've ever seen :y
Aye? Which Vax? The one we had was utter rubbish. Although it sucks well, so has been relegated to the garage for car interiors. So agree fully with your previous.
A hand held is way too big and cumbersome for a car interior.
Every house should have a Henry for messy jobs. And a Dyson for inside.
There is a fashion here for slating dysons without ever owning one, purely on the basis of a respected members bad experience several years ago.
The newer Dysons work brilliantly, but are designed for household use.
For the op, a Henry. IMO. ;)
Can't remember which one ::)
We've had a few Dyson's, although none of their offerings from the last 5 years or so, and they were good but not value for money IMHO ;) That said, I'd seriously consider another if I were looking ;)
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Had a Dyson for several years.Was never really impressed with it.Only realised just how crap it was after replacing it with a SEBO. :)
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For the OP - get a proper vac with a hose. No point pissing around with rechargable, underpowered shite.
As for Dyson, from a performance point of view, I think they are indifferent to most uprights with carpet beaters (essential with pets), and loads better than pull-along ones with no carpet beater. But you must remember to wash the lifetime filters every few months, and clean the cyclone (air compressor best for this).
We've had ours for 16 or 17yrs, as a guess, maybe more. DC04 Absolute, with the clutch (lots of different DC04 models). I would buy another... ...though thats not to say I wouldn't look at other makes/models.
They are far more expensive than other consumer vacs, and its not warranted, as they are cheap plastic crap. BUT due to their popularity, spares are dirt cheap, and plentiful*, and tons of repair guides out there.
* Except mains cords. Can't get 'em anywhere. And ours needs one
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* Except mains cords. Can't get 'em anywhere. And ours needs one
Without stealing thread, I've prob got a spare mains cord in the shed if you want it PM me!
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* Except mains cords. Can't get 'em anywhere. And ours needs one
Without stealing thread, I've prob got a spare mains cord in the shed if you want it PM me!
I've got loads of cords. Its the grommets I'm struggling with, and its these that break, then knacker the cords
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* Except mains cords. Can't get 'em anywhere. And ours needs one
Without stealing thread, I've prob got a spare mains cord in the shed if you want it PM me!
I've got loads of cords. Its the grommets I'm struggling with, and its these that break, then knacker the cords
For £50 Dyson will service any Dyson back to working order iirc. :)
There are some parts not covered, the swappable tools and the motor maybe? But everything else's is covered. Expensive if all it needs is grommets or a cord, but worth remembering. Especially if it gets lobbed down the stairs by the Mrs. :o ::)
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* Except mains cords. Can't get 'em anywhere. And ours needs one
Without stealing thread, I've prob got a spare mains cord in the shed if you want it PM me!
I've got loads of cords. Its the grommets I'm struggling with, and its these that break, then knacker the cords
For £50 Dyson will service any Dyson back to working order iirc. :)
There are some parts not covered, the swappable tools and the motor maybe? But everything else's is covered. Expensive if all it needs is grommets or a cord, but worth remembering. Especially if it gets lobbed down the stairs by the Mrs. :o ::)
Only I'm not paying £50 for a replacement cord. Its Dyson being an arse, and no longer selling cords into the spares market... ...and as their cords are bespoke >:(
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Our Dyson DC34 lasts just about long enough to vacuum one mat if you're lucky. It's good as a quick pick-up for crumbs though. :y
I use an old drum shaped vacuum with hose to hoover the car. It's old but will suck stones up from about four inches away. ;D We have a Dyson upright for the house.
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They used to call a girl who lived at the end of our street 'Dyson'. Don't know why.
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We thought about a Dyson a few years back but Swmbo tried a Miele cat and dog and that was that,very powerful machine :y
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They used to call a girl who lived at the end of our street 'Dyson'. Don't know why.
We had one called Electrolux. Nothing sucks like an Electrolux ::)
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get a good stand up dyson with removable main hose for car work. much much much better suction.
or be sensible and take it to the polish at homebase and get them to do it :y
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get a good stand up dyson with removable main hose for car work. much much much better suction.
or be sensible and take it to the polish at homebase and get them to do it :y
We don't allow foreigners up this way.
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* Except mains cords. Can't get 'em anywhere. And ours needs one
Without stealing thread, I've prob got a spare mains cord in the shed if you want it PM me!
I've got loads of cords. Its the grommets I'm struggling with, and its these that break, then knacker the cords
For £50 Dyson will service any Dyson back to working order iirc. :)
There are some parts not covered, the swappable tools and the motor maybe? But everything else's is covered. Expensive if all it needs is grommets or a cord, but worth remembering. Especially if it gets lobbed down the stairs by the Mrs. :o ::)
Only I'm not paying £50 for a replacement cord. Its Dyson being an arse, and no longer selling cords into the spares market... ...and as their cords are bespoke >:(
Now i know my memory is poor, and I have Altzhiemers...and I've had an afternoon nap since I posted, but I do seem to remember saying, £50 was expensive for a cord. I did say that didn't I? (Turns to everyone) ...didn't I say that? (Everyone nods) yes I though I did. Now where did I post that? (Turns to everyone) anyone seen where I posted that? (Everyone shouts) BEHIIIND YOU! (Looks up) oh yes! There it is up there look, WITH A BLOODY GREAT FLUORESCENT PEN THROUGH IT ! ;D :P
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* Except mains cords. Can't get 'em anywhere. And ours needs one
Without stealing thread, I've prob got a spare mains cord in the shed if you want it PM me!
I've got loads of cords. Its the grommets I'm struggling with, and its these that break, then knacker the cords
For £50 Dyson will service any Dyson back to working order iirc. :)
There are some parts not covered, the swappable tools and the motor maybe? But everything else's is covered. Expensive if all it needs is grommets or a cord, but worth remembering. Especially if it gets lobbed down the stairs by the Mrs. :o ::)
Only I'm not paying £50 for a replacement cord. Its Dyson being an arse, and no longer selling cords into the spares market... ...and as their cords are bespoke >:(
Now i know my memory is poor, and I have Altzhiemers...and I've had an afternoon nap since I posted, but I do seem to remember saying, £50 was expensive for a cord. I did say that didn't I? (Turns to everyone) ...didn't I say that? (Everyone nods) yes I though I did. Now where did I post that? (Turns to everyone) anyone seen where I posted that? (Everyone shouts) BEHIIIND YOU! (Looks up) oh yes! There it is up there look, WITH A BLOODY GREAT FLUORESCENT PEN THROUGH IT ! ;D :P
But I said that all I needed was a gromet/cord, and your replied with their repair service, which I said was too exp... ...oh never mind...
//TB goes off to find that brick wall and some aspirin