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[Elite Pete]

Hoover or Vacuum

[goose]

Hoover or Vacuum

Smart Ass!

[Elite Pete]

Hoover or Vacuum

Smart Ass!

It's a pet hate which stems from my many years working in an electrical retailers thats recently gone boobies up

[feeutfo]

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

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.

[goose]

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!

[goose]

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!

[Lazydocker]

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

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

[albitz]

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.

[TheBoy]

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

[goose]

^* 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!

[TheBoy]

^* 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

[feeutfo]

^* 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.

[TheBoy]

^* 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.

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 

[YZ250]

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. 

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.  We have a Dyson upright for the house.

[STMO123]

They used to call a girl who lived at the end of our street 'Dyson'. Don't know why.