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[Closed] Recommend me a new hoover (or vacuum cleaner if you're pedantic)

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We've got a vax upright which is basically knackered in roughly a year. Flimsy bits broke off in no time and now there's a massive loss of power.

Would prefer an upright over a Henry, so do we just get a Dyson? There one at curry's for £250, don't really want to spend that much but if it's going to last longer.....


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 7:47 pm
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Henry works well but falls over a lot and tends not to follow the schnozzle when lead.... Good value but not good for those with a strength disability or who have trouble bending over to pick up it.


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 8:26 pm
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I'd vote Henry too.

We also have an older Dyson upright. This is also good.

Henry is also loads better for hoovering bike mud out of the car...


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 8:29 pm
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Many Vax vacuums have a 6 year g'tee and customer support is not bad.


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 8:30 pm
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Miele C3.

They constantly get top reviews from Which, and end users.

The one we had broke after 8 years and I had no hesitation about buying another.


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 8:39 pm
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A dyson will have a 5 year guarantee. But if brand new ones are too much they have refurbished ones here [url= http://stores.ebay.co.uk/dysonoutlet ]Ebay[/url] with a 2 year guarantee.


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 8:46 pm
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Our current set up is a Dyson hand held for general cleaning the house and a Henry (well actually one of his older, bigger brothers) for diy stuff. The hand held is a revelation. Makes cleaning up so much easier. Got ours from the eBay outlet store which should put it in budget.


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 8:53 pm
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I've got a Shark Liftaway and recommend it. Went From Dyson and felt their prices just kept going up. It's got lots of clever tricks and a hypoallergenic rated filter thingy and it seems to be great - no longer see the need to pay the premium for a Dyson.


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 8:58 pm
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His and hers vacuums in this house. I have a Henry for 'man' hoovering, she has a Vax, cos it was light 🙄 Next time I'm putting my foot down and she's having a Sebo.


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 8:58 pm
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+1 for Sebo. Seem to have had it for ages and it just works.


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 9:03 pm
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+1 for Sebo


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 9:20 pm
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Sebo, all day long


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 9:35 pm
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Dyson is a leaver / anti-Europe which would influence me.


 
Posted : 30/09/2016 10:04 pm
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+1 for Henry


 
Posted : 01/10/2016 7:24 am
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Another vote for sebo, we always had dysons right from the DC01, switched to a sebo and it's far better. Just a proper vacuum cleaner that works, no gimmicks.


 
Posted : 01/10/2016 7:36 am
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Cant believe I am posting this on a mtb forum.... but we've just replaced our second Dyson ball model - whatever's it was, with a Shark liftaway, only had it a few months, but it is superb - much better than the Dysons we've had, IIRC its 199 from Argos, John Lewis, wont be going back to Dyson for quite some time.

Just re-read this and don't want to come acrosss as a Dyson hater, they were really good & innovative quite a few years ago, but prices keep going up, and there are (much) better models from other manufacturers around now.


 
Posted : 01/10/2016 7:52 am
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Are cordless ones worth having? The idea seems to be little and often.


 
Posted : 01/10/2016 9:37 am
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Had a Dyson upright as a parents hand-me-down. Good sucker but it was brittle. Have a Henry, also good sucker but makes you sweat and it's crap at moving about. Can't even roll over it's own cord without falling over - dick! Bigger wheels required so relegated to the shed. Good lady got a Dyson Animal. Probably [i]still[/i] brittle and has a tiny belly, but it's really handy. Great suck, no cord and very light. The kids even offer to do the hoovering it's so easy and fun?


 
Posted : 01/10/2016 9:55 am

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