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Post by annabellespapa on Sept 1, 2021 11:49:31 GMT 1
We have tried the lot, with four rental properties and our own house, we have a vacuum cleaner cemetery, there is a new Shark rechargeable that I saw on TV a couple of days ago that looks promising but we always come back to our Henry Commercial 10m corded vacuum for a really good clean. It is the grey one and not that expensive, found it online in the UK for £99 see below. ://shop.wessexcleaning.com/en/numatic-vnp-180-tub-vacuum Yes, you need bags and electricity but trust me, it is the business, our £600 Dyson Animal is OK but it will fail at some time, we have bought three rotating heads for it in 4 years which is more than the cost of a Henry commercial which is 12 years old and does everything and never had to replace anything on it. Also known as the Nuvac VNP 180, we went to a proper industrial vacuum cleaner supplier, I said we had rental properties and what would he recommend, he could of recommended anything at prices costing hundreds and he said that the Henry would do everything we need, he was right ! I also rate the Karcher corded vacuums that have been recommended already
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Post by mangetout on Sept 1, 2021 15:01:37 GMT 1
If I wanted a cordless (for some unexplained reason) my research would include finding out how much replacement batteries would cost. With rechargeable tools and devices eventual battery failure is inevitable and they are often not available and if they are the cost makes the device uneconomic to repair. More landfill. I wonder what the resale or P/X value will be on all the wonderful new electric cars once the battery gets tired. My 2 vacs are 8+ years old and no battery problems as yet.
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Post by Aardvark on Sept 1, 2021 16:55:19 GMT 1
We have tried the lot, with four rental properties and our own house, we have a vacuum cleaner cemetery, there is a new Shark rechargeable that I saw on TV a couple of days ago that looks promising but we always come back to our Henry Commercial 10m corded vacuum for a really good clean. It is the grey one and not that expensive, found it online in the UK for £99 see below. ://shop.wessexcleaning.com/en/numatic-vnp-180-tub-vacuum Yes, you need bags and electricity but trust me, it is the business, our £600 Dyson Animal is OK but it will fail at some time, we have bought three rotating heads for it in 4 years which is more than the cost of a Henry commercial which is 12 years old and does everything and never had to replace anything on it. Also known as the Nuvac VNP 180, we went to a proper industrial vacuum cleaner supplier, I said we had rental properties and what would he recommend, he could of recommended anything at prices costing hundreds and he said that the Henry would do everything we need, he was right ! I also rate the Karcher corded vacuums that have been recommended already In my previous life as a Mr. Mop I was introduced to a brand spanking new French (and very expensive) bagless vacuum. Great, I thought. I won't have to drag my reliable old Henry around with me. What a piece of ****. I could use it for approximately 20 minutes before having to take it to bits to clean a little filter thing. Once blocked it refused to let anything into the wonderful bagless chamber. I never touched it again. My Henry will still suck like a pro even with a full bag.
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Post by manonthemoon2 on Sept 1, 2021 18:50:13 GMT 1
We have a cordless Dyson animal.
I wouldn't buy again. It is heavy and blocks up easily.
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Post by leclairon on Sept 2, 2021 8:37:32 GMT 1
I am surprised that the Dyson is so heavy. The whole point of getting a cordless is to have something light and accessible to quickly vac. I have a James (big brother to Henry) and agree that no cordless would probably compare to that - it is fantastic but not easy to do a 5-minute whizzaround.
With the two previous cordless I had (cheapies) I never had a problem with replacing batteries. The one had the power switch on the handle go. The manufacturers said they could only replace the whole motor unit which would have cost as much as a new machine. OH didn't believe them so he bought a switch from Maplin - 2 for £3 in case he messed up with the one - it went for another many months afterwards but eventually the motor faded. The second machine was just useless at picking up.
Thanks for all the comments.
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Post by gigi on Sept 2, 2021 21:03:08 GMT 1
I love my Dyson cordless, can’t remember the model, but it’s about 7 years old, works very well and is very light - the main reason I bought it - in fact I asked for it as a birthday present that my husband could share 😄. Emptying it can be a bit of a nuisance but it’s not too bad. Cleaning the stair carpet with it is so easy as is cleaning the car.
Our nearly 50 year old Hoover still cleans very well but is very heavy, similarly the wet/dry cleaner, neither of them get used much at all.
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Post by Polarengineer on Sept 3, 2021 6:14:33 GMT 1
Cleaning the car? Now there is a complete waste of energy. Once a year in this house (garage).
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Post by leclairon on Sept 3, 2021 11:21:03 GMT 1
I had a smirk at PE's post - OH reckons he cleans his car once a year whether it needs it or not!
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Post by annabellespapa on Sept 3, 2021 12:26:59 GMT 1
We have a cordless Dyson animal. I wouldn't buy again. It is heavy and blocks up easily. +1 our Dyson Animal was good when it was new about 4/5 years ago, we are constantly changing the rotating head, 4 so far at approx £40 each, the battery doesn't seem to be powerful enough to make the head rotate on rugs and carpet, OH wants to replace the battery at £60, it is used daily but only as a quick swiff around especially in log burner season. I think we should cut our losses and use our Henry Commercial Nuvac VNP 180, keep it plugged in and ready to go, with a 10m/32ft cable if we position it right we could do the whole house without having to take the plug out.
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