New hoover needed
Discussion
We have a 3 vacuum solution.
Samsung Jet wireless rechargeable stick thing for day to day.
Corded Miele for heavy duty.
Vax Spotwash Wet Vac.
Found this is the best strategy with little terrors.
Before the little terrors, having the Miele and wizzing round once a week was enough.
After the little terrors, it isn’t unusual to have to spot vac several times a day, bit annoying to break out the Miele when you can pick up the wireless stick thingy and be done in the time it takes to plug the Miele in.
The wet vac sucks out yoghurt or whatever it is a terror has decided to fling on the upholstery before too much damage is done.
I always get HEPA versions so they kick less ultra fine dust back into the room.
Samsung Jet wireless rechargeable stick thing for day to day.
Corded Miele for heavy duty.
Vax Spotwash Wet Vac.
Found this is the best strategy with little terrors.
Before the little terrors, having the Miele and wizzing round once a week was enough.
After the little terrors, it isn’t unusual to have to spot vac several times a day, bit annoying to break out the Miele when you can pick up the wireless stick thingy and be done in the time it takes to plug the Miele in.
The wet vac sucks out yoghurt or whatever it is a terror has decided to fling on the upholstery before too much damage is done.
I always get HEPA versions so they kick less ultra fine dust back into the room.
Edited by wyson on Monday 2nd October 22:50
Meile.
Ours, after 18 years of heavy use, diy etc. started playing up with a speed control failure. We just bought a secondhand one last week for £65 off eBay which came in close to perfect condition.
Or a Henry as others have said. When I did cleaning jobs many years ago in my teens they were all that were used at work. Very robust.
We ‘‘inherited’ a Dyson when we moved to a new house. Hate it with an absolute passion, just horrible to use. They’re extremely overrated.
Ours, after 18 years of heavy use, diy etc. started playing up with a speed control failure. We just bought a secondhand one last week for £65 off eBay which came in close to perfect condition.
Or a Henry as others have said. When I did cleaning jobs many years ago in my teens they were all that were used at work. Very robust.
We ‘‘inherited’ a Dyson when we moved to a new house. Hate it with an absolute passion, just horrible to use. They’re extremely overrated.
I just replaced our hoover and got a barely used SEBO Felix pet on eBay for £170. The Miele C3 gets recommend alot on here and it's good from what I've read but I didn't want a cylinder hoover bashing into skirting boards and walls all the time. The SEBO replaced a shark bagless that we had but I got so sick of having to open it up and clear out blocked filters etc after every use. The SEBO is bagged which is an ongoing extra cost but I just used it recently to clean up after some home DIY and it handled it all no problem.
OP - carpets or hard floors?
Henry is great in the garage, but people usually want their carpets cleaner than that.
- if you want carpets clean you want a rotating brush,
- if you don't want the dust left hanging in the air and returning over the next couple of days you want filters.
Miele too rich for me, I liked my Sebo upright when I had carpets. On hard floors now I love my Eufy robot.
Henry is great in the garage, but people usually want their carpets cleaner than that.
- if you want carpets clean you want a rotating brush,
- if you don't want the dust left hanging in the air and returning over the next couple of days you want filters.
Miele too rich for me, I liked my Sebo upright when I had carpets. On hard floors now I love my Eufy robot.
Henry x lots.
My first Henry lasted 20 something years through two sets of brushes, a couple of switches, new hose. Eventually the motor went phut and it wasn't cost effective to replace. Maintaining them is easy even for a numpty like me. IIRC the design and components haven't changed in decades. All you need to open it up is a couple of screwdrivers. That one is now in the garage as a source for spare parts.
It's super strong, long cord, easy to manoeuvre.The only issue with them is doing stairs.
My first Henry lasted 20 something years through two sets of brushes, a couple of switches, new hose. Eventually the motor went phut and it wasn't cost effective to replace. Maintaining them is easy even for a numpty like me. IIRC the design and components haven't changed in decades. All you need to open it up is a couple of screwdrivers. That one is now in the garage as a source for spare parts.
It's super strong, long cord, easy to manoeuvre.The only issue with them is doing stairs.
Shark.
We have a Henry (actually his cousin Charles, the wet and dry model) which I now only use for cleaning the cars. Charles didn't come with any really decent attachment for cleaning carpets, he was fine for hard floors but we have about half our house carpeted so he got relegated quickly.
We have a Shark upright vacuum cleaner which is light years ahead of Charles/Henry IMHO.
We have a Henry (actually his cousin Charles, the wet and dry model) which I now only use for cleaning the cars. Charles didn't come with any really decent attachment for cleaning carpets, he was fine for hard floors but we have about half our house carpeted so he got relegated quickly.
We have a Shark upright vacuum cleaner which is light years ahead of Charles/Henry IMHO.
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