We need a new vacuum cleaner, help me choose

[U4EA]

Comparatively speaking, bagless are no good compared to bagged vacuums. There's been a bunch of AMA threads over the past few years from a vacuum repair guy that got hugely popular on Reddit. His candour and writing style are oddly endearing for some reason. Check out some of these for suggestions on what to look out for.

[Ryoki]

I just spent far more time reading that than i probably should have

What is your opinion of used Kirbys?

They make great boat anchors.

[Don Carlos]

Kirbiy's are quality
My Dyson DC14 is still going strong after 8 years, though I did just get it serviced and it's like new again.

[phantasmagoria]

The reddit AMA was fascinating.

Gone with the Miele C3 and got an additional turbobrush to go with it.

Thanks Quake3World!

[PhoeniX]

Have fun sucking .

This thread must be the equivalent of a booty thread for Geoff.

[Tsakali]

does this meet your needs? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Morphy-Richards ... ref=sr_1_1?

I have to say I'm hugely skeptical of cordless vacuums. Any personal experience with them?

Not good for your main machine, but for quick pick ups around the house it really shows its value in the end. Light to carry around with no hassle. The idea of pluging in a vacuum and strategizing its position and handling somehow has a very strong mental connection with effort.

[Scourge]

no comments yet on the funniest post goof has ever produced?

Maybe to a 3rd grader.

[seremtan]

i think that was the point he was making, numbnuts

[Captain]

bump @vac3world

I'm in search of a vacuum that can take care of hardwood floors as well as the carpeted floors of my office and master bedroom. I have pet/year-round allergies and our cat is super active so HEPA certification is a must.

Right now my cleaning routine consists of a canister Bissell for the hardwood areas, a handheld Shark for carpeted rooms (only useful for surface gunk, doesn't get rid of hairs/fur tangled in the carpet), and a Bissell steam mop with a carpet glider.

Upright vs canister is not a deal-breaker, but I would love the convenience of an upright. Don't care much for cordless vacs, they can barely run 5 minutes at full power and the batteries die within a year :down:

One of the Christmas gifts my work is offering is a Dyson V10 Motorhead, but based on reading reviews it seems to lack proper carpet-munching capability.

[scared?]

lol...

[Whiskey 7]

I am still a Dyson convert. Mind you I am not a stick or hand held fan and yes, I haven't used them.



I like the canister models but I recall a recent TV advertisement here at least, Mr Dyson himself said they weren't doing further research on these models (canister)

Here it is. Skip to 22 seconds.
[youtube]U9qQeok_w3s[/youtube]

[Captain]

I just bought the Animal 2 today, holy fuck it's amazing

[scared?]

those things are cheap for dyson...must be shit...next...

[Captain]

It's way beyond your means, I know.

[Denz]

I have a rumba, it cleans my place everyday. I can leave to go to the store and come back home and the place is clean again. I have a bird so it gets dirty pretty quick'

[scared?]

can't wait for the i7 after christmas...5 kids destroy the floors...

[Captain]

Can't just go and buy it like a real man? Pathetic...

[xer0s]

But it’s missing the base. You’ll have to wait...

[scared?]

Out of stock everywhere until after Christmas. Already bought it to the pooron...

[shaft]

Why dont you just call concierge on visa black? lol waiting like a poor person...

[plained]

:olo: scared? still crushing it

[scared?]

I'll post pics of my cats riding the luxury Roomba on Christmas day... Try not to get too jellus...

[YourGrandpa]

Who would have ever thought it would come to this.

[phantasmagoria]

For the record, the Miele has been ok. You can't get powered heads in Europe anymore because of regulations on wattage so the head is powered by air passing over a turbine, handicapping the whole operation a bit. The suck is still much more powerful than Dysons I've tried though.

It's been pretty abused and bashed about with no ill effects (we're renovating our house, I have a shop-vac for heavy duty stuff but the rest of the house still gets covered in construction dust while we're working on it).

Another drawback is the bag consumables end up being pretty expensive. We've tried knock-off brands but the filtration system in them seems to reduce the power of the vac so it's best to stick with the official ones.

7.5/10

[plained]

renovation vacuuming has results from poor to not good.

after all the demolition is complete and the areas a bare, clase all windows and dehumidify to as low % as possible,
then wait for a proper windy day with the right direction for ideal cross draft action and use a powerful leaf blower to blow out from the cracks and crevices as much as possible.

people sensitive to mold ,mildews, plaster, insulation dusts etc will most def feel the result when projects complete.

i see so much projects where its just crappily swept or vac'ed then the dust and debris remain and are just built over.