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OK you lovely TP'ers you ...........

My Upright Hoover is buggered and I need a new one !

I want a cylinder type though, rather than another upright.

Which one should I get and why ?

Want to avoid Dyson if poss as I hate them.
 
Henry Hound, if you've got a dog that sheds like mine . . .

It has a motorized head. There's a chap in Somerset, close to the factory, who flogs `em on fleabay.
 
Borats Baby said:
OK you lovely TP'ers you ...........

My Upright Hoover is buggered and I need a new one !

I want a cylinder type though, rather than another upright.

Which one should I get and why ?

Want to avoid Dyson if poss as I hate them.
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Don't know what it is about Dysons. After 2 years mine became very poor at cleaning, but I could see nothing wrong with it.
Got another and after 2 years it's going the same way.
Took it to bits and nothing is amiss.

Not getting another.
 
arclight said:
Don't know what it is about Dysons. After 2 years mine became very poor at cleaning, but I could see nothing wrong with it.
Got another and after 2 years it's going the same way.
Took it to bits and nothing is amiss.

Not getting another.
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Are you sure it didn't need cleaning?

Those dust cyclones get very clogged up over time, and they are a buggar to clean properly.

Also the filters that are supposed to be washable eventually need replacing.
 
Dyson = overpriced tat. Best thing is to read the reviews from previous buyers, on the likes of Argos or Currys/Comet sites.
 
dont buy a VAX, i did and its a waste of space designed by the cleaner when the engineers were out for lunch. its crap at being a hoover, doesnt have a long enough hose etc oh and it proudly states 'TURBO' on the side, i didnt however realise that the noise would be similar to the deafening noise of sitting on the wing of a turboprop plane.
 
I knew my subscription to Which? online would come in use

This si an extract from their report

Vacuum cleaners: Best Buys Best Buy vacuum cleaners will pick up dirt others leave behind. Here are the models that stand out.

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Price
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Miele
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Dyson
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Bosch
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Dyson
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Price
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Hoover
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Hoover
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Hoover
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Dirt Devil
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we have a David had it for best part of 12 years still as go0d today as the day we got it, it was a toss up between David (Green) and Henry(red) David won as he was green and I always wore green jumpers and my name,they made Blue ones but cant remember the name possible victor but I think that was the commercial use, which hospitals used, so Julie got the David the green one, they were dear when they first came out,I think their reasonable now
 
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Toothie said:
another vote for a henry, there cheep and clean fantasticly :)
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Third vote from here. I replaced my upright with a hoover, despite my cleaner asking for one of these. A couple of years and yet another broken hoover later I got mine. These things are bullet proof.
 
i like my dyson, much better than the dysonalike i had before that blocked up after a couple of days and needed the filter cleaning. Ive had my dyson for 3 years, gets used everyday, a bit of maintenance once every couple of months and its great
 
I'm another one using a £25 Tescos one and it works great so far, but I haven't had it long.
 
trapper501 said:
Are you sure it didn't need cleaning?

Those dust cyclones get very clogged up over time, and they are a buggar to clean properly.

Also the filters that are supposed to be washable eventually need replacing.
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Must admit I was not into that part, but now you mention that I will.
 
I'm gonna go for a Henry after all the recommendation !

£88 delivered !

I guess they're often dismissed because of their simplicity, but that just means less to go wrong as far as I'm concerned !

Thanks chaps !
 
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