Another vote here for Henry, after also owning a Dyson.
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Another vote here for Henry, after also owning a Dyson.
Two Dysons have conveniently packed up a short time after warranty finishing. On second Miele now. The first Miele lasted I think at least over 10 years, possibly nearly 15 years. To be fair, it had a very tough life and the complete house renovation really killed it with all the dust, plaster and nails it vacuumed up. Recommend Miele.
When I shopped around for the second one, there are many variations in power and with differing assortment of brush heads etc but all look the same (with exception of colour). I just went for another blue coloured one in the end!
Our Miele cylinder is still going strong after two Dyson uprights died. I did manage to repurpose one for diy for a fair while tbh. The G-Tech air ram was quite good at first and then could not cope with the long hair and broke so Costco took that back. We got a Dyson V6 fluffy a couple of months ago. That is really handy but already replaced it once as it stopped charging. So fingers crossed it lives. Any rotary brush seems to get ravelled up with long female hair in my house. But the V6 seems fairly easy to unravel so far.
My parents bought a rechargeable AEG. Absolute pants. Doesn't make contact with the charger w/o help of a piece of string and a 2 lb kitchen weight and even when fully charged only manages half of their living room rug.
(Disadvantage of being w/o internet is that they don't read reviews and stuff and just remember when AEG was a 'decent' brand, if it ever was. They've also bought a Swann microwave because it's a 'good make' - we shall see!)
Miele Cat & Dog. No question in my mind better than both Dysons we had before it. We have the Dyson handheld to supplement it for daily pick-ups but nothing matches the Miele for suction and it has bags so no nonsense of cleaning it out and leaving dusty residue everywhere which was the real downside of the Dyson.
Henry for me all day long.
What are you guys doing to break your Dyson? I'm genuinely interested as we have had them for about 15 years without any issue.
All they need is the filter cleaning every 2-3 months and they go on and on.
My only gripe is that the cord is a couple of feet shorter than it used to be which means that instead of doing one floor from one socket I now have to use two different sockets.
I have a wife and 2 young girls so they pretty much shed hair like a dog.
Borrowed a friend's IRobot roomba and it was wonderful for daily cleaning on wood floor and carpets.
Just ordered a Xiaomi Robot Vacuum which is supposedly even better.
Otherwise I currently have an upright vax I use once a week.
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Henry all day long, utterly bomb proof, there is a reason nearly all cleaning crews I have ever seen use them. Dyson simply over priced and over hyped, ours fell apart after 3 years. Henry still going strong after 6.
Gtech
You poor bugger OP, asking a question like that, here of all places. :angel:
Bet you're totally confused.
Me, I'm a practical guy, like to fix stuff, do it for a living - not vacuums! Dysons meh, very bitty, bit of a faff to fix, on positive side parts available everywhere and easy to get second-hand ones.
Then someone locally asked me to fix her Sebo: her son, 16, lovely kid but has learning difficulties, had taken apart down to the last nut and bolt, I kid you not. Apparently it stopped working so he decided to take it apart. Well, I'd never even heard of Sebo. What a revelation. An item actually designed to be fixed. Easily. Once I found an exploded parts list to match my actual exploded Sebo. Found it was the mains cable as it went into the unit.
Anyhow, long and short of it, I'm a convert. An evangelist even. Threw wifey's horrible Dyson out to the garage, bought Sebo.
So easy to maintain. Just my five-penno'th.
Good luck!
Barry
+1.
In the highly unlikely event you'll need to, Henry's are also easy & cheap to fix. I changed a PCB on an old one as it only worked on one speed. £15.00 delivered off eb*y for a PCB, undid 7 screws & 4 spade connectors - sorted.
I am crap at DIY & anything like that but it was so easy & straightforward it felt like working on an old car/machine.
Plus the way they look makes you smile :-)
+1 for Henry. Only downside is it is relatively heavy/bulky.
Henry if you don't have thick carpets. Miele if you do. I use the Miele now.
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Henry if you don't have thick carpets. Miele if you do. I use the Miele now.
I'm sick of my Dyson Ball taking chunks out of door frames and banisters and read about the Sebo Airbelt. Tomorrow I've got an E1 coming which will be my first non Dyson, and even though it's bagged it must be much easier to empty than current Dyson's are.
We had a Miele Cat and Dog, great vacuum
managed to sell it after around 6 years of heavy use and got a decent amount for it.
now we have a Henry, its just as good, cheaper to buy, cheaper parts and is a work horse.
had a Sebo for 10/15 years (can't remember exactly) it worked well and I was impressed how easily it came apart for routine cleaning/maintenance - bags/filters/brushes, etc. When it did fail I thought it had provided good service and I made no attempt to fix it(looking a bit old and something wrong in the electrics) so bought another - which we've had for 5/6 years with no problems.
Both the same design, upright - nozzle pulls out on a flexible, and extendable hose, for corners/limited access/curtains tops of stuff etc. We have a hose extension so you can do the entire stairs leaving the main unit at the top/bottom. Finally, it will lay 'flat' and go right under our traditional beds
One choice... Sebo. Awesome vacuums.
I'm not an expert but my father in law owns a white goods shop and he insists I have a Sebo.
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Just pick one in pretty colours, nothing to choose between technically as they all suck.
I do like Sebo but I want for a Henry. A little heavy but a great vacumn cleaner. I think the watch equivalent would be a Seiko!
Another for Henry, Dyson seem to going backwards these days
The Miele Cat & Dog is half price at Argos (£130) - might be handy with xmas around the corner!
Does anyone have experience with the AEG CX7 Animal? Does that Brushroll Clean technology actually work?
We use the shark nv680. Really impressed with it.
They are usually about £150 in costco
Miele here too, had ours years and years and just works very well.... According to the wife :smug:
Sebo
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Sebo 100%
Will SEBO 1100W machines be banned under EU regulations out today.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41119355.Quote:
Vacuum cleaners using more than 900 watts and emitting more than 80 decibels will be banned when stocks run out
Does that mean >900W AND >80 dB or just one of those will mean a ban. Still on SEBO website, or have they got massive stocks?
I've got a 1200 watt Sebo and it's way quieter than the screaming banshee Dyson it replaced. The power is also variable so perhaps that's their workaround.
It's up there with low power toasters! So if the vacuum takes 10% less power but takes 10% longer to clean then nett effect is the same. Some of these EU regulations really are twonk! As I say like the toasters. Less energy going into the bread and it simply takes longer to cook. Actually for toast is worse than that because the lower heat for longer means the middle of the bread ends up being cooked so it takes longer and the toast is totally dry!
I would think it's whilst stocks last so get in there quick!
PS all in agreement for the 80dB noise level. You need ear defenders when using a Dyson!
I've been really happy with my Dyson - it's been working for years, is intuitive and easy to handle and picks up a lot, - I had a Vax before this and the motor blew
Not mentioned here: Nilfisk. Perhaps not so big in the UK? Very big on the continent. Nilfisk and Henry are more or less the same, quality wise. Our Nilfisk is much better than our Miele (upstairs, lino on the floor). We even haul the Nilfisk upstairs to do the job!
Menno
We had a Dyson DC07 Pet for over 10 years.
It was generally a great machine until the final year, when it started to overheat and cut itself out. We would continually clean the filters and get it serviced, but it had to go.
We had one of the Dyson hand held pet machines at the same time, but it was awful. Had to have many parts replaced, the battery would never charge and it would cut out when used at anything but horizontal.
As a result, when we replaced the DC07 this year, we went for a different brand.
We looked at both Miele and Sebo, but the Sebo stood out by a mile. We ended up with the X4 eco Pet machine from AO who price matched a cracking deal from somewhere, so it was less than £200.
Overall, it is excellent. Ours gets used 2-3 times a day and the cleaning power is great. It will easily pull itself along by the suction alone.
It has a suction powered pet attachment and separate extension hose for the stairs. It is a bagged machine, but I don't mind that. The machine also auto levels based on the height of the floor surface.
The only issue is it's stability. It will often tip over when cleaning the stairs or if using the main hose attachment. I've had it crack my head a few times. It's all due to the shape of the base plate and the auto height adjuster.
All in though, I'd strongly recommend it.
I sold my vacuum at the Boot Sale this weekend , it was just collecting dust ..
Yesterday my Sebo E1 fell down one carpeted step and the rear wheel shattered. I've spent most of the day arguing with Sebo UK about warranty cover and they refuse to accept that a two month old machine should be more durable. I've now got to pay shipping each way plus parts - as a gesture they won't charge labour. When I asked about being supplied with the parts to repair it myself they said as I would need to open the case this would invalidate the warranty. If the part had been more readily available I would have taken the chance, but for now it looks like a £40-60 charge to replace a £14 part.
Which sebo would you all recommend?
What are the differences?
Another vote for Sebo. We have the "Automatic X1.1 ECO Vacuum Cleaner - 1100 W" model for 2 years now and can't fault it except that it is a bit heavy but that's because it is heavy duty. Previous ones, Vax and others didn't last very long and were a constant pain.
Don't know the differences between various models but I do know the fundamentals and design have not changed much (if at all) for many years.
Big fan of the dyson handhelds
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I inherited my Dad's Nilfisk, which he bought in the 1960's. (I recall sticking a label on it that said R2D2 after seeing the original Star Wars.)
It's still working just fine. And you can still get all the spares for it from Nilfisk.
Also, on topic for TZ-UK. You people need to talk about the residuals!!!(*)
never even heard of Sebo until this thread popped up. got a fairly vast vacuum collection;
G-Tech air ram for a quick run around the house.
Dyson cordless for covings, skirting
Henry for the car and garage
Dyson upright for very edges of rooms as G-tech isnt great in that respect.
We bought our second Dyson a year ago and had loads of issues with bits breaking. It felt flimsy in comparison to the heavier 'old style' model, although the suction was a little better. Their customer service was excellent in terms of replacing parts or sending out an engineer but I eventually had enough and made a formal complaint. They only replaced the machine for their top of the range model with a full warranty! My faith was restored and this one has been flawless....then again, you'd expect it to be at over £500!!