hoover

we've just thrown out the second hoover in 12 months

the first to go was a dyson - it never really worked that well, it kept cutting out and i was forever cleaning the filter - rubbish

the secind was a lg one - equally sophisticated but also rubbish in pretty much the same way

now we have a electrolux 30 quid job from curries - seems to do the job.

anyone else being chucking hoovers out willy nilly?

 

When our old Electrolux gave up the ghost, I suggested buying the Dyson to my wife and she declined because it was too heavy and expensive. Instead, she bought a £25 Samsung from Tesco. I don't like it because I don't like the idea of changing bags regularly. I'd go for Dyson type. I.e. one that doesn't need bags and doesn't "lose suction, not a sausage".

After seeing your comments perhaps my wife made the right decision.

 

Hoover is a name of a product.

We bought a Henry about 4 years ago, still going well.

I think there is an inherent compromise with bagless vacuum's in that they are not very good.

 

Not had problems with dyson personally and found them far more effective than bagged vacuum cleaners.

However, given my recent run on washing machines, I'm going to be careful on this one...

 

got a goblin Rio thing we got from Argos for £30 about 11 years ago, still working well, also have a VAX for the carpets, not used that much, still in the garage.

 

My mum has had lots of fancy hoovers in the end she bought a £30 LG from Argos, this was three years ago, its an upright one as well, its still working perfectly to this day. Its used at least once a day.

We also have a cheapo £20 no name cylinder hoover for up stairs whichis still working. My dad uses a similier kind of machine for his job although they are more complex, his last one kept breaking down but he's had his new one virtualy trouble free for 5 years now although the motor did need replacing.

 

We have a Dyson DC01 at one house and it has not broken down since we got it. It needed de-tangling though, it had got lots of threads round the rollers.

At my other house we have a Kirby (G4 I think) which is great. A bit heavy but it has a good carry handle. Compared to this, the Dyson doesn't clean very well. The Kirby is about £1k though.. and no we don't clean very much, my Dads friend had a job selling them and she got a holiday for two out of selling a certain number. My dad got to go with her

Even compared to the Dyson, most other vacuums I've used don't clean very well. They seem to just suck the dirt off the top and bash the rest deep into the carpet. Still, £30 vs. £1,000 I know which I'd go for!

 

missus has OCD. Buy from Argos and KEEP reciept safe. They will replace anything under a year old and give a further year with the replacement. When it was really bad we got through 4 cleaners in less than 6 months.

 

Since getting married ( 18 years ago ) we've had two Vax cylinder jobbies which where both very good, apart from the casters - one will break within the first week and you'll spend several years tugging along a wonky vacuum that falls over every now and again.
We then switched over to Dyson and are on our second . First we had a DC04 yellow/silver cylinder thingy when they first came out, it didn't actually last that long ( 4 or 5 years) however it did get bashed up quite a bit, (whoever designed the cord recoil also deserves a medal as it is made from some form of Alien plastic construction and is impregnable). We then bought an Electrolux Bagless peice of shite, due to cost ( i was being mean and refused to pay Vax/Dyson prices again! ), my missus left it resting against an electric storage heater two days into ownership so bang went the 'money back' offer from comet, which i was going to take advantage of as it was so, so poor.
I ended up junking it ( £50 down the drain !) and bought another Dyson this time the purple/silver upright DC07 'Animal' one, basically both the wife and I think it is probably the best Vacuum cleaner we've ever had. We've got two cats and a dog so need a good vacuum cleaner, I've owned two Dysons now and would definately buy another.

Our cleaner uses a Henry to clean the 'plane at night, I think we've had two in 6 years now, the first one lasting about 5 years they seem quite good machines and have cute faces on them....

 

Not at all scientific but when the last one expired and was taken to the dump, there were more Dyson unit's there than any other make.

 

Food for thought:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3688983.stm

http://www.clik2complaints.co.uk/DPs/dyson.html

Our local tip always has a large collection of discarded Dysons, to which I added ours recently. Worst vacuum I've ever had. A triumph of design over practicality!

 

We have the DC07 too. Took it in for a service once as it got clogged after we had the builders in, but otherwise great

 

I think it's true that the dysons aren't paragons of reliability. My parents first one died, but it got pretty clobbered through moving house (when it was carted back and forth many times), and coping with the aftermath of drilling, plastering, knocking down walls, etc, etc, etc. That said, it didn't last any less well than the two panasonic vacuums that preceded it and cleaned a great deal better than they did.

 

maybe we should have had the dyson looked at before i took it down the tip. i remember saying to the staff there, who keep an eye out for anything that might turn into a few quid, that it was buggered beyond buggery.They told me that they took care of three or four a week.

i seem to remember my a parents having a hoover that predated me - they don't make them like that any more i guess.

btw gary - hoover a brand name?, i had no idea. next you'll be telling us that IBM are responsible for the 'PC'.

 

Hi,

Interesting thread as I'm off to buy a vacuum cleaner today. I had a look in a Which? magazine and they like the Miele S571 & S4210 + Bosch BSG 82000 & 71810 cleaners. These can be had for around £80 to £120. These are their best buys.

The Dyson cleaners get the thumbs up for cleaning but thumbs down for reliability.

The Kirby cleaners are very good at cleaning but are mega expensive . You don't need to spend that sort of money. It's just as Tenson has mentioned. But also watch out for the sales techniques which can be very high presured.

http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/vacuum-cleaner/kirby-gsix-vacuum/reviews/

I had a few mates who went through the sales pitch.

SCIDB

 

For history enthusiasts:
http://www.hoovercompany.com/dbPages/History.asp
Hoover's machine was an upright with moving brushes. Hoover twigged that one of the big problems was grit in the pile of carpets, which acted as an abrasive. The brush loosened it, and the vacuum sucked it up, hence the old advert "it beats as it sweeps as it cleans". We have found that, for carpet, no cylinder type can live with an upright (although the best turbo-headed cylinder types come close). We've owned three vacuum cleaners in 25 years of marriage. One was a cylinder type, a wedding present, which was poor (but which is still used in the garage). The other two were National (Panasonic) uprights, which were not only effective, but which also lasted and lasted. The first one lasted for somewhere around 15 years, and when it expired, it was naturally replaced with another, which still soldiers on.

 

My dads kind of in the industry and Kirby's do have a reputation for being reliable but vastly over priced you're buying into the marketing hype rather than pure quality of the goods.

My dads machine still costs £100's and is made by a company called Truvox, now you can't buy them at Argos or B&Q.

 

Our Panasonic lasted about 8 years there was nothing wrong with it but it needed a new tube which and they cost about £30 and it was getting a bit noiser and scruffy so we thought it wasn't worth it. The LG which replaced it which cost £30 (upright) has been exellent both in terms of picking up and reliability. It even came with a spare belt which we have not yet had to replace.

 

the 21st century's answer to vacuums, now that's what you need, at £199 its a steel! :lol:

Or if your feeling really flush Karcher RC3000 at a mere £1k, still probably cheaper than a house keeper!

 

The Kirby does have a life time warranty thing though so if it ever goes wrong..