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| Thread ID: 116610 | 2011-03-12 04:38:00 | Vacuum Cleaners | rny (6943) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1185441 | 2011-03-12 13:09:00 | Yes Tellus (Nilfisk) for the win | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1185442 | 2011-03-12 13:34:00 | Miele FTW. The Cat and Dog version is very good. www.harveynorman.co.nz It has a HEPA filter and a rotating brush head, as well as a normal head. I have this one www.harveynorman.co.nz Same efficient vacuuming power as the higher models (so far as I can tell) but no HEPA or brush head. So...I found a secondhand Dyson brush head at the Habitat For Humanity ReStore and adapted it to the Miele. Voila. Cat hair begone. :D |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 1185443 | 2011-03-12 13:47:00 | Dyson!! In the UK door to door Vacuum cleaner salesmen took a real hit when they came on the market!! I volunteer at the Invercargill Habitat ReStore and check vacuum cleaners. The general view of the staff is that cyclonic cleaners (like Dyson) do work well but involve constant filter cleaning. Normal cylinder cleaners use a bag which is a filter system in itself and overall is a more convenient system. Dyson look very cool and there is pleasure in good design. They do feel a little plasticy. Yes Tellus (Nilfisk) for the win I'd have said that too until very recently. IMHO the Miele beats everything. Plus I checked a used blue Nilfisk a few days ago and it wouldn't suck a hen off a nest. :D The older ones were wonderful. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 1185444 | 2011-03-12 17:54:00 | Ask the guys who use vacs professionally. At our Hospital we use Tellus (Nilfisk) exclusively - they never fail and last for centuries. sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 1185445 | 2011-03-12 18:59:00 | Have a look At Wertheim cleaners with a powerhead. Way better than old electrolux. :pf1mobmini: |
sahilcc7 (15483) | ||
| 1185446 | 2011-03-12 19:14:00 | Don't get a Dyson. They fall apart. Really? I bought a second hand Dyson 4 years ago. Certainly hasn't fallen apart. It does not take bags which I hate, you do need to wash the sponge thing about every 3 months or so though - I just rinse it under the tap. Neighbour had an incredibly old one, the on/off switch stopped working so my husband bypassed the switch and she just turned it on and off with the wall from then on. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1185447 | 2011-03-12 19:29:00 | Really? I bought a second hand Dyson 4 years ago. Certainly hasn't fallen apart. It does not take bags which I hate, you do need to wash the sponge thing about every 3 months or so though - I just rinse it under the tap. Neighbour had an incredibly old one, the on/off switch stopped working so my husband bypassed the switch and she just turned it on and off with the wall from then on. Well the ones we have owned have. |
wmoore (6009) | ||
| 1185448 | 2011-03-12 19:38:00 | We are also happy with Dyson for domestic use. It works well is easy to empty and easy to clean filters. You would have to be on the rough side to break one. I dislike any system that requires the ongoing purchase of over priced bags or filters. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1185449 | 2011-03-12 19:51:00 | According to Consumer. Electrolux, Miele or Nilfisk. Basicly any model is pretty good. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1185450 | 2011-03-12 20:07:00 | Dyson (en.wikipedia.org)spent years developing the concept at his own expense. Dyson launched the 'G-Force' cleaner in 1983. However, no manufacturer or distributor would launch his product in the UK as it would disturb the valuable market for replacement cleaner-bags, so Dyson launched it in Japan through catalogue sales..........At that time, the UK market for disposable cleaner bags was £100 million. The slogan of 'say goodbye to the bag' proved more attractive to the buying public than a previous emphasis on the suction efficiency that its technology delivers............The product now outsells those of some of the companies that rejected his idea and has become one of the most popular brands in the United Kingdom. We've had our Dyson for 15 years and it's never put a foot wrong. The only problem we've had with it was when on of the dogs peed on the on/off switch and I'd left it plugged in and switched on at the wall! :horrified There was an 'orrible electrical burney smell. However, the switch unit was easily got at and replaced. The only issue I've got with it is that my wife likes the drag around variety, whereas I grew up with upright Hoovers. Once she pops her clogs it goes in the hole with her and the money I save on an environmentally friendly funeral will go on an upright one! |
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