You havent said how much £££ you want to spend
But I would advise a small Dyson the cylinder type not upright
Small and powerfull

 

I would guess at a dyson to be honest.
They seem to be very popular at the moment and seem to pick the dirt / cat hairs up better than my pevious Electrolux (??) or whatever it was thing ever did.
Can't say I know much about vacuum cleaners to be honest (or partically care !)but it does me !!

Richard

 

Ahh

and then two come along at the same time !!

Richard

 

Dyson my son - had one for 12 months and very very pleased with it!

PS Wife is quite quick with vacuuming now she had a year's training

Richard

 

Dysons are fine if you work out! The average woman won't be able to do the stairs, to heavy. So who is going to do them??? flame suit on
dave

 

or you could even use the search facility to see all the domestic appliance threads that were posted at the end of the year

 

my mum uses the dyson dc05 (think thats right). Its not too heavy and is design to sit om the stairs at an angle. She has had no problems with it. she has the turbo brush model which is very good.

 

If money is no question, get a kirby

We had a dyson, until it blew up after only 18 months (DC07, paid £200 from costco)

Ironic thing is only 2 days before we had a kirby salesman around, told us about how our dyson was designed to blow up/fail so that the companies made more money from the customer.

Made me laugh when he correctly pointed out a contradiction marked on the dyson:

One sticker said, no loss of suction. yet another on the dust/shyte compartment said max fill - you must empty .

Although i was so impressed with kirby i declined to buy it cos it was so expensive (£1500 after negotiating and trading in our DC07 for £150), however in hindsight i should have done.

If you want a 25 year guarantee and probably the best hoover in the world and you've got £1500 +, then get a kirby.

HTH
chris

BTW they're also on Ebay, reconditoned for £600

 

sebo upright. if you have different types of floors theyre great, cos the head self adjusts. german built, very good reliability. little bit expensive tho

 

Miele(sp) for that comprimise between the Kirby and Dyson

 

The only thing about Dyson is build quality,my neighbour has one and it keeps breaking.

 

HENRY! FROM ARGOS OR INDEX light but industial power these are what you find in hire shops thats a good endorsment

[Edited by csm007 - 1/3/2004 8:50:02 PM]

 

Henry seem robust. I wouldn't touch a Dyson their uprights have a very poor reputation for reliability. My mother has a DCO4 and says it is no good for dog fur.

I looked into this earlier in the year and was all set to buy a Sebo upright and then got a Miele "Cat and Dog" for my Birthday. Very pleased with it so far as it picks up my dogs fur from my carpet better than my parents Dyson does at their house or my old Panasonic. The Reliability report will have to wait (Hope fully many years!) I spoke to sales men in John Lewis and they said Dyson's keep coming back under warranty and if you look at the returns pile at Costco it has Dyson's in regularly could be the amount sold or poor reliability.

Also Which did a report into vacuum cleaners and I think they didn't recommend the Dyson because of this.

As to hire shops probably find that they buy Henry’s so cheap at trade deals that they just bin them when they wear out as they are cheap and cheerful.

 

Bought a henry as my old dear has one for when she doesnt feel like lugging the kirby out. Light but very powerful, comes with an array of accessories, loads of spare bags and an extra pipe so you can clean up the stairs without changing plug sockets. Not bad for around £90.

Dysons are a bit of a gimmick. Look nice and supposedly good cleaners but Ive heard nothing but complaints on their reliability.

Simon.