lordretsudo

We've had a Dyson DC07 for some five years or so (warranty recently expired). Have had various problems with it (the extendable wand thing has split three times, motor had to be replaced and now it's overheating constantly, which I've read means that the cyclones are blocked) and generally think it's been one of the worst quality products I've ever bought. The ancient Panasonic hoover I keep in the shed for car use is more powerful than the Dyson was when it was new!

If anyone could recommend a vacuum cleaner that they've been particularly pleased with, I'd be grateful. I don't want to end up with another unreliable piece of ****...

Sorry in advance for the boring thread guys ;-)

Brendan Hughes

Henry
Sebo
Miele
Dyson

There, that's a summary of all the vac threads I can remember...

Scoobychick

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PS. Henry

"He's red, he's round, he sucks stuff off the ground"

Bakerman

Miele cat and dog, well worth the money.

what would scooby do

Another vote for the Miele ***** and woofer

Jamie

Welcome back laaa was the roads ok ?

oh and aye miele

supernick

Another vote for Henry or his brothers n sisters. Good price too!!!

Shark Man

Presuming non of the pipes are bocked...

If the cyclone thingy is blocked, take teh canister outside, take it apart (noting the exact poistioning of the cylone bit in relation to the canister) and wash it out with the hose pipe, make sure its totally dry and put it back together. Wash out the filters while your at it.

There is also a permanent (non servicable) post motor exhaust filter on the outlet of the motor. I suspect when the last motor died it clogged this up with black carbon from the motor brushes, thus causing the overheating...remove it and bin the filter. This is positioned at the base of the cleaner under the dust canister (not to be confused with the washable filters next to the canister).

Try it, might save you a few quid

lordretsudo

Wow, thanks! I've just taken it outside, removed the top part of the canister and three of the cyclone thingies looked blocked up. I've washed it all out and it's now sat in the sun drying out. I'll have a look and see if I can find that other filter you mention next...

It's amazing the stuff you can find out on Scoobynet! I had searched on Google, but the links I found seemed to suggest that the whole cyclone unit needed replacement, no mention of just being able to dismantle it and wash it out!

Thanks again

Shark Man

I only found this out myself after after a damp carpet and plaster dust inccident (moisture and plaster dust...resulting in all the internals caked with the stuff ) required the whole thing to be stripped down and washed out.

Hope it works

Matteeboy

Sebo X5.
Best one out there by miles, especially for pet hair.

Dream Weaver

All these fancy expensive cleaners are nonsense, we had a £150 Bosch Cyclone thing that lasted 12 months and the brush motor went - no replacements avialable from Bosch

Bought a Henry for £78 and its been faultless - they are low tech but they work better than anything. Look at what builders, plumbers, shops and gyms use - Henry all the way

coolcookie

Sebo if you want an upright, Miele for a hose.

I have a Dyson 07 as well. Thanks for the tip on cleaning the bits. There are far too many components to get broken IMHO. I wouldn't get another Dyson much better to have a disposable bag when the dust stays in. You always get a shower of dust on emptying the Dyson.

paulg1979

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Henry all the way. The good thing with Henry is all the tools supplied with it actually work and all have uses. Can't stand them heavy uprights.

legb4rsk

That's the trouble with vacuum cleaners,they really suck!

Luminous

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I thought the trouble was that they don't suck

Brendan Hughes

See, I told you in post #2