Do we buy a second hand Dyson or a cheaper new vacuum cleaner?

[lizzieloo]

Can't afford a new Dyson, but have been convinced somewhat that they are better than other makes

Are they though? Do they go wrong? Am I going to regret not being able to take it back to the shop when it dies?

Should I just buy a cheaper new one and if so which one? Bissell any good?

 

[skyscraper101]

Miele have always been my vacuum of choice. Was never impressed with Dyson really with all their bragging about patents on this, and patents on that. It's all bollocks, you want something that hardcore sucks up dust. Period.

There's a reason Henry have the market cornered with builders and decorators too. Tough as fuck they are.

 

[lizzieloo]

Miele have always been my vacuum of choice. Was never impressed with Dyson really.

Miele sound pricey

 

[weltweit]

New Henry = £99.00 ..

 

[lizzieloo]

New Henry = £99.00 ..

Upright?

I should have said that.

 

[weltweit]

Good point but do they make uprights?

Not afaik. Do you need an upright?

[xposted from other thread ]

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Miele have always been my vacuum of choice. Was never impressed with Dyson really.

Dyson are fine when they work, but they're heavy, fiddly, and a right fucking pain in the arse if you have to replace fan belt

Miele much better, longer leads, storage space for tools, different speeds. Only disadvantage is you have to buy bags (oh, and a bit on the pricey side)

 

[bi0boy]

What do you want for your money? Power? Filtering? Pet hair? Lightness? Manoeuvrability? Lack of bags? Ease of storage? Snazzy looks? Reliability?

How much do you want to spend?

It all depends really....

 

[skyscraper101]

Hate uprights. Got one when I moved to LA... ugh. Never again.

 

[lizzieloo]

Can only spend up to £100, pet hair, my hair I'd prefer bagless, no allergy probs, dogs bring in mud sometimes don't care how it looks, don't mind heavy.

The one we have now has a filter you can wash, I like that too.

 

[MillwallShoes]

henry is one of the best things in this flat.

 

[bi0boy]

Can only spend up to £100, pet hair, my hair I'd prefer bagless, no allergy probs, dogs bring in mud sometimes don't care how it looks, don't mind heavy.

The one we have now has a filter you can wash, I like that too.

I've got the old version of this. It's excellent, gets good reviews and seems to meet your needs perfectly. It's got a washable HEPA filter too.

http://www.morphyrichards.co.uk/pro...-Endurance-Family-2100w-Bagless-Cylinder.html

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Morphy-Richards-PerformAir-Endurance-Cylinder/dp/B0031RG4Y0

 

[lizzieloo]

henry is one of the best things in this flat.

The fact that they're made here is making me want to buy one. I've always had uprights cos I've always had uprights

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

henry is one of the best things in this flat.

Henry's a smug twat, totally inferior to Miele, good for builders and decorators though

 

[Firky]

I bought a Sebo, lizzie, after following advice on here. It cost me £200 (ARGH) but it is made out of the same kind of plastic that riot shields are made out of. So come the revolution...

I think it was Minnie_the_Minx that swung me towards Sebo instead of Meile. Dysons are over-rated

Here somewhere:

http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/question-for-those-who-own-a-henry-vac.298409/

 

[toggle]

Get a Henry. nothing else that isn't stupidly expensive works anywhere near as well. they are powerful, and robust (as in i've seen one bounce down a flight of stairs more than once with no ill effect on it)

and although uprights will come with a tube so you can clear corners, the ones on Dysons are really crappy and really annoying.

oh yes, I have a dyson at home andit takes more effort to clean my small flat with it than it does to hoover much bigger places that I work in with a henry.

 

[_angel_]

Henry's a smug twat, totally inferior to Miele, good for builders and decorators though

Yes but Miele cost a fortune and Henry are reasonably priced.

 

[two sheds]

My ex got a Dyson ooo 15 years ago. I was reading the small print of the instructions and it said you needed a microfilter which had to be changed every year. As I remember they cost about £100 each, which was about the maximum i wanted to pay in total. Is that still true does anyone know?

Washable filter sounds good if you're getting a bagless one. Bags aren't really a problem though as far as i can see it has to go somewhere.

 

[MillwallShoes]

Get a Henry. nothing else that isn't stupidly expensive works anywhere near as well. they are powerful, and robust (as in i've seen one bounce down a flight of stairs more than once with no ill effect on it)

and although uprights will come with a tube so you can clear corners, the ones on Dysons are really crappy and really annoying.

henry you get a bag of heads things including a corner cleaning thing you can stick on the long pole.

as i've said, it is probably the best gadget we have ever bought.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

These should help Lizzie

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=1005166&d=11473.41524&nmt=

http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/good_housekeeping/976396-Dyson-v-Henry/AllOnOnePage

http://www.avforums.com/forums/home.../647330-miele-dyson-vacuum-experiences-3.html

http://www.avforums.com/forums/general-chat/1721097-dyson-vs-miele-vacuum-cleaners.html


http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18266802

http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/miele-vs-henry.286287/

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056304239









or make you wish you'd never asked

 

[MillwallShoes]

i am quite confident you could chuck it down the stairs and henry would carry on he's not bothered.

 

[lizzieloo]

Bags are out, totally, the amount of crap my dogs and land surveyor husband bring in I'd need a new one every time I used it.

 

[Firky]

Yes but Miele cost a fortune and Henry are reasonably priced.

TBH The Sebo is ace - I don't know what the Miele is like. The problem is I spent £200 on a fucking hoover when I could have spent £90 on a Henry that does exactly the same thing.

 

[MillwallShoes]

also because you're basically hoovering with a light pole, it's better than lumbering a great big unit around.

i can actually feel my blood start to boil as i know it is the greatest hoover going and i am annoyed i am having this convo

 

[stuff_it]

Can only spend up to £100, pet hair, my hair I'd prefer bagless, no allergy probs, dogs bring in mud sometimes don't care how it looks, don't mind heavy.

The one we have now has a filter you can wash, I like that too.

Why does it have to be upright thouguh?

 

[MillwallShoes]

Bags are out, totally, the amount of crap my dogs and land surveyor husband bring in I'd need a new one every time I used it.

ours last about a year and i hoover once every two days.

 

[MillwallShoes]

next!

 

[lizzieloo]

Henrys have bags right?

 

[MillwallShoes]

Henrys have bags right?

they do, massive big ones that fit inside it's boat

 

[stuff_it]

Has anyone mentioned Henry's well known drug problems?