Very dull hoover thread

[xenon]

Help me.

We moved into a flat and so decided to get rid of space hogging monstrosity Henry. We got instead a battery cordless Shark. Bought it yesterday. £100 off. Very pleased. It has some residual charge, so was able to give flat a once over. Around 12 I took the battery pack out and put it on charge. It takes about 3 hours. I went to check the charge. No battery in the charger cradle.

No battery in the vacuum cleaner.

No recollection of having moved battery from charger cradle.

Options. My partner moved it. Unlikely as she is a technophobe and doesn’t touch anything she can’t understand. She was baffled by my questioning.

So that leaves: a), I’ve moved it during the grandpa nap I’ve just had. b), someone with keys let themselves in, ignored numerous more obvious things like guitars, wallet, TV, and stole a semi charged battery that fits a vacuum cleaner that is not yet a household name.

Give me a plausible c please people! WTF?

Is it in the bathroom, you know, on the windowsill near the toilet?

 

[xenon]

Is it in / on the fridge?

 

[danny la rouge]

I’ll check.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Is it in / on the fridge?

Deffo in the fridge.

 

[tim]

I have a Henry, which I got on the recommendation of this place. I have to say he and I are not best of friends. I find it unwieldy and awkward to use and store. And the hose keeps unscrewing itself from the nose mid-use. I have to stop to screw it back on every time I use it.

The sad truth is, vacuuming is not a fun activity, and whatever the promises of the manufacturers, their products will not remove the mundane drudgery from the task.

But don’t get a Henry. Uprights are much easier to use and store.

Henry hoovers are far from perfect but nothing is as full and hopeless as a Herbert Hoover

 

[equationgirl]

It was today I put it on charge. About 12 noon. All I’ve done is had lunch, had a grandpa nap, drank a cup of tea, watched an episode of Discovery, then went to check if three lights were lit up on the battery.

I’m honestly worried I’ve started developing dementia or something. I've looked everywhere I can think of.

Check the fridge, freezer, waste bin, next to where the tea is, the sink.

I don't think you've developed dementia, I think your brain was running too many thoughts at once and you've put the battery down somewhere or in something.

 

[hash tag]

Last place you lived?

 

[danski]

Back in the hoover?

 

[Calamity1971]

On top of your head with your glasses?

 

[equationgirl]

Any luck danny la rouge ?

 

[danny la rouge]

Any luck danny la rouge ?

No!

I’ve looked all over. No idea where it is. No recollection of moving it. No idea where I’d have put it, other than back on the vacuum. They’re £80 for replacements too.

 

[equationgirl]

No!

I’ve looked all over. No idea where it is. No recollection of moving it. No idea where I’d have put it, other than back on the vacuum. They’re £80 for replacements too.

That's really odd.

I reckon you will find it in a couple of weeks when you've forgotten about it.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

I reckon you will find it in a couple of weeks when you've forgotten about it.

more likely in a couple of weeks when he's bought a replacement...

 

[WouldBe]

It was today I put it on charge. About 12 noon. All I’ve done is had lunch, had a grandpa nap, drank a cup of tea, watched an episode of Discovery, then went to check if three lights were lit up on the battery.

I’m honestly worried I’ve started developing dementia or something. I've looked everywhere I can think of.

Check the fridge. That's where my gran used to put things when confused.

 

[Calamity1971]

No!

I’ve looked all over. No idea where it is. No recollection of moving it. No idea where I’d have put it, other than back on the vacuum. They’re £80 for replacements too.

If it's not in the bin it must be in the flat somewhere. A drawer like I have that's full of random shite?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Yes, it wont have vanished into thin air, and unless youve accidentally chucked it in the bin* it will be in some random place danny. It'll turn up eventually - a good excuse not to do the hoovering.

* I've done this before with chargers. And I constantly misplace things.

 

[MrCurry]

We have a Dyson V8 animal, which I bought about 18 months ago and which has been awesome so far. I know the battery life will be limited and replacements will cost a lot, but it gets the job done and has an attachment to deal with every situation.

Reading this thread, Dysons are getting a bad rap, but I’ve always liked them. I bought a DC16 when they first came out in 2006 and it’s still going strong, in use nearly every other day as a handheld for quick clean ups between main vacuuming sessions. That’s what, nearly 14 years and counting. Not bad (but obviously not still on original battery).

 

[bellaozzydog]

Sister with three kids two dogs and a cat swears by the shark hoover

 

[wayward bob]

The sad truth is, vacuuming is not a fun activity, and whatever the promises of the manufacturers, their products will not remove the mundane drudgery from the task.

i may be wired wrong. hoovering and sweeping the garden are my two favourite household tasks bar none. (sebo, btw, my grandpa died 15+ years ago and left some money i got a little under-stairs type one that's not let me down so far).

 

[danny la rouge]

i may be wired wrong. hoovering and sweeping the garden are my two favourite household tasks bar none. (sebo, btw, my grandpa died 15+ years ago and left some money i got a little under-stairs type one that's not let me down so far).

Feel free to come round my place and have as much fun as you can cope with.

 

[wayward bob]

Feel free to come round my place and have as much fun as you can cope with.

part of my enjoyment of such tasks is having suitable equipment for the task at hand. it doesn't sound like you do, so i'll pass ta

 

[Saul Goodman]

part of my enjoyment of such tasks is having suitable equipment for the task at hand. it doesn't sound like you do, so i'll pass ta

I have a dyson animal, and lots of animals. I'll provide the coffee and speed.

 

[wayward bob]

I have a dyson animal, and lots of animals. I'll provide the coffee and speed.

you make beautiful knives for a hobby, i'll swerve, ta

(go my boundaries )

 

[Baronage-Phase]

No!

I’ve looked all over. No idea where it is. No recollection of moving it. No idea where I’d have put it, other than back on the vacuum. They’re £80 for replacements too.

Buy another and then the lost one will turn up....guaranteed.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Buy another and then the lost one will turn up....guaranteed.

At least he'll have a spare battery then.

 

[Baronage-Phase]

At least he'll have a spare battery then.

And he could lend the second hoover out or offer it for use, to friends and family and visitors ....
Indeed it can be a talking point and source of merriment for all.

 

[RubyToogood]

I bought a Bosch cordless recently and it's so utterly shit I am going to have to buy another bloody hoover now.

 

[danny la rouge]

The new battery arrived this morning. Only I opened the parcel and there’s only a charger, no battery! Two chargers and no batteries.

Then I compared them. The whole thing is the battery. There’s no cradle. I hadn’t lost anything.

I’m glad the neighbours weren’t in when I went to confront them.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Haha!

On the upside, you've now got a spare.

 

[High Voltage]

Yep! you'll be able to do TWICE the vacuuming before you flatten both batteries