Menopause Matters Forum
General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: clio on April 29, 2015, 05:36:50 PM
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My hoover has packed up so in need of a new one. Now the power on them has been made to change by government I'm in need of help in picking a new one. My question is has anyone bought a new hoover recently from Argos and are you happy with it.......does it suck well ;) ???
Clio
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I know we are not supposed to mention particular brands etc. on MM but I wouldn't buy anything other than a SEBO - tough and versatile it really does a good job.
My first SEBO lasted 26 years and was absolutely brilliant - it survived 3 house renovations - so all that awful builders dust etc.. My new SEBO is slightly more powerful - "good suction?" - oh yes, sucks up everything. 'You get's what you pay for.'
You do have to buy bugs for this vacuum cleaner(I hate dealing with all that dust with bagless hoovers) and almost every part on the SEBO is replaceable - with my first SEBO I only had it serviced once after about 15 years and it then lasted really well for the next 10 or so years!!!!. DG x
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What's it got to contend with?
I always have an up-right. Various types but NEVER a Dyson ::) - I bought 1 when I had lots of pets, it was here for 1 week before I gave it away. As DH does the hoovering these days I can't remember which types we have - 1 upstairs, the other down and a small hand-held for the camper ;)
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We've had an upright SEBO for the last 10 years.
It's worked very well.
Even when clearing up after builders.......
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My Vax is great, no complaints and it has coped with all sorts including daughter who just sucks up the lot including pens and hair clips. It just keeps on going. Personally I would not have anything other than an upright but I live in a bungalow.
Honeybun
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My Dyson has been good to me. I'm on my second one, but first lasted for ages. I got it to cut down on allergens.
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I love my Dysons - upright at home and cylinder at the caravan. We have a sheddy dog and they pick up her fur with no problems. Very easy to strip the brush bar down to clear long hair and threads off them too. I've got my eyes on a cordless Dyson for the caravan (smaller and easier to manouver round the tight corners), but can't yet justify the £279 when the cylinder is working perfectly well!!
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I read somewhere that in the days before hoovers and of maids, they used to sprinkle their left-over tea leaves from tea-pots all over the floor, then the maids would get down on their hands and knees to sweep it all up. Apparently it lifted whatever bits were on the carpet and left the place smelling really fresh (in a tea-leaf sort of way!).
Can you imagine?? Give me a hoover any day!! ::)
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Not long after we married we moved house & bought cheap acrylic semi shag carpets for our bedrooms. I was still using my mum's old Goblin cylinder hoover. It was useless on those carpets. Once a week I was down on my hands & knees with a damp cloth to remove all the dust & fluff. Blooming back breaking. So I imagine many maids must have had terrible back problems.
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They must have done!
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I love Henry :)
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Ah Henry & Hetty. We had a Henry at my last work place. :)
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Miele for me - brilliant on getting up the cat fur (white long haired cat). I found Dyson was good but the tools didn't last and the Henry was useless. Sorry for Henry lovers - he did look rather cute though and I did try to talk to him nicely ;D
Taz x
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I use Miele which is good at picking up but I get sooooo annoyed with the lead getting in the way.
I would love one of those GTech cordless ones. Anyone got one?
I hate using my Miele on the stairs as it doesn't reach far so I have to balance it. :-*
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SEBO has an excellent long hose you can attach for doing the stairs and it has an extra long lead so I can do the whole of the upstairs or downstairs without changing plugs.
A feature of the upright SEBO is that it propels itself along forward so you don't have to push so hard when hoovering - much kinder on the back. I know Dyson are supposed to be good but I've heard they don't last very long???!! DG x
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I would love one of those GTech cordless ones. Anyone got one?
I am considering just this. I am rather taken with the advertisements for the GTech Air Ram which is cordless and doesn't emit clouds of dust when you empty it. However I have a 9 year old Oreck still in excellent working order so cannot really justify the expense of trading it in just yet.
This thread will be interesting and informative.
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Thanks for replies, are these recently bought Hoovers with the reduced wattage?
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Sorry Clio, my reply wasn't about a recent hoover with reduced wattage.
I suspect there won't be many comments about the reduced wattage.
The regulations haven't been around long enough, think about a couple of months?
If any do come up, it would be good to know.
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REduced wattage doesn't make any difference really - SEBO have always been within the lower wattage range and are really powerful. I want ease of use and reliability in my electrical equipment. DG x
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SEBO - me too , also Miele are fantastic, their pet one would suck up the floor if it wasnt nailed down,
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That's good to hear DG - I'd assumed with them being so powerful they couldn't be lower wattage.