Spec me a hoover!

Mr Jack · 8 Sep 2012 at 23:30

My current hoover isn't cutting it anymore; specifically it can't get the cat hair out of the carpet. Now, OCUK, I know how you love telling ignorant fools about the fascinating household appliances, so spec me a vacuum cleaner?

What's good and reliable for picking up pet hair? Cylinder preferred.

[FnG]magnolia · 8 Sep 2012 at 23:30

Miele.

Mr Jack · 8 Sep 2012 at 23:34

[FnG]magnolia;22731173 said:
Miele.

Any particular Miele?

SixTwoSix · 8 Sep 2012 at 23:35

Could spec you a vacuum, a hoover limits the brand somewhat!

GTO656 · 8 Sep 2012 at 23:36

Harry Hoover Pet Vacuum Cleaner Numatic
Thats should be perfect

Mr Jack · 8 Sep 2012 at 23:39

SixTwoSix said:
Could spec you a vacuum, a hoover limits the brand somewhat!

A hoover is a vacuum cleaner; Hoover is the brand. We are English after all, old chap.

SixTwoSix · 8 Sep 2012 at 23:49

Mr Jack said:
A hoover is a vacuum cleaner; Hoover is the brand. We are English after all, old chap.

So you want a Hoover branded vacuum cleaner then

(Have been drinking, therefore am being a pedantic fool)

KatanaDV20 · 8 Sep 2012 at 23:53

I bought a 2200W Vax from Morissons. £60 and works brilliantly. 2 year warranty. Im v happy with it.

Also it was fun dumping the vac on the checkouts conveyor belt just in front of the onions, tomaotes, lettuce, milk, cottage cheese etc

pingwing · 9 Sep 2012 at 00:11

N00b alert but what's wrong with a Dyson? (other than being marketed by a mad old mad)

I like the Dyson we have, it works really well....

robfosters · 9 Sep 2012 at 00:15

My Dad bought an older Vax second hand. Nothing new comes close, it's brilliant.

coupe69 · 9 Sep 2012 at 00:32

iRobot Roomba 560, 581 or Neato Robotics XV-11 for ultimate laziness - link

Hades · 9 Sep 2012 at 04:13

Another vote for Miele as a general brand.

Things change I've changed · 9 Sep 2012 at 04:21

Sod the 'posh' vac, grab a Henry, they last forever and are pretty much indestructible.

Tachyon · 9 Sep 2012 at 08:36

Have a Miele 'Cat & Dog' which I find works very well. It isn't bagless so that's something to consider and I currently need to order some for ours.

Minxy · 9 Sep 2012 at 09:03

Bought a vax pet one and wish I had spent more and bought a dyson.

Devrij · 9 Sep 2012 at 09:10

Another vote for the Dyson animal. Picks up cat and dog hair better than any other vac I've used. Vax are rubbish btw, they break easily and the filters (which you won't replace), need replacing if the motor is to survive. Miele do make great machines, but I think the Dyson wins for performance and design.

Lopéz · 9 Sep 2012 at 09:17

If you are going to buy a Vax, ensure that you get one that uses multi cyclonic technology. If you don't then you'll find that the filters clog extremely easily and you lose a huge amount of performance.

My old Vax I was forever stripping and cleaning filters. The new one I have is a huge, huge improvement

This is the one I've got at the moment

http://www.vax.co.uk/air-pet-cylinder

Conanius · 9 Sep 2012 at 09:18

We have an irobot roomba that we have on an automatic schedule to vacuum the house for us.

Every now and then I'll then wet vac the carpets with our Vax that we bought.

Buy your irobot roomba from Lakeland, lifetime guarantee included for free

Basher · 9 Sep 2012 at 09:29

Dyson.

Mr Jack · 9 Sep 2012 at 10:20

I had a roomba but my cat was so scared of it I ended up giving it to a friend. I haven't had great experiences with Dysons - they seem good while they last but woefully unreliable.