Cordless Vacuum to buy on black Friday?

Wondering about one of the cheap amazon ones. Some have many good verified reviews.

The dysons are just too expensive and sharks too heavy.
 
I've got a Dyson V7 - always run it on turbo mode and after 26 months the battery wouldn't hold a charge. Thats doing a full discharge mostly every other day so 350+ full recharges.

I bought a £30 replacement battery off the 'zon with double the capacity of the original. Seems to be working fine so far.
 
Do people really consider the Shark to be heavy? I mean, I've no point of comparison as I don't think I've ever lifted a Dyson stick. But absolutely speaking rather than relatively they ... well they don't weight much. I mean, I've never found my arm getting tired while I'm hoovering with one.
 
Had a Dyson v8 for 5 years and recently got the Dyson v11 as a replacement and it is even better. Tried out the Shark in the shops but found it too cumbersome and heavier than the Dyson.

The v11 seems to pick up loads more carpet bits than its predecessor.
 
bazzabear said:
Do people really consider the Shark to be heavy? I mean, I've no point of comparison as I don't think I've ever lifted a Dyson stick. But absolutely speaking rather than relatively they ... well they don't weight much. I mean, I've never found my arm getting tired while I'm hoovering with one.
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I looked and it's 25 percent heavier. That's enough to count it out unfortunately.

Also no wall mount! Which would be annoying!

Found another requirement. Motorised mini head. That is really useful on carpet stairs for example
 
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If you want light and maneuverable check out the hoover H-free 500 range.
Trade off is smaller battery and canister than average.
Worth it for me as I hate hoovering and really don't mind whizzing this round at all.
 
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Which? Has Miele triflex HX2 as the highest rated cordless. It’s Dyson prices though.

What’s your max budget? I’ll tell you what is the highest rated by Which for the money.
 
throwaway4372 said:
consider a robot (round shape), I have one per floor that runs weekly, ez life.
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Which did you go for? Do you ahve carpets or hard floors?

We've just moved and could do with one as now we have a large hard floor area you really notice any dust and bits. Having one of those just go round as needed would be handy, also potentially one that does the mopping as well.

I see there's a new Roomba combi unit out.
 
throwaway4372 said:
consider a robot (round shape), I have one per floor that runs weekly, ez life.
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they don't do stairs though so cordless vacuum still have a niche

Ev0 said:
Which did you go for? Do you ahve carpets or hard floors?
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EUfly ones are great, I've got a g30 does my flat carpets and hardfloors down to £175 on amazon atm :O (newer models are out though so probably going to be a discontinued line)

I paid 225 for mine and was very happy with it at that price.


I've not used a proper hoover since I bought it and you couldn't tell, been letting it run daily..

it doesn't do mopping though so you would have to get one of the other models for that.
 
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I have the neato, it's square at the front, supposedly to get into corners better, but it gets stuck and bashes into stuff because it can't rotate on the spot.

It does a good job on my carpet and tiles floors tho. Might have been a different brush that's better for wooden floors I cant remember tbh.
 
throwaway4372 said:
I have the neato, it's square at the front, supposedly to get into corners better, but it gets stuck and bashes into stuff because it can't rotate on the spot.

It does a good job on my carpet and tiles floors tho. Might have been a different brush that's better for wooden floors I cant remember tbh.
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I don't know why. But that one is so ugly!

It would get stuck everywhere in our house
 
413x said:
Vax power blade 4 has developed a battery fault after just a year and a half. Usually I'd buy a battery. But tobe honest I've been disappointed by this vacuum throughout.

Main issue is the clogging.
It seems to clog with hair in various places. The neck of the carpet long head
The bin, it often needs emptying before full
The roller.

I don't want to pay Dyson prices


I was considering a shark along with the vax. I know they have good black Friday discounts.

We have a dog and my gf has long hair so anything that helps with this (short of giving her a skin head) would be great!
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I was looking to buy one of these until I saw your post.

You wouldn't recommend one I take it?

Up at £169 + a £50 accessory pack at Vax.

Seems to get good reviews...
 
Kelt said:
I was looking to buy one of these until I saw your post.

You wouldn't recommend one I take it?

Up at £169 + a £50 accessory pack at Vax.

Seems to get good reviews...
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Others seem to like it, but I don't.

I find the dirt etc sticks to the air intake part inside and it blocks for me before it fills up.

I find it blocks everywhere and I don't know why. Also, hair gets wrapped around the brush bar a lot. (my gf has long hair).

When emptying I find I always have to pull the dirt out. It doesn't fall out. Maybe because the drum is sideways? I don't know.

Suction is good, battery life is OK, accessories are good.

It just blocks!

And now the lithium battery has stopped working. That for me is it. The batteries are about 80.



So although I wouldn't recommend it does seem to get good reviews. Maybe I'm expecting too much. No idea.
 
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413x said:
Others seem to like it, but I don't.

I find the dirt etc sticks to the air intake part inside and it blocks for me before it fills up.

I find it blocks everywhere and I don't know why. Also, hair gets wrapped around the brush bar a lot. (my gf has long hair).

When emptying I find I always have to pull the dirt out. It doesn't fall out. Maybe because the drum is sideways? I don't know.

Suction is good, battery life is OK, accessories are good.

It just blocks!

And now the lithium battery has stopped working. That for me is it. The batteries are about 80.



So although I wouldn't recommend it does seem to get good reviews. Maybe I'm expecting too much. No idea.
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Thanks for the reply.

£80 for a replacement battery is a lot.

I'm not sure about rechargeable large tech at the moment.

Reminds me of a portable hedge trimmer I bought, between summers the battery died, and the replacement cost was more than I paid for the whole unit when it was on offer.

Think I'll stick to my mains vac and the inconvenience of carting it up and down the stairs.
 
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