Cordless vacuum cleaner recommendation

Merlin5

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Hi guys. I'm going to replace my old bagless cylinder vac (the type you pull along on two wheels) and I was thinking of buying another similar one but have now decided it'll be nicer to have one of those cordless rechargeable stick vacuums, particularly as it'll make it easier to reach up onto ceilings (cobwebs around lights, etc). This one has good reviews


but of course Amazon always shows a gazillion other similar machines to confuse me ranging from £70 to £170. Should I just buy the one I linked or do I not need to spend that much?
For anyone that has a cordless vacuum, as far as recharging, am I right in thinking it takes about 4 to 5 hours for about an hour of use?
 
Looks like a Dyson clone but the reviews look really solid for such a cheap ( compared to Dyson ) cordless.

As for recharge time it varies and you would look to look that up for the machine, you can ask questions on that website and owners can answer if they can be bothered.

I certainy would not spend less than that, its very cheap at £117.
 
dave28 said:
Looks like a Dyson clone but the reviews look really solid for such a cheap ( compared to Dyson ) cordless.

As for recharge time it varies and you would look to look that up for the machine, you can ask questions on that website and owners can answer if they can be bothered.

I certainy would not spend less than that, its very cheap at £117.
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Thank you that's advice good. I think I'll go ahead and buy it then, plus it's going to revert back to £169.99 in 3 hours. I looked closer at the photos and it takes 4 hours for 65 minutes runtime which seems good enough.

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JonRGV250 said:
I got the Dyson V8 Advanced for £219 on Amazon a couple of weeks ago, and there's a few places still selling close to that.
Vax blade is also worth a look at (I've the Dyson downstairs and the Vax blade pet upstairs, and both work very well), and are not much more than the one you linked to.

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Thanks.You're right, those Vax machines are good prices. The cheapest one at £120 looks good although it says 45 mins runtime compared to 65 minutes on the Uninell. I think I'll buy for the Uninell and see how that goes.
 
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I have a cordless dyson for the firdt time and cannot believe how junk they are. If ypu hoover up some dust it just saya filtrr clogged.
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I've been using my Uninell cordless stick for a few weeks. It's pretty good but recently also got a motor blockage error message. I emptied the dust container and cleaned the filters and its fine again. But I had hardly used the vacuum before the error message so I'm guessing I'll see this quite often which is a bit naff. I wonder if all cordless stick vacuums do the same.
 
missus has been bending my ear about getting one of these upright, cordless jobbies but my heart isn't in spending Dyson money - i see the op's can be had for 74 quid currently. might be tempted to have a punt, gotta be worth it at that surely?
 
We have had a Dyson V6 for a few years, waste of money! would not buy another the poor battery life and the filters need changing often.
 
The vacuum nerds over at reddit hate cordless vacuums and are of the belief only corderd sebo's for £1000 are the only thing capable of picking up dirt from the floor. Of the cordless's they do nut hug about is Henry's cordless quick because it uses a bag and as such doesnt require filters etc.
https://www.myhenry.com/new-quick

Ive had it a week now and seem impressed with it so far. a little bulky for a cordless but its definitely more powerfull than an old dyson v8 i had. On high power mode its actually difficult to push on the carpet the suctions that strong. bags are cheap so probably looking £10 for the year for replacements.

the quick pet with the additional motorised tool was on sale but £220 but seems to have gone now
 
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I've had 2x V10's from the Dyson store running at my home and my mums for years. My one is 5yr old iirc, and my mothers one is 3yrs. We've had zero issues with them really - they just do what we need them to do. Hell my mum has an ancient DC34 that I bought her in 2013 that still works for light tasks!

The refurb store is always a good move imo.
 
We have an old, but working well a Dyson V8 animal, newer Shark cordless and a Karcha builders type of corded vacuum.

As long as filters are cleaned regularly and replaced when worn out, I cannot see us needing a new machine anytime soon.
 
I think newer Dyson stuff is absolute dog ****.

They used to make very good stuff maybe 15 years ago but they have been riding on brand recognition whilst cheaping out.

I got 3 vacuum cleaners, one Dyson which is old, and it still works great. We replaced that with a newer Dyson whatever animal ball thing and it's awful.

Only reason we replaced the old one is it stopped working, and after we got the new one I fixed the old one buying a replacement motor off eBay for about £10. I prefer the old one but it lives in the garage I use it to clean out the cars.

I got a Bosch cordless downstairs and must admit it's very good but..... The batteries are horrendously expensive if you need to replace them. As and when I'm going to try and dissemble the battery and replace the cells.
 
Deletesystem32 said:
Of the cordless's they do nut hug about is Henry's cordless quick because it uses a bag and as such doesnt require filters etc.
https://www.myhenry.com/new-quick

Ive had it a week now and seem impressed with it so far. a little bulky for a cordless but its definitely more powerfull than an old dyson v8 i had. On high power mode its actually difficult to push on the carpet the suctions that strong. bags are cheap so probably looking £10 for the year for replacements.

the quick pet with the additional motorised tool was on sale but £220 but seems to have gone now
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I'm more intrigued by this Henry cordless. We've got the regular corded Henry, which has been excellent, and a Dyson cordless. Unfortunately, the Dyson cordless has been terrible since the day we bought it, so I may replace it with a Henry cordless.
 
Literally on currys right now looking at cordless and seeing if I can get one that will perform well for less than £200
 
Dyson Outsize has been amazing for us. Bought a refurb for a decent price (about £230) massively powerful, swappable batteries, useful accessories, easily as powerful as our corded Dyson.
 
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Nabinium said:
I'm more intrigued by this Henry cordless. We've got the regular corded Henry, which has been excellent, and a Dyson cordless. Unfortunately, the Dyson cordless has been terrible since the day we bought it, so I may replace it with a Henry cordless.
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They are made by the name people. Numatic and built in the uk as far as i am aware (or assembled probably)

havent seen any issues reported with them where as some other big name cordless brands are becoming almost disposable. for £200 I would say its the best best without going to the £500 range
 
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