Vacuum Cleaners, your preference and why?

My SO loves Dysons, but they are rather costly and I find that they clog rather easily and have a small collection bin. On the plus side, they are relatively lightweight, maneuverable, and have a decent run time on battery…
 
Can someone explain why my Wife would do this.........She spent over $400 for a vacuum cleaner, BUT she has never used it in 2 years ???The damn thing is sitting in the bedroom closet, not touched. Same thing with the kitchen stove, she never uses the oven, ever. If it has to be cooked in the oven, we don't eat it. I am serious. Same think applies to the crock pot/slow cooker she bought a long time ago. She never uses them either. She is good at finding bargains, but once she buys them, they sit untouched, covered in dust and cob webs. JimB.
 
Jim, your wife sounds like my one of my SILs. She has to buy stuff, but then doesn't use it not to mention that it is far from necessary for her to own. Her excuses at to why she needs something is beyond belief to me. It doesn't matter what the item is. At the moment she is constantly buying dog toys & other needless dog items because the "dog wants them". She has more dog junk than the pet store.

We went through round one of Hoarders with her when we moved her to where she lives now. I told my husband, there will not be a round two. All the time we make sure things aren't piled up or hidden in closets.

As far as the stove only being half used, I'm not sure about that one. I have been doing more things in the oven, like bacon or fried chicken, just to keep the grease splatter down. But the top is used for everything else.

Will she part with those things in a garage/yard sale?
 
Fyrefox said:
My SO loves Dysons, but they are rather costly and I find that they clog rather easily and have a small collection bin. On the plus side, they are relatively lightweight, maneuverable, and have a decent run time on battery…
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I don't have any of the battery Dysons because of the small bin. My hubby says that we always have a cat or two in ours after vacuuming.
 
Lilac said:
Jim, your wife sounds like my one of my SILs. She has to buy stuff, but then doesn't use it not to mention that it is far from necessary for her to own. Her excuses at to why she needs something is beyond belief to me. It doesn't matter what the item is. At the moment she is constantly buying dog toys & other needless dog items because the "dog wants them". She has more dog junk than the pet store.

We went through round one of Hoarders with her when we moved her to where she lives now. I told my husband, there will not be a round two. All the time we make sure things aren't piled up or hidden in closets.

As far as the stove only being half used, I'm not sure about that one. I have been doing more things in the oven, like bacon or fried chicken, just to keep the grease splatter down. But the top is used for everything else.

Will she part with those things in a garage/yard sale?
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For a woman who was a senior business manager at the largest University in Canada, for over 30 years, she has some odd personality quirks. She will buy things that we don't really need, and then not use them. She has decided that I can't drive our car anymore, despite me being a six star rated driver with our insurance company, and no accidents EVER, in 56 years of driving in all types of weather in Canada. She decided that she would not sleep in our bed, sleeping instead on our Lazy Boy recliner couch each night. She gets up at 4.30 AM every morning, and by 8 pm, she is asleep on the couch. I am perplexed. JimB.
 
Out of all the vacuums I've had (and most of the time I've had cats):

1960's Kenmore (at the time, made by Panasonic, I think) cannister with power head. Really good, but the power head broke every two years. After 3 repairs, I had spent the entire cost of the vacuum, with no end in sight. Sadly, I gave it up.

Hoover Windtunnel upright. God, I hated that thing. Heavy, and jammed like crazy. Aaarggggh! Was so happy to get rid of it.

Sebo upright. Expensive - at the time, THE most expensive vacuum on the market. Miele wasn't exporting vacuums yet. Really liked the pull-out extendable wand, great for getting ceiling cobwebs (by that time, we had a home with cathedral ceilings). This was a period of no pets. Finally died, and I was tired of changing bags, so I went to....

Hoover Air Cordless cannister, no bags. I LOVED this vacuum and bought 2 of them in succession. If I'd realized they were going to discontinue it (new design) I would have bought a third! Bought extra batteries to swap out and keep vacuuming whole house. Not as powerful as a corded but super-convenient to use. However, it started to die - batteries don't recharge for long, jams are more frequent. Then a stray cat adopted us, and does he ever shed like crazy! I have never in 60 yrs had a short haired cat shed so much. The Hoover could handle it for a while, but as it began to die, couldn't get the cat hair out of the area rugs.

Dyson V7 stick vacuum (cordless). This is a portable vacuum suitable for spot or lightweight cleaning. I dislike 2 things about it: you have to hold the power button down for it to work - the most recent model FINALLY has an on-off switch, I wish this one did. Also, the unit itself is tiring to hold if you're vacuuming ceilings - those lithion-ion batteries are heavy. Like most cordless models, the dust cannister is small, so empty it often. On the good side, attachments slide on/off easily with auto locking system. It is definitely more cheaply made than the Seebo and Miele, and the dustbin design is inferior to both the Miele and Hoover Air.

Miele Blizzard CX1 Vacuum (cannister). Finally bit the bullet and got a Miele thru Amazon. Reviews were very good but still, a couple of issues that are personal:
  • This thing is HEAVY. It will seriously give you a workout. The extension tubes are STEEL, not aluminum, so they weigh A LOT just in themselves. And the pair of them nest inside one another, so if you lift it up, you are lifting both tubes, whether you have the length set at short or long. This is their first series that has washable filters, so no bags, which I happen to prefer.
  • The powerhead is essential for picking up pet hair, and it too is REALLY heavy. Seriously, by itself it weighs as much or more than the vacuum cannister alone does! It is a 2-button start: start the vacuum, then click a 2nd button on the handle to activate it. On the good side, I was appalled at how much dust and fine dirt it picked up off that rug.
  • The cord is a mediocre 25-ft length. That's barely okay for me, but honestly this vacuum is made for a bigger house. It's clumsy for me to work it around furniture corners and reminded me of why I loved my cordless vacuums so much! I would definitely not use this on stairs, it is simply too awkward.
  • Adjusting the height of the beater bar and suction on the powerhead isn't difficult, but it isn't as easy as it should be, either. There's also a height adjustment on the cannister itself. In one sense the adjustability is nice; but in another way, it's more to futz with if you're being picky about your floors.
  • Filters are washable (there are 2) but they do sell replacements if one wears out or gets damaged. Lots of YouTube videos help the how-to although Miele makes their connecting parts pretty idiot-proof.
  • The bin is smaller than expected, so I empty it every time. Clean-out is very easy, however, and it dries in less than 24 hrs so I can just pop it back together and vacuum the next day.
  • I will keep this vacuum - I hate vacuuming so tend to leave it too long between uses. And this vacuum really does get up pet hair better than even I expected. I'd say it's more powerful than the Sebo, but it would be better utilized in a 2500 sq. ft. suburban rancher with a combo of W2W, a few area rugs/runners, and tile/HW flooring.
Given a choice, I'd go back to the Seebo upright, although I hate cords and I hate bags. But for a smaller house like mine (<1500 sq. ft., 2 floors) it's a better "fit".
 
VaughanJB said:
Suck. It's all about the suck. As a man, I want only one thing - suck. I want the vacuum to suck the carpet off the floor. :D
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Yeah, my favorite vacuums are the ones that really suck.

When Dyson's were kind of new and innovative, I bought one. Think I paid around $800 for it...$600 at least.

When all the other vac makers caught up to Dyson *technology*, I bought what was on sale. It works just fine.

I used to have carpets, while I was raising my family and except while we lived in a cabin. Now I have wood-grain tile floors and a few large rugs. I adjust the vacuum accordingly. I also have a hand-vac.

I prefer bagless uprights with a detachable hose.
 
I have a Dirt Devil Featherlight. It's ok for what it cost. It keeps going too. I'd prefer a good Hoover. I bought one online and they gave me a bad one. After all I paid for it I ended up throwing it in the garbage.

I prefer Hoover uprights because they work well. I did housecleaning for a living at one time and the Hoover's work best and easy to manage.
 

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