Hoover - Dyson, Henry or Miele Post Reply

[SFMC]

I also owned the 'Dog and Cat' model from John Lewis - even though I had no pets!

[sgmitch]

I've enjoyed reading the debate over vacuum cleaners. I continued to hear great things about Henry so I bought one (actually a Hetty). We tried it for about a day and then decided to return it. The suction was the best part but that also seemed to be one of its faults. There was so much suction that you could barely move the attachment around the carpet or wood floor without the entire wand apparatus coming apart. The hose/wand apparatus was put together with three or four friction-fit pieces. That didn't really seem like good quality to us. (Couldn't the pieces have snapped or had some sort of retention piece?) Basically there was nothing holding the pieces of the host together other than friction so basically every time we tried to push or pull it across the floor it wanted to come apart. Plus there were no rotating bristles to agitate the dirt and break it loose from the carpeting so we just kept sweeping over the same area over and over until the dirt came loose.

It seems to me the Henry might be a great "shop vac" for sucking up lots of dirt from building or from a shop floor. But we didn't find it acceptable for a relatively clean home that just needs normal vacuuming over a combination of wood floors and rugs. Can anyone comment on whether they would agree with this statement and what might be better given our goals?

We're shopping because our Hoover of less than one year broke down (we're not going with that brand again). We'd heard great things about Dyson but now I'm going to research Miele as well.

[Mummy2b2212]

Our Dyson is one of the worst purchases I've ever made and couldn't recommend it to anyone. It doesn't pick up dirt, rolls over the same bits again and again, gets blocked up really quickly and needs cleaning and taking apart at least once every 4 weeks.

Don't buy a dyson, I'll never make the mistake again!

[sgmitch]

Which model Dyson do you have?

[Mummy2b2212]

We've had two different models of the upright ones, the first one was a bit more compact but when that was totally useless (out cleaner used a dustpan and brush instead of it!) we bought the bigger one thinking it'd have more staying power, less blockages and more suction. Worst money I've ever spent!

[Jen66]

My upright Dyson with the ball thingy was not worth the money. Constantly jamming and way too heavy for me to lift.

However I now have a cordless one and that's brilliant. Light and great suction. Downside is that you don't get enough charge to do whole house.

[sgmitch]

Thanks to the input from everyone we just purchased a Miele U1 Cat and Dog. It is the best vacuum we've ever owned. We've never owned a Dyson but compared to Hoover, Hetty, and other brands it dominates. It has rotating roller agitation, just the right amount of suction, nice hefty weight with quality construction, and yet is the most maneuverable uprights we've ever owned. Thanks to all for the feedback.

[phigoldenspiral]

I've had a Miele - I liked it but it lasted only 4 years. I now have a Sebo (it's a German brand - see here: https://www.sebo.co.uk/) and I really think it's fantastic. Suction is great and it's quiet and good quality. Worth throwing into the usual mix as it's really good.