jadelaide
Posts:333
 | | 12 Jul 2008 2:30 PM |
| Decent vacuum cleaners to test out.
Ones that adequetly pick up pet hair, come with floor board attatchments and do not require dust bags to be replaced.
Also hand held portable vac's that are used for car etc. That are rechargable. | | | |
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catherine-h
Posts:1
| | 13 Jul 2008 11:40 PM |
| | I agree, it is so hard to find a decent vacuum that picks up hair from carpets without being able to "try before you buy"! | | | |
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jadelaide
Posts:333
| | 17 Jul 2008 1:22 AM |
| Yes, so true.
I purchased one and it was meant to do this...but *sigh* was a waste of money. | | | |
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Snoopy
Posts:161
| | 18 Jul 2008 8:30 AM |
| | I bought one called the cat & dog vacuum, supposed to have all these great attachments that remove animal fur off couches, carpet-but I was more impressed with what a regular vac could do. | | | |
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jadelaide
Posts:333
| | 20 Jul 2008 10:31 PM |
| | Thats one brand I used to use LOL...notice I say used to. | | | |
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Snoopy
Posts:161
| | 22 Jul 2008 5:00 PM |
| | He,he,he-vacuum cleaners really do suck(in more ways than one)-well mine all do. My whole plastic pipe broke off yesterday-grrr, probably made from recycled plastic. I wish they made the pipes the way they used to. | | | |
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jadelaide
Posts:333
| | 29 Jul 2008 5:36 AM |
| You mean made out of steel/chrome like they used to? lol...I think some still do...but rare I suppose?
Maybe the whole idea is for some not to last...
Im sure they must make some out of some kind of heat treated plastic thats ultra strong? Lets hope we hear about some down the track here on vibe.
I'll enjoy being the sucker then :) | | | |
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Snoopy
Posts:161
| | 29 Jul 2008 8:22 PM |
| | I'm not too sure what they were made from, maybe a type of rubber which was covered in a sort of nylon woven thread. | | | |
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kunoichi
Posts:133
| | 01 Aug 2008 3:01 PM |
| An HEPA standard vacuum for people to test would really be great for people with allergies!
And hopefully one that's small enough to easily use up and down stairs, and deal with animal hair...
Is that asking too much? ^^; | | | |
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Rogue
Posts:108
| | 01 Aug 2008 4:32 PM |
| | I would love to try a a bagless vaccuum and now would be great lol, cause ours is dieing. | | | |
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jadelaide
Posts:333
| | 03 Aug 2008 7:52 AM |
| Wow, great feedback guys.
Thanks. | | | |
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Snoopy
Posts:161
| | 03 Aug 2008 4:03 PM |
| | In regards to the bagless type, I was going to try one of them once, but the salesman in Godfreys vac shop actually gave us some negativity towards them. I can't remember why, but at the time it seemed like a valid reason-so I still have the bag type. | | | |
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Snoopy
Posts:161
| | 03 Aug 2008 4:08 PM |
| | Oh I also have an attachment that goes on the vac that saves my bags a fair bit-it catches the dirt before it reaches the bag. Then I just unscrew it and empty it. It attaches between the hard pipe and the bendy one. | | | |
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hutchy
Posts:2
| | 05 Aug 2008 10:09 AM |
| What about the hand held type???
Good for cleaning the car or caravan or just the kids crumbs?? To go cordless or not? My purchase history is go with the cord type because of power loss in the cordless, they work great for two months then.....***~**&^%~~~** :( only good for one crumb!! I don't want to fork out hundreds of $$$ to have yet another dud! | | | |
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b.hive
Posts:36
| | 05 Aug 2008 2:34 PM |
| | A girlfriend is a vaccum rep and I asked her advise being in the market for a new one, her comments were spend around $250 for a "bag" one and for bagless go about $400 plus - ouch - and I thought I'd get away with spending around $150. | | | |
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kunoichi
Posts:133
| | 06 Aug 2008 11:18 AM |
| Yeah, Godfreys' was all against bagless vacuums. Saying that you still have to empty them, and dust can go everywhere. I'm wondering now if it isn't because they do a large part of their business in selling bags?
Either way, I'd love to try/have reviews for something with good HEPA filters that is light and easy to handle; something good for cleaning steps and couches and carpet/tiled/wood floors of cat hair. | | | |
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Dark Enigma
Posts:7
| | 08 Aug 2008 2:36 PM |
| | Yes, I would think that Godfrey's are biased when it comes to their advice. Would love to hear people's opinions on whether Dyson vacuums are worth all the extra money. | | | |
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rushie
Posts:102
| | 08 Aug 2008 3:02 PM |
| | Not a vacuum cleaner but I'd love to try one of those steam mop things. I'm so tempted to get one but afraid it's going to be rubbish and another thing to store under the stairs. | | | |
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b.hive
Posts:36
| | 08 Aug 2008 3:33 PM |
| | My girlfriend is actually a Dyson rep and swears by them and another girlfriend (they dont know each other)has a Dyson and constantly raves about it. If anyone has a steam mop I'd love their feedback for it as my 11 year old son said to me last night "you need a steam mop mum"! cheeky boy. | | | |
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blingy
Posts:0
| | 08 Aug 2008 7:16 PM |
| I have a steam mop ... it sits in my cupboard ... (I got it free with my new vac (The Core from Godfrey) picks up cat fur with no extra attachments, jus the normal head it comes with ... tis BRILLIANT!)
Back to the steam mop .. by the time I get it out ... plug it in .. put water in wait for it to heat up ... I can have done half the house with my normal flat mop ... I didn't think it cleaned any better than my usual mop | | | |
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