Vacuum Cleaner Help Forum

Im looking for some advice on bagless hoovers its for my mother (who is 70 years old ) so it needs to be a lightweight hoover any ideas on a good make and price and retailer where we could buy one online..when I say lightweight I dont mean like a cheap vacume cleaner type..I mean with the same power as say a dyson..blah blah ...

akkie wrote: A good lightweight vacume cleaner for my mother (who is 70 )...

Sounds like a good swap.............

The new Panasonic range is one of the lightest around at only 7.3kg with easy bin emptying and folding handle for easy storage. Better quality than some of the others out there There are two models available 1600w MCE4051 or the 1800w version MCE4053. As for price check out on Kelkoo.


Don

I am a younger adult, but I have a disability, so I may be able to contribute my experiences, which I hope will be helpful and relevant to your mum's situation. I prefer a cylinder vacuum, for the sole reason that there is less weight to push around. All I have to do is to use the hose/tube which is far easier than having to push around the whole machine.

My vacuum cleaner is a Miele TT2000 Cat & Dog model, which I bought for £189 from John Lewis. You could probably shop around for a cheaper price on the internet if you want, but I prefer to buy from a reputable retailer.

My Miele has a 2000W motor, it is very easy to manoevre, and it has a retractable cable, which I find to be quite a useful feature. It uses bags, but again, I find that to be OK because it is easy and simple to use. It is quite compact and easy to store.

Not everyone prefers a cylinder, and not everyone wants to use a machine which uses disposable bags, but it works well for me, as my limited experience with a bagless cleaner was just messy and dirty and created more work.

I decided against a Dyson for a number of reasons. Firstly, their cylinders were more like some complex puzzle than a user-friendly storage solution, and their uprights are way too big and heavy for me to use. Secondly, a relative of mine has got through 3 Dyson uprights in the past 5 years, and found their customer support left a lot to be desired. Not to mention that their performance was not all it was cracked up to be, as the ads would have us believe. I know Dyson has its fans, and many customers are happy with their Dysons, but they don't produce any disabilty-friendly models, as far as I can tell.

The Miele suits me very well, not only is it easy to use, it is also very powerful and efficient.

I'm a big fan of the G-tech. It's not a vacuum, but it works as a very powerful sweeper. Hence, the vacuum only comes out once a week, because most spills and general mess can be cleaned up by the G-tech.

Check it out here - http://www.greytechnology.com/

Then buy one here - Shop@ - Gtech

Yes, there are alternatives to a full size vacuum cleaner, including the old fashioned carpet sweeper, but there are also rechargeable carpet sweepers, various dustbuster-type handheld cleaners, and a variety of these broom like sweepers too, which can be either mains or rechargeable.

But it all depends on what is more suitable, for example, whether someone has pets or allergies, carpets or hard flooring.

Often the smaller, lightweight type cleaners are more suitable for people with disabilities or who are elderly and less able, but you don't get the cleaning power so much, so they tend to make a good second cleaner.

nerdette wrote:...so they tend to make a good second cleaner.

Exactly! That's how I sell those electronic sweepers. They won't pick up the dust-mites lurking deep in the carpet, but for everyday cleaning (spills, or chasing around kids and pets) they are quick and easy.

There is a little vacuum made by Home tek, called the 'light + easy'. It comes with bag, suction and sweeping power, but (IMO) it's a little too tacky (plastic fan).

Right I`ve had enough!!!!!

I`ve been on this site for 3 months and I`m confused.



This might seem like a stupid question.....

But what does " IMO" mean?

in my opinion it means in my opinion


John

Here you go Bazza:

http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.p ... opic&t=605


Penguin45.

Don't know if you are still looking, but I have a second cleaner for quick once overs and it's a POD, I think it's a morphy richrds, but it is purple and bagless. The cable goes back in and it stands on its end with the hose hooked into the belly. The bag is easy to take off and empty, also takes a good bashing against the edge of my bin to get rid of stoor.

It only cost about £30 and has done my timber floors for about 3 years. I have two labradors (black) and oak floors (worst combination!) and it picks up all the hair and stuff no probs.

It does carpets too, my wool rug attracts dog hair and it cleans that very well.

Good luck with the search.

We have a Panasonic MCE4013 bought in August 2004 and although it seemed very good at first, after a few months it started to exhibit faults which I later read about on the internet from other owners. The main faults are that it overheats and cuts out after only 15mins approx, despite being thoroughly cleaned before and after use. The burning is actually the smell of the motor slowly killing itself, and many other owners have suffered dead machines in a short space of time. One of the two dust collection cylinders never fills up and the filters get clogged far too easily. The exterior of the machine also becomes covered in a layer of dust, so in actual fact it is depositing dust back onto the carpets!

There are some features that I like about the hoover, such as the superb maneoverability, the handle, plus the other carrying handle is good. The pickup used to be good when it was new, but alas is nothing special now.

I've had experience of other hoovers both bagged and baggless and I would definitely recommend buying a Sebo. I've read about people who have owned them for 10yrs and then gone out and replaced them with the same model for another 10yrs. They seem to be second to none, including the Oreck and my next hoover will be a Sebo X4 Extra.

I had a Pod a few years back and it was hopeless, i.e. it picked up hardly any dust. The filter tended to clog up and not properly pass through into the collection part. Although I hoovered slowly and carefully, giving it every chance to pickup, plus making sure the filter was clear before and after use, I found it to be very disappointing. I used the Pod on my bedroom carpet and kitchen floor (minor crumbs).

Goatboy wrote:I'm a big fan of the G-tech. It's not a vacuum, but it works as a very powerful sweeper. Hence, the vacuum only comes out once a week, because most spills and general mess can be cleaned up by the G-tech.

Check it out here - http://www.greytechnology.com/

Then buy one here - Shop@ - Gtech

Hi everyone, this is my first post and I'm very glad to be here.

I'd just like to say I too am a fan of G-Tech and have bought a new cordless sweeper (SW02) to replace our old one which gave up the ghost after about 3 years. I really like the lightness and the power of such a small machine; it can really pull hairs out of rugs - we have two cats who shed constantly so hairs are a big problem for us. It works well on hard floors too and is easy to empty.

There's only one problem - it sometimes lets some of the fluff and dust escape, especially when changing from a hard floor to a rug or vice versa. A little ball of fluff puffs out and rolls across the floor - heaven knows why it does this. I thought maybe I wasn't emptying it often enough but it does it sometimes when more or less empty so that can't be the reason. If anyone can tell me why this might be happening I'd be really grateful. I still wouldn't part with my G-Tech though!

We have had lots of other cleaners, from big and heavy to small and light, but none of them did as good a job at picking up hairs from rugs or carpets as the G-Tech, not even those specifically designed for pet owners. So I'd be happy to recommend G-Tech, but hope you don't get the little balls of fluff problem too. I should emphasise that this happens only occasionally and doesn't really detract from the sweeper's overall efficiency.

The problem is, you're never likely to find that G Tech or any cordless sweeper will actually dig deep down. You need constant power for that and that means mains corded. Ive had a GTech, two models infact before moving onto a Swivel Sweeper. Yes very handy for just quick pick ups but anything else and it puts a strain on the batteries whilst the brush rolls cant cope.

There are several models now appearing on the market which are reasonably lightweight. Sebo's X range are NOT lightweight to lift but they are very light in use because they have an electronic guidance head and almost a self drive feeling. Their Felix range however is better thought out and not as heavy.

Lightweight vacuums are already on the market; Vax make an excellent little bagless model called the Quicklite V0 45 series but they are prone to be noisy and being bagless means they can be a little difficult to empty. The V0 45 is just like an Oreck only that it doesnt have a bag and of course with those two comparisons, both are uprights which don't have smaller cleaning tools or a hose.

Electrolux have launched a cheap upright called the Powerlite. It has a small hose at the back but has a good dirt capacity, excellent suction and generally very easy to use. It also has a looped handle making it ideal to hang onto rather than push with traditional style handles.