Vacuum cleaners?

[lb99]

mine crapped out, it was a pos goldair cheapo. please vote on the replacement/reply with positive or negative comments. am going shopping tomorrow

[Quasi]

OMG - this is KB rite!!!.
The only thing you guys on here know about things that suck, dont involve vacuum cleaners:facepalm::facepalm:

[lb99]

I was hoping for a response from some chicks, if it was a lawnmower or a bike I wouldnt need to post a poll, would I? got a new mower 2 weeks ago, now my love needs a new vacuum, but I want to get a decent one.......

[Motu]

Bought a brand new Tellus 30 years ago - still going strong.You could trade your vacuum cleaner in on the latest high tech unit every year like a motorcycle...or you could buy something that looks classy the older it gets.

[lb99]

I bet you cant get anything to last 30 years today

[Virago]

Bought a brand new Tellus 30 years ago - still going strong...

Our 26 year old Tellus GS80 has just been relegated to the business workshop - 'er indoors has just got a new Miele.

[AllanB]

You want to get one with a variable suck feature - this is usually a sliding button that allows you to alter the sucking force of the cleaner from light to very high.

This is very helpful when you get you cock stuck up the end of the tube as you can reduce the sucking force and easily extract it.

Or so my friend told me.

[AllanB]

You could also do what I have done.

I had a bloody expensive fancy arse Nilfus some time back - I had the fan blades replaced three times under warranty, the engine once and the hose. It was a five year warranty but it completely died after about 8 years.

I now wait until Briscoes have a 50% off weekend and buy a $200 one for $100. They appear to work just as well as the fancy pants ones and easily last 3 -4 years before something needs fixing - then I replace it with another cheap one.
This way it costs around $30 per year for the cleaner. That's a cheap suck.

[pete376403]

Bought a tellus GS80 in 1985, rebuilt it once with parts from another Tellus I found in a skip. It's now the shed cleaner, have a built-in Beam system in the house now.
Beam was expensive but very good, amazing how much dust (especially cat hair) it picks up

[5t3a1F]

Go to Godfreys. Get them to show you something good (that you like the look of).....then negotiate on the shop soiled model they just used for the demonstration!

[schrodingers cat]

I agree, Tellus are reliable. BUT

We have two dogs and a cat. In our world there is ONLY the Dyson.
They are incredible. When we first got it I cleaned the floor with our old perfectly servicable bag cleaner then used the Dyson. I was horrifyed to find the Dyson got more off the floor going second than the bag vac having first go.

They are expensive. I would never buy anything else

PS You feel like a stormship trooper clicking everything into readyness:yes:

[The Baron]

Sorry can't help you.......You don't vacuum a bike.

[Quasi]

I was hoping for a response from some chicks, if it was a lawnmower or a bike I wouldnt need to post a poll, would I? got a new mower 2 weeks ago, now my love needs a new vacuum, but I want to get a decent one.......

hehehe - okay - i have a Karcher - good reliable german technology. doesnt do fancy gizmos or stuff. Just sucks up the mess quickly, leaving me more time to ride the beautiful one:woohoo::yes:

[MsKABC]

I was hoping for a response from some chicks, if it was a lawnmower or a bike I wouldnt need to post a poll, would I? got a new mower 2 weeks ago, now my love needs a new vacuum, but I want to get a decent one.......

:lol: My last two partners have both been more prolific vacuum cleaners than me, so I don't think that a woman is necessarily the best person to ask! My husband bought our Dyson and absolutely loved it. If you have pets, you simply can't go past a dyson, but you have to get a motorhead version. No, that's not one that plays heavy metal to keep you entertained whilst you do the housework - the head has a motor in it that spins brushes and it absolutely deals to pet hair on carpet. I would never have anything else now.


I now wait until Briscoes have a 50% off weekend and buy a $200 one for $100. They appear to work just as well as the fancy pants ones and easily last 3 -4 years before something needs fixing - then I replace it with another cheap one.
This way it costs around $30 per year for the cleaner. That's a cheap suck.

See post below...


In our world there is ONLY the Dyson.
They are incredible. When we first got it I cleaned the floor with our old perfectly servicable bag cleaner then used the Dyson. I was horrifyed to find the Dyson got more off the floor going second than the bag vac having first go.


They are expensive. I would never buy anything else

PS You feel like a stormship trooper clicking everything into readyness:yes:

Yes, and ohhh yes! :lol:

[onearmedbandit]

Miele S5211. Excellent cleaner, incredible suction, german built, not fiddly and as expensive as Dyson. They are a bagged cleaner (unlike Dyson and most new Electrolux models) which means yes you have to replace bags, but also means less hassle when it's time to empty.

I worked/work for a major electronics retailer, so I have industry knowledge.

[ynot slow]

Nilfisk/tellus by far.

Spoke to a guy whose wife bought a vacuum for her cleaning business,they went to Godfreys and sales rep said each machine(domestic) has a lifespan of approx 400hrs,be it a $100 or $1400 machine,only difference is the gizmos with it,so they bought a commercial vacuum (obviously)for $700ish but the motor has lifespan of double hours,and has a few attachments.


Oh and get her what she wants if all else fails,shit it's what they do eh.

[boman]

Dyson..With a power head, Awesome..

[Edbear]

I agree, Tellus are reliable. BUT

We have two dogs and a cat. In our world there is ONLY the Dyson.
They are incredible. When we first got it I cleaned the floor with our old perfectly servicable bag cleaner then used the Dyson. I was horrifyed to find the Dyson got more off the floor going second than the bag vac having first go.

They are expensive. I would never buy anything else

PS You feel like a stormship trooper clicking everything into readyness:yes:

We've had our Dyson Classic for about 5 years, (cost about $650?), and recently bought the rotating head for it, ($135). Sounds mean when it's working! And boy does it get the carpet clean! Pet hair no problem! I was a bit dubious about durability at first being plastic, but it's proven completely reliable, the filters never need replacing and are quick to remove and clean periodically, fully washable. It'll probably last forever, or near anough to see us out... :yes:

[Wannabiker]

Dysons feel cheap and plastic-y...the handle is at an awkward angle and uncomdortable to use. I couldnt wait to get rid of the POS....

Got a Miele....beautiful quality and good sucky. The replacement bags can be a little difficult to find though, but getting more common to find on the supermarket shelves. T

[onearmedbandit]

Dysons feel cheap and plastic-y...the handle is at an awkward angle and uncomdortable to use. I couldnt wait to get rid of the POS....

Got a Miele....beautiful quality and good sucky. The replacement bags can be a little difficult to find though, but getting more common to find on the supermarket shelves. T

You can use the genuine Miele bags or the generic replacement, vac-pac. Wherever they sell vac-pac bags you'll fine a guide that will tell you what bags suit your model.

[schrodingers cat]

Dysons feel cheap and plastic-y...the handle is at an awkward angle and uncomdortable to use. I couldnt wait to get rid of the POS....

Got a Miele....beautiful quality and good sucky. The replacement bags can be a little difficult to find though, but getting more common to find on the supermarket shelves. T

Get a black dog up ya (or rather in your house...)

[onearmedbandit]

Get a black dog up ya (or rather in your house...)

You can get a powerhead for the Meile, or you can buy the cat and dog model. Does just a good job as the Dyson, but is quieter and less fiddly to use.

Each to their own though. But meile have been one of the highest selling brands in NZ for a few years now. Dyson are up there of course.

[hayd3n]

kirby
http://www.kirby.com/
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Cleaning-bins/Vacuum-cleaners/Bags-accessories/auction-331697745.htm

[ellipsis]

.....1960s Goblin....and they look so cool. when you have used it , it just goes back on the shelf for visitors to look at and fondle...



.....Nilfisk/Tellus ....got one in the shed and one for the house, both fuckin old and still suckin strong...

[lb99]

got a dyson, the fold up one with the spinning head, was on special.
I am keen on bagless technology, so thats what put me off the miele ones, and the electrolux bagless ones seemed a bit fragile.
had a go when I got home and am very impressed by the amount of shit it will pick up, I had to empty the drum after just the living room, the old one would go for a few uses before it needed emptying.

[schrodingers cat]

had a go when I got home and am very impressed by the amount of shit it will pick up, I had to empty the drum after just the living room, the old one would go for a few uses before it needed emptying.

My wife reckons they fit the dyson with a dust cartridge to impress you more. Bloody big cartridge after 5 years I reckon

[240]

Hmmmmmmm ..don't know about vacuum cleaners can any one recommend a good hair gel?

[Owl]

got a dyson, the fold up one with the spinning head, was on special.
I am keen on bagless technology, so thats what put me off the miele ones, and the electrolux bagless ones seemed a bit fragile.
had a go when I got home and am very impressed by the amount of shit it will pick up, I had to empty the drum after just the living room, the old one would go for a few uses before it needed emptying.

Oh I'm too late:facepalm:

I was going to not recommend the Dyson, though they do clean well. Tell me, did you buy a pair of ear muffs to go with it?:pinch:

We currently have 4 vacuum cleaners:facepalm:

Personally, I like brooms:D

[ynot slow]

Personally, I like brooms:D

For the other half transportation?:shutup:

[lb99]

Oh I'm too late:facepalm:

I was going to not recommend the Dyson, though they do clean well. Tell me, did you buy a pair of ear muffs to go with it?:pinch:

We currently have 4 vacuum cleaners:facepalm:

Personally, I like brooms:D

actually its not too bad, the new ones are a lot quieter. we had an early one years ago that I got off a rubbish pile (wanted to pull it apart to see how it worked) I gave it a clean up inside and got it going, man was it loud, there was no way you could concentrate on anything else while that fucker was running. anyway we replaced that one with a cheapo Goldair that was louder, and only lasted for 13 months before it was fucked (had already been replaced under warrantee too)
The new one is quite acceptable noise wise, they have a new type of brushless motor that spins up to 19500rpm......
thats what you pay for I guess, the R&D for the flash tecnology that they use.
That and the tooling for those super complex plastic moulded components, it must cost heaps to re-tool the factory.

[Wannabiker]

Get a black dog up ya (or rather in your house...)

...I will see your black dog and raise you two white fluffy cats!!!!!

[MsKABC]

ITell me, did you buy a pair of ear muffs to go with it?:pinch:


Yeah, but they're GREAT for getting a baby to go to sleep, all that lovely white noise. Just be careful you don't leave the motorhead going and wear a mark in your carpet! :facepalm:

[Ladydragon]

I recently bought a new vacuum cleaner it's the best one i've ever owned its called
Wertheim Model 4430 it is 2200 watts it sucks up the cats whiskers on the carpet which I couldn't do with the other vacuum got it from Godreys at Lynn Mall it was going to cost $1,100 but I made a deal with the sales person so it only cost me $600.

Also got some free things throwen in with the deal I was able to choose what so I choose a Bissell spot lifter worth $120 and I got a free cleaner with it my choice.Also the man threw in a turbo you attach it to the side of the vacuum you don't need to use a bag when using that would of cost $50 if I would have had to buy it.

Got a free packet of vacuum bags my vaccum can be used with a bag or not folds away good and can store the vacuum in my bottom of the cuboard fine.The vacuum lights up when being used and when the bag is full it will show you.