Do you think a bag or bagless vacuum is easier/better?

[Monica101]

I have a bagless vacuum at the moment, have had it for years and I have to wash the filter so frequently.

I bought it as I thought I'd save money and hassle having to not change the bag but now I wonder if bagged is less high maintenance overall?

Any thoughts? I'm going to buy a new vacuum in January.

[bingohandjob]

Definitely bag. Better suction. Sebo or Miele if you can afford it.

[wonkylegs]

Our bagged Miele is sooooo much better than our old bag less Dyson.
Vacuums better, easier to empty, quieter, lighter and all round a far superior vacuum.

[Monica101]

Is there a filter to wash on a bag vacuum? It's that monthly washing of the filter that I find annoying.

Plus it's general decline from great suction after washing until useless just before a wash.

[AnyoneButSanta]

The one problem with a bagged vacuum cleaner is that it ends up full of priceless bits of Lego. I end up cutting open the bags and filtering out the vital stuff by hand before putting the dust in the compost bin.

[AvaCrowder]

Cordless bag less comes out everyday. I love it. I've got hard floors though.

[AnyoneButSanta]

Bagged vacuums have disposable filters.

[janethegirl2]

Bag as I'm allergic to house dust so I seal the bag then get rid of!

[rabbit123]

Bagged, hands down. I hated cleaning the filter on our Dyson.

The Sebo filter doesn't need any washing. It needs replacing every 10 bags (which is about 2 years) and you get a replacement filter set when you buy a box of bags. So each time I get a new box of bags, I replace the filters too. I just throw them in the bin, no washing required.

[wonkylegs]

The Miele filter is just replaced I haven't needed to do it yet but a spare comes in the box of bags.

[Monica101]

Thank you for the replies.

A disposable filter sounds much easier. I will look for a Miele or sebo in the new year

[iwantgin]

I have gone back to bagged.

Bought a sebo a couple of years ago - on recommendation of mnet :)

I haven't yet changed or cleaned a filter. To be fair I have only just bought a new pack of bags - after using up those which came with the vacuum cleaner.

Seems to hold a lot of dust- and the suction doesn't decrease.

[rabbit123]

The great thing about bags as well is you can pick up things like brick dust, small stones, cold ash etc which you can't with a bagless vac as they clog up.

[Marylou2]

Just switched from Dyson to a bagged Miele. Totally ashamed of the crap the Miele has dragged out of the carpets I thought I'd vacuumed .