To list the reasons I love my plug in hoover and not the cordless?!

My corded vac is a Thomas aqua pet and it's very good but it's a cylinder one & it's heavy to drag around and bulky to store away so only use it for deep cleans when I'm pulling out furniture.I love my shark cordless it's very light and picks up all the hair without getting tangled round the rollers which is a first for me, I have long hair and regularly had to cut it free from every vac I've ever had before .I'm finding it very handy for quick clean ups so I can keep in top of things more easily. We've only got a small house and this stores nicely ne,t to the boom behind the kitchen door

I use corded as I can't be doing with all.the recharging. Have enough of that with the phone.

My mum has one of those original Dysons from the late 90s, I cut the hair out of it about six months ago 🤢 😆 it was PRISTINE underneath, I have no idea when that was last done. Then I tried to wash out one of the filters only to be horrified by it crumbling away in my hands - tried to find a replacement but it was too old and didn't seem to exist - and then I realised it was just a solid thick cylinder made out of dust 😬 not a filter at all! Washed the ACTUAL filter and let it dry out and she said it works like new again now 😂

Oh no, really? XD

We have a pathetic little cheap cordless one which I use to do little spot cleans quickly. It's OK but it's definitely cheap and weedy. I can't stand the robot one and how bloody slow and faffy it is just to do a tiny little spot nor how obnoxiously loud it is when it goes back to its house to empty itself.

Then we have a cheap corded Dirt Devil cylinder thing which I use whenever we need some actual proper cleaning but it's annoying so mostly it sits in a cupboard.

DH runs the robot every night which I do appreciate even though I dislike it when it runs when I'm awake. That does a good maintenance hoover. I was thinking of getting a beefier cordless one to replace the two cheapy ones.

I read about central vacuum systems online (v retro!) and I want that now. Sounds amazing. Especially the one where you can route it to a dustpan thing at the bottom of your kitchen cabinets and just sweep all the kitchen crap in there.

@Pigeonqueen I hate hoovering with a passion but this was a game changer! Love hoovering now. Would never go back lol 😂

Oooo that’s very tempting!

That's the one I have and I love it so much.

@Pigeonqueen Have you tried the cordless ones though? I would never, ever, trade in my corded Hetty (then Henry) but now I have a cordless Hetty, the corded one is a no-no - the suction is appalling in comparison to the cordless one!

If you go on the Argos website and search for corded shark it shows 11 vacuums with the weight ranges of 0.39kg to 8+kg. I suspect you bought the 8+kg one. I bought mid-range and it's not heavy at all (and it's the best vacuum I've bought in the past 20 years).
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9534577?clickPR=plp:3:4

We had the latest Dysons at work. They weren't half as good as the old corded vacuum.

I can't believe no one has mentioned the satisfying whoosh when you unplug the corded vacuum and press the button for the cord to wind itself up again. It's magic

@PuppyMonkey hsve you got long hair? It was never dog or cat hair which clogged my dyson up but both me and Dd have very long hair and it was ours!

We’ve had several big brand cordless – Dyson, Vax etc. They’ve all been awful. Our corded Shark is brilliant.

I'd never pay Mr Dyson another penny of my Money, ever. Miele downstairs and ancient Sebo upstairs. Have an old Dyson handheld and it's neither more effective nor easier to use than a dustpan and brush.

Here is a pic of my Dyson’s head today. I bought it at the beginning of June and have never once had to cut the hair out like I did my old v8.

(I have a golden retriever).

reddit Reviews say otherwise 😁. www.reddit.com/r/VacuumCleaners/comments/jrnath/dyson_v11_long_hair_issues/ www.reddit.com/r/VacuumCleaners/comments/jrnath/dyson_v11_long_hair_issues/]]]]
one bitten twice shy with Dyson cordless for me I’m afraid. I like my shark and my sebo corded ones better.

No - it is definitely not the same. Believe.

The head roller thing looks the same as the v8 animal I have (which is meant to be anti hair wrap) so i don’t trust that it won’t be the same. 🤷‍♀️

This one:

www.dyson.co.uk/vacuum-cleaners/cordless/v11/advanced

Funnily enough I have just bought a corded one today in a fit of pique as my bastard Dyson stick gave up after about 2 minutes last night.
The corded it harder work and dragging it around annoys me, but it picks up a tonne of crap and doesn't tantrum after a few minutes.

So what’s a good one. I got a Dyson, think it was the v8 at the time when that was the top of the range dyson and it was shit. Mainly for human hair getting clogged up in the brush every time I used it and stopping it working until I took it to bits and used a knife to cut the hair out. Sick of it and it remains unused under the stairs.

Mine is ancient with replacement parts that don’t match the original colours and is held together with duct tape. She’s heavy and cumbersome I’ve tried to her replace twice but there’s just no comparison. The cordless one actually spits out dirt on the floor sometimes.

Henry all the way.i've had mine over 20 years and it's still going strong. There's a reason why Henry's are used by tradesmen such as decorators, plasterers, shop fitters etc.

Well each to their own and all that, but I can assure you my Dyson V11 cordless is by far the best, easiest, most powerful vacuum cleaner I’ve ever had. No way is a corded one ever coming back into my house.

If you don't like your cordless vacuum... you need a better one.