Dad 84 yrs young needs a new vacuum!

[Jungfraujoch]

Looking for recommendations please - cordless, lightweight but with great suction!

TIA

We have the cheapest of the Dyson stick range, and we're so impressed. It does the job cleaning up after our messy kids. My elderly parents have the same one and it's light enough for my mum to lug up and down the stairs herself if one of us isn't around to pop in and do a clean for them.

Even the cheap one is pretty pricey, but def worth it in my view. Maintenance is pretty easy too - very satisfying when washing the filter!

MIL has a Gtech. I like it as the motor is low and it is easier for her . Also she doesn’t need to hold the switch on which she was fining difficult .
She also has a hand held Shark that she is very pleased with . Again it’s a switch on and off .
She is 97 and lives alone and does most of her own housework .

Would he consider a robot? I got my parents a eufy which they love. (I have one too - the easiest emptied vacuum I have ever owned.)

I got mine a cheaper dyson, as it was old stock. It’s light and has a small storage bit for the dust and grime so doesn’t end up too heavy.

Thank you all. I’ve been looking at the Shark range - I think an on/off switch is easier than having to hold it down continuously. I’d love a robot myself but think that may be a step too far for Dad!!!

I haven't tried a Shark stick but I'm really impressed by their Liftaway, so I'm biased towards Shark.

What I like about the Dyson (it may also be true of the Shark) is the way all the bits fit together in whatever configuration you want. So at the basic you can have the long pole in place with either a hard floor or a carpet head on it. And there's a narrower carpet head for small spaces. Or you can remove the pole and use it as a handheld with crevice nozzle or upholstery nozzle. Or you can put the full sized heads on without having the pole, which is easier for doing stairs, or under beds where there's not much manoeuvering room.

I got a shark cordless cat and dog recently and its great. Lightweight and with an on/ off button - really easy to use.

My Dad likes his Gtech. Easy to use and light. Now he has a cleaner though which is better around.

I think an on/off switch is easier than having to hold it down continuously. The Dyson trigger is so placed tht the wight of the machine tends to hold it on, but yes, I see an off.off may be easier. Make sure it's a switch not a push button - my dad has immense difficulty with the greater pressure needed for push buttons.

I love my Dyson but i wouldnr recommend it now because it's a pain and fiddly to empty ... I think some of the other cordless models may be as good if not better and easier to handle. But just going cordless makes a huge huge difference.

Shark

I love my Dyson but i wouldnr recommend it now because it's a pain and fiddly to empty If it's not very full, hold over bin and press lever to open lid. If it's very full, press lever twice and whole container comes off giving easy access to all the difficult to get at parts - that seems easy to me, so what am I missing out on on other makes?

My mum has a Philips cordless and bagless and an Asda cordless and bagless. They both need emptying very frequently and the filters need washing too. She had the asda one first and before I bought the modestly priced Philips I thought about getting the
Shark so asked a friend who has had one a year. She said that they also need emptying a lot and the filters washing.

My mum can’t handle a corded hoover anymore so I had to get a cord free and they are almost all bag less. She is of sound mind but not good with mechanical things so emptying these is another item on my to do list