Pros and cons of upright and cylinder hoovers

[schroeder]

I've always had uprights like my Mum, but now I'm in the market for a new one I wondered if a cylinder one might be just as good.

So tell me which is best?

I got rid of my upright and now have a cylinder because I dropped the upright on my head when hoovering the stairs

That's a good reason

And how are you finding it Purp? Not too much of a culture shock?

I find with the uprights I'm forever changing from the wand thing and the actual hoover iykwim; do you save on this with a cylinder?

My best hoover so far is a compromise between the two - the cylinder is slanted on the mach III [bwink]

No, to be honest, I still do that. But it's easier to change as the hose is actually in your hand.
My cylinder is bagless too, which is handy. It is also lighter.

Got a Miele cylinder recently after a whole lifetime of uprights.

Pros: good for small houses, can do stairs without changing to tools, can fit in small corners.

Cons: not good for large carpeted rooms.

We got rid of carpets, hence the decision to go for a cylinder. I do miss my Dyson but mainly for sentimental reasons. My cylinder is great but not bagless, so I miss seeing the dust collecting.

If I were rich, I'd have got the new Dyson combi - a cross between an upright and a cylinder - but it was ridiculously expensive.

I absolutely agree with Cat - I'm willing my new(ish) Dyson to break so I can go back to a cylinder.

You have to keep pulling the hose out and changing tools for different jobs, if you notice a cobweb you can't quickly suck it up, it won't do around the piano legs or suck the dog-hairs off the sofa cushions - all the things I took for granted with the old cylinder.

The only advantage to mine is that it's lighter to carry upstairs.

opposite for me. a cylinder requires a lot more aerobic exercise, with all that pushing and pulling.

I much prefer upright - I like the fact that they brush the carpet. We have quite large rooms, so it is much better easier to manage for the big expanses. I tend to do the main area first, then put the tool on and whiz round all the edges, rather than chopping and changing.

I did stray to a cylinder for a couple of years, but found it really awkward to drag around, it gave me backache. Luckily it broke!

I have an upright dyson, best hoover I have ever had performance wise, but a nightmare for bedrooms as it doesn't fit under the beds so I have to move the beds which involves moving bedside tables etc to make space.

You hoover under the bed??!

I lost my up right dyson in a divorce a few years ago and I miss it. I replaced it with a cylinder dyson which does my back in, I have to bend too much, I hate it!

" The only time I think the upright would be better is if you have a large open space with no obstructions to vac."

Funnily enough, that's how I feel about cylinders!

I borrowed my mum's Miele to see how I would get on with a cylinder (always had uprights). It drove me nuts. Was a total pain getting it round obstacles. In a clear space it would just follow me around, but if I changed direction to go past something it would hook onto that thing. Particularly irritating when there are loads of toys.

With the upright I can just move the item, often one-handed, vac where it was, replace it (or not), and continue.

The only drawback to my Dyson is that it is too heavy o carry upstairs. We bought it when we lived in a flat. It's also to bulky to vac under things, but that's not a big deal as I can use the tools.

When I need to replace my Dyson I'll look at Sebo - they have a built-in, ready-for-use wand attachment. You don't need to bend down, do any fiddling, you just pick it up and use it, without changing anything.

Uprights or cylinders, the Marmite of housekeeping!

Which model is this wondrous Sebo of which you speak?

This range.