Recommend me a vacuum cleaner.

[harryhausen]

Ok. Some of you may recoil in horror but I don't know much about vacuum cleaners.

Me and DH have managed for over 10 years with a little Henry Hoover that we got free from dh's work (from a film set!). We've got to a point where's it just shit. It doesn't pick up much and we end up just brushing the carpet.

So we need a proper grown-up one (up to about £150?). We want something light enough to take up two flights of stairs, with all attachments for corners, fabric etc. Also me and dd have really long hair that sheds a lot so it would need to cope with that.

Where do I start? I'm a bit bamboozled.

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To be fair, the Henry has been really good. Over 10 years or use and has sucked up rubble and coal etc. I think it's just knackered - and to be honest, I fancy a new one!

I have Miele cat & dog. Love it, you hear that satisfying crackling when you Hoover which the dirt being sucked up as opposed to the hateful hateful Dyson I had before which was noisy and sucked up nothing.

The upright Dyson was also incredibly heavy.

Buying bags, well I don't have to buy that often, but it's way better as an asthmatic to remove a dustbag, than shake out the bagless dyson.

Miele cat and dog