Vacuum cleaner for deep carpets

[bunny85]

Hi all,

We have just bought our first house, and we are putting the new carpets upstairs and on the staircase. My husband wanted the deepest, top of the range carpet as we have a small child and he thought it would be best for him. I don't mind that but I've never lived anywhere with carpets, only wooden floors, so I'm very inexperienced in cleaning them. I thought we could do with a new vacuum cleaner that would be good on those deep carpets, but have no idea which one to buy. We have no pets and are not planning on getting one anytime soon. In terms of budget I'm not sure I could justify spending £200-300 or even more on a vacuum cleaner, so was wondering if anyone could recommend a good one that costs in a region of £100-150 that works well on deep carpets. I don't mind whether it's upright or not, bagged or bagless, as long as its performance is excellent.

Many thanks

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I've just purchased a Zanussi upright cleaner and it's fantastic on deep carpets.

Might be a bit out of your price range, but I have a Sebo, which is excellent. Upright with bags, but they take absolutely ages to fill up. Brilliant suction, and they go on forever.

Another vote for Sebo uprights. The only vacuum (other than my parents Kirby which was over £1000 new) that lifts the carpet up and gets deep into the carpet. Ours is over 20 years old now and has always cleaned well & never broken

Thank you all! Any other suggestions, just for comparison?

I had Dyson and now Sebo (sorry for not mentioning another brand!) and the Sebo can cope with any floor surface. Does deep pile brilliantly. Best vacuum I've had.

Ok, so after thinking long and hard about your recommendations, I decided to buy a Sebo. But which model? I'm lost again. I even called their customer service which politely asked me to google which model I like the most (Very helpful. Not). So, any particular model which will suit my deep pile carpets? It's on the stairs as well so easy stairs cleaning feature is essential. Thanks again

X4 Extra! Brilliant on deep pile carpet. It has a built in computer and will automatically adjust to different carpets. It also comes with a full stair extension hose so you can leave the machine at the bottom of the stairs and clean all the way to the top without lifting it

Have a watch of this, it's a good demonstration

another vote for the Sebo upright, it's really good on thick carpets.

Mine developed the 'cutting out' fault that some of the reviews talk about. I wouldn't buy another.

I know it's been a while since this topic arose but I have found the same problem myself and stumbled on this thread.
As it's prominent on Google for someone searching for "best vacuum cleaner for deep pile carpets" I thought I'd add my own take on this.

So, we had a deep pile polypropylene carpet laid last week. Deep and soft, luxurious underfoot.

Got the Dyson (DC03) onto it and it just stuck. Couldn't push it and the belt started smelling and would no doubt have burned out if let running.

So on the advice of others I ordered a Hoover upright with height adjustable head. Not a chance. Same thing. Just clamped itself to the carpet and couldn't push it. Same day return implemented.

Found someone who swore by a Swift 200UK for their own deep pile carpet. They don't do them any more though.

So armed with a large cut-off of around 8ft I made it to Curry's to seek advice.

I tried more or less most of the makes mentioned here, sometimes with newer models if the old one wasn't available, and after much testing which had the Curry's representative scratching his head, I found only the Shark models were up to the job. Not all of them though. The battery operated ones were useless. The brushes in the head couldn't move.

So it was either the 600UK(T) or 800UK(T) which proved best.
They too stuck firmly to the carpet but sliding the vacuum release at the top of the handle across to around 70% open they did a damn good job.

I tried most models in either upright or drag around styles. The Meile was absolutely hopeless despite what others say on here.

I offered to leave my scrap of carpet in the store for others to use when faced with the same sort of problem but for safety reasons they can't do it. I recommend taking some of your own carpet scrap along to see for yourself but in any case I'm more than convinced that the models I say worked well are about as good as you can get.

I went for the 800UKT. It is the same as the 800UK but with the pet hair option and has all the tools with it BUT is around £90 less expensive although the same in every other respect.

Hello, my very old vacuum has finally given up the ghost and I am finding the new cordless models just stick to the the carpet too. I also have hardwood floor and stairs with 2 bends. Is there a vacuum that can cope with all these 3 things or am I expecting too much? I have recently found out that apparently I have "plush" carpet and they are notouriously hard to vacuum with many models having such good suction for the hardwood requirments that they stick to carpet and/or damage thick(er) pile! Any recent experiences/recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks Tracy

Just bought a Miele Junior because it is light. Have had new carpets and Dyson is leaving great claw marks on it plus it is so heavy I cannot move it upstairs and, additionally, the tube is not long enough to reach the top of the stairs. Cannot shift the Miele - have it on the lowest setting with the vent open which blows my hair all over the place! I understand that if you buy, at extra expense, the turbo brush then it is possible to move it! I have done so but not tried it yet. However the Miele is brilliant at removing pet hairs. It would seem that all these vacuum cleaners are brilliant at the peripheral jobs but not so good on carpets. I suppose most people don't have carpets any more. However, I would have thought that it would not be unreasonable to expect a vacuum cleaner to do carpets without having to use the strength of ten men! I know major manufacturers are going for battery vacuum cleaners but the downside is the run time. I do have a GTech and accessories and it is fine but I would not want to use it for a major clean. At present I am having to go back to my old Electrolux (1980) which had settings for thick pile, hard floors etc. and an equally ancient Daewoo which has a totally variable setting via the handle. Sorry this sounds like a rant but it is not meant to be. I think the only thing you can do is take some carpet into the shop and try the vacuum cleaners.