Vacuum cleaner recommendations?

[ReviewsTeam]

This year, Mumsnet Reviews want to find the best vacuum cleaners on the market, and we need your help to decide which ones to put to the test.

If you've bought and loved a vacuum cleaner in the last two years, we want to hear about it! Tell us which one you loved and why you loved it. Your comments will help us to establish which vacuums to test to find the ultimate vacuum cleaner.

[Di500]

After much deliberation I bought a Bosche Athlet cordless vacuum. £200.00. I Love it. It stands in the corner ready for a quick vac after meals. A good upright. It has good suction and cleans carpet well when on setting 2 and 3. Setting one is for hard floors. Changing to attachments is fiddly and requires some strength in the hands. Not helped by the smooth contours of the machine as there is not much to grip onto.
Pros: Good for carpets. Hepa filter for allergies.
Up to 1 hour vacuuming before recharging.
Cons: Less good for flexibility.

[BrokenWing]

I've bought 2 in the last 8 months,dyson lightball (shite) shortly followed by a shark lift away with pet attachment.

My original 10 year old Dyson was better than the shark (I don't like it falling over so easily when I am using the tools), but newer Dysons are poor.

[jomantha]

Sebo X4 Pet. It's a bit pricey yet powerful and effective.

[OrgyOfBarminess]

Harry hoover (Henry's pet hair removing friend).

We have two dogs and you cannot tell, I like it because it's more robust to chuck around the house.

The spares are cheap to replace and the heap filter bags go a long way.

Only thing is he's bloody massive to store unless you have a cupboard to hide him in.
There been many a 'wtf is Harry doing out again, can he go away please!?'

I used to do domestic and private cleaning, one lady insisted on me using her Dyson handheld and I felt it wasted time, was flimsy and not worth the money. I reckon if you've just got hard floors throughout it would b ok but crap on carpeted areas.

[Bearj]

Sebo Felix oh my goodness its brilliant, twirls round corners, slips under radiators, brushes up flattened carpets, drives itself and I haven't even used it on full power yet.

[Lauz45]

Shark duo clean (corded) is amazing! So was my liftaway but I gave it to my mum

[NotAnotherHeffalump]

Miele C3 cat and dog. Best Hoover we've ever had.

[Tinkobell]

Henry. They rarely break and don't damage the pile on Berber carpets...rotating heads do!

[NoNoCharlieRascal]

Henry! He's a hardy bugger, and always so happy.

[MiniMum97]

Please don't review a dyson. Tired of hearing everywhere how brilliant they are when they aren't all that. I sold one which was rubbish and bought a Miele which is way better. I have now got a dyson cordless which is disappointingly mediocre, doesn't pick up on edges or anything bigger than a grain if sand for instance, is annoying to empty (dirt bloody everywhere), and periodically decides to just empty itself on the floor. It also gets clogged every few months and you have to sit in the floor digging dirt out if the crevices in its head. Never had this with any other hoover. Very poorly designed.

[sulee]

Love my Shark, it’s the best vacuum I’ve ever owned and I’ve owned a few! Really powerful and easy to use.

[DramaAlpaca]

My Miele C3 Cat & Dog is the best one I've ever had.

[EcoCleaner]

Vorwerk Kobold VK200, but they’re £1499. For the mid range, Sebo X4/x7

[AvocadosBeforeMortgages]

Nilfisk.

Marketed for commercial cleaners, but I bought mine second hand and it has suction so powerful it makes a Dyson look like a 60 a day smoker.

[BiscuitMachine]

I love my Henry. He eats everything!

[GladAllOver]

Vax.

[LeeLooDallasMultiPass]

Miele C3 Cat and Dog, now I may not have pets but I have long hair and it is fab for getting human hair off the carpet.

I love the variable suction choices, and that I can use my foot to choose them so don't have to bend down. The tools are stored on board and the automatic cord rewind helps me to be lazy after I have finished vacuuming.

I have previously owned a couple of Dysons, but this Miele is absolutely fantastic.

[Geneticsbunny]

Sebo 4x are amazing

[peachesdolores]

Our Miele cat and dog has been brilliant.

[hoochymama1]

Shark lift away.

[MoreProsecco]

Dyson v6 cordless. Absolutely essential for a 3-floor townhouse. So lightweight.

[Fflamingo]

I have a Seno felix and find it unwieldy and heavy and regret buying it. Prior to that I had a little LG which I had to replace once I could no longer get spare LG bands for, I could manhandle it up 3 flights of stairs easily. The Sebo probably is more powerful but the motor is high, not on the floor part of the hoover, so is top heavy making it harder work to use imv.

[Pradaqueen]

Another vote for Shark lift away here too. I can’t see me ever going back to a Dyson.

[redshoeblueshoe]

So you don't want to hear about my bastard Dyson then ?

[4yoniD]

Shark lift-away