A vacuum that actually sucks stuff up?!

[kaylz1234]

Can anyone recommend a vacuum cleaner that actually sucks stuff up? 🤦🏼‍♀️ We have a Dyson cordless at the moment (albeit an older version) and an upright corded Dyson but both are useless on my laminate floors. Anything bigger than a crumb the cordless won’t pick up, and the upright Dyson just pushes stuff across the floor without actually sucking it up, it's infuriating! So I end up on my hands and knees under the dining table after every sodding meal sweeping everything up with a dustpan and brush first, and then going over it with the cordless Dyson afterwards. Maybe I'm being lazy but I just want to be able to hoover it all up in one go! 🤣 We're living in 2023 surely in this day and age there is a vacuum capable of picking up Cheerios and smushed up breadsticks and stuff? Or am I just resigned to a life of sweeping first? 🥴 I'm not bothered about it being cordless or corded, I just want something to do the job. Needs to be upright, I'd prefer something compact like a stick vacuum so it's easier to store away. Not really keen on cylinder vacs as I want something I can just push along. Has anyone got a really good vacuum that they would recommend? Thank you!

Henry sucks up builders rubble.. anything that will fit up the nozzle gets sucked up. I bought one after I realised all the tradespeople we used had one.

The only downside is they're heavy, but I do manage to use ours on the stairs.

Miele for sure. It's too powerful on my laminate so I have to open the little air hole thing a bit to make it less powerful! And they last years and years. You can sometimes get a bargain from Amazon warehouse like new for about £80.

I'm a Miele fan - well worth the money. I'm also a Henry Hater! I don't get it at all - I've used them and they are useless....

Expensive: a miele
Normal: a Henry (we have this, it will lift up the laid carpet if I'm not careful!)

Of course, always check your filter and tubes are unblocked.

When talking about the Henry's and Miele cylinder vacs and saying "if it goes up the nozzle" are we talking about using the head contraption on a stick? Or are you talking about dismantling it and using the nozzle? I can't be doing sucking stuff up the nozzle, I can do that with my Dyson one. I'm looking for something I can push along standing upright that sucks EVERYTHING up 🤣🤣

You won't need to take his head off to get him to clean the floor. He'll manage it all, probably along with things you don't want him to eat. Like socks, Lego, etc

My Miele Cat and Dog is brilliant but it is heavy.

We have a Henry for the big once a week clean and cordless Dyson for every day quick whip around which works well. The Dyson is not great on laminate/tiles but great for picking up lots of dust/hair from carpet. I wouldn’t be happy if it was my only vacuum cleaner though. The Henry is way better and we’ve had for years and years and still going strong.

We were bought the shark anti hair wrap for Christmas - didn't ask for it and was quite pissed off, but it's actually really good, it's really surprised me because I had read bad reviews.

A Sebo every time. Not really well known in the UK but we got ours in John Lewis. German engineering and very powerful x

And change the filters - especially in the cordless one. My one is washable.

I rate Miele cylinders.

I'm team Dyson all the way!
But having got rid of my cylinder hoover to get a Dyson stick, because I've got a bad back and couldn't carry it up the stairs, I then injured my hand and struggle using the hand held bit for the stairs and upholstery.
Bought the cheap Amazon basics vacuum cleaner and the suction is vicious, I cannot push it on my carpets even with the notch thingy open.
We're a very messy household, treading in mud and bits of hay, lumps of clay (got a partner who never washes his boots off) and it works a treat on the hard floors.

My Henry cuts after after a few minutes. Really frustrating (even when it’s a new bag).

I spent £250 on a cordless shark 6 months ago and it's stopped sucking things up 😩

We have a Miele cylinder that is utterly amazing and indestructible but that's not what you're after here.

Another vote here for Miele cat and dog. Mine is 28 years old and still going strong.

Dyson are good vacuums. Before splashing out on a new one, take it all apart , clean all the filters and remove all debris, dust and hair which is clogging it up?

My mum gave me her Dyson cordless claiming it wasn’t “powerful enough” and after I cleaned out all the filters it’s as good as new.

If it’s only 6months I bet it’s under warranty @GoneTillNovember. Still a massive hassle but potentially fixable one.

I've done this - makes no difference 🙈

There's a reason so many professional cleaners still use Henry (or Hetty). Their only downside is they're quite cumbersome, but I can still whip round downstairs which is all wood floor in about 15 mins with my Hetty, and she'll pick up anything in her way.

@YellowHatt yes you're probably right, I should do something with it. It was quite good up until now but it's just completely stopped sucking.

Agree, You will not find a better hoover!

Miele if your budget will stretch, Henry if it won't. Beloved by cleaners and builders up and down the land, yes he will try and roll himself upside down dramatically at strategic intervals , but one look at his stupid little face and all is forgiven.

I love Henry because, if there's a blockage I can systematically work back from the attachment foot and take it apart til I find the sock peg lego ping pong ball item and then put it all back together and feel a sense of achievement.

It's dead simple, sucks stuff up and will do so for years and years whether you like it or not.

Those of you who have a Henry/Hetty - how often are you changing the filters and the bags? I think that's the one thing that puts me off, surely it gets expensive keep buying bags rather than just emptying a canister? And the filters are £10 a pop too as they're not washable. Just want to know roughly how often you have to change yours so I can factor the cost in.

My Miele cat and dog happily picks up cat biscuits with the normal head attached.

If you're constantly picking up larger bits of debris, get yourself a Titan from Screwfix. It's like a less anthropomorphic Henry. The bags are huge, so you're not constantly changing them, and they suck up everything. It's not the most glamorous piece of kit, but it's easy to maintain and eats whatever you want it to.