best hoover for wood floors...

[NappiesGalore]

we have mainly wood, some stone and some carpet floors.

bought a rubbish hoover recent(ish)ly and have learned that they are not all much of a muchness, and that half price hoovers are prob crap.

will just get bog standard henry unless anyone knows of a better idea...

(am just off to search messages to see if the answer lurks in archives)

www.miele.co.uk/Products/Features.aspx?pid=541

I use this on Travertine tiles, its great

nadine - thats the one i narrowed it doen to actually... and we have some ravertine also. assume it works well with carpet too (?)...
just need to find one now..

and am v sorely tempted by the robomop too! could be a foot in the door for the lovely roomba even (!)

Prufrock do you have to chuck the cloths or can you wash and reuse?

i think the blurb says to chuck it afterwards... but rufrock may know if its possible to wash and re-use.

Chuck definately. But when I'm doing the floor every other day I can use the same cloth for everywhere - I turn it over half way through and pick off the dog hairs!

NG - yes they are separate heads but its not a hassle

Prufrock you're confusing me now with your technical cleaning talk, would you normally do it every day? (Because once a week would be a treat for my floors!)

Do you think the cloths would survive in the wash or are there, say,cardboard bits attached? Bear in mind our hygiene standards are obviously quite different, I'm quite happy to wash and reuse JCloths LOL.

I do tend to do it every day or every other day, if only because of the dog hairs. I only follow with a wet mop once a week (well actually my cleaners wet mop, but YKWIM). The cloths are cheap J-cloth like, so could probably be washed, although again it's the dog hairs that mean i wouldn't as I just don't want my clothes being that hairy.

omg
the robomop is pootering about my kitchen floor as we speak.
love it!

my housekeeper was scathing and skeptical of my reckless gadgetry spending... but is convered now as she started it in here after hoovering (with the miele i picked up from currys on tuesday, which is marvellous btw) and i still picked up loads of dust and fluff and dried mud bits ect...

and we dont even have pets. just 3 little boys.