wanting a new vacuum cleaner, thinking dyson, what would you recommend?

[mumtojames]

Hi i'm going to invest in a new vacuum cleaner, mine is about bust now. i have a dyson 05, but was thinking of getting one thats upright this time. main problem is that i have uneven slate tiles downstairs and carpets upstairs so was wanting one that will do both. anyone got any recommendations?
thanks

I have a Dyson (DC 14 Animal, purple and grey). Works beautifully on wooden floors and carpets.

oh yes, please recommend a good vacuum cleaner to me. I think I could do with a new one too.

Must be good on

1. rubbish old shag pile carpets
2. those twist sort of carpets
3. picking up cat hair

I seem to remember a lot of people have dissed teh dyson? Is that right or not?

My Animal Dc 15 is great, hasn't eaten any of my carpets and is fantastic on all surfaces and brilliant for dog and cat hair. It did take me a while to get used to the 'ball' but wouldn't change it now.

Two votes for Dyson Animal.

I have just baught a Samsung one (sales at Tesco last month) and am so far happy with it because:

-It sucks like mad

-it is lighter than my last one

-very easy to wash the dust thing and the filter!

Pointydog you would have to buy the cat/dog hair attachement on the side as it does not come with it.

Gorionine - I think it does with the animal. I've been looking at Dysons am looking at the new animal too. The difference between it and the normal Dyson seems to be that you get the special mini turbine head.

They have a good price on Amazon at the moment

Yes, I think the Animal one is actually recomended for housholds with pets, I was selfishly still talking about my vacum cleaner.

I will check out

Gorionine - sorry I have become a little obsessed about my choice of vacum

do you know if the animal is okay for all floors or do i have to have the 'all floors' one?

i replaced our broken dyson with a cheaper hoover last year. the new one picks up well, but already has broken plastic in 3 places. anything other than a dyson, or maybe a miele, is just false economy.

Alibaba, do not worry, I think we just suffer from hoover obsession, nothing that a cup of tea won't cure!

the animal is, as far as I can tell, the AllFloors in a different colour and with the mini-turbine head included (you can buy it seperately if you prefer the yellow version). The mini-thing does make a big difference in areas where you'd normally use one of the other attachments (stairs, furniture), but I wouldn't use it in preference to the main machine over large floor areas.

thank you all. think i'll go for the animal.

well done, was just about to add another vote for animal too