Talk to me about cordless hoovers.

Perrier

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ive just had a Dyson cordless handheld die.
Battery held charge for around two years , not overly used.

Replaced it with a Shark ( plug in ) but it can be broken down into 3 different types for usage.
damn sight more powerful too.
collection bin is smaller , but worth it for the power.
been using ours for the last few months and can deffo recommend.
 

Bob

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ive just had a Dyson cordless handheld die.
Battery held charge for around two years , not overly used.

Replaced it with a Shark ( plug in ) but it can be broken down into 3 different types for usage.
damn sight more powerful too.
collection bin is smaller , but worth it for the power.
been using ours for the last few months and can deffo recommend.

I've still got my corded Dyson - it's the convenience of a cordless that I'm after though the Dyson V11 is c£600 which I'm not sure I can justify spending.
 

Perrier

Banned
I've still got my corded Dyson - it's the convenience of a cordless that I'm after though the Dyson V11 is c£600 which I'm not sure I can justify spending.

i think shark do a cordless version too , not sure if they are as good as the mains powered sharks though.
 

Cue

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I've still got my corded Dyson - it's the convenience of a cordless that I'm after though the Dyson V11 is c£600 which I'm not sure I can justify spending.

The V10 is pretty sufficient as a vacuum replacement to be honest. We have one, plus a Neato Botvac D5 that handles downstairs.

Got it on Groupon for £100 off I think.
 

The Hawk

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Another Shark owner here; a handheld cordless one for corners, stairs, windowsills, keyboards etc.

For the main floors (wood, carpet and tiled) I have a Bagotte robot vacuum. Press a button on the remote and away it goes; finds its own way home, to its docking/charging station, as well.
 
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c0tt0nt0p

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Got a cordless shark, charge lasts around 20-25 minutes. Not as good as the Miele drag around we had but more portable. That said the emptying of the bin isn't that great compared to a Gtech air-ram
 

Jonah

Spouting nonsense since the day I learned to talk
I bought the Gtech AirRam Multi K9 System recently to replace a corded a Dyson and a handheld Dyson.
Been really pleased with them. The handheld Gtech is much better than the Dyson equivalent and I’ve been very happy with the performance of the upright. We paid £280 for both as Gtech had an extra 20% off offer over the Bank Holiday weekend.

https://www.gtech.co.uk/bundles/floorcare-bundles/airram-multi-system-k9.html
 

Trumpet

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The cordless Dyson has had one to many topples over and no longer wants to work. It's been a fab hoover but the battery is now dying if we want to use it for more than 4 minutes at a time so it's time for an upgrade. I was just going to get the next model of what we've got then I realised it's not quite 3 years old and a lot of money for something that wears out that quick - we still have the old corded Dyson which is still going strong after 8 years but it's big and bulky and things are so much easier with a cordless. Also

I'm not good at decisions and there are so may options ideally don't want to spend £500 on a hoover but at the same time realise that sometimes you get what you pay for. I'm painfully aware that we got through about 8 cheaper 'hoovers' initially before we decided to spend the extra to buy the Dyson. Including an actual Hoover, a Vax and a Miele so when I say cheap I don't mean the smart price special.

Tried and tested recommendations welcomed, I'm looking at the shark as well.​
E spares would probably be able to sort out a new battery at a reasonable price.
 

Trumpet

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Or any other bits that may be needed for a complete refurb. An hour DIY'ing could be time well spent. Take it to bits, see what needs doing to bring it back to life. E-Spares can supply most bits and if you were going to bin it anyway you've lost nothing by having go and may save yourself a few bob. Plus the satisfaction of beating the built in knacker factor.
 

EasMid

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We’ve recently replaced our ancient Dyson with a Vax cordless. Ordered it Online direct from Vax for £245(?) & it came with free accessories, free next day delivery (or select your delivery day which we did). It’s been great so far ( no cordless are quite as powerful as a corded) & battery life is good enough for us. It comes with a detachable battery making charging easier & we were originally going to order a spare battery but at £70 we thought we’d see how it went but haven’t needed to yet. The battery is guaranteed for 3 years which was another factor in our decision. We considered a gtech, mother in law’s had 1 for a few years but we’re glad we chose the Vax.
 

rudie111

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Another Shark fan here. it replaced a 10year old Dyson. we had new carpet last August and the shark pulled up loads of (not quite so) 'new carpet fluff' the Dyson missed
 

Perrier

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Another Shark fan here. it replaced a 10year old Dyson. we had new carpet last August and the shark pulled up loads of (not quite so) 'new carpet fluff' the Dyson missed

i like how you can see marks where you have hoovered , i call them shark trails.
I was the same as you , i thought my dyson was good enough but the difference was outstanding.
 
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