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We are checking into laminate flooring downstairs

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I've just had a look around the Which? Online site. Unfortunately I can't link to the report because it's subscription only, but there's a couple from Bosch: the Bosch BSG 82000GB Ergomaxx and the Bosch BSG 71810GB Formula which are priced at £115 and £90 (these are current approximate high street prices as of August 2005, I think, at least that's the last update date given).

There's also the Miele Xtra Power 2300, Miele S571 and Miele S4210 at £69, £70 and £61 respectively.

All of these are listed as "Best Buys", however none of them got a better than "average" rating for pet hair.

The Dyson DC07 Animal, DC07, and DC 14 All Floors are all bagless and got an "excellent" rating for overall cleaning and the first two were "above average" for pet hairs (the third was only "average"), however they cost substantially more at £234, £164 and £190 respectively. The DC07 got an "above average" for ease of use, the other two were only "average".

Dysons also do have a bit of a bad reputation for reliability, although it does seem to have improved somewhat since the early days.

Other bagless ones were the Electrolux Glider Z5747 and the Morphy Richards 73310 Ultralight Cyclone which were both "excellent" at pet hairs, but below average for overall cleaning and were also marked down in other areas. They cost £40 and £70 respectively.

Finally the Sanyo SC-X130 at £74 was also "excellent" for pet hairs, but "poor" at overall cleaning and low marked overall.

So it's a bit of "you pays your money and takes your choice" :shrug:

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well you know who to ask about that :)

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I've never understood bagless cleaners. It's a classic example of the marketing people creating a non-existent problem and selling you a solution. No loss of suction - well there isn't a noticable loss of suction with a bagged cleaner. No mess - well there isn't until it comes to emptying the cleaner into the bin. A gust of wind the wrong way and you're in real trouble. With a bagged cleaner, just remove the bag and bin it. Easy.

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Spoken to the wise one ahem the gf, shes been over at a friends who has a £99 Vax thing, tested it out and it worked fine enough so likely get one of those once I have got my 2nd system from a friend on here :D

In the meantime I have just managed to convert a 1970's Vax which only has its shampooing parts into a hoover only system with no bag just empty the bottom intake tank.

Should do me for 4week.

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Got the Dyson Purple Animal upright one, works well.

You need to remember to wash the dust filters fairly regularly though as pet dander can clog them (though not as badly as plaster dust).

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Check out industrial shops that do proffesional vacuum cleaners for cars, businesses, etc. They are often much more powerful and will not give up once they are stuffed full of dust or dog fur.

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Had a Dyson. Gave it up as it kept breaking, and, TBH, when it worked it was OK rather than great. But of a bummer, as we payed nearly £300 for it.

We bought an upright Vax turbo with HEPA filter to replace it*, and that picks up for more than the Dyson ever did. It was also about £80 or £90 at Tesco.com.


*When they delivered it, because no one was in, the delivery man cunningly hid it under our front door mat. The problem is, the box was rather large and white with bright orange lettering. Looked rather odd with the door mat on top of it.

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LMAO @ the doormat,

We have a elderly vax which is missing the filter for hoovering, but you know it just don't care it is picking everything up and so long as it lasts about 2-3week I should be able to replace it with the new upright.

Vax seems the way to go :tu:

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Vax fan club it is, by the look of it!

I'm curious to know, those who have one, once you've sampled life with a wet/dry cleaner, would you ever go back to a regular dry vacuum? We have an open coal fire and a toddler, so that means coal dust, crumbs and (for the moment) potty failures. Our carpet looks like Birkenhead on a Friday night at the moment. :( :D

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Imagine 2 young dogs being toilet trained.

I am sure they have the ripest behinds ever known to man and there waste could be a form of energy for the entire fecking universe.

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When I was a kid, we used to have an Aqua Vac (remember those?). It was brilliant, it picked up a hell of a lot.

Actually, IIRC, the last wet/dry cleaner I used was actually a vax and it did a good job of cleaning the carpets.

However, the best thing I have found for cleaning carpets (or pretty much any houshold item) is a Polti (http://www.polti-ltd.co.uk/) steam cleaner. We have the "Vaporetto" model. If you use it on a carpet though, you will need to vacuum afterwards as it seems to pull up a hell of a lot of dirt.

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Do you mean a Hoover or a "vacuum" cleaner (sorry am a bit picky). I have a Dirt Devil X3 copes with hair very well.