Cordless or plug in vacuum cleaner?

...I think the Miewas a "Classic"

I like my shark pet,cordless, battery runs for ages. I like that it bends in the middle to get under my beds. Slightly heavy. 5 yr guarantee
Have two cordless Dysons but they conk out after 5 minutes- replaced the battery a few times. May get rid & buy another shark for downstairs. Try Very, or shop round as these sharks vary in price.

Day to day I use a GTech Air Ram, it's marvellous. For the hard core stuff where I need the tools I have Hetty - she's fab, as well as being bright pink !

I agree that GTech needs emptying a lot. I wouldn’t buy another one as half the time it doesn’t pick up. Henry for me every time except for its weight. However someone told me there’s a lighter version. Also they are made in the UK.

I have always purchased Vax products. Recently my old vax literally has fallen apart, after years of use. So, I was split between trying a robot vac or a cordless Vax. I opted for the cordless Vax. And I'm pleased I did. It's lightweight, I can vacuum my 1 bedroom flat for 3 days on a full charge, than I just automatically put on charge. I can store it anywhere convenient in my limited space home, it has a wall bracket. Only the disconnect battery needs the charge. Of course the contents storage is smaller, but that allows me to empty it easier into the bin more, rather let it build up and have more of a faff. The suction is brilliant, and it's just lightweight to push with no trailing trip hazard cord.

My third dyson recently went in the skip, I disliked it from the start, too heavy, difficult to change the different appliances, and constantly getting blocked, at over £600 is was very disappointing
Just replaced it with a G Tech air Fox, seems to be Okay at the moment.
Love my Sebo corded

We have a cordless Shark and a cordless Dyson and a hefty upright (name escapes me but top-of-the-range) for when I decide on a more thorough clean. I've had the Dyson for about 6 years, dealing with three Golden Retrievers, and find it's the best. Floor cleaners are really important to peace of mind!!

Miele cat and dog, had mine 10 years now and it’s still the best suction cleaner i have had. Yes, you have to buy bags but they take quite a while to fill. Only downside is that it’s heavy but the quality is great. Never had to have the suction turned up full as i think it would suck the carpets off the floor!

I second the recommendation for trying a new battery. We have replaced, at different times, the battery and the motor and each replacement has rendered the machine as good as new.

Cordless for me now. I had a Vax Air stretch, very good cleaner,cord was extremely long, 17 metres could could plug it in downstairs, take it up and clean carpets upstairs. But very trippable, so donated it to family who needed one bought a Shark cordless. Can still do the whole house in one go, but no danger of tripping over.

teabagwoman

I have an elderly Dyson that started to run out of charge quickly. My dsil got a new battery pack from Amazon. It wasn’t expensive and he was able to fit it quite easily. Might that be worth trying first?

I was about to suggest the same thing. I've currently got a Shark which is turning into Triggers broom! I've changed so many bits which is still cheaper than replacing the whole thing.

Oreo

Cordless, Gtech AirRam, just brilliant. I only have a small house but can do every room twice before the battery needs to be charged.Lightweight too.Came as a bundle with the small handheld one to do stairs and car.

I'm on my second GTech Air Ram now and I agree, lightweight, powerful and easy to use. I have an extremely large black hairy cat and if he is not depositing hair all over the carpet then he is dumping all the leaves, twigs, seeds etc that attach to his coat when he goes out. My cleaner uses it to blitz the house once every two weeks and the rest of the days I pick up all the junk the cat deposits at least once a day and only charge it once in all that time.

I have a corded Shark. Relative has a cordless GTech. Mine is plugged in while I hoover and done, he's is plugged in much longer to charge. I'll stick with mine.

I’ve got a cordless pet hair Shark, which is really efficient for everyday cleaning - I’ve also got an old corded Miele, which is heavy to use, but as Foxyferret said, very powerful and would suck the carpet off the floor on full power, but unfortunately they have stopped making the very strong power ones now - not sure why, but they do use a lot of electricity. Cordless vacuums actually use less electricity than using a corded vacuum, if that is a concern. Corded vacuums draw power heavily directly from the outlet while in use, whereas cordless vacuums use a trickle charge to top up, and have battery management systems that prevent overcharging even if you leave them switched on when the battery is fully charged.

Georgesgran

I found the Vax blade useless - all the fluff and dust got stuck in the tube and rarely made it up to the dust collection bin.

We bought a VAx carpet washer and it has exactly the same problem

I have a cordless Shark pet cleaner version, though I have no pets. It is good on both carpets and hard floors, very light and easy to carry. It will do the whole house on one charge, but after cleaning my new wool bedroom carpet it needs emptying, though my newer downstairs carpet, which is man-made fibres. does not shed fluff.

I have a cordless Gtech, bought it as a bundle with the hand held. I love it, though with 2 dogs that shed liberally, it does need to be emptied a lot. I also have a Vax pet (corded) which I still use if I want a deeper clean than just a daily whoosh round. The Vax is very noisy compared to the gTech.

I thought my Shark was my best vac ever, until my son told me to get a Henry- best thing ever and has transformed my life!

It is heavy to carry upstairs though- so I keep the Shark for the bedrooms and would never buy anything but a Henry from now on...

Does anyone remember those Kirby upright hoovers? Think it had three wheel, cost the price of a small car😳

On my second GTech but for some reason it has been redesigned and not for the better. I also have a basic robot vac which is worth its weight in gold!

We live in a relatively small home now and a cordless vacuum is fine, even though ours is old. However the battery couldn't cope with our last house which was much larger, we just used the cordless on the stairs.
I agree with others that the Miele Cat and Dog is the ultimate vacuum if you don't particularly want a cordless one though.

I have a Nilfisk for d stairs... it had an extra allergy filter tho not changed now. For upstairs I loved Gtech until the battery expired after 6 mths. No warranty on it as 'old stock' sold on when Argos closed. I think it was c £100 to get new battery as we do not live in UK. So I have gone back to old favourite of Miele corded and bagged. Bags are pricey and being asthmatic I need to keep them in good order.

It is nigh on impossible to buy a bagged upright vacuum cleaner unless you’re willing to pay for a Seba which are very heavy as well as super expensive.
I really do not like emptying the vac canister however carefully.

I've had three cordless two being of the famous Dyson make. When the last corded one died I went for a Samsung cordless, couldn't afford another Dyson. I also bought a corded Shark. If the Samsung dies I'd
go for a Shark cordless too. The corded Shark outshines any vacuum cleaner I've ever had over 50 years and hopefully the cordless would do the same. I only use the cordless for stairs and going over the bathrooms and kitchen floor before wiping. I've had dogs and the corded was always more efficient at picking up hair. I'm sure if you spend a small fortune tgere will be an efficient cordless cleaner out there.

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I suggest you buy a new battery, my Dyson is 12 years old and I have had two new batteries in that time, the difference is incredible and make you realise the sucking has been suffering too. If that does not help they will refund you the money and only n£ 60.00. I almost bought a new one but they suggested I tried to replace the battery first. I am so happy I did. Mine is a DC