Lightweight vacuum

My daughter gave me a cordless Dyson, it’s a refurbished one that had a special offer on at the time. Have to say I love it, really easy to use.

My daughter bought a shark vacuum. I'm afraid I don't know the model. She suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome and needs something light and easy to use. She says it's the best vacuum cleaner she has ever bought.

I have a Shark too and I’m very impressed, its so light compared to my old cleaner which was good but far too big & heavy as I have back problems. Mine isn’t the chargeable version but it’s very efficient & easy to use. Only downside is it doesn’t stand up in its own so you have to prop it up when you have a break. I’m sure they do a lightweight cordless one too.

The Shark hair wrap cordless is good and very lightweight. Easy to empty and change the tools. Battery life is enough to do up and down on a four bed house on one charge.

Many thanks for these ideas. Shark seems a good bet.

I recently bought a shark after my Dyson blew up after not very long but out if guarantee.
It was reduced by £100 to £189 in curry’s.
It seems fine.

Are the Shark ones easy to empty and do they tend to get clogged up? I have a GTech and every so often I have to dismantle the head and unclog it - bit of a nuisance.

I’m a fan of my cordless animal Dyson. One charge does the house. I’ve two dogs one a yellow lab, so it earns it’s money

Yes I find mine very easy to empty.

Shark is a brilliant vacuum. I've got used to the fact that it doesn't stand up, it's easy to fold in half. It's light, easy to swop accessories. Mine is cordless. I can carry it in one hand. Every so often it is on special on Amazin' or on the Shark website, I paid about £180.

Oh yes I also like the "turbo charge" trigger.

Shark for me - I’ve a more substantial corded one that folds in half for storage. Easy to empty as there are twin chambers: one for dust and the other catches bigger stuff.
I’ve an oldish GTech upstairs, but it’s messy to empty. A previous Vax Blade was always getting clogged, so the dust didn’t make it up to the dust canister and it had poor suction too.

I still use my cordless Dyson. It's battery doesn't last long but neither do I.
I have a corded Henry for when the Dyson gives up and I need backup.
I live on 3 floors.

DD has a shark and loves it.

I have given up on my 3 year old shark duo cordless, bought in a sale, thankfully. It no longer picks bigger bits up and bits fall out of it when lifted, so I had to clean after it with a dustpan and brush. The reviews say that this is happening to many of these

I looked at lots of reviews for my next cleaner and have settled on a dyson cordless, cost loads of money but hopefully will be money well spent

If you would prefer to stick with your Gtech you could try contacting their helpful customer service department. I have several of their appliances and they completely replaced the head of my strimmer free of charge when it broke.

I don’t have a cordless one and my corded Shark is far too heavy for me to use so I bought a cheap Amazon cylinder vacuum and it’s brilliant! It’s only drawback is that the cord isn’t very long but I use an extension lead so it’s not a problem.
I also have a GTech rechargeable carpet sweeper which is amazingly effective for upstairs.

I have a G Tech, and it is very easy to empty. Mine is an Air Ram one - I don’t know if there are others. You just lift out the dust tube and push down the lever to remove the dust. It’s the best vacuum I’ve had. I use their mini one to do the stairs, and it’s easy too.

Have a look on the QVC website. The Shark cordless is on offer today. It’s reduced to £300 but can be bought in 4 installments of £75.
You can actually use it for a month and if you don’t like it, you can send it back. Might be worth a try.

Luckygirl
I’m confused why you are dealing with the battery. I’ve had mine since they came on the market and have never had need to do anything with the battery.

We have had a G Tech upright and handheld for a couple of years. Best hoovers I’ve ever owned. I need a light weight due to my knackered right shoulder.

I spent years looking for a really good, light, easy to clean and to use vacuum cleaner. Four years ago, my kids gave me a Gtech cordless upright and handheld for Christmas - and I finally, had the vacuum that I had been looking for all my life.

Not sure what the OP means about difficulties with battery - all I do is to plug either of these machines in, never actually seen the batter(ies) in either of them. So simple to empty, hold out over my rubbish bin, and press the button that opens the container and push down a small lever to push this out.

These machines worked brilliantly in my house and stairs and in my car, saw me happily through a house move and now, in my flat, covers the hard floors, rugs, and bedroom carpet with ease and little work.

Apart from the very occasional wash of (the easy to reach) filter, and - obviously emptying it and re-charging it, no maintenance is required. One of the very best household machines I have ever had.

Blimey, shark has gone up a lot since 3 years ago but it is a good reduction today on qvc. It has identical specifications to the one I bought from them 3 years ago, probably around £150 but that is inflation for you. I should think that all the parts are updated and upgraded, so it does seem to be a good buy and should last longer than mine

I liked lots of things about my shark duo, especially the searchlight and the booster and ease of emptying. I see that you still have to fold it so that it can stand upright

Thanks for the tip about QVC - I will take a look.

The battery problem with the GTech is that it is hard to remove and my cleaning lady broke the latch on it when she was using it. I taped it back on and that worked for many months but now it has stopped charging.

There is a problem with removing tools/pipe and replacing them on the GTech - it is a huge struggle to detach them - even cleaning lady has problems getting them off, so it is not just me.

But why do you need to remove th battery? I just plug the charger into mine, and the battery lives inside the unit.

Does your look like the one in the photo, or are we talking about different models?

Doodledog
I’m glad it’s not just me. The battery only needs to be touched when you think it needs replacing, that’s years.
I thought mine was loosing power a while ago but OH tested it and it’s fine.