Lightweight vacuum. What should I buy?

My DH has just bought a beldray which he can’t stop using! More power to his elbow, I say!

No need to buy overpriced Dyson.
There are plenty of competitors that are cheaper and just as good.
Rechargeable electric is the way to go.
You only need a two in one if you hoover your car and have three floors of stairs.

Another vote for Gtech. I managed to break part of the handle, rang them and a replacement part was delivered next day. Excellent service.

The AirRam is light but powerful, a friend borrowed mine to test it and couldn't believe how different her carpet looked after using it!

I also have the hand held and I can easily do the stairs in minutes without the struggle I had when I used the Dyson upright.

After 2 unsuccessful Dysons over the years, I wouldn`t have another one given me! I have the GTECH air ram and the small Multi and love them, but I`ve just purchased a smaller, lighter GTECH to keep upstairs, it was only £60, reduced from £80, and is ideal for upstairs. The Air Ram is lightweight, but still awkward to manipulate upstairs on the stairlift, as our staircase is very narrow and steep.

The Lidl one sounds like a bargain.

Don't understand the criticism of the Dyson. Stick one I have and is particularly good for people with back issues. Can be used with different hands and with a good posture.

As long as you get used to emptying the bin thing in the bin bag, no spills and it is brilliant.
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Dyson. No contest.
Sure mine has been back for repair in five years, but repair service brilliant I find and always avaialbe if you want to chat on the phone. I don't have shares in the company honest, it is just brilliant.
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Thanks so much, everyone. I'm now going to look into those suggested. Brilliant. Can always rely on GN for great advice.

Maybe a robot vacuum cleaner suits you? This is definitely an easy thing)) I will say right away I didn't use it personally. I have a small apartment. You can read the Roomba 652 reviews. This is now popular so you can see an interesting model in the price range of up to 200.

Buy anything but a Dyson. I have a 3 year old stick cordless one. Fortunately, it is not my main one. It spends more time being taken apart to remove stuff than it does cleaning the floors. Anything other than a bit of dust stops it working, I have so far had to buy a new battery, which was expensive, and a new brush head. It is very poor quality, and I would never buy another. Oh, and it spits stuff out after cleaning; some ground coffee was spilled on the kitchen floor ( wood), cleaned up by the Dyson which was then carried back to its docking/charging station in the utility room, as it was put back on its hanging point it discharged all the coffee onto the utility room floor. Complete and utter waste of money.

The newer hand held Dysons are not light by any stretch.

If you go to the Competition page you could win a new lightweight Gtech. I have entered this morning. I have an original Gtech Air ram and a handheld which are great.

I have a dyson - sucks well but the plastic parts are brittle and break easily. It has been back to Dyson twice for repair.

Just seen that Sainsburys are about to offer Dysons from £50. Think it starts tomorrow. Pretty sure the one you want will be more than that but worth looking at if you want a Dyson

We have a Gtech and it's fantastic. We had a big heavy Dyson before and I can't believe the difference.

Very happy with my small Dyson. It's light enough to carry upstairs and very efficient.

I have a Shark which I really like. Had a Dyson before - also good. The Shark has the advantage of 2 batteries, the one in the machine and a spare so you never run out of power, the Dyson did sometimes run out before I had finished. Shark battery chargers just plug into a power socket. It folds over for storage. BBC Watchdog did a consumer test on lightweight vacuums a couple of weeks ago, probably still available on Catch-Up.

Athlet!

My Bosch Athlete has worked well for years. I lifted all the cordless vacs in Currys. This was the lightest.

If you want lightweight I would recommend the GTech. We have both the upright & hand held.

My daughter just gave an early Christmas present of the Lidl cordless. It’s not as ferocious as a Dyson but does the job very well, I think it was less than £100.

I have the pair of GTech vacuums. They replaced one I'd had for a few years - I just wanted the newer one because it sucks harder and we get a lot of gravel walked into the house.

The old one was, in all other respects, perfectly adequate.

A friend, older and with back problems, bought a GTech and was delighted at how light and easy it is to use.

Another vote for Shark here!

Another vote fro GTech here. We have the normal one and the little one for the stairs and car.

I have a small light Bosch and I am very pleased with it.