Put up with it?

I also have a Henry kept in reserve, it always works but how annoying when it gets caught up on the furniture and when you look round its laughing at you

Good luck to all of you that have bought the Shark Liftaway.
Ive had mine just over four years now, noticed split in the
integral hose, telephoned service still under warranty I thought, No although the hose is part of the inside of the machine (not the wand hose) I was told it comes under wear and tear ---enqiry as to how much repair would cost told Shark don't have repair people and although it was only a short length of hose damaged I would have to buy the whole
cleaner head just short of £70.00. Looked high and low for head --Shark spares first cannot find parts anywhere for my NV800UKT model --Can anyone help with advice please.

I have had my Henry for over 20 years, no repairs needed, no loss of suction, plus I couldn't bring myself to pay lots for a different brand.

It is heavy though.

Sell your unliked Hoover on ebay/facebay/gumtree
I have had 2 x miele vacuum cleaners, not cordless . I replaced the first one as it was so old with a similar model, I love them, easy to get new parts, reliable, good suction and performance. Wish I had bought one a long time ago. I liked my Henry but Miele beats it hands down.

What I need is to handle the beast before committing, so I’d know if it was nearly impossible to take apart to add attachments or envelopes me in dust when being emptied (every single time it’s used) or is ridiculously difficult on stairs.
I’ll go to John Lewis, you don’t get that from Argos.

With regard to vacuum cleaners, its strange how the same comments keep coming up. My 91 year old mother has complained endlessly abut vacuum cleaners, most of which she finds heavy or difficult to manouvre or they do not suck well.

She has a corded Shark which is too heavy but she uses . She has a small vax which is light but small.

Now I have a G Tech ( my mum rejected this because she said the hand held was poor. I like the G tech. M ine is 8 years old now. The hand held does leave something to desire but my OH uses it OK and its better than the hand held I bought at great expense because I thought the G Tech was naff.

I would be likely to get another G tech combo when mine wears out ...... as I said, its 8 years old now. So for durability it scores.

Thanks for this thread because I knew there was a similar one months ago that I was going to try to find.

We have a Henry but my lovely lady who comes to clean is not getting any younger and I have thought about getting something lighter. I see the Shark cordless ad on TV so thought that might be a good idea especially as we dont have any carpets only tiled floors. So after serveral people recommended the Shark Lift away I shall have a look at that on Amazon. Thanks.

@Growing0ldDisgracefully
Yes I have Bissell sturdy sweep which I use for bits instead of the hoover in the sitting room.
Very effective but a word of warning the handle bends and slips out of the middle bit.

Ive had 2 Dysons in the past and hated them. They are far too heavy and not particularly good at all.
Ive just bought a Shark lift away upright vacuum cleaner and it is light and very very efficient at picking up the dirt from carpets and wood floors. Wouldn't be without it now. And half the price of a Dyson

For years we had a Dyson corded but I always found it difficult to use (and impossible to use on the stairs). On the advice of our son who manages a restaurant, we bought a GTech Pro cordless which is what they use in the restaurant. Fantastic! Wish I had bought one years ago.

The Gtech cordless is so lightweight, I can hold it up with one hand.
Very useful for carrying upstairs too.

Not as powerful as the old anima dyson I used to have, but efficient enough.

ALANaV my robot came with cable ties. I tidied my wires and have no trouble with them. Get it out of the box it's great!

Miele anytime.

I've lost count of the number of vacuums I have had, and still haven't found the perfect one. My problem is that I have pets, birds and guinea pigs. Although they are all running loose all day (not as chaotic as it sounds), the cages all have to be cleaned every morning. This means getting down on the floor and using the hoover on them. This can only be done with a cylinder cleaner.
The job would be a lot easier if a) the hose was retractable b) the power switch was on the tube.
I have a Miele and can't fault the suction but the design isn't quite right.
I also have an upright which I use for the carpets.
They both work perfectly so I shall put up with them until they give out. Replacing them now would be very extravagant.

How I regret getting rid of my gas cooker when I had my kitchen modernised. I have a gas hob, which is fine, but invested in a built-in electric cooker. I hate it, and long for my easy-to-use old friend of a gas cooker which gave such good results and didn’t take an age to heat up.

At the moment we have a Henry and a G-Tech, downstairs, and a small Miele, upstairs.
Before Henry, I bought a Dyson, but it was much too heavy, and not easy to manoeuvre, so gave it to our son.
I love Henry and his smiley face, but he is getting a bit heavy now, so use the G-Tech more often, and the handheld is very useful on the stairs.
The Miele is light and lovely to use, but I am thinking of having a robot for upstairs, and just leave it to beaver away by itself.
Thinking back, my very first vacuum was a Hoover Constellation, and the next was a Goblin cylinder, and they were both very good. Then we had a big orange Vax, which I didn't really get on with, although the water suction was useful. Sorry, gone a bit off subject now.

Bought a Dyson Absolute- expensive rubbish (had to have an engineer out to it less than a year into its warranty), but in answer to the OP, have had to put up with it as I can't afford to replace it. TBH I often just use a dustpan and brush for odd bits of cleaning - just as effective as the hopeless Dyson and more eco-friendly and cheaper to use! However as it's hard on the creaky old back muscles bending over I'm considering buying something like the carpet sweeper my Mum used to have - think they were called Bex Bissell or something like that? Does anyone have any advice on these?

I have a vax and it`s over 15 years old and it`s still going great.
A little heavy on the stairs but DH does them.
I use a cordless at my Aunts and find it pretty useless tbh.

Love my Gtech and hand held add-on.

Nooo! Vax Mach Air!

Should have said Vax March Air revive!

I have a Vax Machar revive upright, not cordless, from Argos and must say I love it! Very reasonably priced compared to others. When I first bought it over a year ago I was horrified to see how much dirt/dust it picked up in the see through canister and even now it is still impressing me with what it can collect. Very easy to use and empty as although the tool attachments are not great.

I buy a lot of such things from Argos. No quibble refunds if things don't work properly, or break

I bought a robot hoover with a docking station ….6 months ago ...guess what ? its still in its box ……..after a (younger) friend said it ate all his wiring around the lounge ……….

Ive had Dyson uprights in the past, much too big and heavy. I've got a Hetty which is brilliant but too heavy to lug around so only use it for the stairs as the hose reaches right to the top.
For everyday cleaning I have a Gtech and love it. So light I can pick it up with one finger, it goes down flat to clean under low furniture, empties easily, although the canister is small so emptying is a frequent job. Just wish I'd bought the hand held one to go with it for the stairs etc but couldn't afford both.