Best vacuum cleaner at around £300 or less?

[SueEllen]

Henry is British made (and so is George, Charles and Hetty) while Miele is German made.

A lot of office cleaners use industrial Henrys (numatics) but they don't have a smile.

BTW I would get the Dyson fix as there are some EU regulations that have come in limiting the power of vacuum cleaners so one you buy now won't be as powerful as old ones.

[SimonMac]

I have a Dyson DC-45, one of the Slimline ones, great with kids as it comes out for 5 mins does its job and then goes back on charge, I think I now vacuum with better results with these 5-10 min bursts than if I do the whole house once a week

[DaveB]

Whatever the cleaner uses.

AYCOTBAC?

[vetran]

Doesn't matter -> I'm Kent Phillip I'm more interested in Curtain cleaners.

[ChimpMaster]

Henry is British made (and so is George, Charles and Hetty) while Miele is German made.

A lot of office cleaners use industrial Henrys (numatics) but they don't have a smile.

BTW I would get the Dyson fix as there are some EU regulations that have come in limiting the power of vacuum cleaners so one you buy now won't be as powerful as old ones.

Unfortunately our previous Dyson was bought after the EU regulations came in, so it's already "under powered"

I'm looking at the new Dyson DC75 Cinectic Big Ball. Looks like it's a bit of a beast but the sucking power is apparently awesome.

[ChimpMaster]

I have a Dyson DC-45, one of the Slimline ones, great with kids as it comes out for 5 mins does its job and then goes back on charge, I think I now vacuum with better results with these 5-10 min bursts than if I do the whole house once a week

You do the vacuuming? ..!

I looked at getting one of these quick-clean ones as a secondary vacuum cleaner but they're very pricey for that option. A single charge might not do the whole house, and the power isn't as high as I'd like.

My in-laws have one though and it is very handy.

[Bacchus]

I have a Dyson DC-45, one of the Slimline ones, great with kids as it comes out for 5 mins does its job and then goes back on charg

You vacuum the kids????

[northernladuk]

Not quite on topic but an interesting article on Miele here. Never heard of them before but I'll be having a look at them in the future.

Can you charge double and still keep your customers coming back? - BBC News

[original PM]

I have a Dyson DC-45, one of the Slimline ones, great with kids as it comes out for 5 mins does its job and then goes back on charge, I think I now vacuum with better results with these 5-10 min bursts than if I do the whole house once a week

Yeah I got a DC44 animal.

It's excellent as it is so easy to use just for 5/10 mins then put back

As it is cordless can also use it to do the car

you have to clean the roller pretty regular mind you (not a major hassle) and also the dust box is pretty small.

But so much quicker and easier to use for hall/stairs/landing than a traditional upright corded cleaner

[sal]

On a slightly related note I ordered the Dyson V6 Fluffy from Alternate (German website) for £264 including delivery which is about £100 cheaper than the UK (r)etailers, most likely will be with Euro plug, nothing that a £1 adapter can't solve, wonder if there will be anything else a miss