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I have a dyson V1. A dyson V7. 2 Dyson Handheld. A dyson dog . An old but amazing shark a bit too heavy to get out and a shark cordless....... and uhmmmm another shark.
Yes they do all work.
Jeeez. I didn't count them before that's excessive |
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Ah ha! My sort of thread! 😜
Vacuum cleaners are highly fascinating devices are they not?
Indeed, I often sit and quietly contemplate the intricacy and ingenuity of their design.
….but I digress.
Anyway, I presently own a Henry - built to last and picks up just about anything 👍🏻👍🏻
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"Ah ha! My sort of thread! 😜
Vacuum cleaners are highly fascinating devices are they not?
Indeed, I often sit and quietly contemplate the intricacy and ingenuity of their design.
….but I digress.
Anyway, I presently own a Henry - built to last and picks up just about anything 👍🏻👍🏻
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Oh and a score? Henry gets a solid 9 👍🏻👍🏻 |
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"I have a dyson V1. A dyson V7. 2 Dyson Handheld. A dyson dog . An old but amazing shark a bit too heavy to get out and a shark cordless....... and uhmmmm another shark.
Yes they do all work.
Jeeez. I didn't count them before that's excessive "
Yeah you may have a bit of an issue.
Bet your house is spotless tho  |
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over a year ago
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Just bought one the other day. It's not arrived yet but is one of those skinny rechargeable types. My current one is bulky, heavy and has crappy suction. I wish I had one of those upright Hoovers from the 1970s/80s that every household had. I'd love a green one. They were stylish and iconic. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Ah ha! My sort of thread! 😜
Vacuum cleaners are highly fascinating devices are they not?
Indeed, I often sit and quietly contemplate the intricacy and ingenuity of their design.
….but I digress.
Anyway, I presently own a Henry - built to last and picks up just about anything 👍🏻👍🏻
Oh and a score? Henry gets a solid 9 👍🏻👍🏻"
I've heard rumours that Henry's aren't quite what they used to be but you can't argue with a 9  |
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A GTech Air ram and I wouldn’t recommend it. I mean, it’s not terrible at doing its only job but it’s not great either. Suction is middlin, it leaves black marks on my skirting and doors, has a stupid short charging cable and no attachments to do corners.
When it breaks, which I expect it to do soon, I’ll definitely get another brand but I like cordless as I only have a flat.
Does anyone have a shark? I had Dyson before and that was ok. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It's purple if that helps?
It narrows it down. Corded or cordless?
Corded and it plays the jaws theme whilst sucking."
Sounds like it could be a VAX. Thank you |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I have a dyson V1. A dyson V7. 2 Dyson Handheld. A dyson dog . An old but amazing shark a bit too heavy to get out and a shark cordless....... and uhmmmm another shark.
Yes they do all work.
Jeeez. I didn't count them before that's excessive "
You must be the cleanest hoarder in Britain  |
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"Ah ha! My sort of thread! 😜
Vacuum cleaners are highly fascinating devices are they not?
Indeed, I often sit and quietly contemplate the intricacy and ingenuity of their design.
….but I digress.
Anyway, I presently own a Henry - built to last and picks up just about anything 👍🏻👍🏻
Oh and a score? Henry gets a solid 9 👍🏻👍🏻
I've heard rumours that Henry's aren't quite what they used to be but you can't argue with a 9 "
I would absolutely concur with this; since the EU directive in 2014 that limited the power output, modern Henry’s are very sadly not what they once were.
The modern construction is also not what it used to be I must regrettably report.
However, my Henry is a pre 2014 model, complete with a fingers-up-at-the-directive power boost 😇👍🏻👍🏻
Old style engineering for the win and he’s running as good now as when I first removed him from his box 🤘🏻
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Ah ha! My sort of thread! 😜
Vacuum cleaners are highly fascinating devices are they not?
Indeed, I often sit and quietly contemplate the intricacy and ingenuity of their design.
….but I digress.
Anyway, I presently own a Henry - built to last and picks up just about anything 👍🏻👍🏻
Oh and a score? Henry gets a solid 9 👍🏻👍🏻
I've heard rumours that Henry's aren't quite what they used to be but you can't argue with a 9
I would absolutely concur with this; since the EU directive in 2014 that limited the power output, modern Henry’s are very sadly not what they once were.
The modern construction is also not what it used to be I must regrettably report.
However, my Henry is a pre 2014 model, complete with a fingers-up-at-the-directive power boost 😇👍🏻👍🏻
Old style engineering for the win and he’s running as good now as when I first removed him from his box 🤘🏻
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You can't argue with that then. I'll keep my out out on eBay for pre 2014 |
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over a year ago
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A bulky bosch thing that has frequent disagreements with the paint on my woodwork.
I will give it a 7/10:
Suction - amazing, as it's pretty old and predates the EU 900w regulations.
Maneuverability - pffft.
Reliability - it's far outlived the shitty Halo Capsule cordless thing that a mistakenly purchased 4 years ago.
I once read that Prince collected and refurbished old vacuum cleaners. I'm not sure how true it is, but I have a nice little image of him all dressed in purple and sequins whilst tinkering in his basement. |
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I flipping hate our hoover. It's a Vax Air Stretch.
My issues with it:
Cable is about 75m long and it doesn't have a decent hook to put it on, so it gets hung over the top of the handle and then twists around the hoover itself.
Emptying the bin is a faff, I have got sodding stinking doing this job.
The hose isn't long enough and is rather difficult to extend from the main hoover.
The attachments are crap! Everytime I want to extend the pole you have to clip into multiple sections of pipe with a tricky clip.
And our dog gets in the way whenever we use it 🤣. Other than that it's great.
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I've a shark for upstairs and a Henry for downstairs. Both do the job they were intended for very well . Until the kids get their hands on them and block them or burn the motor out , as they did with the shark . Got a free replacement under warranty, shark has good customer service. |
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"A bulky bosch thing that has frequent disagreements with the paint on my woodwork.
I will give it a 7/10:
Suction - amazing, as it's pretty old and predates the EU 900w regulations.
Maneuverability - pffft.
Reliability - it's far outlived the shitty Halo Capsule cordless thing that a mistakenly purchased 4 years ago.
I once read that Prince collected and refurbished old vacuum cleaners. I'm not sure how true it is, but I have a nice little image of him all dressed in purple and sequins whilst tinkering in his basement."
A great review and some excellent trivia added |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Recently got a bush upright.
It's great and picks up a treat and has a light to illuminate the floor.
Only possible issue I can see is it will eventually snap the drive belt for the rollers and will have to replace that and the filter on the future .
emptying it involves catches and fiddly bits that may go wrong/break in the future.
But looks good quality.
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
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"A Bosch. I picked a small one as the old Henry was too heavy for me. I've only got carpet on my stairs but I vacuum the wooden floors and lino after sweeping, and before mopping.
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10/10. It does what it's supposed to do. |
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over a year ago
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Two cordless Vax, one downstairs and one up.
Also a Shark with a very long cord.
Oh, by the way I wish people would say they vacuumed the carpet and not hoovered. Lol |
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"Two cordless Vax, one downstairs and one up.
Also a Shark with a very long cord.
Oh, by the way I wish people would say they vacuumed the carpet and not hoovered. Lol"
Mine is Vaxxed. It's very healthy indeed. |
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"I have a dyson V1. A dyson V7. 2 Dyson Handheld. A dyson dog . An old but amazing shark a bit too heavy to get out and a shark cordless....... and uhmmmm another shark.
Yes they do all work.
Jeeez. I didn't count them before that's excessive
Yeah you may have a bit of an issue.
Bet your house is spotless tho "
I do have an issue but it's not what you think 
I have one in almost every room and can hoover in the blink of an eye.... no transporting from room to room .... s great |
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"Ah ha! My sort of thread! 😜
Vacuum cleaners are highly fascinating devices are they not?
Indeed, I often sit and quietly contemplate the intricacy and ingenuity of their design.
….but I digress.
Anyway, I presently own a Henry - built to last and picks up just about anything 👍🏻👍🏻
Oh and a score? Henry gets a solid 9 👍🏻👍🏻
I've heard rumours that Henry's aren't quite what they used to be but you can't argue with a 9 "
Interesting you bring this up. I worked with someone who worked for shark, and he said modern vaccuums aren’t as powerful as older vaccuums in terms of energy due to EU directives that limited how much power they could use |
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Downstairs a shark cordless and a Henry that tips over … either d*unk or his gyro is not working correctly
Upstairs is an uptight vax “uptight” is correct it’s noisy, high Pitched and always seems angry plus his handle has been repaired several times,
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over a year ago
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"A shark. Don't know which model but I'd say one of the first models if I had to take a guess.
9/10 would be 10 but I forget that it needs to be charged 🤦♀️"
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A Hoover upright that sounds like a heavy metal band, loud.
Lost the attachments, couldn't find anything on the Internet that fits so went BnQ plumbing department and rigged up an a adapter extension to reach the cobwebs and corners.
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"A GTech Air ram and I wouldn’t recommend it. I mean, it’s not terrible at doing its only job but it’s not great either. Suction is middlin, it leaves black marks on my skirting and doors, has a stupid short charging cable and no attachments to do corners.
When it breaks, which I expect it to do soon, I’ll definitely get another brand but I like cordless as I only have a flat.
Does anyone have a shark? I had Dyson before and that was ok."
Yes have a shark
Shark Anti Hair Wrap Cordless Upright Pet Vacuum [Single Battery] ICZ300UKT
£ 429.99
It dose what it needs 2, and we do have 2 dogs. but like all modern vacuum cleaners it's high maintenance as in you need remove and wash the filter once a month or it loses suction, on the plus you don't need bags for it but I did but a spare filter. The battery is removed for charging. And the moter bit detaches to make it do stairs, high level and go under the beds.
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By *viatrixCouple
over a year ago
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Lol.
A Henry. Our cleaner bullied us into buying one. She said she wasn’t hoovering with that Dyson or Shark shit we had 😂😂😂😂
Never used it… I don’t do hoovering. The sound overwhelms me. Cleaner and hubby like it. |
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"Lol.
A Henry. Our cleaner bullied us into buying one. She said she wasn’t hoovering with that Dyson or Shark shit we had 😂😂😂😂
Never used it… I don’t do hoovering. The sound overwhelms me. Cleaner and hubby like it. "
So long as the floor is clean for the christian louboutin's ha |
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over a year ago
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Dyson, had it for free off the main man himself when I worked for him on his private estate in South Gloucester. One HUGE room in his house is FULL of every new prototype he has brought out on every model..it’s quite the sight |
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By *ythenMan
over a year ago
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"Lol.
A Henry. Our cleaner bullied us into buying one. She said she wasn’t hoovering with that Dyson or Shark shit we had 😂😂😂😂
Never used it… I don’t do hoovering. The sound overwhelms me. Cleaner and hubby like it. "
Great taste in shoes |
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"Titan one from Screwfix, it was on offer. A bit loud for a domestic machine, but great load capacity."
This ⬆️ one.
Best one I've ever had tbh....
All the others I've had previously packed up way too soon due to the amount of dog hair I used to have vacuum regularly. |
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By *vaRoseWoman
over a year ago
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Downstairs - Henry the 3rd (his previous incarnations have died from overwork and old age). I do love my Henry he’s a workhorse and as a bird keeper he’s perfect.
Upstairs - James (well if Henry gets a name so does the other one), he’s a second hand Dyson and just about does the job. I’m actively searching for a young fit replacement so James can be retired.
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I had the green Henry for pet hair and it is a solid 10/10 machine. The fact the parent company Numatic International make about 90% of the hoovers used on building sites I think is testament to their build quality.
Unfortunately it now resides in Italy so I have some Dyson I pick off the street and it does my flat beautifully |
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"A GTech Air ram and I wouldn’t recommend it. I mean, it’s not terrible at doing its only job but it’s not great either. Suction is middlin, it leaves black marks on my skirting and doors, has a stupid short charging cable and no attachments to do corners.
When it breaks, which I expect it to do soon, I’ll definitely get another brand but I like cordless as I only have a flat.
Does anyone have a shark? I had Dyson before and that was ok."
Yep , we gave a shark , great suction ! Lightweight , we would definitely rate it
Only thing and it's not a drawback as it has a digital display , no charging light ? That goes red to green , but you just turn it on to get an idea of charge |
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over a year ago
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This morning I purchased an Elitevac for half price. Apparently, it's the dogs bollocks of cordless vacuums. I'm sure you're all riveted by this information. |
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"This morning I purchased an Elitevac for half price. Apparently, it's the dogs bollocks of cordless vacuums. I'm sure you're all riveted by this information."
So you've ignored all the reviews above and gone off piste  |
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"This morning I purchased an Elitevac for half price. Apparently, it's the dogs bollocks of cordless vacuums. I'm sure you're all riveted by this information.
So you've ignored all the reviews above and gone off piste "
I went with the advice of an Andrew Collins of a certain review website. Good old Andy 😊 |
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I have a shark I like it and can still recall how much it picked up vs old hoover at first use I felt like a scruff haha only issue is the brush clogs up with my daughters long hair (fuck knows how she’s got any left on her head the amount I’ve took off the brush over the years) but it simple fix and guess would happen with not hoovers |
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I have a Dyson™ V11 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner, Nickel/Blue. For once this overpriced contraption does indeed do it's job. I'm impressed.
I suggest that we all attend a vacuum cleaner symposium - Fab Vac 2025 - make a day of it, do a show and tell, drink gin, suck and go... |
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It's a bissell, but I've no idea what model.
It was cheap and seems to be immortal (pretty sure I bought it in 2008 and it's still going strong - I've replaced the filter twice but otherwise all good). |
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