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    Vacuum Cleaners?

    Not sure that most of you will know what a vacuum cleaner is? (living with parents, hiding in darkened rooms playing games and eating pizza etc)....

    but.. I need a new one!

    Got a Dyson DC07 at the moment, but it's 4yrs old and on it's way out, keeps overheating and turning off.

    So whats hot and whats not, in the land of hoovers?

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    the dyson DC01 at home keeps clogging up easily but it does get some heavy use. My housemate's dyson at home is pretty rubbish too, she reckons.

    Don't have any reccomendations though.

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    tescos have got the dc08 origin for 139.00. if thats any use, seems to be cheaper than everywhere else i think.
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    Stick with the Henry cleaners .. they're nice and reliable

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    I have the Dyson DC14 all floors model. It's great had it for about 1 and a half years and it's still going very well indeed. It's 10x better than my mum origional DC01.

    We also keep a Vax around for shampooing the carpet.
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    Go for a miele. Had mine for about 4 years now, still going strong. Fairly pricey compared to other vacuum cleaners, but well worth the money. Build quality is excellent.
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    the large ones were definitely a 2 handed job.

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    If you don't want a Numatic, get a Sebo. They kick the crap out of Dysons and are actually worth the cash.

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    Our DC07 would overheat if the pre-motor filter gets clogged, which it seems to do quite a bit these days.

    Dysons are actually a piece of cake to pull apart and service though, I took ours apart and blasted the motor out with some pressurised air and the amount of dust that came out was quite nasty. It only overheated if I forgot to wash the filter after that, whereas before it was cutting out all too often.

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    Gotta say I'd get another Dyson... We've got the Purple & Green DC-04 and it's alright, getting on towards a good few years old, but shows no signs of dying.

    The Dyson's are the daddies without spending loads, so keep with them


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    DC07 ** lah di dah **!

    I have a DC02 going strong (after a motor repair a couple of years ago) that I can't justify replacing - it still works AOK, so why spend more?

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    Quote Originally Posted by John Shuttleworth
    I say,
    Have you seen my wife?,
    I say hey hey have you se-en her?,
    She left me after a row,
    It was over a vacuum cleaner,
    I said "whats wrong with a broom?",
    And she said some thing obscene-a,
    Oh Mary please come back,
    And i'll buy you a vacuum cleaner...
    ....

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    My Dco7 is about 4yrs old and is going as good as the first day....and would replace it if it went with another dyson....best cleaner's for the price.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hitman67
    Gotta say I'd get another Dyson... We've got the Purple & Green DC-04 and it's alright, getting on towards a good few years old, but shows no signs of dying.

    The Dyson's are the daddies without spending loads, so keep with them
    Got a DC04 also and it's the bees knee. But as David says above the Henrys are also fantastic. The good thing about Henry vacs, they are built like a bloody battleship and the suction can beat any 2 dorrah whore out there.

    There's not much between them tbh! Although ones an upright brush cleaner and the other a hose. They both get used for different tasks. I.e stairs and Oak/Tile floors for Henry and Dyson for the carpets/rugs and the odd Oak floor.

    If you can't afford both you should choose based on what type of floors you have.

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