Daft prices of vacuums - my story of thrift!
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minininjarob
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Not really. Inspired by a lack of money to buy a new one!!
KneesUp
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I've had three Dysons - a plug in cylinder one from about 2001, a plug in upright one from about 2009 and a battery one. I had to strip the cylinder one down once or twice as the cyclone cores got blocked, but other than that it gave excellent service for 15 years. It went because OH prefers uprights and we were offered the upright one her mum was getting rid off because it was too heavy. That is still going, but we use the battery one most because it is so easy - you can hoover the front room in the time it would take to get the big one out of the cupboard and plugged in - and the suction is perfectly fine in combination with the beater bar even on carpet. I don't find Dyson products to be unreliable at all.
Always good to be able to to repair stuff and get more years use out of it. I hate this throw away society with built in obsolescence on products now.
As for vacuum cleaners, i dont know much about them and tbh i've never wanted to. We have a Vax upright jobby, it looks a bit like one of those ludicrously overpriced Dyson jobbys, and is the same sort of cyclonic bagless sorcery. Was a lot cheaper and still works fine after many, many years.
Jobs a good un.
As for vacuum cleaners, i dont know much about them and tbh i've never wanted to. We have a Vax upright jobby, it looks a bit like one of those ludicrously overpriced Dyson jobbys, and is the same sort of cyclonic bagless sorcery. Was a lot cheaper and still works fine after many, many years.
Jobs a good un.
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
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- Kirton, Devon.
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Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
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- Kirton, Devon.
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Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
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- Kirton, Devon.
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Accy cyclist
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- The hills of Accrington
Picking up bits of stuff off the carpet was invented in Accrington i'll have you know!
"Founded in Accrington, Lancashire, United Kingdom our company has its origins in a 1864 company founded by John Ramsbottom and George Hacking, which made water meters. They were joined by John Haworth, James Entwisle, and James Kenyon, and when the founders retired the company was renamed Entwisle and Kenyon Limited"
http://www.ewbank.co.uk/our-history/
"Founded in Accrington, Lancashire, United Kingdom our company has its origins in a 1864 company founded by John Ramsbottom and George Hacking, which made water meters. They were joined by John Haworth, James Entwisle, and James Kenyon, and when the founders retired the company was renamed Entwisle and Kenyon Limited"
http://www.ewbank.co.uk/our-history/
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raleighnut
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gbb
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- Peterborough
And they work very well too (if a bit noisy)
gbb
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- Peterborough
I reckon hoovers are one of the most chucked away item that dont need to be.
I rescued one from a guy up the street who was chucking away a Henry...'You wont get it working mate, it went with a big bang'
I didnt intend to really, i wanted it ironically for the switch....and once i stripped it back, it was simply the switch that'd burned out completely. IRO £5 for a new switch, that hoover is now our spare.
Ive worked on many at work, Sebos are'nt infallible but are repairable.
Henrys, done a good few motors but the cord rewind contacts are most common, switches as well.
Dysons, the old ones were good, up to DC07 i think, then they started to get a bit....errrr....
I rescued one from a guy up the street who was chucking away a Henry...'You wont get it working mate, it went with a big bang'
I didnt intend to really, i wanted it ironically for the switch....and once i stripped it back, it was simply the switch that'd burned out completely. IRO £5 for a new switch, that hoover is now our spare.
Ive worked on many at work, Sebos are'nt infallible but are repairable.
Henrys, done a good few motors but the cord rewind contacts are most common, switches as well.
Dysons, the old ones were good, up to DC07 i think, then they started to get a bit....errrr....
Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
That machine is the dogs doo dahs and the cats whiskers. I love mine. I nearly had heart failure at the price ( i think there is a post on here somewhere from when i got it in 2014 ) but it has so been worth it.
I bagged a Henrietta at a car boot sale for that price.
Pale Rider
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Two Henrys for me - one in the house and one in the static caravan.
Both have given years of light service - I don't use either as much as some would say I should.
Hotels like Henrys because of the long cord - good for corridors - and because they quiet - good for guests.
I got my first one partly due to the experience of my mate Bob who ran a busy town centre pub.
His staff had destroyed various hoovers, a Dyson being the least reliable.
Henry did the job reliably for longest, including sucking up lumps of broken glass.
For really rough jobs you can run a Henry without a bag, although the makers say not to.
Both have given years of light service - I don't use either as much as some would say I should.
Hotels like Henrys because of the long cord - good for corridors - and because they quiet - good for guests.
I got my first one partly due to the experience of my mate Bob who ran a busy town centre pub.
His staff had destroyed various hoovers, a Dyson being the least reliable.
Henry did the job reliably for longest, including sucking up lumps of broken glass.
For really rough jobs you can run a Henry without a bag, although the makers say not to.
