For a while, I have wanted to buy hoover which will help with tidying up. At the moment I am using a dustpan and brush. This is ultimately putting a lot of pressure on the back, hips and knees. I haven't been able to clean tight corners around the house because it would require me to bend down and this puts too much pressure on my joints.
I am just wondering if anyone has invested in a good hoover and what was their experience was like.
I hope this is not a silly question.
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Get a get GTech, I have one and it’s great, it’s wireless, so no bending to keep plugging in. It’s light weight and even when I’m stiff and sore it’s still easy to carry!
I have never heard of GTech before. I need something which requires not a lot of bending and lifting and easy access to tight corners. I will definitely look at Gtech
I remember using Henry as a child and from what I can remember they were slightly heavy and it required a plug socket obviously technology has improved seen then because now we have wireless 😊
I am still really unsure what to get. I think wireless and lightweight would be a place to start with.
I would definitely not get a cylinder vacuum cleaner. I find that i tend to bend forward which adds pressure to the base of the spine. I bought a Dyson cordless last year as it was lighter than the Shark make. It was expensive (£299) and already the battery is losing power after a charge.
Yesterday I borrowed the cleaner that I bought for my Mum. She’s 83 and loves it because it’s lightweight. I was surprised at how good it is; so much lighter than the Dyson. I’ve just checked it out and it’s on Amazon for £69.99. It’s called Vytronix powerful lithium cordless vacuum cleaner 22.2 v. It has all the attachments to do corners.
Your question is definitely not silly; it’s really relevant because apart from bending I struggle with lifting during a flare so it’s vital that I have a cleaner that is lightweight. Wishing you lots of luck with whatever you choose.
Have you considered a robot hoover? We have one and it has been rather good - but of course rather pricey. But between my wife's lupus and my ME we really struggled hoovering the house manually so it always got quite dirty (2 cats). We first had one without mapping (it just drives around at random) which was fine initially but when we moved to a bigger house it would run out of battery before it did the whole ground floor and then of course it doesn't know where to resume.
We have now got one with mapping and auto emptying base station (ecovacs.com/global/deebot-r... and it has been wonderful. Bought it on amazon on prime day with a big discount. You can schedule it to run when it best suits you. Make exclusion zones so it will avoid paces where it would get stuck or bump into our cat water bowls.Because it auto empties into the base station, and that has a bag in it that you can close before you pull it out, there's no dust when emptying. We do occasionally still hoover manually as it will miss a little bit in the corners. But before we got this the floor was crunchy underfoot, and now we walk around barefoot without issues.
The mop is mediocre to be honest but good enough to keep the kitchen floor reasonably mopped, and we do it manually maybe once a month.
The very idea of a bagless “hoover” makes me cringe.
I know that HEPA bags in Henrys and other cylinder types are super hygienic. Think of all that microscopic, dead SKIN dust, bacteria, viruses, sawdust, brick dust etc and other dirt being breathed in whenever you empty the bagless container.
All the dirt stays in the bag with bagged hoovers.
I personally do not want a dust cloud created in the house so my vac is always emptied outside. Ok they are heavy but so much more hygienic.
After buying a GTech, then a Dyson I finally chose a Shark Lift Away which is just the best vacuum ever! I didn’t rate the GTech at all, it left a lot of dog hairs which I used to have to get up with a hard sweeping brush after hoovering! I also didn’t rate the Dyson, which I thought was too heavy. The Shark is just right, takes care of all the dirt & the dog hairs and is pretty light. I highly recommend. Plus it gives a 5 year guarantee.
I also have a Shark rechargeable and it came with 2 batteries and all the accessories for different areas, I ask my son to empty it when necessary. I also have Kenmore vacuum and it's heavy but does an amazing job, it's good to have options and people to help 😀 😆 lol
Mines called ‘The Hubby’, easy to order and cheap to run but fails to work during the football for some reason. ⚽️ 🤣
Hi, my daughter had a shark cordless but the motor in the handle is too much weight for my wrists so I got a shark lift away which is fantastic for me especially on stairs.
A real blast from the past 😀 I preferred them to my electric one years ago so I was thrilled to find the GTechs, they swivel too something the Ewbanks never did.
Hi - I vote for the cordless Shark latest version even keeps hair etc off the brush. Wonderfully light - I carry it in two pieces up the stairs. Even on a bad day I can use this machine - it swivels into corners, under beds - so light and easy. Battery lasts about half an hour, so I do my vacuuming in two parts. Upstairs then downstairs. Charge doesn’t take too long.
Not a silly question at all. We used to have a Dyson and I just got exhausted pushing the damned thing as it was so heavy. We bought a Gtech and seriously it is so light and easy to use and cordless, you just recharge the battery after use. Gtech have an amazing customer services too. We bought a hand held for the stairs too. I would never go back to a heavy corded vacuum cleaner. Xx
It might sound silly but I'm going to carefully look types of hoover's everyone has suggested. It very interesting to read everyone response to my post and I appreciated the advice and support.
I have a dyson v11 animal cordless rechargable. Very light. Powerful suck but not cheap. I've had dysons for 20 years and they've been great. Amazon sells generic parts cheaper if you need them and they just last and last. No dust at all as you hoover comes back out of it and you can empty it all right into the bin every time you hoover so no smelly dust stays in the vacuum. I bought one for my mum as she has arthritis in her hands and she finds it a dream not dragging a hoover around with a lead behind it. I can hoover the whole house in one charge with some battery to spare too (lasts about 40 mins). I am not a dyson rep but every time I try a different hoover I go back to dyson😀
So, I bought this hand blender, it’s not very light weight and I’ve found it’s not very effective when tying to make my smoothies. In fact I have to wack the fruit with the whole device (using considerable force and energy) to so much as soften the said fruit. Has anyone else got the same problem with this model or could recommend a better brand. 😂
Hi SLE-Warrior, thought I'd add my twopenn'orth lol... I absolutely love my Bosch Ultimate Serie 6. It's cordless and you can use it with just the head for stairs or car, or extend it with a tube for floors and up high. It has several tools and I bought a couple more. It's really powerful and very manoeuvrable with the floor tool on.
I didn't now that bosch did hoover's. Thank you it was good to know. There are so many options to chose from. I won't be buying it straight away. Its a big commitment. Money is tight at the moment.
I totally agree with Gingernorwhinger! I finally ditched plug-in hoovers last year and bought a GTech AirRam and the difference is amazing. No bending down to plug in and super easy to empty. I tried out a range of different cordless vacuums but all the others had the motor at the top and hurt my wrist. I can’t recommend GTech enough!!
I purchased a Shark Lift away, which is cordless, as I have SLE and a spinal lesion so on crutches, my daughter has ME so we found our old vax way to heavy. I love the shark its easy to manovere and will go under the sofa and beds. The hand held section isn't too heavy and if you hold it over the bin when emptying theres not much dust. The sections are easy to clean and I wouldn't be without mine. I usually do downstairs one day put the battery on charge and do upstairs the next day.
Hello SLE-WarriorI have had dyson cordless for the last 3 years & would never go back to a corded vacuum as they are so cumbersome, heavy & a trip hazard.
You can give a quick vacuum every day if needed to keep the floors looking good & as you are standing upright & not bent over so much as with the corded models they are easy on the back & joints.
You have had a fantastic response to your post & I hope we haven't confused you too much!!🤪
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