Vacuum tube/cylinder

[PerranOak]

It's time to get a new vacuum cleaner (if you're watching in America: Hoover).

Given that I do help with this from time-to-time, I reckon it's up to me which one we get.

I fancy one of those cordless ones but which one?

Any recommendations?

[james_s]

I have a Dyson cordless vacuum that works really well, normally they're crazy expensive but I bought a refurbished one for about half the normal retail price and it has worked well. It's not as good as a proper mains powered vacuum but it's very convenient for cleaning up small spills, vacuuming the stairs and general "maintenance" cleaning between vacuuming the whole house with the big upright one.

[Benta]

After diddling around with Dyson and other stuff, this one's the right one for me:
Siemens VSQ5X1230.
It's not cordless.
It still has a bag.
It's not cheap.

BUT:

It's incredibly silent. I can vacuum in the night without neighbours calling the police. Selling point #1 for me

[gorge441]

If price is not a fact then there are plenty of choices. But if you look for some cheap cordless vacuum cleaners which still perform well, a deik should be your pick.
https://vacuumsadvisor.com/best-deik-vacuum-reviews/
Not every deik vacuum cleaners are available right now, this is a problem.

[Whales]

I have been using an ordinary cheapie $50 AUD bagged vacuum cleaner with my own separator made from a bucket, PVC fittings, plywood and copious specialised vacuum sealant hot glue:

https://halestrom.net/darksleep/blog/037_thienbaffle/

Visualise this as similar to a bagless vacuum cleaner but with a much larger (read: not useless/clogging) cyclonic separator.

I use it for both sawdust collection and general cleaning.  It takes a long time to lose suction and the bag stays almost spotless unless you stuff up (eg rotate the baffle into the wrong position).



N.B. Since taking photos I have re-arranged the unit so the vacuum cleaner is now horizontal, this lets me pull it around by tugging on the hose (as you can do with most/all vaccuum cleaners).  The extra height of the bucket on top doesn't cause any issues.

[PerranOak]

Cheers all.

I have two probs:

1. SWIMBO wants one that "looks nice".
2. I want one that can do the whole job fast and efficiently as I often get lumbered with it - lesser of various evils!

[Benta]

I have been using an ordinary cheapie $50 AUD bagged vacuum cleaner with my own separator made from a bucket, PVC fittings, plywood and copious specialised vacuum sealant hot glue:

https://halestrom.net/darksleep/blog/037_thienbaffle/

Visualise this as similar to a bagless vacuum cleaner but with a much larger (read: not useless/clogging) cyclonic separator.

I use it for both sawdust collection and general cleaning.  It takes a long time to lose suction and the bag stays almost spotless unless you stuff up (eg rotate the baffle into the wrong position).



N.B. Since taking photos I have re-arranged the unit so the vacuum cleaner is now horizontal, this lets me pull it around by tugging on the hose (as you can do with most/all vaccuum cleaners).  The extra height of the bucket on top doesn't cause any issues.

WAF: -1000

[SeanB]

I have a few, mostly ones I got as either broken or tossed out. some needed cleaning to make them work, as people think a cyclone filter does not have a back up finer filter for the dust, and toss the unit out when it clogs. Have one for car interiors, cheap and nasty, but small, and a few upright Hoover (real Hoover, though unfortunately all plastic) and cylinder ones for home and garage.

I even had to give some away, as having 5 sitting in the store was too much, and they went to good new homes.

[ebastler]

I am missing something there. Where does the dirt come in? This looks to me like a device that creates negative pressure in a mayonnaise bucket, which I'm sure has its uses...

[0culus]

I have a Dyson cordless vacuum that works really well, normally they're crazy expensive but I bought a refurbished one for about half the normal retail price and it has worked well. It's not as good as a proper mains powered vacuum but it's very convenient for cleaning up small spills, vacuuming the stairs and general "maintenance" cleaning between vacuuming the whole house with the big upright one.

I have one of the newer ones that I got with a coupon at costco. It's not the top end, but rather the one just below the most expensive model. It's awesome. I rarely need to get the real vacuum out (but my house is 98% tile and wood floors with only a little carpet). If you have mostly carpet it won't replace a proper mains powered vacuum.