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15th August 2006, 10:43 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Domestic Vacuum
Hi,
Well last week I took it on myself to use our domestic vacuum to clean up the tiling debris as well as for collecting the dust whilst electrical sanding. As of a consequence, the better half (so my wife keeps on telling me) wants to replace it with another (but more expensive one). We have read the Choice magazine articles but non the wiser as to which one to go for. She would like a Dyson but having just returned from Harvey Norman even their al cheapo in the range is still above $500:eek:. Athough there was a few similiar ones (dustless) for less. The LG Cycling 1600 watts was $350 and a Electrolux 1700 Ultra Silencer 1700 was $399.
Of the "buggy" type there was a Miele 1600 (cheapest of their range) for $299 or the most powerful Airflow 2400W:eek: for $199. She did like the Vax 2200 Cygnus @ $299 because it was in her favourite colour Purple. So what are these Dyson look-a-likes like?. Are they more powerful compared to the Dyson lookalike for the same wattage size?.
I (sorry we) would like to hear your opinions (or those of your wives) as to what they think?.
Thanking those in advance of their replies.
Cheers
David
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15th August 2006, 10:52 PM #2
Dyson upright - bewdiful!
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15th August 2006, 10:56 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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Hi all...
Just to say we bought a PIRANHA brand from Big Dub over a year ago and it cost just $89 and is AS GOOD or better that any other vacuum (read Hoover if you are a pom) we have ever bought.
Mind you, Never owned a Dyson or anything fancier than an Electrolux.
Cheers
Jedo
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15th August 2006, 11:07 PM #4Deceased
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We've got a Dyson cyclone vacuum cleaner and whilst very good it is not as efficient as the cheap old vac that now is in my workshop and powers my Triton dustbucket modified mini cyclone.
So build her a mini cyclone, put it on a trolley together with your existing vac and save some money that you can then spend on some workshop tools.
Peter.
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15th August 2006, 11:19 PM #5
Those expensive Dyson's can be very hard on your carpet. It's not all about maximum suction. You only have to suck up the dirt, not the carpet fibres.
If at first you don't succeed, give something else a go. Life is far too short to waste time trying.
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15th August 2006, 11:23 PM #6
We have a fairly expensive Wertheim at home and a Meile for work, I probably prefer the Miele it gives a lot less trouble and sucks up enough dust to make the carpet look clean.
John
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15th August 2006, 11:25 PM #7
Don't penny-pinch on HER vacuum or you set the stage for her to penny-pinch on your toys.
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16th August 2006, 01:34 PM #8
I bought a Vax maxim 2200 about 12 months ago for $190, advertised for $249. Cant fault it.
Good for vaccuuming up dogs hair. Variable suction, metal wand and 2yr warranty.Jack
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16th August 2006, 02:49 PM #9Senior Member
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Years ago I worked for Godfreys in there repair centre in Melbourne. Can tell you Meile are quite good (parts dear but they are a good machine) & VAX are good too. Dyson weren't around then but there were a couple of bagless cycloney things that were always a pain a to fix...ie expensive cause time consuming. So I'd go for the VAX especially if she actually likes it....that's gotta be worth a new router or something.
Reg
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16th August 2006, 04:21 PM #10GOLD MEMBER
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Thumbs up for Dyson
Actually, it's an AmSuck (Amway CMS1000) bought 20-ish years ago.
SWMBO had spent a pretty penny on a Kirby with all the attachments, before we met, and this week listed her Kirby for sale in the local paper, voting to keep the AmSuck.
The Amway design was licenced from Dyson, so I'm happy to vote for the technology, and the way you can see if it's picking up dust or not, and the ease of emptying.
14 y.o. son blew the motor vacuuming the car (with MP3 player ruining his ears), and Amway had all the bits in stock.
SWMBO can't find anyone who still services or has spares for Kirby.
Cheers,
Andrew
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16th August 2006, 06:04 PM #11SENIOR MEMBER
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Hi Everyone,
Thanks for all the replies - much appreciated. We have just returned from shopping where we bought a mid priced Meile that is supposedly built in Germany and not China like the cheaper ones in their range. Even the wife was impressed enough to pass on the Vax so I haven't upset her.
I went to a machinery auction locally this morning and was amazed at how cheap some of the items were going for. I was told that there is presently a glut of secondhand machinery on the market because so many manufacturing companies are going out of business or moving their operations overseas. This particular company went out of business because it's biggest customer had gone to the wall and could not pay a severe debt back:mad:. It's ashame to see yet another local company going to the wall with the loss of 70-80 jobs.
Now I see you can expect to pay $200,000 (more than a mortgage in some areas of the country) to become part of the brainy country - well why not as there won't be any blue coller jobs left shortly at this rate of company closures.
Regards
David
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