[REQ] Dyson Alternative

Keano · 20-08-2007 3:27pm #1

Howdy all,

Just purchased my first place and had always said that I would purchase a dyson. I know someone posted about a dyson for €180 in Argos but I would prefer a newer model. But they are just out of my price range for now.

So hoping to go with a cheaper alternative that people here have used or currently used

Thanks

vms7ply9t6dw4b · 20-08-2007 4:04pm

Keano A Legend wrote:

Howdy all,

Just purchased my first place and had always said that I would purchase a dyson. I know someone posted about a dyson for €180 in Argos but I would prefer a newer model. But they are just out of my price range for now.

So hoping to go with a cheaper alternative that people here have used or currently used

Thanks

Dyson have so many patents on them that you cant even remotely copy them. Those other bagless vacumes dont work the same way as a dyson. The dyson sucks the air through a cone and creates a vortex. They rely on the fact and anything thats heavier then the air will get thrown out of the vortex and into the dust bin (everything is heavier then air).
The other vac cleaners are sucking the air through a filter inside the dust bin its a paper filter usually and this gets cloged the same way a bag does and sometimes worse.

So if your not going to buy a dyson dont buy a bagless cleaner they arent worth the grief. All the new dysons come with a 5 year parts and labour guarantee on the whole vac, not just the motor. Id be suprised if that one for 180 didnt come with a 5 year guarantee but worth checking theres no reason why it wouldnt though. Dyson usually very obliging aswell once you have a serial number registered with them anything that breaks they just pop in the post. Guaranteed to last at least 5 years so less then €40 a year keeping your house dust free? I used to sell them and i have a dyson at home

vms7ply9t6dw4b · 20-08-2007 4:08pm

Nilfisk do a very good entry level bagged vac cleaner by the way. They did anyway at the start of the year. About 150 as far as i remember. Miele do a similar one at a slightly higher price.

nice1franko · 20-08-2007 4:08pm

I got a bagless dyson type thing in b&q for about 40 euro. have it nearly 2 years and its still great. she'd suck a golf ball through a hose, as my ole grandaddy used to say.

Kenpo · 20-08-2007 4:32pm

I got this Miele for €160 in Powercity.

http://www.didstore.com/store_detail.asp?modelcode=S5210&subid=121

Great hoover - as good as an Dyson.

validis_ · 21-08-2007 8:58am

I recommend the iRobot Roomba , its one of the best things we bought this year.

tampopo · 21-08-2007 12:09pm

Yeah, I bought a Dyson DC05 for €199 in the January sales in Arnotts a few years ago €100 off. Can you wait for the sales???

I'd wait for it, they are very good.

T-Maxx · 21-08-2007 12:43pm

Save up and buy a Dysan. You just won't be satisfied with anything else.

TheDriver · 21-08-2007 2:31pm

Or get a Goblin for 45 euro like I did, does the job grand if its only a small gaff

aidankk · 21-08-2007 2:50pm

Kenpo wrote:

I got this Miele for €160 in Powercity.

http://www.didstore.com/store_detail.asp?modelcode=S5210&subid=121

Great hoover - as good as an Dyson.

got this as well, miles better than any dyson, they are total crap for the money... i also had a commercial unit cant remember the brand but this miele is a lot more powerful...

GrumPy · 23-08-2007 6:21pm

If your gonna have to go bagless on the cheap, I would recommend anything in the philips range. Fantasic vacs for the < €200 price range.

Always found the Miele to be a bog standard vac, if your going for a bagged vac within the same price range go for the NA200 in the Nilfisks.
Looking at about €130 and about the best suction you can get for a bagged unit at that price.

Dont have a terribly huge house, and not too much carpet either, but I would recommend this bagless Philips.

Set you back about €120 in t3h shops.

Used a similar model to clean every shard of glass (about a zillion shards) from the carpeted floor underneath, and around a €300 glass tv stand.

cast_iron · 23-08-2007 11:41pm

I'd recommend the Henry hoover.

It's made by Numatic, who make industrial cleaners. Huge bag in it (bags are cheap also) so no real loss of suction. Well priced too.

And the best part - most reliable hoover on the market.

GrumPy · 24-08-2007 5:50pm

cast_iron wrote:

I'd recommend the Henry hoover.

It's made by Numatic, who make industrial cleaners. Huge bag in it (bags are cheap also) so no real loss of suction. Well priced too.

And the best part - most reliable hoover on the market.

I agree they are good hoovers, but not the "most reliable hoover on the market" :rolleyes: but a bit out of his price range anyway at €180.

cast_iron · 25-08-2007 1:30am

Irish GrumPy wrote:

I agree they are good hoovers, but not the "most reliable hoover on the market" :rolleyes: but a bit out of his price range anyway at €180.

Well in all the years I repaired hoovers, I never came across anyone with fewer reapir issues. Never once replaced a motor, (many a Nilfisk motor was ordered - at enormous cost), just minor issues like switches and cable ends.

And those Dysons have so many bits and pieces, its not long before one breaks. All great till the bill arrives!

Keano · 25-08-2007 10:21am

I went for a Dyson in the end.

Got the DC19 in a bricks n mortar shop in Ennis

Thanks for all the suggestions

Keano

[REQ] Dyson Alternative

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