Cordless vacuum cleaners - help!

Know what you mean Lupatria about hair accumulating on rollers as I have very thick long hair I could stuff a mattress with the hair I shed ! The only answer is to cut it off the rollers say every couple of weeks and I find I have no trouble, so yes a bit of maintenance is required . I still wouldn't swap back to my old Hoover ?

i have a hoover with a cord.
if i need to get it up or down the stairs then one of the grandaughters takes it for me - and generally one of them also does the hoovering!
the only thing i have to do is to empty it quite often ......... four females with long, long hair tend to block it up fairly quickly.
i once had one of those gtech things - when they first came out but it died and i threw it away as it had never worked properly in any case. wouldn't even think about another one.
i'll stick with my hoover thank you - it's always performed well.

Hi I bought a gtech last year as needed to replace my worn out upright Hoover . It's light, has good suction and I zip round my
Upstairs flat in under 20 mins! I use it on my staircase but a little tedious so thinking about investing in air tech ram as will be easier . Wish I'd taken advantage of the special offer gtech have and bought the two together as I would have saved myself £50 ! Bear this in mind if you're thinking of getting one. ?

G Tech is light but doesn't pick up lumps like the faithful old Henry.......I have both G Tech everyday and Henry once a week.......

Have just bought a cordless Bosch. Brilliant 40 minutes running time (12 minutes on turbo). Very good on hard floors, good on carpets.

A lot depends on whether you have carpets or hard flooring. We bought a DysonV6 and find it invaluable for the latter (and on the carpeted stairs, when one can detach the tubing - much safer without the cable on our upright Dyson). DH has used it for the car too, very dinky without the tubing. Wouldn't like to depend on it primarily for carpets though. Why don't you go into a store and test it for weight, that's what we did.

In a recent Which? report, generally speaking the Dyson models came out on top, the Gtech models also did well, but the Bosch range which was lauched in July, also scored highly, and were a little cheaper.
Check out the Which? magazine reports in your local reference library for more details.

How are these vacuums for weight and ease of opening to empty and clean? I have a Henry which is far too heavy to get upstairs and bought a lightweight upright but cannot open it so cannot use it. I have a small very lightweight one but it's not good enough for a full house clean. I have arthritic hands so need something light and easy to open but don't know what to choose. I prefer uprights to cylinder (my son bought the Henry).

I bought a cordless Dyson a few months ago, and I would recommend it to anybody. I was finding my old plug-in vacuum too heavy, and also struggled to clean the stairs. The Dyson is very light, and also easy to empty. The suction is very good. I do one room a day rather than doing the whole house in one go, though the battery charges up quite quickly. For someone who is older or disabled I think it could extend the time you could manage your own housework without help.

I bought a Gtech Airram just prior to retiring along with the small hand held one. I LOVE it. My daughter often ' borrows' it if I'm away. It's so easy to use and a charge last's ages. The filters are easy to clean too. The small one comes away with us in the caravan too. Best piece of kit I've ever bought.

I did buy a Dyson years ago and hated it, heavy, cumbersome and expensive filters etc. my elderly neighbour is considering buying one as it is so light and she struggles with her Hoover because of the weight.

Love my G-tech Air Ram.I could no longer use a "normal" vacuum cleaner because I have brittle bones in my wrist due to osteoporosis.I rejected the Dyson because of the weight being at the top.
It cleans to the edges,came with 2 sets of filters and picks up all my dog's hair easily.

I bought a dyson flexi cordless recently and a great buy, but it is top heavy. I have a lot of wooden floors/tiles in my living areas so I just brush up and vacuum up the debris. I love that if you see a little bit of fluff anywhere you can easily whip it out without having to unwind cord and plug it in. Fantastic for doing under sofa cushions.

I agree with everything that Kateykrunch said - my experience exactly.

Thumbs up for dyson v6
Best purchase ever light easy to use and always on standby
Fantastic for dog hair and super on max speed

I second all the positive comments on the GTech Airram, amazing, light, fast, efficient, makes hoovering almost a pleasure

I have a G Tech as well.It is brilliant for dog hair etc. The only thing is it is not good on shaggy type rugs as it gets trapped in the fibres.

I love my Dyson handheld, convenient when I was post op,however it doesn't remove white cat hairs completely,I need to use my large Dyson. The cordless is a boon for stairs but I have read great things about the tech and will probably get one when I need to replace the Dyson.

I have a cordless Dyson and it really is the best thing since sliced bread! It lasts as long as it takes me to vacuum and the only time it ran out of power was when we were doing a clean up after we'd had the bedroom re-plastered so loads of vacuuming required. I leave mine charging in the boiler cupboard so it's always ready for action.

My lazy daughter has a Roomba, one of these robotic vacuum cleaners and she loves that too.

I have a handheld Vax, best I've ever had!

It does do the corners, actually. There is a little brush sticking out at one side that gets into them. Best thing about it is the ability to programme it so that it vacuums regularly without you even having to remember to switch it on. It doesn't like rugs with fringes, though.

Ha ha aggie, I thought about one of those but reckon you'd have to have a round room to be of any use, would never do the corners!

We bought a Gtech Airram with the little one as well. I love the little one and whizz round the edges, clean sofas etc. while my other half does the middle of the floors with the bigger one. Our old Dyson broke and we bought a new one which I hate. It is so cumbersome but the Gtech is very good as long as you buy both.
The little one is great for the car too.

I want one of those round ones that runs around on it's own !

Thanks ladies, this is really useful. Would welcome any more comments if anyone has any.

I think that there has been a thread about this before. I have a Gtech Airram, and have had it quite a while now. I love it, it is light and manoeuvrable and lasts ages on one charge. I admit there are no tools, but we bought the little multi machine at the same time, and find that useful. I also use it for cleaning the filters after use. My Gtech appears to clean up to the skirting board edges. The only drawback I have found, but now overcome, is the fiddly bit of removing the filters for cleaning/washing, but have now got it sussed. I must admit to yearning after one of their bikes ? But know I wouldn't use it much. I saw an electric bike a couple of days ago and it's started me off again.