Cordless vacuum cleaners

I have a dyson for pets and it picks up loads of fur no problem. I have a fluffy cat. I do about 3 or 4 lots of hoovering on one charge. My Henry doesn’t come out now. The dyson is brilliant

I have G-Tech and love it. Ample battery time for my needs. So light and easy to empty. Love it, would recommend

I love my shark

My son has a top of the range Dyson and loves it BUT he says it needs charging A LOT. He uses it for one room at a time - says little but often works for him.
I know someone else who has a Shark which I think is better from what they say - and also from independent reviews.
My son fancied a Dyson even though he researched the Shark - didn't know Shark, and had been "sold" the idea of a Dyson. He's not unhappy with the Dyson but says he'd get the other next time.

My mother in law has a GTec (spelling?) I think it's hopeless - but then I use a "suck everything up" Henry!

My Dyson broke. So I photographed the broken plastic part and emailed the photo to Dyson offering to pay for the replacement part.

Dyson responded but said it could not replace the part.

So, it appears that Dyson is happy for us to dump their machines when they break.

Now I recommend Vax.

I got a GTech which was light to push but no way does it go in small spaces, and no extendable tube etc, so also purchased the hand held which I do not like. does not pick up very well plus I like to have something with a long reach to gather cobwebs and catch spiders etc and neither of these GTech have that. I have only had them for a few months and am already looking round for something better.

Love my GTECH it's light easy to use can't fault it however my dd loves her shark she has two children and two cats so it's well used

It depends....
1) on the size of your house
2) number of regular occupants
3) number of fur shedding pets
4) number of times you usually vacuum per day/week
5) how often you want to empty the caddy
6) any disabilities you may have
7) amount you're willing to spend

Remember, that Dyson has 5 yr warranty and most others have 2 years (EU) 1 yr UK.

Shark and G Tec do job as well as if not better than my Dyson and much cheaper !
Will not buy Dyson again.

I have GTech K9 and the GTech handheld. They are fabulous. Have had Dyson Animal which I hated as kept getting clogged up. S
I have a Labrador who is moulting quite badly - GTech picks up every hair.

We don't like our Gtech. It's efficient enough, but heavy, and I only do the downstairs one day and upstairs another. Also find it tricky adding the attachments. We have an old, cheap cordless Morphy Richards which is falling apart, but continue to use it in preference!

Mine is a Beldray 29.6v turbo with 2 suction strengths, footlights and 40 minute vacuum time from one 4 hr charge. Motor/dust caddy above foot which means better suction as not having to travel up tube and great in carpets and hard floors. Swivel head gets right under beds.
Front handheld disengages, has two speeds and two tools, crevice and brush.
Upright handle folds down and takes up less space.
I paid just over £61 a year ago. No problems whatsoever.
You'll find that most machines are made in China.
Price and brand has little to do with effectiveness.

When we changed to cordless we bought a Dyson but there are a lot of design faults. The one filter needs washing more often than they suggest so we bought an additional one so we can use the Dyson while the other filter is drying. It is a nightmare to empty, we have to use a carving fork to get the dust and fluff off the inner cylinder, it regularly gets clogged and our son has to take it to pieces to get all the fluff out as he does with his and it is very hard to put back together again, thankfully he is a service engineer. The bottom attachment is very difficult to remove, even my DH finds it difficult.

Our model has now been updated so these problems may have been rectified but our conclusion is that it is not worth the price we paid for it and when the time comes to replace it we will look at the alternatives which have been mentioned in other posts.

Our 25 square metre business chalet with wooden floors doesn't have mains electricity and I finally acquired a cordless Dyson V6 this year after 2 years of broom, dustpan and brush. Although the battery only lasts about 20 minutes I can do it all before a recharge. You can use it with just the attachments for in the car/vacuuming the sofa etc. I find that the slider to open it for emptying is a bit stiff but does work eventually. I am really pleased with it and wish that I had bought it before.

I have a Dyson and a Shark and the Dyson definitely wins

I’ve had a Dyson V10 Animal for about 6 months or so.
I’ve always had an upright Dyson but was fed up with having to keep plugging it in in different rooms and often nearly coming a cropper tripping over the cable!
My first thought with the Dyson V10 is that it doesn’t feel as powerful as the upright-maybe because it’s so light.
But the proof is the result.
Nice clean carpets,wooden floors and you can tell by the bin (being full) that it’s powerful.
I find it doesn’t take very long to recharge. 30 minutes or so?
I use full power on carpets and low power on wooden floors and rugs.

The only downside is the filter.
It has to be rinsed through and takes quite a while to dry out completely, so I purchased another from Dyson.
If I remember correctly, it was more than £40!

All in all, it is an expensive purchase but I’m glad I took the plunge.

P.S. And I have always found their after sales service excellent,too.
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My dyson has changed my life! Easy and quick to use does an amazing job I pop it round every day and the place is so much tidier than before we have a dog and the dyson deals with that well cob webs everything I love mine.

Love my dyson best thing we ever got. No flipping leads to trip over.
I usually leave mine on the wall why I dust polish etc.
Then I bring it in and clean. Then if I am going to use it for the bathroom, bedrooms or kitchen put it back on the wall till I am ready to use it.

Dyson cordless here. Very short usr before it needs charging, awful to empty (think knife poking), regularly stops if it picks up threads and then needs stripping down and putting back together again. I use it for a quick whizz over wood floors but have Sebo for carpets. Would never buy another Dyson.

For some years we've had an "older" model G-Tech, which we love, & it's still going strong. But the newer model G-Tech looks to be notably better, especially for emptying. Our G-Tech was purchased from Lakeland Ltd. The first one we bought had a problem with its filters and Lakeland changed it for a new one. I'd recommend buying a G-Tech from Lakeland (if wanted) because their returns policy is excellent. (We've no connection with Lakeland other than being customers!)

Get a robot vac - just set it away and let it do the work all by itself. The robot is much more thorough than you wielding a manual one. I've had a Roomba (the cheaper model) for 3 years and I love it! It play a merry little tune when you set it off and then when it stops. Mine is called 'Bumble', and I'm very fond of it. Of course, it doesn't do stairs, so you will still need a cylinder vac for that, but that's no great problem.

I bought a Gtech Airam last year. The best thing I ever did. Firstly I ordered it late one evening, to be stunned by its arrival before midday the next day. I live in a Granny Annex and my daughter frequently pinches it to vac the whole house, seven rooms plus hall and landing etc. There would still be enough charge left to do my four rooms on top. It’s lightweight so easy to take it upstairs. When I got mine I didn’t get the handheld one for the stairs though, and I really wish I had. They do both as a package now, so my advice would be to get the both if you possibly can.

I've got the latest model cordless Dyson bought it a couple of months ago. It cost over £500 and is fully charged within 30 minutes. You can't clean the whole house with one charge but I can do two rooms. I can't actually move it on full power on my thick lounge carpet so use it on medium, I can then clean the dining room or hall and stairs on max. I have dogs and the amount it picks up is phenomenal. I do also have a Dyson kinetic corded vacuum and that is also amazing. Horses for courses I say, I used to swear by Miele but they're not as robust as they used to be and they kept breaking so I'm not going back there. I've never used a shark or G-Tech so can't comment.