Recommend me a vacuum cleaner for onsite use

[Penners]

As has already been said (25 times or so!) Henry's yer man.

 

[inwood]

Henry may be recommended by pretty much everyone here but mine didn't last long - the bags clog up very quickly with the fine dust. As I said before (and someone else did) the Wickes wet and dry is what you need - it's bagless, cheap and copes with everything you can throw at it.

 

[shelli]

dont get a K'archer wet n dry - they're pants, rubbish filtration and seals and have those pleated filters that fill with dust and then stop sucking completely - I mention this because they look exactly the same as other brands in the DIY sheds but are a little cheaper so you might be tempted - dont bother - I took mine back after 24 hours, completely wrecked.

I hate to say it because I know we have fallen out with him lately but my Dyson (cylinder one) has done a fab job - filters are washable - bins collect loads of stuff - even large bits of rubble, machine is sturdy - if you mess up and overload it with too much dust or (whoops) accidentally vac up a load of powder tile adhesive and then something wet immediately afterwards - you can just take it all to bits, bang it and and shake it about until everything comes out - (which is a bonus as this is my preferred method of getting something to work again)
- plus they have brilliant 5 year no questions guarantee so if anything cracks you can just replace - I have replaced (not as a result of the renovation) variously the bins, the filters, the head and 2 of the head attachments (but it is still my grandfather's axe as they say)

shelli X

 

[Flyfisher]

Fine dust can certainly be a problem by clogging filters and would apply to any vacuum cleaner I would guess. I use an old VAX machine and had filter clogging problems when doing my roof last year. I solved the problem by simply removing the filter and replacing it with a few layers of old net curtain. With the cleaner outside on the scaffolding and allowing the wind to blow the fine dust away across the fields I was able to very quickly clean large areas of roofspace without any clogging problems.

Not a particularly practical method for indoor cleaning though.

 

[Me!]

Electrolux ZA55


Made in about 1949, and still does a fantastic job.

 

[skier-hughes]

With the cleaner outside on the scaffolding and allowing the wind to blow the fine dust away across the fields I was able to very quickly clean large areas of roofspace without any clogging problems.

No wonder my washing never came in clean off the line :twisted: :twisted:

 

[Flyfisher]

It wasn't that windy! :wink:

 

[benmc]

Earlex Combivac WD1000 230V

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/23140/Cleaning/Workshop-Vacuums/Earlex-Combivac-WD1000-230V

£50

Currently using one on our rennovation and it is very good

Ben

 

[shelli]

Earlex Combivac WD1000 230V

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/23140/Cleaning/Workshop-Vacuums/Earlex-Combivac-WD1000-230V

£50

Currently using one on our rennovation and it is very good

Ben

How much are you working it though?

the model you describe has got those pleated paper filters as well - like the K'archer workshop one - and a similar price - they're rubbish when they get filled with dust -so after you've used it for 2 minutes you must stop and empty dust from filter - the drum will still be almost empty - put the whole thing back together again and watch in mute horror when you switch it back on and it blows clouds of dust out of the drum edges -

I would advise the OP to pay up to his max budget and get a henry or VAX

 

[Penners]

It's interesting that we've all managed to make a question about vacuum cleaners run to two pages of posts, with hardly any off-topic stuff!

Do you think we should try to get out more? :wink:

 

[JonP]

3 pages of posts now!

Get a Henry, they're smiley and suck up quite big lumps.

That's my considered opinion.

 

[plumbers mate]

What's the difference (apart from the name) between a George and an Henry?

 

[Flyfisher]

George is the green one.

A more useful answer might be that it's a wet or dry cleaner.

 

[Penners]

What's the difference (apart from the name) between a George and an Henry?

George was a mad German, while Henry was a syphillitic megalomaniac.

 

[Gervase]

They also do a Charles and a Hetty: http://www.henryvacs.co.uk/acatalog/Numatic_Homecare_Range.html
Bewildering or what?

 

[Gervase]

Oh, and a James as well. :roll:

 

[Carol]

Henry too! Mine copes admirably with all I throw at it, including small bits of rubble and old lime mortar. Are they still made in Somerset?

 

[Penners]

Out of interest, Henrietta (Hetty) was the mother of Charles (II) and James (II).

These vacuum cleaners clearly carry a noble lineage.

 

[benmc]

Earlex Combivac WD1000 230V

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/23140/Cleaning/Workshop-Vacuums/Earlex-Combivac-WD1000-230V

£50

Currently using one on our rennovation and it is very good

Ben

How much are you working it though?

the model you describe has got those pleated paper filters as well - like the K'archer workshop one - and a similar price - they're rubbish when they get filled with dust -so after you've used it for 2 minutes you must stop and empty dust from filter - the drum will still be almost empty - put the whole thing back together again and watch in mute horror when you switch it back on and it blows clouds of dust out of the drum edges -

I would advise the OP to pay up to his max budget and get a henry or VAX

I have been using it for a couple of months now. The paper filter does get clogged but not until there is a good amount of stuff in the drum.

If you dont fit the filter well it can blow dust out. Fit the filter properly and all is well.

It comes down to how much you want to spend. For £50 the Earlex does a good job. I could not justify spending more on something that is not used very often and will be used to pick up dust and crap.

Ben

 

[joechip]

Thanks to everyone for your input, never imagined i'd come back to 3 pages of discussion on vacuum cleaners. :mrgreen:

Henry arrived his morning btw as screwfix had the NRV200 for £99.99 in their workship vacuum section.