[Bertie Boo]

Hey lads

Interesting comments.........personally i belive two things about vacuuming other peoples carpets: One, i think the carpets get used to a certain way of cleaning so using any different cleaner will loosen dry dirt that another vacuum has 'missed', and secondly no matter what cleaner my clients have you can bet they never clean under beds and other stuff etc. so no matter what i use it will find 'missed' dirt.

I have used a Sebo dart and -although i liked it- the bag capacity was tiny which made it very un-economical to use. I have no doubt that there are many cleaners that will out-live a Dyson BUT i never buy a vacuum and intend it to last X period of time, to me its another 'disposable' item (and over the course of, say, 2 years, its one of my lowest expenses). I use a Henry for the bulk of the cleaning work i do (dusting, stairs, furniture, edges, etc) its just that in some houses i need something with a sweeping action, particularly if there is cat and dog hair to clean up.

Anyway, thanks for the comments, i was curious to know what you use.

Stephen

[stuart_clark]

Two years ? my Sebo BS 36 is 10 years old and still going strong !!

[Ian Gourlay]

Qoute I use henry

You can get a Henry with an electric Power Brush.

You can also get an air driven turbo brush but I am told these jams.

[Joe H]

 I love the Henrys for simplicity

but for dog & cat hairs etc you really do need a rotary brush IMO.

[John Kelly]

The Henry Extra with Turbo brush gives an exceptional clean. Does jam sometimes with large bits of debris, however they are excellent at getting pet hairs off. Also really fluffs the pile up.

[Bertie Boo]

Two years ? my Sebo BS 36 is 10 years old and still going strong !!

Like i say, i dont care about the life expectancy, its the performance i want. Last dyson i bought cost me £140 and came with a 5 yr g'tee. I spend more than £140 in 6 months on other cleaning supplies, so its really a bargain.

Cheers

Stephen

[Bertie Boo]

Qoute I use henry

You can get a Henry with an electric Power Brush.

You can also get an air driven turbo brush but I am told these jams.

Hi

The air-power heads do clog as the speed of the brush reduces as the bag fills. The electric heads are supposed to be good -i only used one once- but they are more suited to empty rooms and large spaces as the heavy hoses and large floor tool makes it really difficult to get round furniture when doing an every-day domestic clean.

The person who said that you need a revolving brush to remove pet hair is spot-on IMHO

Stephen

[Art]

You can also get an air driven turbo brush but I am told these jams.

Ian, we use these for maintenance contracts, not carpet cleaning and your right they do jam up occasionally, but it takes seconds to unblock them.

Arthur

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

i dont per vac much i dont even have a vac on the van anymore 

if i need to per vac then ill use the t.m. with out water first why carry a vac when you have one already ??

as for saveing the life of motors if you cant afford a set of vacs every year then you need to find something else to do ! burning out motors is part of the job its called where and tear

[Joe H]

Do others find they are renewing vac motors on an annual basis?

[stuart_clark]

i replace vacume motors on all my portable machines on a yearly basis, and at about £35 each they give piece of mind

[Bertie Boo]

You can also get an air driven turbo brush but I am told these jams.

Ian, we use these for maintenance contracts, not carpet cleaning and your right they do jam up occasionally, but it takes seconds to unblock them.

Arthur

Arthur

When i began my domestic cleaning service i used a Henry with an air-driven turbo head (in fact i have three turbo heads for some reason) for the first 6 months but eventually gave up and began using an upright cleaner as well as Henry-for the simple reason that the turbo-heads were continually jamming up with long hair and threads. What made it worse was that as the dust bag fills the suction drops (i know you know that) which in turn makes the revolving brush spin more slowly which means that the sweeping performance drops and the slower speed attracts more of the threads and hairs to the roller.

I also find that high-pitched whizzing noise of a turbo-head is enough to send you demented after a while.

I agree that things like vacuum cleaners have to be written-off 'as part of the job'. I've been through several uprights now
and -although my henry has the same motor i bought it with- i have had to buy a few new bits to keep it going.

Stephen