Advice on Vacuum cleaners sought

Freshy-ZN said:
Oh dear.....what a disappointment but thanks for the heads-up.
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Another irritating feature is that the thin pipe, for the transport of the detergents which is attached to the suction pipe, cannot be removed when you use the machine for normal vacuuming without using detergents. It will definitely get ripped off at one stage or other when it gets entangled with some furniture.
On the Green Machine it is incorporated into the suction pipe and not an additional fixture.
 
Get rid of carpets. They are the most fscking disgusting things I have ever seen in my life after ripping some out. If you think you can clean them (even with a industrial vacuum) you are kidding yourself. They are trap for anything that is 'siff'
 
ponder said:
Get rid of carpets. They are the most fscking disgusting things I have ever seen in my life after ripping some out. If you think you can clean them (even with a industrial vacuum) you are kidding yourself. They are trap for anything that is 'siff'
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I know what you are talking about. I have witnessed the mess when we removed our 30 year old carpets two years ago. It looked like mole heaps under those carpets.
I just was so fed up with the mess of re-tiling the walls in the rest of the house and kitchen that it was an easier decision to redo the carpets which took only one day.
Regrets, regrets.
 
ponder said:
Get rid of carpets. They are the most fscking disgusting things I have ever seen in my life after ripping some out. If you think you can clean them (even with a industrial vacuum) you are kidding yourself. They are trap for anything that is 'siff'
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Agree.

My new home is all tiled except one room, which will be sorted soon - I'm going use the new hardwood type flooring.
 
Frankie said:
Agree.

My new home is all tiled except one room, which will be sorted soon - I'm going use the new hardwood type flooring.
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Tiles are nice in a holiday home but there's nothing like carpet and plodding through you house on a chilly winter day.

We have our carpets cleaned every once in a while and vacuumed a couple ties a week but seriously who cares whats hiding in them.

Besides . . . my kids + tiled floors would mean many more unnecessary trips to the ER. :eek:
 
bwana said:
Tiles are nice in a holiday home but there's nothing like carpet and plodding through you house on a chilly winter day.

We have our carpets cleaned every once in a while and vacuumed a couple ties a week but seriously who cares whats hiding in them.

Besides . . . my kids + tiled floors would mean many more unnecessary trips to the ER. :eek:
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You can most certainly keep carpets reasonably clean, but my main concern is moving into a home not knowing if the previous owner kept a good cleaning routine.

Warm slippers are a must in winter with tiles, and barefoot is great in summer - a well to do family member installed the tiles throughout his home and installed underfloor heating at the time and that is a major improvement.

My kids trips to the ER were due to collisions with the regular steel door frames.
 
Hey Stokstert! Why don't you check if Russell Hobbs have one :D

We've got a Vax, it works well enough, but the spares are horrifically expensive here in SA. The main hose broke and the replacement was almost as much as the vacuum cleaner.
 
Stokstert said:
I know what you are talking about. I have witnessed the mess when we removed our 30 year old carpets two years ago. It looked like mole heaps under those carpets.
I just was so fed up with the mess of re-tiling the walls in the rest of the house and kitchen that it was an easier decision to redo the carpets which took only one day.
Regrets, regrets.
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moggie said:
Don't they offer you a good discount if you uprade on existing Kirby?
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Yup, they do. Used to work for them a coupla years back, which is why I prefer wood floors to carpeting. The kark that comes out even the cleanest looking carpets is ridiculous, and in a lot of cases help with people getting sick.
 
We just finished tiling the kitchen, and what a <bleep> job that was... walls not square or even level... :rolleyes:

Anyways, the new tiles make the kitchen look spiffy and new :D

We ripped out the carpeting in one bedroom and replace it with tiles. Not that difficult, it just takes some serious time, effort and planning.
 
The_Librarian said:
We just finished tiling the kitchen, and what a <bleep> job that was... walls not square or even level... :rolleyes:

Anyways, the new tiles make the kitchen look spiffy and new :D

We ripped out the carpeting in one bedroom and replace it with tiles. Not that difficult, it just takes some serious time, effort and planning.
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We did the whole house and kitchen about a year ago, I know what you are talking about. Unfortunately we had decided beforehand to re-carpet instead of floor tiling and after finishing the rest I was just "gatvol" to start again. Maybe I get some guts again later.:whistle:
 
BigAl-sa said:
Hey Stokstert! Why don't you check if Russell Hobbs have one :D

We've got a Vax, it works well enough, but the spares are horrifically expensive here in SA. The main hose broke and the replacement was almost as much as the vacuum cleaner.
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Hi Al

You must really be joking with your Russell Hobbs suggestion. I'd rather get a Jack Russell, it at least will give some pleasure and affection.
About the broken hose on your Vax, I have a spare hose for a Rowenta which might fit or can be modified to fit. If you are interested pm me.
 
ponder said:
Get rid of carpets. They are the most fscking disgusting things I have ever seen in my life after ripping some out. If you think you can clean them (even with a industrial vacuum) you are kidding yourself. They are trap for anything that is 'siff'
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Agreed.
 
A lot of those cleaners from Tivo, Homemark and so on are very expensive, but cheaply made. You can buy a high quality brand that will last forever and will be better.
 
I got a 800watt wet and dry electrolux about 8 years ago, cost then was R850. Still going strong.
 
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