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Thread Number: 19142
Electrolux superbroom with motorised brush! |
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| Post# 211417 , Reply# 1 12/28/2012 at 05:23 (4,130 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Yeah I was once offered one at a kinda tabletop sale thing for £ 10 but for some reason I turned it down, so yeah there are more around I have the green one though but with no motor brush | ||
| Post# 211421 , Reply# 2 12/28/2012 at 06:46 (4,130 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
Funnily enough I only recently reviewed my green one the other day. The green one is hopeless - and to make matters worse, Electrolux have now started putting the thing out with Zanussi badges on it.
The brush model is probably better, but you'd still be compromised by the weak suction with the brush roll just turning dirt around trying to get into the small dust channel. Id say go for the Super Cyclone Lite Z411 if you can find it. Review link here: CLICK HERE TO GO TO sebo_fan's LINK 
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| Post# 211434 , Reply# 4 12/28/2012 at 09:29 (4,130 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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Electrolux Z161A We had similar models in US as a Eureka,both battery & corded.Was one of the best ever choices for the size & price.The earliest rechargables had reset switch on nozzle. | ||
| Post# 211437 , Reply# 5 12/28/2012 at 09:40 (4,130 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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How much did they cost though? In the UK the Superbroom Z161 cost £19-99 in general. That's around $32-27 in today's currency value. The Zanussi one isn't any better - my neighbour bought one and oh the fun we had playing with it on Christmas day! It's okay on hard floors but give it bulky bits of paper and it gets stuck in between the tiny dust channel and the main bin.
Id say the Bissell Featherweight is probably better... Even the one they're selling currently at Walmart is cheaper than what we have to pay in the UK. CLICK HERE TO GO TO sebo_fan's LINK | ||
| Post# 211443 , Reply# 6 12/28/2012 at 10:29 (4,130 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Yeah it struggles to pick much up, don't get me started on cat hair! And that bissel you said about is even worse, i have that too! The best mini upright vac is probably the g-tech cordless sweepers! | ||
| Post# 211460 , Reply# 8 12/28/2012 at 12:33 (4,130 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Ah but the swivel sweeper is different to the Gtech. For a start you can buy spares off Gtech's website and they're better made.
When I come to think about it, ideally speaking the "mini stick vac" idea could well be handed over to the Vax Mach Air - it is small after all, easy to store and has enough power to put stick vacs to bed. It has also massively reduced in price due to Vax's new swivelling Air3 models. | ||
| Post# 211508 , Reply# 10 12/28/2012 at 18:49 (4,129 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 211577 , Reply# 11 12/29/2012 at 04:36 (4,129 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Thank you Thanks for the information about the Gtech, I might buy one now :) I also need a machine like the DC44 that can do loads of tasks with the good tools | ||
| Post# 211586 , Reply# 12 12/29/2012 at 06:32 (4,129 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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The dc44 is awesome, but the dc35 is cheaper and just as good, but wil not run anywhere near as long as a g- tech, | ||
| Post# 211596 , Reply# 13 12/29/2012 at 09:32 (4,129 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Dont get confused though - Gtech's Air Ram cordless upright is expensive - the simple sweeper I have is the SW02. Has a general running time of 60 minutes and only requires 16 hour or 8 hour charging when it runs out. Depending on how much you clean you can buy other models that have a longer running time. However I find the Gtech is sufficient for my needs. Its an instant sweeper whenever friends or relatives arrive and there at a moment's notice. I may consider the Air Ram in the future.
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| Post# 211637 , Reply# 14 12/29/2012 at 14:37 (4,129 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Air ram I used the Air Ram at Comet, I dont like it, the dirt falls out , but its abit kool because of it's stiff brushbar and fan! | ||
| Post# 211658 , Reply# 15 12/29/2012 at 17:54 (4,128 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
My parents had two of these stick vacs and they loved them!
In North America, they were originally branded by Eureka as the "Boss Lite", and my parents had one here in their primary home here in Toronto, and a second one in their vacation apartment in South Florida. They were relatively inexpensive - about $40 in the stores if I remember correctly. My mom is a senior and loved how easy it was to use to sweep up the kitchen floor after every dinner (or even breakfast with the floor dotted with bread crumbs or bagel seeds). Flipping on the revolving brush, it was great for the mat in front of the kitchen sink or in front of the entry door or the thick carpeted mat in the bathroom. My late father would even turn it into handvac mode (the handle is removeable) and use it to clean his car! The great thing about the Boss Lite is that you can recharge the battery by removing it from the vac - this allows you to store the vac away from an electric outlet in a closet, while having the battery pack recharge near a plug somewhere. You can also hang the vac near a plug and have it recharge as one complete unit. It was even great for fast pickup of crumbs and other stuff off the plush carpeting in the dining room! When I lived in Israel in 1998, Electrolux was selling an identical stick vac which was branded as the "Tata-Li" which is Hebrew for "Sweep for Me"!!! The design has stood the test of time and Electrolux still sells these in North America in various colours under the Eureka brandname - I think they are called Quick-Ups which was the very first product name they used on the original suction-only device in the mid 1980's.... Really a nice little easy to use stick vac....:-) | ||
| Post# 211659 , Reply# 16 12/29/2012 at 18:08 (4,128 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Here's a link to Eureka's "Quick-Up" line of stck-vacs....love the colours!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK | ||
| Post# 211741 , Reply# 17 12/30/2012 at 05:58 (4,128 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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WOW, that is really cool! Thanks! :D in the UK we have the crappy stick vacs with only suction, at least they are good for hard floors though | ||
| Post# 211759 , Reply# 18 12/30/2012 at 08:29 (4,128 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 211805 , Reply# 19 12/30/2012 at 14:25 (4,128 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Thanks for that Brian :) I never thought of that, we really have too many suction only vacuums | ||
| Post# 211859 , Reply# 20 12/30/2012 at 18:56 (4,127 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 211861 , Reply# 21 12/30/2012 at 19:25 (4,127 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 211902 , Reply# 22 12/31/2012 at 04:58 (4,127 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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well, it was originally a 2 storey house but we got our loft thing done, i dont know if that counts tbh | ||
| Post# 212138 , Reply# 23 1/1/2013 at 21:40 (4,125 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Here is a little YouTube video of a review of the Eureka Quick-Up cordless vac! I have always cleaned out the dust cup using the hose of a regular vacuum to keep the filter clean.
It is a very, very convenient little vac for quick pick ups of surface litter! CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK | ||
| Post# 212177 , Reply# 24 1/2/2013 at 07:57 (4,125 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 212180 , Reply# 25 1/2/2013 at 08:51 (4,125 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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ive given up on stick vacs as none of them are any good.would you count the dyson dc24 as a stick vac? its absolutly tiny, i'd love one! | ||
| Post# 212378 , Reply# 26 1/3/2013 at 15:24 (4,123 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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I would Call the DC24 a mini upright, I hate my DC25 its so boring, even the ball is too, the DC07 is better | ||
| Post# 212691 , Reply# 27 1/5/2013 at 11:24 (4,122 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 212734 , Reply# 28 1/5/2013 at 13:14 (4,122 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Well, the vax Mach air is somewhere inbetween. Not as small as the dc24 but not as big as, say a dyson dc33. | ||
| Post# 212942 , Reply# 29 1/6/2013 at 19:47 (4,120 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Well I dont know where you get your info from, but the Dyson DC24 measures 110cm height by 34.9cm width with the Vax Mach Air being 112cm by 33.5cm width. The Vax is only that little bit taller. The Dyson DC33 is much bigger. Past threads on here indicate that the DC24 and the Vax Mach Air are very similar (www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-...)
CLICK HERE TO GO TO sebo_fan's LINK | ||
| Post# 213261 , Reply# 30 1/9/2013 at 12:33 (4,118 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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I mean if you put the vax and the dc24 side by side the dc24 looks smaller, I wasn't being super-serious! | ||
| Post# 213305 , Reply# 31 1/9/2013 at 16:07 (4,117 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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I know lol i seen it in currys and the dc24 is light, im suprised the vax is 0.01 lighter! | ||
| Post# 213377 , Reply# 32 1/9/2013 at 19:49 (4,117 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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