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Thread Number: 20421
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| Post# 228676 , Reply# 1 4/16/2013 at 16:06 (4,027 days old) by irish-vac-king () | ||
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i think that parkside is best wet dry vac | ||
| Post# 228720 , Reply# 2 4/16/2013 at 21:32 (4,026 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
Alex, really depends on what you're prepared to put up with. If its a quality wet an dry tub vacuum alone, a Numatic Charles if you can afford it. However Charles lacks a blower function and I use a garden vac with that function alone anyway to get around as opposed to an outdoor canister.
After much consideration last year when my in-laws borrowed my Numatic Charles and haven't given it back since, I bought a cheap wet and dry tub vacuum from one of my favourite sellers online, known for offering cheap discounted refurbished vacuums as opposed to going to the other side of the country to request my Numatic Charles back! Bought a Karcher tub vacuum that is wet and dry, which is perfect for the garage and until this very evening when my Bosch dishwasher started telling me of a pump blockage (pesky Yankee Candle wax clogged the filter) used it for the first time for water pick up due to the excess water left in the pod at the bottom of the dishwasher. The Karcher was brilliant as I thought it would be...and the in-laws will be returning Charles soon so we can swap over. The bonus with the Numatic Charles is that he has a larger dust bag capacity to Henry, extremely robust though he can take Henry's bags too should you require it. You don't get a bowler hat cord winder though on that wet and dry, but I've had Charles now for about 6 years and hasn't let me down. Either that or an old Vax 3 in 1 machine with the recovery bucket. | ||
| Post# 228778 , Reply# 3 4/17/2013 at 11:20 (4,026 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Thanks for your syggestions, I am greatful, I have thought about a karcher vacuum actually! | ||
| Post# 228910 , Reply# 4 4/18/2013 at 08:38 (4,025 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 228930 , Reply# 5 4/18/2013 at 11:14 (4,025 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Well I was using it again today(compost spillage outside) and I was thinking at actually how great it is, then I tried to empty it wich was a real pain in the a**e!!! I looked at the einhell tubs in Argos, and looked at a vax but that just didn't suit my needs:( | ||
| Post# 228942 , Reply# 6 4/18/2013 at 13:39 (4,025 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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In argos, there4s a £50 Bush wet and dry vac :) or a George vacuum | ||
| Post# 229071 , Reply# 7 4/19/2013 at 11:41 (4,024 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Yeah tayyab I looked at the Argos/pro action vac, I'm considering it:) | ||
| Post# 229214 , Reply# 8 4/20/2013 at 09:04 (4,023 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Wet and Dry...Bush
Just looked at the review feedback on site and notice that the cord is 3.7metres! Surely that can't be right on a large wet and dry vacuum - but it seems a few have moaned about the short length. 3.7metres is useless, unless of course you're prepared to put up with that and then faff about with a cord extension.
Auto Express car mag recently gave the £130 or so Nilfisk a best buy though. 
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| Post# 229314 , Reply# 9 4/20/2013 at 17:00 (4,023 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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OMG 375 AW?! More sction than a Miele or Dyson for sure! | ||
| Post# 229342 , Reply# 10 4/20/2013 at 21:50 (4,022 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 229365 , Reply# 11 4/21/2013 at 02:06 (4,022 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Well the combi vac only has about a 3 metre cord! | ||
| Post# 229374 , Reply# 12 4/21/2013 at 03:50 (4,022 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 229420 , Reply# 13 4/21/2013 at 12:53 (4,022 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 229421 , Reply# 14 4/21/2013 at 13:00 (4,022 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 229422 , Reply# 15 4/21/2013 at 13:01 (4,022 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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I've seen marchers, they never really caught my eye in any way though! | ||
| Post# 229424 , Reply# 16 4/21/2013 at 13:09 (4,022 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 229425 , Reply# 17 4/21/2013 at 13:17 (4,022 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 229426 , Reply# 18 4/21/2013 at 13:23 (4,022 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 229427 , Reply# 19 4/21/2013 at 13:32 (4,022 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 229442 , Reply# 20 4/21/2013 at 14:23 (4,022 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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I imagine it is easy to carry round, also I saw one of these when I was on holiday and to be perfectly honest, it wasn't very good, it was loud, not great at sucking, and the top exhaust kept spitting out dust! | ||
| Post# 229446 , Reply# 21 4/21/2013 at 14:33 (4,022 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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One thing I have leant is dont judge a vacuum make by someone elses vacuum. Poor maintenance on wet& dry vacuums leads to dust getting into the suction fan throwing it out of balance( loud ) and dust getting shot out the top. Its been very good to me despite me abusing it regularly but to be honest I would choose this now is the Nilfisk Multi 20 and don't get the metal tank, They may look cool and tougher but they dent faster and the machines are louder.
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| Post# 229497 , Reply# 22 4/22/2013 at 01:58 (4,021 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 229499 , Reply# 23 4/22/2013 at 02:01 (4,021 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Lol joe I've owned 2 Argos vacs (bagless upright and bagless cylinder) and threw them both out! | ||
| Post# 229502 , Reply# 24 4/22/2013 at 03:47 (4,021 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 229529 , Reply# 25 4/22/2013 at 11:07 (4,021 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Nah, one kept breaking(super cheap plastic) and I didn't get on with the other one But the upright was bloody durable! It would not die! I vacuumed the lawn with it lol and it wouldn't break!!! | ||
| Post# 229531 , Reply# 26 4/22/2013 at 11:09 (4,021 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 229534 , Reply# 27 4/22/2013 at 11:32 (4,021 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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As I had broken an old paper shredder outside and there was debris on the garden lol | ||
| Post# 229539 , Reply# 28 4/22/2013 at 13:03 (4,021 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 229552 , Reply# 29 4/22/2013 at 14:12 (4,021 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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lol joe come to think of it youre right, great lawn vac but crap carpet cleaner!! its a shame numatic charles's arent so expensive, id love to get one of those! George 
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| Post# 229554 , Reply# 30 4/22/2013 at 14:34 (4,021 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 229578 , Reply# 31 4/22/2013 at 17:41 (4,021 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 229656 , Reply# 32 4/23/2013 at 11:44 (4,020 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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im not surprised, the argos value range IS basically a Vax power 2 upright! | ||
| Post# 229664 , Reply# 33 4/23/2013 at 12:33 (4,020 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 229804 , Reply# 34 4/24/2013 at 12:03 (4,019 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Yeah, it's a Shame vax only have 1 bagged upright:( | ||
| Post# 229839 , Reply# 36 4/24/2013 at 14:37 (4,019 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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PS, if it wasnt for VAX, we would still have bagged vacuums on the market | ||
| Post# 229882 , Reply# 37 4/24/2013 at 19:13 (4,019 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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If it wasn't for Vax we'd stil have bagged uprights
Well not quite. Id say if it wasn't for Dyson, we'd still have a lot more bagged uprights.
The first "big three" of the European companies to go bagless were Hoover and Electrolux. Vax soon followed with their Dirt Devil U.S Swift uprights and then the flood gates opened shortly before TTI took over. Then when the supermarkets et al brought out their bagless uprights, they were all Dirt Devil U.S based - including that Tesco horror/Argos Value bagless upright mk1. | ||
| Post# 229928 , Reply# 38 4/25/2013 at 03:30 (4,018 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 229945 , Reply# 40 4/25/2013 at 10:50 (4,018 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Yeah I agree with tayyab about bad features | ||
| Post# 229946 , Reply# 41 4/25/2013 at 11:07 (4,018 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 229947 , Reply# 42 4/25/2013 at 11:44 (4,018 days old) by ultraperformer (Derbyshire, UK, Europe) | ||
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| Post# 229958 , Reply# 43 4/25/2013 at 13:06 (4,018 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Yeah joe I love mini's!! Especially old minis! My friend had an awesome orange one but it rusted up and noone would buy it when he put it on eBay! My mum has a 2003 Mini Cooper but I still prefer the older minis! | ||
| Post# 229963 , Reply# 44 4/25/2013 at 14:33 (4,018 days old) by ultraperformer (Derbyshire, UK, Europe) | ||
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| Post# 230100 , Reply# 45 4/26/2013 at 14:04 (4,017 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 230104 , Reply# 46 4/26/2013 at 14:28 (4,017 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Ps back to Gary's karcher pics, is that a sunbeam mower in the background? | ||
Post# 230199 , Reply# 47 4/27/2013 at 04:08 (4,016 days old) by tolivac  (Greenville,NC) |
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Mower-strange looking machine-the deck is just like on an older 70's rear discharge Sunbeam mower-but the motor housing?Is this machine cordless and has a battery under the motor housing?Enquiring minds want to know! | ||
| Post# 231351 , Reply# 48 5/5/2013 at 18:02 (4,008 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Now here's a bargain - wilkos are selling a "non face" Numatic commercial tub, 1200 watt.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO sebo_fan's LINK | ||
| Post# 231415 , Reply# 49 5/6/2013 at 02:34 (4,007 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 231417 , Reply# 50 5/6/2013 at 02:54 (4,007 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Yeah that's not bad, just it's not wet and dry!:( | ||
| Post# 231459 , Reply# 51 5/6/2013 at 11:27 (4,007 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 234352 , Reply# 52 5/28/2013 at 13:49 (3,985 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Well I was using it last week for the most disgusting job ever... A blocked drain. Outdoors. And I had to wash it all out with the hosepipe outside. Now it's filthy and stinks so it lives in the garage. I have used it twice since to clean the mud and Hay off the back yard and out the car. | ||
| Post# 234485 , Reply# 53 5/29/2013 at 16:44 (3,984 days old) by jord123 (new malden surrey london) | ||
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| Post# 234526 , Reply# 54 5/30/2013 at 03:53 (3,983 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Yeah I would like a Charles just a tad in the expensive side and also I would just keep him in the box and never use it lol I'd be afraid to get it dirty! | ||
| Post# 234527 , Reply# 55 5/30/2013 at 05:05 (3,983 days old) by jord123 (new malden surrey london) | ||
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