AEG Straight Suction Cylinders

[glenste]

I've been using gn bags in the 250 to extend the life of each bag. I have 4 dogs so they fill quickly! Hence mentioning aeg or dyson bagless to save consumable costs, and perhaps bag odours too.

 

[marcusprit]

I totally agree with you there. Didn't like the K series. I liked the D series but too big n bulky for my home. I'm very much looking forward to the E series

 

[sebo_fan]

Well if you have pets and that many dogs, get a bagless. Or Numatic's Henry Hound.

Numatic also score number one for reliability according to Which.

I will say this about Dyson - they are popular because of their constant selling approaches AND because SOME of their vacs are excellent - however the high price doesn't always justify excellent design - and that's the main difference between DYSON and a lot of the other premium brands.

AEG's bag capacity is around 5 litres, so you're not winning on that much extra capacity over the Miele.

However - your S250 has a smaller bag chamber - so even using the GN bag may not be filling it up completely. Bag chambers in both the S2, S5 and S8 are larger for the dust bags.

 

[marcusprit]

That's the one thing I don't like about bagged machines the smell specially as you have 4 dogs. Maybe a bagless would be a good idea. Does it have to be a cylinder cleaner?

 

[marcusprit]

They are overpriced that is the one thing that annoys me about Dyson. £250 to £280 should be the maximum price of their machines

 

[sebo_fan]

I dont find bagless any better for containing smells. So many owners forget that if they own pets, its the hose, tubes and tools that have to be cleaned out - otherwise they stink because of the pet hair OILS.

 

[marcusprit]

Ych a fi! Bit of welsh for you Sebo fan haha

 

[sebo_fan]

When you think you can buy a Vax with NLOS which admittedly you'd end up having to wash the filters all the time PLUS have a 6 year guarantee slapped on it, there's a lot to be said for buying cheap.

However, if I owned that many pets I'd probably have two vacuums - one with a large dust bag capacity such as the Numatic option (or even a SEBO D2) and a bagless for every day hair removal.

But with owning dogs (and having had to put up with the ones my relatives bring when they visit and stay for months at a time) I also do a lot of steam cleaning to neutralise areas, especially carpet. Once the carpet has dried out, the amount of pet odour is LOWER than relying on dry dirt suction all of the time.

 

[marcusprit]

Yes a bissell carpet cleaner is a good investment. I clean my carpets 2 to 3 times a year.Steaming is also an option to freshen them up as you say. And a henry is a good recommendation as very low running costs.

 

[sebo_fan]

The AEG 700 watt Jet Maxx Bagged cylinder vac has arrived at John Lewis UK. Priced at £164 with a 4 litre dust bag capacity and claimed AAA...



http://www.johnlewis.com/aeg-jmallflr-jettmaxx-cylinder-vacuum-cleaner-black/p1719426

 

[beko1987]

AEG used to be excellent in the UK. If I found a nice Vampyr I'd sell my miele s5 tomorrow

Sadly now they are utter tosh...