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Yes I hadn't planned on buying it but when I saw it for £40 it was too tempting lol One of the nice things about this machine is the cyclone parts all unclip for cleaning. I've not used it much and it's back in its box now but heres a picture of the cyclone parts, the second stage cyclones are very small so maybe it would clog but I've hardly used it tbh and it's back in it box stored away now.

Dan

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For me, If I was to buy any Hoover cylinder (and a bagged one at that), it would be the Telios. Argos are selling a 2200 watt one for £79 compared to the £90 for the 100 watts more version at Currys, though I quite like the white colour that Currys are selling as opposed to the burgundy red.
 
Interesting cyclone design where the dirt enters from the outside of the cylinder. I have just taken mine apart and sawed off the bases of each cyclone cone, enlarging them. Put it together again and pushed the vac round my bedroom. Seems to have sorted the problem, with the only ones retaining some fluff being those that I left with rough edges where the saw went through them. Will need to smooth off the tips of the cones now to stop fluff catching on the rough edges.

I like this little Turbopower, and it cleans very well, even without a turbo brush head supplied. I was surprised at how the standard head picks up cat hairs by suction alone on my carpets without the need for a turbo brush. I ran the Vax Mach Air over the carpet after using the TP cylinder and it didn't get up any more cat hairs. Previously I didn't think that non-turbo heads (combination floorheads) on cylinder cleaners were any good on carpet, but this one changes my mind. Its noisy and crude, but for £55 its OK now I have ironed out the flaw with the cyclones.
 
Sebo_fan, I like the Telios as well, its a good price in Argos, and looks very similar to the Miele S6 range. Unlike the multi-cyclonic bagless models that mostly don't have power variation dials, the bagged cylinders are adjustable and that's a good feature to have on a vac with 2200 watts max as that's bound to be noisy on full power.
Do you have the new Telios then? how do you rate the hose and tubes, and the floorhead for quality?
 
No, Steve I haven't bought it - the last cylinder I bought was a couple of months ago - a Miele S2 but I really don't like the S2 at all. The hose is too short, the fixed height suction tubes are too high and the cord too short. However I do like the fact that the S2 has a 1600 watt motor - I'm hanging around to see if Hoover have an Eco version of the Telios and may consider it....

From Argos stats it looks like the Telios has an equally short 1.5 metre hose but it wins against the Miele because it seems to have a touch longer cord, tools that hide behind a flap like the Miele S5, telescopic height adjustable tubes and a generally pleasing shape.

Having sampled one in Currys though (that white one) I wasn't taken with the plastic quality at all. The Miele S2 is slightly better than the Hoover Telios in that department though Hoover always claim 79dbl is quiet - in some markets the Telios seems to have a changing decible level for the 2200 watt and 2300 watt versions - 74dbl to 79bdl. Its a hard one to call but I much prefer Sebo or Miele for their quieter motors overall.

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But Ryan - Why do you need to have an Eco version when the standard Telios can be turned down to use less power - as with the Miele S6, you can go from 300W fully variable up to 2000W using the power selector.
I don't think the multi cyclonic bagless models can be varied due to the fact that cyclones wouldn't work properly at lower motor speeds, although the Vax Power 6 has a power selector and its a bagless model, but only uses single cyclonic separation.
 
Steve - it doesn't work quite like right - and you're not the first to get "sucked in" by the claims that manufacturers put on their settings on the dial.

The base rating plate tells the true story. What you think is "300" refers to the lowest output of the vacuum cleaner - thus for Miele, the S2's base rating is 1400 watts low, 1600 watts max. Thus it would be impossible to get "300" watts based on the lowest output rating.

The S5 & S6 with its 2000 watt motor has 1900 watts at its lowest, 2000 watts at its highest.
 
That looks like a bargain, thanks!

Just been on Tesco's site tonight - they're selling those Electrolux Powerlite bagged uprights at an incredible cheap £37-00 price complete with pet hair turbo tool. I had to look twice at the price!

Seems that the most expensive Hoover upright that Tesco are selling is a red Turbo Power bagless upright at £129 and that's a bit of a surprise - I'd have thought Tesco would be selling the Globe by now.
 
Electrolux Powerlite

Oh them, saw those on TD.com, great machine though, nan has one & it's a great vacuum, so quiet compared to Nans old Panasonic MCE3002! Give me an Electrolux anyday! Still have a Contour Flexihead from 1990 & it works perfectly.
 
I agree.. but

They're ok - I had two for many years - one without the pet hair attachment and one with - they're far easier to push than a Purepower will ever be but the Electrolux does suffer from cheap plastics AND my original model suffered from a breakage early on with the height adjuster dial. The hose on the Powerlite is the worst though, kinks at every corner - the Stairmaster long extension hose that Electrolux used to sell (and often appears on EBAY from third party sellers) is a much needed attachment that gives the Electrolux quite a bit of versatility.

As you say though, they are good vacuums if you're prepared to turn a blind eye to the plastics though - they also don't have 2 belts to change and the Electrolux is one of the more modern designs where the hood can be taken off to change the belt as opposed to the usual turning the upright over and removing base plates.
 
I can beat Tescos price for my Powerlite - paid just £12 for it on Ebay, only used a couple of times by an elderly lady who didn't like it and went back to a cylinder.
I have to say - its a very good budget vac, and I know the ose is crap but its not a Miele S7 is it, nor is it the same price.
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Electrolux Powerlite...

my Mum had one of those for a few years, before replacing it with a Sebo Felix. We only paid £49.99 for it. It was a decent performer and nice to use, but as Ryan has pointed out, it suffered with very cheap plastic. The hose was ridiculous - it was too rigid and difficult to use - you'd get arm ache doing the stairs with it. The black 1800w model had a much better more flexible stretch hose that worked much better. The cable seemed very short on it and the cable storage was a bit of a pain as it was in a rather awkward place and quite low down on the machine. The brushroll is VERY aggressive and can often damage cheaper quality carpets as it spins at such high speed. But for the price, it wasn't half bad.
 
Lux Powerlite

Now that you mention it, they do have flaws & the hose is crap but if you overlook that it's still a good machine, easy to replace the belt, strong suction & also turbo brush included!

What I don't like is that you get 1 extension tube with the crevice tool built in to the end of it.
 
Yes but finding the synthetic dust bags for them can be a nightmare compared to the simpler Panasonic uprights that have been on the market for a lot longer - also the Panasonic uprights IMHO are a bit better built and offer a larger dust capacity.
 

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