Not sure I trust this EU labelling system....

[marcusprit]

This global warming thing is great. It was 19 degrees UB Cardiff on Friday I was sunbathing over the park during my lunch break haha

 

[super-sweeper]

Ok, great! Different strokes for different folks! 

 


And LOL Marcus, send some of that global warming here! It was SEVEN degrees Celsius last night, in FLORIDA!! 

 

[marcusprit]

It's going downhill this though frost expected by midweek brrrrrr :-(

 

[super-sweeper]

Hahahaha, it's MY TURN to have sunshine!! MUHAHAHA! 

 

[turbo500]

Global warming concerns aside (quite frankly, I don't think my vacuum is enough to melt a polar icecap all by itself), I think lowering the wattage will eventually result in more interesting designs and more reliable machines.

 

[marcusprit]

Yes I think you're right there Turbo. The next few years will be very interesting.

 

[turbo500]

Definitely the biggest market shake up we've had since the bagless craze hit in the mid-90's, 20 years ago! It's an exciting time to be a vacuum enthusiast.

 

[sebo_fan]

Some good points here.

I believe in the US it was the sales of "extra suction power" (not the "ESP" by Eureka, but similar context) that got consumers mad on trying to outdo each other with powerful vacuums, but more to do with brands versus brands in the board room and trying to outdo the other. Since then, mostly all brands have been competing with each other on extra suction power, extra motor watts.

The way things are going with that new Vax Mach Air Cordless and the Bosch Athlet means there may well be more cordless vacs in the future as well as robotic discs to take care of home dust - and possibly only once or twice a month would be required to properly vacuum a home - now wouldn't that be a slap in the face for all those brands eager to keep selling vacuums and replacing them with a new model several months down the line?

I don't have any fears about the changing industry in floorcare - for the most part the commercial market is steadier than the domestic one and even if, in the future manually vacuuming may well become "vintage," at least there will always be a variety.