The best above floor cleaner?

[kenkart]

AirWay!!!

I use a 88 Airway sanitizer, the hose is 10 feet long and in the upright position you can reach anything, plus the tools are perfect.

 

[tolivac]

Forgot about the AirWay-another good above floor cleaning champ.And you can use most standard handtools with it.And the Filtrete bags improve the airflow!Oh yes-another similar vacuum is the Royal "Pony" type canisters.I have a lot of above ground machines-hard to name them all-and Rainbow!!Its fun to use too,how dirty can you get the water in the bin?

 

[parwaz786]

Dyson DC44 is the best, and The above the floor cleaner I like best is the Dyson DC04, actually I love it as for what it is!

Excellent tools
Quiet
Easy to use
LArge bin
Rarely clogs
Filters don't clog un-till you vacuum up something like plaster IMO
Fantastic at cleaning carpets
Lasts long
On clutched models, it has a LOVELY hose cuff which lets you have airflow by pressing the circle button, and that leaks some air which is nice
On non clutched models, it has a nice rubber cuff which don't crack
Durable
Well made
Not flimsy
better designed than the DC07 in a few ways
Long cable
The DC04's are very popular
Please excuse my language- (using that they dont get like that EG) etc- I am from Birmingham

 

[parwaz786]

IGNORE THE LAST BIT AS TO WHAT I SAID

 

[sebo_fan]

Dont know if its totally valid but I noticed Currys are doing a good trade in on almost all Dyson vacs. It is tempting knowing how average I've found my Panasonic upright to be but the main thing I dislike about Dyson is the central hose/wand release. Much prefer a more conventional one.

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/dyson-...30256_1672_xx/1_12/price-asc/xx-criteria.html

 

[parwaz786]

If I were to go to Currys, I would buy the DC33 Animal, I believe its the best Dyson there, DC41 is too "TECHY" My friend has the DC41 Animal and he loves it, but I dont, he says its better than his old Henry, and my neighbour has a DC40 multi floor which he loves, I dont.
DC33 is good, its the most similar Dyson to the DC04, DC07 or DC14 there, and the old Dysons are the best

 

[sebo_fan]

What about Shark Navigator Lift Around?

Has anyone seen this? Im sure it has been more popular in the U.S but Lakeland (as some of you may known) sell a lot of great vacuums and household cleaning products that I sometimes find myself going ga-ga over. They have been selling a few Shark products in the UK for some time and the "Lift Around" looks like a good design "for above the floor cleaning".

They also sell the cordless Navigator (£139-99).

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/23719/Shark-Navigator-Lift-Around

 

[shopvacdude]

I use a 6 gallon wet/dry vacuum with a 12 foot hose for all the above ground stuff. It works great, and it's cheap. The only problem is the noise.
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