The return of the motorised powerhead cylinder vacuums in the UK

[oliveoiltinfoil]

There must be a major re-shuffling going on at TTI, or at least VAX/Hoover as the products that are coming out with under the vax brand in Europe are very interesting, and they look incredibly good products. Maybe this is because of the EU restrictions forcing a re-think and redesign of their products, that is probably the case, but it is most welcomed.

As most of us know, the key to a real deep down clean is less to do with suction power, and more to do with the floor head and agitation, obviously both is preferable. Looking at these new head designs on VAX products, share a resemblance to how brush rolls used to be. Very stiff, long bristles that actually did their job. Does anyone know why the bristles on vacuums recently, especially on post 2000 vax's were so soft? Is it cheaper to make softer bristles?

Anyway, argos have a knack for putting products on their website that are not even on the manufactures website a good few weeks in advance, so they are a good insight to see what will be available in the coming weeks. I posted a thread on an interesting looking vax air with a good looking brush roll with a "barless sole plate", here is the VAX Air silence cylinder vacuum with yes, a motorised floor head, but this floorhead looks completely different to the one on the air power head I posted a thread on a couple of months back, which left a lot to be desired. With this one, it actually looks like they have thought about it and designed it. The brush bar looks similar to the new air design.

Stiff, well designed brush bars really do make a difference. The air cordless is an example, even looking at sensortronics (sorry for misspelling) video on the air cordless (great video by the way) even though the model apparently doesn't have strong suction, it manages to clean or out-clean many corded, larger uprights.

Very interesting stuff, and this is a well needed shake up in the vacuum industry. I am still a bit naffed off with the EU's reason as to why they are imposing these restrictions, but if that means we are getting better designed cleaners, then it is well worth it.

The link to the argos site and this good looking cylinder vax. When it becomes available, I will seriously consider getting one. Vax's filtration system is very good as well - http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2759311.htm#pdpFullProductInformation

I think we are going to see many more powerhead cylinder vacuums in Europe, especially starting from September.

 

[dys0nb0y]

On my God I love that design that powerhead looks so good I will be grabbing one of those when it comes out . Hurry up VAX I want one

 

[sensotronic]

I saw that cleaner a few weeks ago, but when Argos first listed it, there was only one picture. I thought it would come with the powerhead used on previous versions, but that new version looks very promising.
I will certainly be interested in getting one, but I will wait for a half price or less deal.

 

[eurekaprince]

I really hope that TTI brings a 220volt version of its great Hoover Platinum Bagged WindTunnel Lightweight Upright vac to the UK market as well. This vac is amazing! And the motor is only 5.5 amps which should comply nicely with the new EU regulations. According to Consumer Reports, it offers "excellent" cleaning of medium pile carpets and offers lots of conveniences: long 35-foot cord, brilliant headlight, large easy-to-change Hepa bag, low on noise and very lightweight for British homes with lots of stairs. The companion mini canister should be left in North America - complete waste of plastic! But the upright is a wonderful heir to the Hoover Junior and cleans better than the Oreck upright it takes after!

Re power nozzles: can the UK hope to see a return of Miele's power nozzles now too?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001PB8EEM/ref=redir_mdp_mobile

 

[glenste]

This new Vax does indeed look promising. Excellent performance results. Nice to have the opportunity to swap my upright for a bagless cylinder with a PN. I may well get one once the price drops a bit.

 

[DesertTortoise]

I dunno, I see more flash than serious attention to cleaning ability. Do the brush rolls on those floor brushes extend all the way to the very edge of the brush housing so they can pull dirt up from the seam at the baseboard? What about those hoses that attach at the lowest point of the vac? Does that become a dirt trap? Will there be jams there as the vac tries to pull dirt upwards instead of having the hose mounted on top so the bag or dust bin fills from the bottom and rear? Will dirt fall out each time you disconnect the hose unless you tip the whole vac backwards to let gravity clear that area? They don't look like very sensible designs to me. The Mieles at least appear to have been designed for function before flash.

 

[turbo500]

The bin doesn't fill from the bottom. It fills from about half way up, just below the cyclones, as with all other cyclonic cleaners. The hose enters the bottom of the cleaner, then an internal tube carries the dirt into the bin.

This design has been used for a long time now. A better view of this can be seen on the Dyson DC05, which has the tubes to the bin on the outside. The only difference here is that these internal tubes are integrated into the body of the machine.