There's a reason the entire UK military uses Henry hoovers. They're cheap and they just don't break! I've even watched a bloke hoover up puke and the thing kept working. Henry all the way.
We have one of the first generation Dyson cordless hover, DC44 IIRC. It's still going strong at ~4 years old, no parts broken, zero sign of battery degradation. I'm never going wired again, cordless is the way forward.
I used to piss myself laughing to clousea when the film's came on at Xmas when I was a kid, especially that scene. Also when he would repeatedly crash those french 3 wheeled vans into the same swimming pool.
I'd seriously consider a cordless in that case. The convenience factor makes it so much easier to keep the floors clean. It eliminates the chore of doing the entire house by breaking it into bite-size chunks when you're waiting for the kettle to boil, or anything else that leaves you with a few minutes of idle time. Just grab it and do a room or two if they need doing and chuck it back on charge. The Dyson V10 is excellent in every way, though expensive and probably not really worth it at RRP. The V6 is very good and available cheaply, however the limited dust capacity means you'll be emptying it quite a bit. Every room or two. It isn't hard, just open it up over the bin and give it a shake, but something to consider. The battery life is misleading, 20 minutes of runtime is enough to finish most houses. There are probably excellent non-Dyson ones as well, but having not used them I'm unable to comment. Even with a 3-storey 5-bed house our corded vac only comes out once in a blue moon. In the time it takes me just to get out and put away the big vac, I can vac an entire floor and then some with a cordless.
They're double-hard 'cos they're made in Chard. I'm with @Mister_Tad here, Dyson Cordless. Total revelation. You can even take it outside to clean the wagon.
Another clip from the same film: I have always been a Peter Sellers fan, his slapstick timing was outstanding.
Went and got a refurbished V6 Absolute from Dyson's eBay store. It looks absolutely brand new, not a mark on it. Pretty sure all the accessories are new. This is what's got out the rug with the tiny bit of charge it came with It's currently charging so I can have a proper go with it. Great buying experience too, ordered Saturday, turned up about 11 this morning. If your in the market for one I'd highly recommended getting a refurb and saving yourself about 200 quid.
Just bought a Dyson DC33 from the Dyson Doctor - £100 for a full refurbed unit with 12 month parts & labour warranty Had Dysons for years - work well, spares are always available and they are well engineered and fairly easy to fix with basic tools
