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Remember always buy one that uses replaceable battery packs. Even better if you can just use a power tool battery. There are even adapters for certain brands of vacuums so you can put a power tool battery into the vacuum.
If the battery is not replaceable you have to trash the vacuum after a couple of years of use, since the battery won’t hold a charge. Replacing the li-on cells is not easy and requires a spot welder, you can’t just use a soldering iron.
Or worse yet, the battery is serviceable (barely, one has to completely disassemble the unit for access), only to find that a replacement costs almost as much as a brand new vacuum. The best part is, since there is usually little to no info online about the part number for the battery, one only learns of the cost until after one has taken on the challenge to take the damn thing apart (which definitely didn’t take 1-2 hours). Looking at you, Shark 🙄
I’ve found cordless vacuums exciting since I was under 10. Maybe when I’m 40 they will finally stop breaking down all the time though…
I need a vacuum that can handle dog hair really well. My current one uh... Doesn't suck?
Same but for cats. I have a Black and Decker which is specifically for pet owners
Shark brand vacuums. They kick ass
Shark hasn't been good in years.
Samsung and miele are making the best cordless vacuums (which are also terrible compared to any bagged vacuum but I digress.
I've only bought corded vacuums from them, which of course benefit from the line power, so perhaps they're not a good choice for battery operated
A lot of people still swear by Hoover and Oreck since they've been around since the freakin world wars.
Also I can recommend Bissell floor and carpet cleaners, always had a good experience with those
I recently bought a sebo, corded and bagged, and it felt like becoming a true adult.
I have too many vacuums, didn't ask why already typed lol. But out of all of them, the one I make sure I have around on the main floor is a 12 year old riccar bag + cord. I value the portability of cordless for spot cleaning, but on cleaning day the ricar is undisputed heavyweight champion.
Idk about cordless specifically, but the $400 Samsung I had a few years ago was the worst vacuum I've ever had. Temperamental, and one of the houses cracked in less than 6 months. Went back and bought another $70 Walmart Bissell that lasted 7 years, after my previous one went 8.
I have heard nothing but great things about Miele.
I believe your experience is not normal or maybe it's a model thing. But consumer reports only likes sharks up rights and my own anecdotal experience ( I lived in a 3 story townhouse and carrying them up and down the stairs was very much a first world problem for my admitted smaller wife) would tend to agree with the results. The only two I returned was the shark on raw suction power. It simply did not clean as well on both wood or carpet. The Samsung got nearly everything first pass on our carpet. Inlaws have a mieli they love but...idk they are the nice kind of boomers, so🤷♂️. CR agreed with them though.
I guess if anything do not buy because of brand name and look at the model.
I was 31 when I got excited about one. It had the same battery as my drill.
My wife and I are 44, and can think of little finer than driving down to a local beach, getting a bag of chips, and watching people walk by with their Very Good Dogs. On a sunny day it's just about one of the best things you can do.
If 24 year old me knew about this, he'd probably have hanged himself.
That sounds like an amazing day
100% recommendation from me. Find yourself a good Dog Beach* that's a short walk from a good chippy and you need never be sad again. _ *be careful it's not a Dogging Beach. That's a very different thing.
You know that is REALLY good advice I don't know why I never thought of it. Can I share it on !lemmybewholesome@lemmy.world
Do what you must, but don't blame me if the rabid hordes get wind of it and overwhelm your favourite Dog Beach with their ogling eyes.
Thar is a risk, but I feel I can't keep something so beautiful a secret. It's not fair on my fellow humans
Mid 40s here, and I have been trying to straddle that “senior engineer turned goose farmer” line for a few years now. I fiddle with the bleep bloos during the day, and on evenings and weekends I’ve been doing some pretty heavy construction in the back yard for various animals of ours.
Tools are therefore a huge one for me, with two major categories. First are the nice power tools like my DeWalt handheld stuff and my EGO outdoor stuff. But second are the cheap and indispensable, but also easily replaceable, small convenient “everyday carry” type tools. Things like the perfect minimal keychain or pocket knife.
I haven’t carried my nice pocket knife for years because it’s huge and I didn’t miss it much as long as I had something sharp on my keychain. But now after using a utility knife a lot in the past couple months, I’ve realized how nice pocket knives designed around replaceable blades can be. You always have a brutally sharp and very thin blade, and you don’t have to think twice about damaging the blade by cutting or prying. My current cheap favorite is the Oknife Otacle U1. The ideal-looking upgrade that I’m getting next is the TiRant V3. The same company makes the TiRant Ultra which has a whole new interchangeable blade system on top of the utility knife blade thing, but it’s slightly larger and a lot more expensive.
I also found tiny knives great for my keychain that use scalpel blades. I use one that folds as small as a 3” pencil and uses a #11 blade — the pointy one with a straight edge.
hell, i get excited over new cutlery and plate sets. am i old? yes, yes, i am.
I stand by my OG coorded Dyson Ball Animal upright. It's almost 20 years old now and still sucks the soul out of you.
I'm 39 and I'm just happy when I'm regular for two week stretches.
Wait so you turn into a yappy little dog when you turn 40? That sounds terrifying.
Our 50 year old Kenmore central vac will probably outlast me. Guess I'll have to find something else to get excited about.
Have you considered a cordless drill or jigsaw?
Fuck yeah!
Did anyone see the new Dyson stick?\
Looks cool but you’d be emptying the container every minute I reckon.
I swear no one at Dyson has pets