**Boring Question Alert**

[Rider]

Hi - I need to buy a dishwasher and vacuum cleaner (got a dog + hard floors). Anyone got any particularly good experiences with any products they are willing to recommend. Price would be mid-range for both.

Thanks!

[Kate]

Dishwasher I can't help with but I can fully recommend a Dyson vacuum cleaner. I've got a hard floor and 4 cats and the dyson does a good job.

[Rider]

Thanks Kate - I went through their very impressive matrix but it all seemed many-fangled to me. Which is the model you have? Is it one of those rolly-ball ones? Is it heavy and do you get all the little attachment-jobbies with it for the sofa and round the sides of the room?

Advice much appreciated.

[Spiderman]

Dishwashers.... well where do i start?

So many to choose from, like Integrated, Semi Integrated or free standing. Then there is the size. Most full size ones are aprox 60cm wide and then there are slimline ones that are aprox 45cm wide.

The good thing about the slim ones is that you can use them daily. they use less water than the bigger one and if its just you and your man thats all you really need. If you go for a full size one then you'll end up either running it 1/4 - 1/2 full (very bad for the planet) or leaving it for days to fill up and running out of plates or knives or something just when you need some. Also the food cakes on if left for a few days and you may not be happy with the cleaning results you get.

Says the man whose never owned a dishwasher in his life.... but sells lots of them :D

hth.

[simple simon]

I'll second the Dyson as I too have four cats and it does the best job.

Now never ask anything so dull again!!!

[Kate]

I've just got the cheapest upright Dyson at about £150 I think, it comes with lots of attachment and thingies and definitely sorts the cat fur.

[johnnyrod]

AEG for a dishwasher if you can afford it. Look up Boots (the chemists) and Tescos for appliances, they (and B&Q) use another company called Fiege, sell the stuff through their own web sites for home delivery. Kitted out our new kitchen through them, good prices. Missus was happy cos she got Boots points on a hob, extractor and dishwasher. What the hell they're for I don't know (the points that is).

[Mr Toad]

I've got through 3 Dysons, and have vowed never to buy one again :cry: - once the see-through cylinder clogs up with dust inside its little twirly bits, the section power drops off dramatically. You can't get at that section to clean it.
We had them all replaced under warranty, but eventually got fed up with them.

Mrs Toad now has some German made thingy and is much happier :D

We've had a Bosch dishwasher for 10 years, and its still going strong - squeeks a bit when the pump is running, but works fine

[K]

I'l third the Dyson.

I've got a basic one that you pull along behind you rather than an 'upright' model.

To be honest, between the two, which one you get should be decided by one factor - who in the house has the longest hair? (And that includes all humans!)

I would regularly be having to cut hovered up long hair free of the rotating brushes you get on all upright models. If I didn't do it after each use I'd soon jam the brush solid and it would be useless as a hoover!

I've got the longest hair between me and the dog. :oops:

Pull-along-wheelie-jobs don't have rotating brushes so do a far more efficient job for me.

There ya go.

As for dishwashers - I wouldn't recommend the modle I've got. Very temperamental, always breaking down and you really have to push all teh right buttons in the right order to get it to work.

It's kinda complicated programming it and if you mess it up mid-cycle you have to start all over again.


The make is the Housemate 3000. :wink: Ha, I bet you thought I was going to say 'Me'. Not a chance. I do the hoovering, he does the washing up.

[TSM]

Dyson have a couple of models with HEPA filters, they are usefull if you happen to be alegic to dust etc.. Mine is fine except for the wire take up spool which seems to have lost some of its return spring, but thats after about 3 years.

[Nick762]

I had a Dyson once (ex wife got custody of it) and the first time I used it on the carpets, the amount of crud it got up was frightening.

It was one of the upright ones, never had any problems other than the odd drive belt on the brush, I used to strip down the cylinder and wash it out, never had any problems with clogging.

[Rider]

Thanks guys - really useful input. :D

[Biker Biggles]

If there's only two of you I reckon a dishwasher should consist of a sink full of soapy hot water and a scourer. :lol:
I know I'm old fashioned like that.
I've had the basic Dyson for years and it seems to do the trick BTW

[Ping]

There's only one of me now and I'd still have a dishwasher if i could afford one.... :(


:lol:

I've got a Dyson (upright)...

[Biker Biggles]

Thing is I've never had a dishwasher so I don't miss it at all :lol:

[suicidesam]

Still got a Dyson that is 7 years old and still going strong, bought it to remove a daily dosage of fur from our long haired german sheppard :evil: Sadly he is no longer with us, but it works just as good on cat hair.. got 2 of them now. Only thing I'd say is to service it once a year to get all the dust out from inside the motor workings, it's surprising what gets through.
Dunno about dish washers though.. thats my job :cry:

[kwak zzr]

get the dyson! altho the new dysons are made abroard and aint at good as the original :? ive got the dc01 upright and have had it 6years with no problems.

[Biker Biggles]

Dyson upped sticks and cleared off to China from Swindon a couple of years ago leaving his workforce high and dry IIRC.I now would'nt buy a new one on principle,but I'm odd like that.I still won't buy anything to do with Murdoch after Wapping.Yes us Dinophants have long memories. :x

[Red ones]

How many grown (male) bikers are there who sit and talk at length about vacuum cleaners and dishwashers??


Call yourself men??



Get a dishwasher that can take engine blocks and stuff the vacuum cleaner!!!

[Abyss]

How many grown (male) bikers are there who sit and talk at length about vacuum cleaners and dishwashers??


Call yourself men??



Get a dishwasher that can take engine blocks and stuff the vacuum cleaner!!!

lol i like your thinking :)

[nickj]

To be honest i don't give a monkeys

Sorry.

[weazelz]

Hi - I need to buy a dishwasher and vacuum cleaner (got a dog + hard floors)

presumably you'll be using the vacuum on the floor, so does that mean you use the dishwasher in the dog?!

[medwaysv]

Hi - I need to buy a dishwasher and vacuum cleaner (got a dog + hard floors)

presumably you'll be using the vacuum on the floor, so does that mean you use the dishwasher in the dog?!

:lol: :lol:

I'm with the majority.... I'd recommend a Dyson too! Had 2 now. Just the basic DC07 jobby but does the job brilliantly! Clears up after the dog plus all of BabyJ's hair plus 3 kids! :D

As for the Dishwasher,never had one cos I do it..... and the hoovering come to think of it......! :? :wink: :D

[Biker Biggles]

Get the dog to lick the dishes clean then use his tail to sweep the floor.Job done and cheep as chips. :lol:

[BabyJ]

Hi - I need to buy a dishwasher and vacuum cleaner (got a dog + hard floors)

presumably you'll be using the vacuum on the floor, so does that mean you use the dishwasher in the dog?!

:lol: :lol:

I'm with the majority.... I'd recommend a Dyson too! Had 2 now. Just the basic DC07 jobby but does the job brilliantly! Clears up after the dog plus all of BabyJ's hair plus 3 kids! :D

As for the Dishwasher,never had one cos I do it..... and the hoovering come to think of it......! :? :wink: :D


Yes Babe but that is ALL that you do!! :wink: :D

[medwaysv]

Hi - I need to buy a dishwasher and vacuum cleaner (got a dog + hard floors)

presumably you'll be using the vacuum on the floor, so does that mean you use the dishwasher in the dog?!

:lol: :lol:

I'm with the majority.... I'd recommend a Dyson too! Had 2 now. Just the basic DC07 jobby but does the job brilliantly! Clears up after the dog plus all of BabyJ's hair plus 3 kids! :D

As for the Dishwasher,never had one cos I do it..... and the hoovering come to think of it......! :? :wink: :D


Yes Babe but that is ALL that you do!! :wink: :D


flamin cheek! so your bike maintains and washes itself does it :twisted: :wink:

[ArtyLady]

got a very long haired dog hence a very clogged up dyson upright which is pretty knackered now - because I use it everyday :^o :lol:

Hotpoint Aquarius Dishwasher - early days - had it about 6 months - no problems - got it to match the washing machine and tumble dryer so havent got a clue about the performance :roll: :lol:

[Stingo]

There's a few good review websites out there for this kind of stuff - even kelkoo or somebody might have reviews. In the last two months, we made these two purchases - a miele vacuum - highly rated, excellent piece of kit, previous one was a dyson. Dyson's are ok but temperamental where all the clever bits join together - any crap in the joints, you'll be taking it apart, cleaning then reassembling. The plus side is there's no bag.

Dishwasher. Bought a Boschh. Again top performer and highly rated. It also means my manicurist is happy :wink: :lol: :lol:


Check out the reviews - seriously. These are expensive bits of kit. And Dyson's aren't that good. We've had two.

HTH

[Rider]

To be honest i don't give a monkeys

Sorry.

Wish I didn't have to too :( and that my fairy godmother would magically put my house in order. Thanks for all the answers - already checked the review sites but there is nothing like personal experience of a product to cut through the crap.

I'll probably opt for the AEG slimline and get a pull along dyson.

cheers guys

[Spiderman]

There's only one of me now and I'd still have a dishwasher if i could afford one.... :(


:lol:

I've got a Dyson (upright)...

You mean there used to be a multitude of Pings :?

[MavUK]

I have a bosch parket vacum cleaner - powerful, does the carpets and the wooden floor - without leaving any scratches in the laquer on the wood. And all for 1/4 price of the cheapest Dyson. Howver, whether you can get it in the UK or not I have no idea...

[Rider]

I got access to Which website using my mate's login - by all accounts Dyson have worst reliability and Bosch came out as best for all domestic products save 2!

[Viney]

Dyson are over priced, over rated and unreliable. We took our one back to good ole comets, 6 times, and ended up getting one of those bissell 2 in one cleaners. Its juat as good as the dyson, and no lugging a heavy hoover around if you have to hoover stairs etc. Before the dyson we had a vax upright thingy which was good, but the wires to the brush head kept breaking.

As for dishwashers...they just wash dishes.

[Mr Toad]

Dyson have worst reliability and Bosch came out as best for all domestic products save 2!

Spot on I'd say