[kelvie]

We also have a Real vacuum (the numatic, we have a George but same thing), as well as a dyson v7.

The dyson's are bagless but they have to be emptied all the time, and the maintenance is a lot more of a chore.

I think the ideal mix would be to have a cordless dyson but with sort of a base that empties into a bagged vacuum, similar to the robot vacs nowadays that empties themselves and have a bag that can be thrown away once a month.

Having to empty the dyson every 3 days sort of defeats the point of having a HEPA filter for allergy viewers.

[simias]

I have the same take. I had a cordless Dyson that worked okay, but I would spend a lot of time cleaning the rotating brush and crap getting stuck in the small inlet (which probably had to be small in order to get good suction with the smaller capacity of the battery-powered motor).

And while it's bagless, with my cats I had to empty the canister a couple of times every time I cleaned the house.

Now the power supply to the rotating brush seems to have died, I'll probably try to fix it eventually but I took the opportunity to buy a good old Henry as a replacement. It's got a huge bag, a huge filter, it's much more powerful and does a great job. Yeah, I have to buy bags, but they're cheap and that's basically the only maintenance I have to worry about.