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  #3386475 23-Jun-2025 21:30
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timmmay:

 

Henry also works quite well!

 

 

We have a Henry, have used a range of commercial units in similar form factors. Like the simple, robust and serviceable design with a decent length of hose and cord plus a light tube and head. Not a fan of many of the normal retail channel units that often don't do well on any of those metrics and add extra gimmicks with poor ergonomics. 

 

In regard to the wattage wars, people tend to associate noise with performance, you don't need full afterburner to be effective. https://documentacion.sea-acustica.es/publicaciones/Madeira21/ID25.pdf




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  #3387082 25-Jun-2025 19:24
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You really can't go wrong with a Miele C3 as per this thread from last month.


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  #3388151 29-Jun-2025 20:21
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Mehrts:

 

You really can't go wrong with a Miele C3 as per this thread from last month.

 

 

note: A few people who had both a C3 and a high end stick said the C3 was no better than a Samsung or Dyson stick and less convenient

 

 




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  #3388182 30-Jun-2025 08:17
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Where do you guys buy the bags for the C3.  Last pack was bought from Harvey Norman while on sale.


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  #3388557 1-Jul-2025 10:27
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I get mine from HN as well. Generally I find one bag lasts ~3 months so the 4-pack is pretty much an annual purchase. HN prices seemed reasonable but curious if there are any cheaper ways to get the official bags?


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  #3388569 1-Jul-2025 10:59
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Miele bags seem a bit cheaper at JB at the moment.

 

Also, anyone use Menalux (3101 ?) bags with their C3. I used Menalux 3100 with the old Miele S5310 and they seemed fine.





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  #3393617 13-Jul-2025 11:01
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I heard the cheapest vacs from KMart/The Warehouse were not rated highly by ConsumerNZ in a recent test. Anyone got a sub with them?





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  #3393619 13-Jul-2025 11:42
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I heard the cheapest vacs from KMart/The Warehouse were not rated highly by ConsumerNZ in a recent test. Anyone got a sub with them?

 

 

The cheapest stick-vac recommended on Consumer is the LG A9N-MULTI - I personally don't understand the appeal of stick-vacs, the ergonomics are awful (saving of total unit weight but you're having to manipulate much more in actual use) and really busy, gimmicky, rickety industrial design.


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  #3393622 13-Jul-2025 12:18
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rhy7s:

 

deepred:

 

I heard the cheapest vacs from KMart/The Warehouse were not rated highly by ConsumerNZ in a recent test. Anyone got a sub with them?

 

 

The cheapest stick-vac recommended on Consumer is the LG A9N-MULTI - I personally don't understand the appeal of stick-vacs, the ergonomics are awful (saving of total unit weight but you're having to manipulate much more in actual use) and really busy, gimmicky, rickety industrial design.

 

 

Found the page of the worst ones:

 

https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/5-stick-vacuum-cleaners-to-avoid-buying





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  #3393674 13-Jul-2025 13:09
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I got an ozito stickvac when bunnings had a deal on the kit a while back, and it does a great job for what stick vacs are for. Some people apparently try to clean their whole house with one, and because its not a bag and the dust and hair swirls around in the collection vessel, it would be about 10 messy empties per go if I was to do the whole house.

 

About as bad as my old dyson to empty - perhaps a little better and the cup doesnt flop open on its own like the dyson if you move it too quickly and it flexes like the dyson.

 

For the main vacuuming, I got an adapter for my old dyson ball ones end to fit onto my ryobis hose - best of both, spinny head to pick things up of the dyson, and actual decent sucktion of the ryobi to get the stuff thru the hose without jamming, and no narrowing of the hose where it joins the vacuum like the dyson which always jammed. And a bag, so emptying it a cleaner exercise.





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